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Techtextil 2026 puts performance apparel at the centre of textile innovation

Apparel
Frankfurt’s growing performance-apparel zone shows that functional textiles are no longer a niche: they are becoming one of fashion’s...

Protective clothing market set to exceed $15 billion as safety rules tighten worldwide

Regulations and Policies
Regulation, hazardous workplaces and new materials are pushing protective apparel from a compliance expense into a strategic procurement category. The...

MISSION turns compression wear into a cooling category

Technical Textiles
The new collection suggests performance accessories are evolving from simple support gear into multi-function products that combine recovery, heat...

Karl Mayer builds a textile prototyping hub to turn ideas into machines and fabrics

Machinery
The new Textile Innovation Center in Obertshausen is a bet that warp-knit innovation now needs faster collaboration between machinery,...

Kevlar EXO enters golf shafts as DuPont and KINETIXX push composites into premium sport

Technical Textiles
The partnership shows how aerospace-grade materials are migrating into consumer sports, where golfers increasingly pay for tighter control, better...

ANDRITZ takes a “circularity-plus-productivity” pitch to Techtextil 2026

Nonwovens
At Frankfurt, ANDRITZ is not selling one machine; it is selling a full industrial thesis: sort textile waste better,...

AGY and JPS push semiconductor textiles into America’s reindustrialisation drive

Technical Textiles
Low-CTE glass fabric sounds niche. In advanced chip packaging, it is not: dimensional stability at the substrate level increasingly...

lululemon’s new “ShowZero” fabric treats sweat as an optical problem

Technical Textiles
By making wet patches stop “darkening” under light, lululemon is selling performance with a confidence benefit—useful in tennis, and...

Milliken tries to de-risk “PFAS-free” turnout gear with third-party proof

Technical Textiles
Fire departments no longer treat PFAS as a technicality: procurement now demands independent chemistry, not just NFPA boxes ticked. “PFAS-free”...

Carrington and Pincroft pitch “one-stop” military textiles as procurement tightens

Technical Textiles
At Enforce Tac, the pair are bundling fabric engineering with controlled finishing and print—selling predictability as much as performance. Defence...

Karl Mayer doubles down on warp knitting as technical textiles get a new R&D hub in Germany

Technical Textiles
The machine-maker is betting that applied innovation—not just faster looms—will be the differentiator in filtration, composites and functional apparel. As...

KARL MAYER opens world-scale textile innovation center to accelerate warp knitting, technical textiles & market-ready innovation

Machinery
KARL MAYER has announced the opening of its new TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTRE (TIC) at its headquarters in Obertshausen, positioning...

Techtextil North America Opens 2026 Innovation Awards, Spotlighting Breakthroughs in Technical Textiles, Digitalization, and AI

Nonwovens
Techtextil North America has officially opened submissions for its 2026 Innovation Awards, inviting exhibitors to showcase cutting-edge advancements shaping...

Kevlar® EXO™ Expands Into Hard Armor: DuPont Brings Next-Gen Aramids to Structural Ballistic Applications

Technical Textiles
DuPont has announced a major expansion of Kevlar® EXO™, positioning the next-generation aramid fiber not only as a breakthrough...

Altoteks Installs New Monforts Thermex Line to Boost High-Performance Dyeing Capacity

Dyeing & Finishing
Turkish technical textiles specialist Altoteks has expanded its advanced dyeing capabilities with a new Monforts Thermex continuous dyeing range,...

Techtextil India 2025 Set to Showcase India’s Push Toward Global Technical Textiles Leadership

Technical Textiles
India’s largest technical textiles exhibition returns with its most ambitious edition yet, signalling the country’s accelerated drive toward high-value,...

BW Converting to promoted sustainable finishing solutions with A.T.E. at Techtextil India 2025

Dyeing & Finishing
Highlighting chemistry, water, and energy savings with TexCoat® G4 precision spray finishing technology. Under its Baldwin brand, BW Converting showcased...

DuPont launches Tyvek APX: A breakthrough in breathable chemical protection

Technical Textiles
New fabric redefines comfort and safety for workers in high-risk industries At A+A 2025 in Düsseldorf, DuPont (NYSE: DD) unveiled...

Retech – Swiss Precision – Applied worldwide for 50 Years

Technology
High-quality synthetic fiber production requires uncompromising precision and process stability. Godet rolls play a key role in ensuring exact...

A+A 2025 to spotlight global innovations in workplace safety and health

Innovation
The world’s largest trade fair dedicated to safety, security, and health at work—A+A 2025—will return to Düsseldorf, Germany, from...
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