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New Concept Category (01 Award) The fashion products are being created from the
pineapple fruit. The production of pineapple fruit is
In the "New Concept" category, Kelheim Fibres and
Reports Chemnitz received the Techtextil Innovation Award for thrown away; almost 10 million tons are left on the
the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) in
estimated at 24.8 million tons, 60% of which are
ground to rot every year while fruit companies import
developing novel, thermally bonded nonwovens
based on cellulose for the production of reusable
low-cost products rather than supporting local ones,
products with high absorbency. Consumers should
and at the same time its processing generates
no longer have to choose between high-performance
or environmentally friendly products. constant waste to be disposed of, including the peel.
Thus, with the Techtextil Innovation Award, the jury
honored the unconventional thinking of the young
Performance Fashion Award Category (01 Award) Italian label, whose originality proves that innovative
For the first time, Techtextil also marked an and appealing fashion can be developed from
outstanding development in the field of functional or surprising materials.
performing textile materials for fashion with the
Techtextil Performance Fashion Award. The Italian New Technology Category (02 Award)
company Vérabuccia is honored in the "Performance The first award in the "New Technology" category
Fashion Award" category for an innovative production was given to the OrganoClick (Sweden) company for
process for the fashion and design sector. The developing a 100% bio-based binder for nonwoven
patented process is designed to transform fruit applications made from waste components and is
waste into fashion highlights. The first material is the therefore said to be fully compostable. The
so-called "Ananasse." innovation is designed to replace plastic-based
German Review Techtextil and Texprocess the 13 award winners exemplify that textile million people worldwide. When patients need a German Review non-degradable plastics, the Swedish company
binders. Because nonwovens are often made from
specializes in developing compostable material
heart valve replacement, they usually receive
innovations are the ideal way to create market
alternatives from wheat bran, fruit, or crab shells.
mechanical or biological artificial heart valves.
opportunities and boost future business revenues
However, one disadvantage of the mechanical
from the present challenges.
The second award in the "New Technology"
solutions is that they require lifelong anticoagulant
category was awarded to Aachen-based FibreCoat
Innovation Awards Techtextil Awards (09 Total) therapy. On the other hand, biological heart valves GmbH and Deutsche Basalt Faser GmbH from
Techtextil awarded 9 awards under various
have a much shorter lifespan, and their manufacture
Sangerhausen (Saxony-Anhalt) for the joint
sub-categories. Only one award was given under the
is complex. ITM's valve is made possible by a
development of aluminum-coated basalt fiber. It
New Product, New Material, New Concept, and
proprietary Jacquard coil weaving technique which
combines the strength of basalt with the electrical
Performance Fashion Award categories. Two awards
were given under the New Technology category, and enables tubes with built-in valves to be created conductivity of aluminum. The electromagnetic
without sewing steps, and initial trials have shown
shielding as wallpaper in buildings in hospitals or
Technologies with the three awards were given under New Approaches on promising functionality. server farms, among other places, should be up to
Sustainability & Circular Economy category.
20 times cheaper than conventional aluminum foil,
New Material Category (01 Award)
potential to create New Product Category (01 Award) In the "New Material" category, RBX Créations thanks to the new development. Another attractive
and particularly fast-growing market is shielding
In the "New Product" category, the Techtextil
(France) received the Innovation Award for a novel
solutions for electric cars.
Innovation Award goes to the Institute of Textile
cellulose fiber made from hemp waste. The material,
diverse market opportunities Machinery and High-Performance Material named Iroony®, was developed concerning the New Approaches on Sustainability & Circular
Technology (ITM) at the Technische Universität
following question: Hemp is now grown either to
Economy Category (03 Award)
Dresden for the introduction of the world's first
make fiber or to produce hemp oil - but could not the
woven heart valve without post-fabrication. two be combined? RBX Créations has now In the New Approaches on Sustainability &
Together with medical product manufacturers and succeeded in developing a process for extracting Circular Economy Category, the first award was
After a Corona-related break of three years, the demands of customers. Textile innovations and heart surgeons from the Cardiovascular Center given to a collaborative team CITEVE and partners
leading trade fairs, Techtextil and Texprocess, technologies provide impulses for many branches of Würzburg and the Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, textile cellulose from the waste of oilseed hemp. Spun into ERT Têxtil Portugal, CeNTI, and CTIC for
presented the renowned Innovation Awards 2022. the industry and promise market and sales success researchers from the ITM have succeeded in textile fibers, it can be used to produce sustainable producing innovative coatings from waste
The award-winning new developments from areas far beyond their sector. This year's Innovation Awards developing the world's first woven heart valve that does textiles, packaging, and other "green" products. The materials. Waste from one industrial sector was
such as New Products, Sustainability, and at Techtextil and Texprocess are an example of the not require a single seam or other joining technique. award is given to RBX Créations for its continuous used as a resource in another. The work of the
Automation demonstrate that the textile World is increased outreach of innovative products. With their and successful efforts to convert waste from a CITEVE researchers thus supports an important
changing according to the need of the changing new products, materials, solutions, and processes, renewable source into a valuable cellulose fiber that trend toward a resource-efficient, environmentally
Every year, cardiovascular disease kills more than 17 meets the highest sustainability standards.
friendly, and sustainable textile industry.
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