Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Trützschler Showing Developments In Nonwovens At Techtextil

Textile Insights March 13, 2024

Trützschler Nonwovens will spotlight latest developments for the production of high-quality fibre-based nonwovens at Techtextil in Hall 12.0, Stand C61. “Special focus will be on T-Suprema needle-punching lines and sustainable solutions for cellulose-based nonwovens,” the German company said

Machinery

Monforts Displaying Advanced Coating System At Techtextil

Textile Insights March 13, 2024

Monforts which celebrates its 140th anniversary this year will be exhibiting a further new development for advanced coating which it will reveal at Techtextil 2024 in Hall 12, Stand C58. The currently available MontexCoat enables full PVC coatings, pigment dyeing or minimal application surface and low penetration treatments, as well as solvent coatings to be […]

Machinery

Baldwin Showing Non-Contact Spray Technology At Techtextil

Textile Insights March 13, 2024

Baldwin Technology is partnering Elmatex GmbH at Techtexil to show how its revolutionary TexCoat G4 precision spray finishing system eliminates chemistry waste on changeover, saves water and achieves faster speeds through the stenter frame among its many sustainable advantages at Techtextil. The non-contact precision-spray technology helps textile finishers up their game

Machinery

Karl Mayer & Grabher Cooperate On Warp Knitted Wearables

Textile Insights March 13, 2024

In order to drive the segment of wearables, Karl Mayer has signed a cooperation agreement with the Grabher Group and delivered an MJ 52/1-S for producing high-tech textiles in Lustenau. In recent years, Karl Mayer has created a name for itself as a specialist in the field of wearables. The Textile-Circuit division of its Textile […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

KPR Mill Has Rs 1,100 Crore Worth Apparel Orders In Hand

Textile Insights March 13, 2024

“Demand for both yarn and garments are good at Coimbatore based KPR Mill and it has in hand apparel orders totaling to Rs 1,100 crore,” MD P Nataraj said. “The order book is at an all time high now, and a lot of inquiries are going around,” KPR’s CFO PL Murugapppan, told analysts while discussing […]

Financial Results

EBIT Margin At Rieter Group Stands At 7.2% In 2023

Textile Insights March 13, 2024

Profit at the Rieter Group at the EBIT level in financial year 2023 was CHF 101.7 million vis-à-vis CHF 32.2 million in 2022, which represents an EBIT margin of 7.2 percent. Sales at the Swiss textile technologies manufacturer slipped 6 percent to CHF 1,418.6 million in 2023 as against CHF 1,510.9 million in its earlier […]

Industry

Kenya’s Polytechnic College To Commission Its Own Textile Mill

Textile Insights March 12, 2024

A textile factory is construction at the Kisumu National Polytechnic in Kenya which will develop skills and competencies to drive growth in the sector. Kisumu National Polytechnic is now the only institution in the country with a learning industry. Learners will have hands-on training to prepare them for the job market. The textile technology factory […]

Industry

Egypt Becomes Attractive For Turkish Textile & Apparel Sector

Textile Insights March 12, 2024

Turkish textile and apparel manufacturers are mulling shifting manufacturing to Egypt due to Egypt’s weaker currency, lower energy and labour costs and also promises of reforms. “Egypt’s shift toward rational policies makes it a very good investment destination for Turkish textile enterprises,” Seref Fayat, head of the apparel division at Union of Chambers and Commodity

Product Launch & Innovation

Avient Unveils New Versaflex TF Adhesive Thermoplastic Elastomer

Textile Insights March 12, 2024

Avient Corporation has launched its new Versaflex TF Adhesive Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) solutions for adhesive films in laminations with nylon and polyester textile fabrics. These new solutions help textile fabric laminations to be soft, stretchable, and breathable, enabling a uniform thickness and overall appearance in athletic apparel such as sportswear and

Machinery

Stratasys Showing Direct-To-Textile 3D Printing At Texprocess

Textile Insights March 12, 2024

Stratasys will showcase its 3DFashion direct-to-textile 3D printing technology at Texprocess in Frankfurt in Hall 8.0, Stall D28 and highlight how textile printing companies can unlock new design capabilities. “Stratasys will present its J850 TechStyle 3D printer, demonstrating the latest in additive manufacturing plus exclusive direct to garment advanced capabilities,”