Corporates

ITEMA Partners SECO To Launch Innovative Service Solutions

Textile Insights June 17, 2023

Italy based ITEMA Group has planned to launch an innovative as-a-service solution, developed in partnership with SECO. ITEMA, a manufacturer of weaving solutions gave a preview of the solution at ITMA, which is aimed at introducing a set of value-added services based on artificial intelligence

Fibre

Diesel To Launch Recycled Fibres Denim Jeans Range

Textile Insights June 17, 2023

Denim and garment brand Diesel, will launch a new line of denim jeans, made using a minimum 20% of recycled fibres. These recycled fibres are derived from cutting waste, sourced from its Tunisian garment factories supply chain. Around 7,500 kilograms of cutting waste from Diesel’s denim production in Tunisia were collected and sent to recycling […]

Industry

Tool For Spinners To Evaluate Performance Vis-À-Vis Others

Textile Insights June 17, 2023

The Cotton Council International (CCI) has launched an essential new benchmarking tool – the COTTON USA Mill Performance Index for spinning mills, which allows mills to evaluate their performance vis-à-vis others and definitively show the positive impact of US cotton. The COTTON USA Mill Performance Index anonymously collects data from participating spinning mills and

Corporates

First Bruckner Stenter Buyer Invests In New Coating Line

Textile Insights June 16, 2023

Textilveredlung Drechsel which bought the first Stenter from Bruckner in 1952, has again invested in a state-of-the-art new Bruckner coating line Textilveredlung, a German contract finisher and coater, was founded as a Dyehouse and initially dealt in dyeing of yarns as well as re-dyeing used clothing. According to Bruckner, the heart of the new coating […]

Corporates

Trevira Renamed As Indorama Ventures Fibers Germany

Textile Insights June 16, 2023

Germany based Trevira GmbH which was acquired in 2011 by Thailand headquartered Indorama Ventures, has now been renamed as Indorama Ventures Fibers Germany GmbH. In the last few years, Indorama Ventures has made several acquisitions and now has 147 locations in 35 countries and employs more than 26,000 people in three business segments. “To strengthen […]

Corporates

Karl Mayer & Lenzing Collaborate On Eco-Friendly Textiles

Textile Insights June 16, 2023

Karl Mayer and Lenzing Group are collaborating to create a more environmentally friendly textile value chain. This cooperation intends to increase the proportion of botanic and biodegradable as well as fossil-free materials used in the production of textiles on both warp knitting and flat knitting machines. The collaboration has targeted use of up to 100% […]

Dyes & Chemicals

CHT Unveils Most Modern Reactive Dye Range Bezaktiv One

Textile Insights June 16, 2023

CHT Germany has unveiled the most modern reactive dye range Bezaktiv One, which covers a broad colour spectrum with tinctorial very strong dyes and which enables a cost-efficient dye process with significantly less dye and salt. “The excellent wash-off behaviour allows short rinse cycles at lower temperatures and therefore offers further ecological and economic advantages

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Andritz To Supply Complete Spunlace Line In Colombia

Textile Insights June 16, 2023

German nonwovens technology manufacturer Andritz will supply a complete spunlace line to Colombian wipes producer Quimicolor. According to Andritz, this will be the first spunlace line in South America outside of Brazil, and will include the 130th TT card sold by Andritz. “The line will process viscose and polyester fibers to produce over 10,000 tons […]

Product Launch & Innovation

Kyocera Inkjet Textile Printer With Virtually Zero Water Use

Textile Insights June 15, 2023

Japanese company Kyocera Corporation has recently launched Forearth, a new inkjet textile printer that aims to virtually remove use of all water from textile fabric printing. In conventional inkjet printers, general, textile printing uses and requires a large amount of water for the pre and post-treatment processes, such as steaming and washing. While, Forearth is […]

Machinery

SEI Laser Exhibits X-Wave Conveyor At ITMA

Textile Insights June 15, 2023

Italian headquartered SEI Laser exhibited the X-Wave Conveyor, which it calls the most effective laser solution for cutting rolls of technical and organic fabrics. According to SEI, the X-Wave Conveyor offers the most accurate digital cutting performances ever, by combining high speed, precision, and quality. The X-Wave Conveyor also has a linear scanner that allows […]