Shanghai / Frankfurt: ITMA Asia + CITME, Asia’s leading trade fair for textile machinery, taking place in Shanghai, is once again marked by a considerable presence of VDMA member companies. The round about 40 exhibiting VDMA members cover nearly all different machinery chapters with a focus on spinning and manmade fibers, nonwovens, weaving...

Atlanta, GA, U.S.: YKK announces the release of its new DynaPel water-repellant zipper featuring GTT EMPEL technology. Designed to be compatible with garment recycling systems, DynaPel uses EMPEL technology instead of the standard PU film to achieve its water repellency. The lack of a PU film helps remove one of the barriers of textile-to-textile...

Albstadt, Germany/Shanghai, China: From November 19 to 23, 2023, ITMA Asia + CITME invites the textile industry to the National Exhibition and Convention Centre in Shanghai, China. Groz-Beckert will be presenting the highlights and innovations from its six product areas – Knitting, Weaving, Felting, Tufting, Carding and Sewing – in Hall H4 Booth...

WASHINGTON, U.S.: An estimated 182 million people are planning to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. This figure is 15.7 million more people than last year and is the highest estimate since...

NEW DELHI, India: Forever New India, renowned for its contemporary fashion offerings, is excited to introduce its highly anticipated Winter Special collection, 'A Time for Glamour.' This collection, featuring opulent velvet fabrics, is poised to be the go-to choice for upcoming Christmas and New Year parties as well as other seasonal celebrations...

NEW YORK, NY, U.S.: Circular technology and logistics platform SuperCircle announced today the raising of the company’s $7M Pre-Series A financing to scale and meet the surging demand for its textile recycling solutions for brands and retailers. This round was co-led by Radicle Impact and Ulu Ventures, with additional investors including Earthshot...

BURLINGTON, N.C., U.S.: Wednesday, Sunbrella announced the launch of Sunbrella ReMade, a new offering of thoughtfully designed bespoke home goods made from upcycled Sunbrella fabrics. The artisanal offering ranges from tabletop accessories to tote bags, wall hangings and more. These products deliver the performance, durability and cleanability of...

TOKYO, JAPAN:  YKK Corporation has released “This is YKK 2023,” a comprehensive report that combines financial and non-financial insights, offering a holistic view of YKK's management and business endeavors guided by the Cycle of Goodness corporate philosophy as well as the company's sustainability initiatives.

This year’s report, available on the...

Montebello, Calif. U.S.: Allied Feather + Down (AF+D), global leaders in high performance, ethically sourced down, and MN Inter-Fashion, manufacturers of high performance luxury outerwear, are proud to announce that the Allied Feather + Down outerwear collection will now be available to the European market.  

Originally released only in Japan, this...

London, U.K.: Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has announced the opening a new programme in Côte d'Ivoire and committed to supporting 200,000 domestic cotton farmers in its first five years.

The new field-level programme will offer training and resources to farming communities across the country, a first step...