It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Haelixa AG

Event Call / ITMA 2027

27 April 2026

5 minutes

Textile start-ups face their decisive test after visibility, when early attention must become trials, funding, partnerships and adoption inside working production systems worldwide.

Start-Ups Cross the Valley Between Textile Visibility and Factory Adoption

Exhibition exposure can open doors for textile start-ups, but industrial adoption remains the harder test. After ITMA 2023, companies working in cleaner dyeing, laundry automation and fibre traceability converted visibility into trials, funding and partnerships. Their progress shows how sector-specific platforms can shorten the route from early recognition to commercial deployment across global textile manufacturing.

Special Correspondent

Feature

Partner Content

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

25 July 2025

3 minutes

Soorty applies Haelixa’s DNA markers — invisible, non-toxic liquid-based tracers — directly to post-consumer textile waste before mechanical shredding.

Soorty and Haelixa Expand DNA-Backed Traceability Partnership in Global Denim Supply Chains

Karachi, Pakistan: As global regulations tighten around greenwashing and unverified sustainability claims, Soorty, one of Pakistan’s largest vertically integrated denim manufacturers, is reaffirming its leadership in circular fashion production through its deepening partnership with Swiss traceability pioneer Haelixa. Together, the two are...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

6 December 2024

2 minutes

The partnership between Haelixa and C&A began in 2022 with a pilot project, and since then, they have continuously worked together to trace raw materials.

Swiss Technology Leader Haelixa Enhances Organic Cotton Traceability with C&A Partnership

Zürich, Switzwerland: Haelixa has partnered with C&A, one of Europe's leading fashion retailers, to advance the traceability of its organic cotton. The partnership stems from C&A's commitment to working with others in the apparel industry to pilot and scale innovation. C&A's targets include supporting the growth of organic cotton without synthetic...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

20 September 2024

2 minutes

With the help of traceability provided by Haelixa, OVS is working towards improving its products' social and environmental impacts.

Haelixa and OVS Partner for Second Year to Enhance Cotton Traceability

Zürich, Switzerland: Haelixa has partnered with Italian fashion brand OVS for the second consecutive year. This collaboration aims to mark and trace cotton grown in Italy, ensuring trust throughout the supply chain.

Haelixa has integrated its DNA markers into the existing operations for OVS's cotton. The cotton is grown in Italy and marked with the...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

21 August 2024

2 minutes

The collaboration between Haelixa and regenagri sets a new benchmark for regenerative agriculture. By integrating advanced DNA marking and testing technology, this partnership ensures the highest levels of traceability.

Regenagri x Haelixa Ensure the Integrity of Farming Systems

Zürich, Switzerland: Haelixa and Regenagri have joined forces to spearhead the advancement of regenerative agriculture. Their innovative approach to monitoring and improving regenerative farming systems and ensuring the integrity of the supply chain using forensic science. Central to this approach is DNA marking and testing, a pioneering technology...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

16 February 2024

3 minutes

Haelixa and Trudel have collaborated to improve silk's robust and consistent traceability.

Haelixa and Trudel Silk to Bring Full Traceability

Zürich, Switzerland: Haelixa, the trailblazer of physical traceability solutions, has partnered with Trudel Silk, the worldwide market leader for sustainable organic and recycled silk products. This collaboration brings traceability and transparency to silk production, providing consumers with peace of mind and assurance of the ethical practices...

Traceability / New Solution

21 November 2023

2 minutes

Combining both technologies enables clear traceability of the yarn produced, even in the downstream process steps. Hence, the yarn's components, qualities, manufacturing conditions, and origin are traced beyond doubt in the finished garment.

Oerlikon, Haelixa Work Out Traceability Solution through Entire Value Chain with DNA Markers

Everyday clothing could soon have a unique DNA carrying the 'roots' of the yarn digitally recorded thanks to a partnership between German fibre player Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Solutions and Swiss traceability solutions provider Haelixa.

Staff Writer

PRESS RELEASE / Financials

6 September 2023

2 minutes

Haelixa's mission is to be the standard in physical traceability globally. With engineered unique DNA markers designed to withstand all processing and treatment of materials throughout the supply chain, the technology empowers textile and fashion companies to make more responsible choices.

Haelixa receives a new capital injection from ZSIG

Zürich, Switzerland: Haelixa, the leading physical traceability solution, has received a capital injection from the Zürich Silk Association (ZSIG). The Switzerland-based solution provides next-generation solutions for transparency in consumer goods supply chains.

The ZSIG is an association of active and former companies from Zürich's silk industry...

A New Passport / Trade Aspects

18 August 2023

6 minutes

Conducting thorough assessments of their supply chains, adopting relevant digital technologies, and investing in transparency and traceability solutions can be a good starting point for supplier countries to embrace DPPs effectively and meet the expectations of EU importers.

Looking at Europe: DPPs Have Manufacturing Countries Fumbling in the Dark

How are DPPs going to affect the trade process? Will countries that export textiles and/or apparel to the EU see a slowdown? Or perhaps, import too. What is it that they should do? Most important, how and where do they get started? Will we see teething problems, or will those problems persist over time? There’s an urgent need for questions to be answered. texfash.com explores.

Subir Ghosh

Report

Wireframe: Passport to Future

A New Passport / Climate Truths

16 August 2023

5 minutes

Though the DPP is an instrument to provide information on the product that operators place on the market, it will not dictate how the information is collected in the supply chain, if necessary.

DPPs Have a Climate Scope, But Data Credibility Will Matter

Can digital product passports or DPPs help the textiles industry meet climate goals? Some key stakeholders surmise that DPPs have a better chance of being effective if clear and cut aggressive targets are set, aligned with the 2050 climate goals.

Subir Ghosh

Report

Wireframe: Passport to Future