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Event Report3 Nov 2026

Event User Guide: Textile & Apparel Circularity Week

Whether you are an industry veteran or a newcomer to the sector, WTiN’s Textile & Apparel Circularity Week (10–12 November 2026) is designed to be a flexible, high-intensity developmental experience.

Technical TextilesApparelCircularity

Sponsoredfree14 Oct 2026

A scalable ecosystem powering material innovation

A materials challenge rarely stays in one place. Solving for durability or performance often requires tracing the issue back through the value chain to the textiles, yarns and polymers used to create a garment.

FibresFabricsResearch & Development

Presentation30 Sept 2026

Securing investment for early development

Developing a new, disruptive technology, whether it’s a new fibre, ingredient or chemistry is a high-stakes endeavour that requires not just technical brilliance but a strategic financial blueprint.

FibresYarnsCircularity

Presentation29 Sept 2026

Industrialising academia: The global supply chain

Rather than purely based in theoretical study, academia has become the outsourced R&D powerhouse for innovation across the textile & apparel supply chain.

FibresYarnsCircularity

Sponsoredfree29 Sept 2026

30th TITAS champions sustainable textiles

The 30th Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS) will take place from 6–8 October 2026 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, bringing together 410 exhibitors from 12 countries and regions across 977 booths.

FibresFabricsDesign & Trends

Sponsoredfree29 Sept 2026

Inside a brand-supplier-implementation partnership

Decarbonising the textile supply chain is paramount, as noted by the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii).

Presentation28 Sept 2026

Emerging material innovation showcase

This fast-paced, high-energy Pecha Kucha session offers a wide-angle lens on the future, featuring a curated selection of innovators, researchers and startups presenting their nascent technologies in the iconic 20x20 format.

CellulosicsYarnsCircularity

Presentation25 Sept 2026

Scaling in the EU’s digital product passport era

As digital product passports become mandatory for textiles entering the EU, the 'scaling stage' of product development is no longer solely about volume but also about providing verifiable transparency and traceability.

ApparelCircularity

Sponsoredfree25 Sept 2026

Fashion intelligence to synchronise brand strategy and supplier execution

In an industry defined by complex siloes, the traditional divide between brand strategy and factory-floor execution has long been a source of friction and waste.

Presentation24 Sept 2026

Futureproofing and building innovation pipelines

Moving material innovation from a successful lab pilot to a global supply chain is often cited as the most difficult phase of development.

CellulosicsRecycledCircularity

Presentation23 Sept 2026

Responsible AI to Unlock Adaptive Materials

In this presentation, Matereal will share a case study in applying AI across the materials development and commercialisation process.

SyntheticsYarnsIndustry 4.0

Presentation22 Sept 2026

How collaboration drives commercial-readiness

This session will look at real world case studies of successful partnerships in industrialising commercially ready materials.

FibresYarnsCompanies & Finance

Sponsoredfree21 Sept 2026

Taiwan suppliers rethink functional performance

From recyclable stretch constructions to functional trims and digital jacquard production, four Taiwanese suppliers show how textile performance is broadening beyond fabric properties alone.

FibresFabricsDesign & Trends

Presentation21 Sept 2026

Market-ready innovations for technical textiles

The session marks a comprehensive tour of the most significant functional launches currently hitting the market, defining key functional attributes such as durability, thermoregulation and moisture wicking, to name a few.

DyeingFinishingResearch & Development

Commercially readySponsoredfree15 Sept 2026

Engineering the next generation of membranes

Performance membranes are advancing to deliver multi-functionality without compromising quality. HwaFune explores its newly launched Porlite® Flex technology and what's next for membrane innovation.

FibresFabricsDesign & Trends

Sponsoredfree26 Aug 2026

Scaling high-value fabric innovation

Taiwan's Getek develops value-added composite fabrics for applications spanning personal care, protective apparel and industrial filtration, combining performance and sustainability. WTiN speaks with the company to find out more.

FabricsDesign & Trends

Sponsoredfree4 Aug 2026

Fashion intelligence to synchronise brand strategy and supplier execution

World Textile Information Network (WTiN) and Coats Digital host a Fireside Chat on closing the brand-supplier execution gap.

FibresYarnsSupply Chain

Sponsoredfree29 Jun 2026

Taiwan traders shape material innovation

For decades, textile trading companies occupied a largely invisible position in the global apparel industry.

FibresYarnsCircularity

Sponsoredfree22 Jun 2026

Taiwan’s industrial textiles gain ground

Industrial textiles rarely attract the cultural attention afforded to fashion or sportswear.

FibresYarnsCOVID-19

Sponsoredfree17 Jun 2026

Taiwan leads shift in technical textiles

Taiwan’s textile industry has spent the past decade quietly repositioning itself from contract manufacturing base to advanced materials laboratory.

FibresYarnsCircularity

Sponsoredfree15 Jun 2026

Taiwan’s sustainable performance innovators

Taiwan’s textile industry has long occupied a curious position in the global fashion economy: rarely consumer-facing, yet deeply embedded in the supply chains of the world’s largest sportswear brands.

FibresYarnsCircularity

Presentation24 Apr 2026

How print-on-demand is changing textile printing

This panel session will explore how print-on-demand (POD) is reshaping the commercial and operational realities of digital textile printing.

Digital PrintingResearch & Development

Presentation22 Apr 2026

O'ROBE simplifies reactive printing

This presentation introduces O’ROBE, Konica Minolta’s inline pretreatment ink technology, which integrates pretreatment directly into the printing process.

Digital PrintingResearch & Development

Presentation20 Apr 2026

Circular production and sustainable materials

This session will explore a proactive framework for designing the future, focusing on achieving circularity and greater sustainability in digital textile printing.

Digital PrintingCircularity