Corporates

Reju Opens First North American R&D Centre To Advance Textile Recycling

Textile Insights July 6, 2026

Reju, a textile regeneration company, has opened its first proprietary Research and Development (R&D) Centre in North America in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, to accelerate the commercialisation of its textile recycling technologies. Located within Technip Energies’ Advanced Materials

Event

ITMA 2027 Gains Strong Momentum As Start-Up Participation Surges

Textile Insights June 23, 2026

Emerging Innovators Find a Global Launchpad at ITMA 2027 ITMA 2027 is witnessing strong early momentum, with applications for its dedicated Start-Up Valley nearly doubling compared to the previous edition, underscoring growing global interest from textile and garment technology innovators. Aligned with the exhibition’s theme, Co-creating the Future of Textiles, the

Corporates

Trustrace Partners With ASOS To Strengthen Supply Chain Transparency

Textile Insights September 8, 2025

TrusTrace, a global leader in supply chain traceability and compliance, has entered a strategic partnership with ASOS to enhance supply chain transparency, resilience and compliance across the fashion retailer’s global value chain. As part of its Fashion with Integrity strategy, ASOS is investing in advanced traceability infrastructure to gain real-time visibility down to

Textile Print

Fashion Reimagined: The Rise Of On-Demand Customisation

Textile Insights June 9, 2025

The fashion industry is undergoing a transformative shift, moving away from mass production towards a future driven by on-demand customisation. Powered by technologies like digital textile printing, artificial intelligence, 3D sampling and smarter supply chains, this evolution is redefining how garments are designed, manufactured and consumed. The focus is shifting from

Sustainability

BASF and TrinamiX To Showcase Textile Circularity Solutions At Textiles Recycling Expo 2025

Textile Insights May 25, 2025

BASF SE and its subsidiary TrinamiX GmbH will jointly present innovative solutions for textile sorting and circularity at the upcoming Textiles Recycling Expo, June 4–5, 2025, in Brussels (booth 2341, hall 3). Their collaboration highlights the full spectrum of textile circularity—from precise material identification to high-performance recycled materials. BASF will

Corporates

Solena Materials Raises US$ 6.7 Million To Scale Up Sustainable Protein Fibre Production

Textile Insights May 9, 2025

Solena Materials, a biomaterials company pioneering the development of high-performance, sustainable protein fibres for clothing, has raised $6.7 million in a seed funding round. The investment is backed by Sir David Harding, SynBioVen, and Insempra. Founded in 2022 as a spinout from Imperial College London by Dr. James MacDonald, Prof. Paul Freemont, and Prof. Milo […]

Industry

Epson Opens Innovation Centre And Launches Textile Academy In UK

Textile Insights March 2, 2025

Epson has inaugurated a new Innovation Centre in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, UK, alongside launching its first-ever Textile Academy, aimed at inspiring young designers and students to contribute to a more sustainable textile industry. To mark the occasion, textile design students from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) participated in a one-day workshop, where they printed

Dyes & Chemicals

Archroma Unveils Enhanced High IQ Lasting Color Program At Performance Days 2025

Textile Insights March 2, 2025

Archroma, a global leader in sustainable specialty chemicals, is introducing its enhanced High IQ Lasting Color assurance programme at Performance Days in Munich. With upgraded performance standards, the programme addresses the growing consumer demand for long-lasting garments while delivering both sustainability and functionality. “With a forward-thinking approach to

Product Launch & Innovation

Kornit Digital To Launch ‘Innovation Hub’ At Impressions Expo Long Beach

Textile Insights January 22, 2025

Kornit Digital, a global leader in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production, is set to unveil its exclusive “Innovation Hub” at the Impressions Expo in Long Beach, California, from January 23–25, 2024. Located at Booth No. 1061, this vibrant exhibit will showcase Kornit’s award-winning direct-to-garment (DTG) solutions, offering attendees an immersive

Sustainability

PUMA Unveils World’s First T-Shirt Made From 100% Textile Waste

Textile Insights November 11, 2024

PUMA, a part of a multi-brand consortium that has launched the world’s first piece of clothing made entirely from textile waste, utilizing innovative bio-recycling technology developed by French company CARBIOS. This groundbreaking project has produced a plain white T-shirt crafted from mixed and coloured textile waste. Using CARBIOS’ enzymatic biorecycling technology,