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Taiwanese chemical fiber producers reported domestic raw material prices up more than 30% year-on-year, with September increases outpacing their ability to adjust selling prices.
Reju is collaborating with six mills—A. Sampaio, RDD Textiles, Tintex Textiles, FOV Fabrics, Utenos, and Swisstex Direct—to develop fabrics and move its regenerated polyester from raw output into finished fabric.
FiltXPO 2026, organized by INDA, convened filtration industry leaders on October 28-29 in Minneapolis, showcasing award-winning technologies including Solberg's automated liquid management system and Ahlstrom's OptiPad depth filtration media.
PCP Ventures LLC completed its acquisition of Pellon on October 1, taking over the interfacing and nonwoven specialty materials brand that employs approximately 95 people at a 220,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Clearwater, Florida.
Nonwovenn and Technical Materials Group (TMG) have appointed Ned Dorbin as Chief Executive Officer of both combined businesses, tasking him with leading their next growth phase.
Messe Frankfurt will run Techtextil and Texprocess 2028 concurrently in Frankfurt from 4 to 7 April 2028 under an optimized hall layout that routes visitors along the textile value chain across five hall levels.
ReHubs is inviting textile value chain organizations to shape the conference program for Textiles Recycling Expo 2027 in Brussels, with the Call for Speakers and Textiles Recycling Awards entries now open. ReHubs returns as Structural Partner for the third consecutive year, and more than 100 exhibitors have already booked, limiting stand availability. CEO Béatrice Moureaux said innovation alone will not deliver circularity at scale and that economic and structural barriers must be addressed.
A denim project is highlighting supply chain connections, according to Ecotextile News. The source provides no further details on participants, materials, or outcomes.
STAHLS’ Fulfill Engine has integrated Cutter & Buck and Storm Creek into its on-demand platform, connecting both apparel brands with automated decoration and fulfillment. Cutter & Buck adds 198 new styles, including Clique branded items, while Storm Creek expands the platform’s sustainable apparel selection; orders route automatically for decoration and fulfillment with a five-business-day turnaround through the decorator network. The integrations accompany a redesigned product catalog with dynamic filters and improved search.
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) selected 56 winners for its 2026 International Achievement Awards from 119 entrant projects spanning 46 categories. Winners were judged on complexity, design, workmanship, uniqueness, and function by a panel of industry experts, editors, architects, educators, and design professionals. The awards recognize specialty fabrics and technical textiles projects from around the world.
TECHNICAL TEXTILES TODAY@techtextodayPulse Score1818Functional Fabric Fair powered by Performance Days drew record attendance at its Fall 2026 Portland edition, up 7% versus Fall 2025, with a sold-out hall of more than 350 exhibitors and a capacity OIA Catalyst Conference of over 300 professionals.
Techtextil and Texprocess 2028 will run concurrently in Frankfurt from 4 to 7 April 2028, with a five-hall-level route across the western exhibition grounds following the textile value chain from production technologies and fibres to coated textiles and composites.
US polymer specialist Americhem has acquired Noble Biomaterials, the developer of the Ionic+, X-Static and Circuitex platforms for antimicrobial, odour control and electrical conductivity functions in textiles and soft surfaces. The deal brings Noble's US manufacturing operations and intellectual property portfolio, developed over more than two decades, into Americhem's global functional fibres and polymer solutions business. Financial terms were not disclosed.
VistaPrint installed a Kornit Digital Apollo system, increasing digital garment printing capacity by approximately 25,000 units per week and delivering production speeds around three times faster than its previous process.
Karl Mayer has enhanced its TM Weft warp knitting machine with a finer E 36 gauge option, a new EL pattern drive, and continuous yarn tension regulation to produce finer fashion fabrics. The upgraded machine will be demonstrated at ITMA Asia 2026 in Shanghai, alongside two fabric collections including a 63 gsm crinkle chiffon-like fabric and dense autumn/winter constructions. The WovenLike concept aims to replicate woven fabric appearance while retaining warp knitting's production efficiency and wrinkle resistance.
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KARL MAYER will present its latest-generation WARPDIRECT direct warping machine and HSB Size Box for the PROSIZE sizing machine at ITMA ASIA 2026 in the Weaving Hall, Booth 3/A24. The WARPDIRECT 2.0 achieves warping speeds up to 1,200 m/min and features an electric press roll system that reduces maintenance while ensuring precise, cylindrical beams. The HSB Size Box offers a cover factor up to 100%, size add-on savings of up to 10%, and a maximum sizing speed of 160 m/min, with 200 m/min available as an option.
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre published a technical report on 26 October 2026 proposing harmonized end-of-waste criteria for textile, textile-related and footwear waste to support reuse and remanufacturing across the EU.
