India’s textile industry is a major emitter due to fossil fuel reliance in wet-processing. A new study evaluates electric boilers and heat pumps, modelling national, state, and cluster adoption scenarios to 2050. Findings highlight efficiency gains, emissions reductions, and cost implications, particularly when combined with renewable energy procurement, across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and the Surat cluster.
Industry leader Mahlo is celebrating 80 years of advancing textile manufacturing through precision control technologies. From fabric straightening to real-time quality monitoring, the German company has helped mills worldwide modernise operations without compromising accuracy. In this interview, Thomas Höpfl, Head of Sales, explains how Mahlo continues to lead textile innovation by adapting to industry demands while honouring its engineering roots.
A collaborative system that reintegrates manufacturing into product and process development is critical to help the global textile industry emerge as a better steward of our planet, our people, and our products. And, there are many small and incremental steps that can be taken without major capital investments to improve safety and reduce the negative environmental impacts of existing textile manufacturing and wet processing facilities.
Less than a month from now, the world of technical textiles and nonwovens as well as the processing of textile and flexible materials will finally meet again at Techtextil and Texprocess. Michael Jänecke, Director - Brand Management - Technical Textiles and Textile Processing, Messe Frankfurt Exhibition, wraps up the last two years and tells texfash.com which way the industry is headed.
