Sustainability & Recycling

Aug252025 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Advanced Recycling Conference 2025: From Industry Crossroads to Circularity

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

Feb52025 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Sustainable Textiles – The Way Forward

Fairs, Fibers, Sustainability & Recycling

High dependence on fossil carbon, associated high carbon footprint, low recycling rates and microplastics: several solutions are emerging Michael Carus and Dr. Asta Partanen The evolution of the demand for textile fibres from 1960 to the present day (see figure 1 and table 1) shows how the textile industry found itself in this dilemma. In 1960, around 95% of textile fibres were of natural origin, from bio-based carbon, and there was no problem with microplastics, all fibres were biodegradable. The explosion in demand – 650% between 1960 and 2023 – could only be met by synthetic fibres from the chemical and plastics industries. Their share grew from 3% in 1960 to 68% in 2023 and from less than 700,000 tonnes to 85 million tonnes/year (The Fiber Year 2024). The new fibres covered a w

Jan312025 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Solutions sets the tone in the Egyptian market

Fibers, Spinning - Yarn, Sustainability & Recycling

Focus on DTY solutions With a clear focus on the needs of the Egyptian market, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Solutions will be presenting itself at the Egy Stitch & Tex Expo 2025 in Cairo from February 20 to 23, 2025. At the booth of Oerlikon agent ATAG Ltd. Trading Export & Import in Hall 1, Booth 1A12, experts from Oerlikon Barmag and from BB Engineering (BBE) will be explaining the comprehensive product and service portfolio. The comprehensive DTY solutions from Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Solutions are the focus of the trade show appearance: DTY yarns – uncompromising quality and maximum flexibility Clothing, home textiles, automotive – there are countless applications for textured yarns. For the efficient and sustainable production of high-quality textured yarns made of different

Jan292025 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

New expertise in energy and environmen-tal technology for textile finishing

Dyeing – Finishing, Sustainability & Recycling

For over 75 years, the German mechanical engineering company BRÜCKNER has been developing, producing and selling lines for textile finishing worldwide. The core competence of the family-owned company includes coating, drying, heat-setting and much more. Environmental protection and energy efficiency have always played a central role. Reducing emissions and the consumption of resources, as well as the use of different heating media, has always been the focus of BRÜCKNER's research and development work. This will be an even stronger focus in the future. In order to be even better prepared for this and to be able to provide customers with comprehensive advice, BRÜCKNER has bundled its personnel capacities in a new “Environmental and Energy Technology” department headed by Mr. Andreas Trosch

Jan272025 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Together for a sustainable circular economy in the plastics industry

Fibers, General, Sustainability & Recycling

Oerlikon Barmag and Evonik – strategic partnership in the growing market for chemically recycled PET Oerlikon Barmag and Evonik have announced their cooperation to promote chemical recycling of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste. Both companies are committed to develop technologies for robust and efficient depolymerisation and purification processes, coupled with an integrated concept for repolymerisation and the associated EPC business models. Oerlikon Barmag and Evonik are both leading suppliers in their respective key markets. The Remscheid- based machine and plant manufacturer Oerlikon Barmag contributes its expertise in polymer processing for the production of chemical fibers and packaging materials to the new partnership. In addition, as a core brand of Oerlikon Manmade Fibers

Nov292024 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

BTM 2025 “BURSA TEXTILE MACHINERY FAIR” PARTICIPANT REGISTRATIONS HAVE STARTED

Associations, Dyeing – Finishing, Fairs, Fibers, General, Industry 4.0, Knitting, Nonwoven, Printing & Digital Printing, Spinning - Yarn, Sustainability & Recycling, Technical Textiles, Testing, Textile, Weaving

The heart of the textile world will beat in Bursa between November 19-22, 2025! Bursa Textile Machinery Fair brings together leading textile machinery manufacturers, distributors and professionals from Turkey and the world. This major event offers unique opportunities for those looking for innovative solutions in the textile industry. Bursa Textile Machinery Fair is organized on a large area of 17,000 m² and brings a new breath to the textile sector with the participation of over 150 companies and more than 250 brands. Leading companies in the sector will come together to exhibit their latest technology textile machines, production solutions and automation systems. The future of textile and ready-to-wear production will take shape at this fair. Wide Participant Profile: Bursa Texti

Aug162023 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Trützschler and Balkan join forces

Spinning - Yarn, Sustainability & Recycling

Textile Recycling: Trützschler and Balkan join forces The cooperation with Balkan Textile Machinery. INC.CO completes our product portfolio for recycling by cutting and pulling solutions, making us the first full-liner in spinning preparation for recycling! Thanks to our combined machinery expertise and technological know-how our customers can produce yarns at the highest possible quality level – and literally turn waste into value. We are happy to introduce Balkan Textile Machinery. INC.CO, a partner that not only complements our product line but also shares our values. Both Balkan and Trützschler are family-owned companies for whom sustainability in the textile chain is a major concern. Balkan is well established in Turkey, one of the most important markets for textile recycling.

Jul262023 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Itma 2023 was an Influential Exhibition for KARL MAYER.

Dyeing – Finishing, Spinning - Yarn, Sustainability & Recycling

CEO Arno Gärtner shares his thoughts on the highlights of the KARL MAYER GROUP stand at ITMA 2023 The KARL MAYER GROUP was among the companies involved in the recent ITMA trade show in Milan, with a large, inviting stand full of innovations that quickly became the place to be. Visitor feedback confirmed that the global market leader really hit the nail on the head with its selection of machines, new textile developments and digital solutions. Without exception and throughout the entire duration of the trade show, the guests’ response to the products showcased by each of the Group’s business units exceeded all expectations. KARL MAYER GROUP CEO Arno Gärtner was interviewed by Ulrike Schlenker from the global player’s Corporate Communications team, revealing which products impressed and i

May232022 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Join Trützschler Group at ITM 2022

Fibers, Nonwoven, Spinning - Yarn, Sustainability & Recycling

Industry experts and innovative solutions from Trützschler Group will be available for visitors at the ITM 2022 trade fair in Istanbul from June 14-18. At our interactive exhibition booth 308 A (Hall 3), our team will present our state-of-the-art sustainable technologies for the textiles industry – including all business areas: Spinning, Card Clothing, Nonwovens and Man-Made Fibers. Sustainability and automation Trützschler is driven by its vision of smart and sustainable solutions. Visitors to ITM 2022 will experience exactly how we bring this vision to life with our technologies. With regard to spinning preparation our booth will feature the new and easy-to-use combing machine, TCO 21, which maximizes productivity and automation to provide excellent process efficiency

Jan152021 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

No sustainability without innovation – true to this motto, TINTEX and BRÜCKNER strive for new paths together

Dyeing – Finishing, General, Sustainability & Recycling

The Portuguese textile company TINTEX Textiles S.A. and the German textile machinery manufacturer BRÜCKNER Textile Technologies GmbH & Co. KG make a big step into the future together. A completely new developed process technology for coating bi-elastic knitted fabric opens new markets and new possibilities for both sides. „No sustainability without innovation.“ True to this motto, TINTEX is constantly researching for fabric innovations to develop and produce intelligent, functional and high-performance textiles. To round off the concept, a few years ago it was decided to cooperate with the German textile machinery manufacturer BRÜCKNER. Their product range includes machines and complete lines for coating and finishing of textiles, technical textiles, nonwovens and floor coverings