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Insight15 Feb 2024

New fibre to replace spandex in stretch fabrics

US companies Celanese and Under Armour have collaborated to develop a new fibre that promises to be a sustainable alternative to spandex. Abigail Turner finds out how it was made to match sustainability with performance.

SportswearFibresCircularity

Insight13 Feb 2024

Oerlikon Barmag Automation sold

Man-made fibre solution specialist Oerlikon Group has sold its Oerlikon Barmag Automation Division to Italy-based Irico Gualchierani Handling (IGH).

Spun/NaturalSpun/Man-madeCompanies & Finance

Sponsoredfree30 Jan 2024

The cleaner way to dye and finish

Alchemie Technology talks to Madelaine Thomas, head of content at WTiN, about its plans to supply the textile industry with technology that will address the negative impact dyeing and finishing processes have on the environment.

DyeingFinishingManufacturing Technology

Intelligence23 Jan 2024

Decarbonisation sentiment high despite challenges

Reducing carbon intensity in the textile & apparel industry is a crucial topic in the market currently, but it hasn’t always been that way.

FibresYarnsEvents

Event Report23 Jan 2024

Event Report: Zero Carbon

This special report from WTiN analyses the developments and trends in the textile & apparel sector.

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Sponsoredfree22 Jan 2024

Busting the nearshoring myth with decarbonisation

Bhavin Vyas, chief environmental, social and governance (ESG) Officer, ARISE IIP, discusses how nearshoring supply chains could be the answer to decarbonisation for cotton supply chains.

FibresYarnsEvents

Insight3 Jan 2024

Committing to carbon reduction in difficult times

WTiN’s Innovate: Zero Carbon virtual conference, which took place from 5-6 December 2023, discussed how the industry can decarbonise with industry professionals and key opinion leaders.

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Insight22 Dec 2023

TITAS 2023: The forefront of innovation

The 27th Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS) came to a successful close at Taiwan’s Nangang Exhibition Centre on 19 October 2023.

SportswearProtectiveEvents

Commercially readyIntelligence6 Dec 2023

Industrial laundry tagging with RFID

The Laundry Chip was invented by Datamars Textile-ID in 1990, the first radio-frequency identification (RFID) transponder specifically designed for the industrial laundry sector.

FabricsApparelSupply Chain

Insight5 Dec 2023

New fibre data tool on WTiN.com

WTiN has officially launched its innovative Fibre Hub, on WTiN.com, a new interactive tool that provides fibre pricing data for traditional and emerging materials.

FibresYarnsCompanies & Finance

Insight22 Nov 2023

Investing in the future

Cornelia Buchwalder, secretary general, Swissmem (Swiss Textile Machinery Association), discusses Swiss representation at ITMA Asia + CITME, key trends, themes and ongoing industry challenges.

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Insight21 Nov 2023

Retrofits and automation key for sustainability

Therese Premler-Andersson talks to Madelaine Thomas about the associations goals at ITMA and how retrofitting and digitalisation are key to a more sustainable textile value chain.

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Fireside Chat20 Nov 2023

Design and development in wearable technologies

In this Fireside Chat, Marie O’Mahony, a consultant, professor, author and curator specialising in smart and advanced textiles, reviews the recent ATA Expo with Madelaine Thomas, WTiN’s content lead.

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Fireside Chat15 Nov 2023

Green agenda fuels inkjet productivity

In this discussion, WTiN’s head of content Madelaine Thomas and digital textiles lead & editor Joseph Link evaluate industry challenges and highlight reasons for optimism.

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Insight14 Nov 2023

GtA and Monforts welcome the return of global exhibitions

Following a successful ITMA in Milan in June, textile finishing specialist Monforts and one of its major customers, GtA are exhibiting at ITMA Asia + CITME from November 19-23.

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Sponsoredfree1 Nov 2023

TITAS 2023: A green transformation

The 27th Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS) came to a successful close at Taiwan’s Nangang Exhibition Centre last week (19 October 2023).

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Insight31 Oct 2023

Garment decorator acquires fulfilment specialist

Stahls’, an innovator in the apparel customisation industry, is acquiring Fulfill Engine, a prominent software technology company specialising in order fulfilment, supply chain management and e-commerce store integration.

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Innovation Outlook31 Oct 2023

Sample: Innovation Outlook: Transparency and Traceability

Exploring transparency and traceability technologies within the textile & apparel industry supply chain.

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Innovation Outlook31 Oct 2023

Innovation Outlook: Transparency and Traceability

Exploring transparency and traceability technologies within the textile & apparel industry supply chain.

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Intelligence25 Oct 2023

Fleece made from wood-based polyester

Partnerships across the whole value chain are a prerequisite for enhancing sustainable innovations across industries, says René Bethmann, senior innovation manager at VAUDE: a sustainable and innovative supplier of outdoor apparel.

SyntheticsCellulosicsCircularity

Event Report24 Oct 2023

Event Report: Material Innovation

In this report, we analyse the material innovation developments and trends in the textile & apparel sector

NaturalSyntheticsSustainability

Insight20 Oct 2023

Investigating innovation in materials

As the textile & apparel (T&A) value chain continues to search for ways to gain ground in efficiencies and use more green processes and materials, the market for alternative and more sustainable resources and materials is booming.

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Insight17 Oct 2023

Avery Dennison to acquire Silver Crystal Group

Avery Dennison has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Silver Crystal Group.

ApparelApparelCompanies & Finance

Sponsoredfree16 Oct 2023

TITAS: Asia’s sourcing platform for green textiles

A total of 381 exhibitors from 11 countries will gather at the Nangang Exhibition Centre in Taiwan, on 17-19 October 2023 for the 27th Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS).

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