Author: Textile Planet Magazine

Intertextile Apparel does the business for industry players seeking connections and insights in competitive market

Intertextile Apparel does the business for industry players seeking connections and insights in competitive market

Fairs, Textile
The show concluded the Asian leg of a busy A/W 2026-27 exhibition season for the global textile industry – but, according to many fairgoers, this was the one platform they could not miss. At Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Autumn Edition 2025, over 3,700 exhibitors from 26 countries and regions welcomed over 100,000 visitors from 123 countries and regions to the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. With China boasting the world’s largest industry manufacturing base, highest exports, and second-largest consumer market, there were many reasons for global industry players to gather for the flagship fair. Chief among them was the chance to gather much-needed insights in an uncertain market, discuss business with new and existing partners, and explore the fair’s spect
Enter the Arena – Sponsor the Revolution: nova talks

Enter the Arena – Sponsor the Revolution: nova talks

Fairs, Fibers
Shaping the Future of Cellulose Fibres – nova-Institute Launches New Digital Event Format A new chapter begins: the nova-Institute is launching nova talks – a digital discussion series designed to spotlight key topics in the cellulose fibres sector. In these open online sessions, leading experts will regularly explore and discuss the latest developments, technologies, and challenges – in a faster, more interactive, and more accessible format than ever before. This will follow after many successful years on the renowned Cellulose Fibres Conference (CFC), which will not take place in 2026. A Strategic Shift for a Dynamic Industry The move from an annual hybrid conference to a series of online talks is a deliberate and forward-looking decision. “The nova talks allow us to respond more s
Advanced Recycling Conference 2025: From Industry Crossroads to Circularity

Advanced Recycling Conference 2025: From Industry Crossroads to Circularity

Fairs, Sustainability & Recycling
Alongside core-topics like plastics and polymer recycling, this year’s program explores new developments in biochemical, textile and automotive recycling, plus digital tools supporting scalable solutions for circular systems. On 19-20 November 2025, the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) in Cologne, Germany, once more unites industry leaders, technology providers, researchers, innovators, and policy-makers to address urgent recycling challenges in various waste-streams. Alongside core-topics like plastics and polymer recycling, this year’s event places strong emphasis on pollution-intensive sectors like textile and automotive, that pose significant environmental problems due to their complex material streams. While textile recycling rates in the EU remain below 20 %, hindered by difficul
Intertextile Apparel: shaping future trends through innovation, sustainability, and creative design

Intertextile Apparel: shaping future trends through innovation, sustainability, and creative design

Fairs, Technical Textiles, Textile
Following China's textile industry demonstrating strong resilience and growth, the global textile community will gather at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Autumn Edition from 2 – 4 September 2025. Recent official data highlights this momentum: textile companies with annual main business revenue of over USD 2.8 million saw a 4.2% year-on-year increase in value-added output from January to April 2025, while sector-wide sales surged by 5.9%, surpassing USD 890 billion[1]. The upcoming fair aims to capitalise on the momentum of China’s market, by promoting innovative and sustainable offerings from across the globe. Amid shifting global trade dynamics, Intertextile Apparel remains pivotal for international suppliers to expand their reach within and beyond China. The fair attracts bot
New leadership for Swiss Textile Machinery Association

New leadership for Swiss Textile Machinery Association

Associations, Textile
Swissmem textile machinery industry sector elects president and board The Swiss Textile Machinery Association is the representative body for Switzerland’s providers of textile equipment, systems and services. Its general assembly on May 8 elected experienced industry leaders as president and board members. The association’s new president is Davide Maccabruni, CEO of Uster Technologies AG. His role is to lead the board in defining strategies and key focus areas. Assessing the challenges facing the industry, Maccabruni states: “The Swiss textile machinery industry still holds unique strengths that can secure its success well into the future. To achieve this, however, we must focus on aligning our capabilities, working together, and supporting one another.” A new member of the associ
Heimtextil expands mattress area with strong German brands – ‘Sleep & Meet’ area to be launched in 2026

