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

Uday Gill

Donbirn-GFC / Event Preview

29 August 2022

2 minutes

The audience at a session during the last Donbirn-GFC in 2019. This time, over 400 members of industry from the world over are expected to participate at the 61st Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (GFC) from 14 to 16 September at Donbirn in Austria.

Stage Set for Dornbirn-Global Fiber Congress (GFC)

Come 14 September and the city of Dornbirn in west Austria will play host to the 61st edition of the Dornbirn-Global Fiber Congress (GFC) 2022 — a three-day showcase of fibre innovations and deep dive sessions on sustainability, circular economy, recycling, smart functional surfaces, nonwovens, apparel & sports.

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