Heimtextil expands mattress area with strong German brands – ‘Sleep & Meet’ area to be launched in 2026

Fairs, Textile
Heimtextil, the leading international trade fair for home and contract textiles and textile design, is strategically expanding the Smart Bedding segment. A new exhibitor area will be created for the January 2026 edition: Sleep & Meet. This newly designed format will take up around a quarter of Hall 4.0. Numerous well-known brands from the mattress sector have already registered to take part. With a clear structure and a high-quality environment, Sleep & Meet offers bedding retailers, hospitality and volume buyers direct access to relevant companies and industry participants, new product range perspectives and valuable business contacts. Numerous strong German brands from the mattress sector will be exhibiting at Heimtextil 2026. Well-known companies such as Auping Germany, Bettwar...
Trützschler India relocates to ultra-modern manufacturing plant in Sanand

Trützschler India relocates to ultra-modern manufacturing plant in Sanand

Fibers, General, Spinning - Yarn, Textile
Trützschler India proudly celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Sanand, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This strategic relocation from the previous Ahmedabad site to the new facility is set to enhance operational efficiency, sustainability, and innovation. The Trützschler and Schürenkrämer families and the Trützschler Group management team, alongside Trützschler India CEO Joseph Thomson, warmly welcomed a distinguished group of guests, including Shri Bhupendra Bhai Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat, Achim Fabig, Consulate General of Germany in India and Shri Parshottam Ji Rupala, Member of Parliament. In addition, many of Trützschler's valued customers, long-time partners and dedicated colleagues joined the celebration for a day of inspiring speeches, netwo
Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition Opened Its Doors Today

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition Opened Its Doors Today

Fairs, Textile
Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition, one of the largest meeting places for the global industry across the full spectrum of apparel textiles, opened its doors today in seven halls at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). The industry flagship show, which will take place from March 11 to 13, will feature more than 3,100 exhibitors showcasing fashion fabrics and accessories; functional fashion; sustainability; and digital transformation, themes that will also be echoed in the show’s side programs. International and local exhibitors showcase their exclusive products on 190,000 square meters The International Hall (5.1) will provide a platform for exhibitors from 25 countries and regions, with new exhibitors including Bangladesh, Belgium, Egypt, Sweden
T-SCAN: Indian customers confirm impressive performance

T-SCAN: Indian customers confirm impressive performance

Spinning - Yarn
Removing foreign parts from cotton is a challenging task. That’s why our T-SCAN technology features multiple modules that detect contaminations and reliably eject them as part of our blowroom process. After establishing T-SCAN in cotton ring lines, our Indian customers are now enjoying the benefits of our intelligent solutions in rotor applications. When cotton travels out of fields and into spinning mills, it sometimes carries a few unwelcome passengers. Leaves, stems, stones, plastic or jute particles from transport bags, bits of metal or shreds of paper can find their way into cotton bales. Some of these foreign parts sneak past the first cleaning steps in the blow room. Colored parts and plastics like polypropylene create particularly big problems for spinners: They can cause yarn bre
Creative designs, premium wool strongly positioned alongside other key international products at Intertextile Apparel

Creative designs, premium wool strongly positioned alongside other key international products at Intertextile Apparel

Fairs, General, Textile
In China’s garment manufacturing industry, imported textiles are often equated with quality output, boosting demand for international fabrics, designs and styles. Within Intertextile Apparel’s high-traffic International Hall from 11 – 13 March 2025, domestic buyers will be on the lookout for premium products at neighbouring zones SalonEurope, Premium Wool Zone, and Verve for Design, ranging from patterns and prints to wool fabrics, cotton shirting and components.   Marking the show’s first return since its landmark 30th anniversary edition last autumn, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2025 will host over 3,000 exhibitors from 25 countries and regions at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. International suppliers will be spaced across the Inte