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26.08.2021

INDA: “On-Demand” World of Wipes® 2021 Conference Program for purchase

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry announces “On-Demand” video access to presentations recorded from the 2021 World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference held July 12-15 in Atlanta.  The high-quality program content includes sessions on: sustainability, market and consumer trends, industry policies and regulations, flushable wipes, and innovations in substrates, preservatives, and packaging.  It also includes the product presentations and announcement of the World of Wipes Innovation Award®  and of the presentation of the INDA Lifetime Technical Achievement Award.  Each speaker’s presentation is approximately 30-minutes in length and includes Q & A’s recorded live following the session. The On-Demand WOW program content is available for purchase and viewing for 90 days by visiting https://www.pathlms.com/inda/courses.

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry announces “On-Demand” video access to presentations recorded from the 2021 World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference held July 12-15 in Atlanta.  The high-quality program content includes sessions on: sustainability, market and consumer trends, industry policies and regulations, flushable wipes, and innovations in substrates, preservatives, and packaging.  It also includes the product presentations and announcement of the World of Wipes Innovation Award®  and of the presentation of the INDA Lifetime Technical Achievement Award.  Each speaker’s presentation is approximately 30-minutes in length and includes Q & A’s recorded live following the session. The On-Demand WOW program content is available for purchase and viewing for 90 days by visiting https://www.pathlms.com/inda/courses.

Professionals interested in advancing their knowledge of the multi-billion dollar wipes market sector may purchase the entire program containing 31 speaker presentations, or select among nine individual sessions here or for more information visit https://www.inda.org

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INDA

Jason Kent, BTMA
26.08.2021

New CEO at British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA)

Jason Kent has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the BTMA Group, which also includes subsidiaries nw texnet and The Textile Recorder (Machinery & Accessories) Exhibitions Ltd (TREX), effective from Monday 23rd August 2021.

Jason has been a non-executive member of the BTMA board for over eight years and brings a wealth of experience with him, having spent 35 years working in the carpet tufting machinery industry.

As a time-served mechanical technician engineer, he ascended through a series of positions of greater responsibility with Cobble Blackburn until its acquisition in 2013 by the Vandewiele Group, where he undertook the role of Managing Director for the tufting machinery business.

He also studied part-time for his MBA back in 2011 and is also a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.

“I am very privileged to be joining the BTMA,” said Jason Kent. “I believe there are many generational changes ahead that our members must face and the BTMA needs to be ready and capable of supporting such challenges.”

Jason Kent has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the BTMA Group, which also includes subsidiaries nw texnet and The Textile Recorder (Machinery & Accessories) Exhibitions Ltd (TREX), effective from Monday 23rd August 2021.

Jason has been a non-executive member of the BTMA board for over eight years and brings a wealth of experience with him, having spent 35 years working in the carpet tufting machinery industry.

As a time-served mechanical technician engineer, he ascended through a series of positions of greater responsibility with Cobble Blackburn until its acquisition in 2013 by the Vandewiele Group, where he undertook the role of Managing Director for the tufting machinery business.

He also studied part-time for his MBA back in 2011 and is also a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.

“I am very privileged to be joining the BTMA,” said Jason Kent. “I believe there are many generational changes ahead that our members must face and the BTMA needs to be ready and capable of supporting such challenges.”

 “As I see it, we have three initial goals in providing better business outcomes for our members through active engagement in addressing industry skills deficits, ensuring we are at the forefront of the industrial digitalisation revolution, and leveraging opportunities brought about through innovation and the associated global focus on sustainability.”
Founded in 1940, the British Textile Machinery Association actively promotes British textile machinery manufacturers and their products to the world. The non-profit organisation acts as a bridge between its members and the increasingly diverse industries within the textile manufacturing sector.

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BVMed: Homecare-Management-Kongress zur Hilfsmittel-Versorgung (c) BVMed
24.08.2021

BVMed: Homecare-Management-Kongress zur Hilfsmittel-Versorgung

Der 8. Homecare-Management-Kongress der BVMed-Akademie bringt am 1. Dezember 2021 unter dem Titel "Versorgungsstrukturen zukunftsfähig machen: Wohin soll die Reise gehen?" Hilfsmittel-Leistungserbringer und -hersteller sowie Vertreter der Politik, Krankenkassen, Krankenhäuser, Ärzteschaft und Pflege zusammen, um über die Zukunft der Hilfsmittelversorgung zu diskutieren. Am Vorabend des Kongresses wird es eine politische Podiumsdiskussion zu den Perspektiven der Gesundheitspolitik in der neuen Legislaturperiode geben

Wie können die Versorgungstrukturen zukunftssicher ausgestaltet werden? Welche Bedeutung kommt dabei den Hilfsmittel- und Homecare-Versorgern zu? Welche Anforderungen stellen sich an eine zukunftssichere, wirtschaftliche und digitalere Hilfsmittelversorgung? Diese Fragen stehen im Mittelpunkt des Kongresses mit Impulsvorträgen, Podiumsdiskussionen und Workshops zur Weiterentwicklung der Hilfsmittelversorgung.

 

Der 8. Homecare-Management-Kongress der BVMed-Akademie bringt am 1. Dezember 2021 unter dem Titel "Versorgungsstrukturen zukunftsfähig machen: Wohin soll die Reise gehen?" Hilfsmittel-Leistungserbringer und -hersteller sowie Vertreter der Politik, Krankenkassen, Krankenhäuser, Ärzteschaft und Pflege zusammen, um über die Zukunft der Hilfsmittelversorgung zu diskutieren. Am Vorabend des Kongresses wird es eine politische Podiumsdiskussion zu den Perspektiven der Gesundheitspolitik in der neuen Legislaturperiode geben

Wie können die Versorgungstrukturen zukunftssicher ausgestaltet werden? Welche Bedeutung kommt dabei den Hilfsmittel- und Homecare-Versorgern zu? Welche Anforderungen stellen sich an eine zukunftssichere, wirtschaftliche und digitalere Hilfsmittelversorgung? Diese Fragen stehen im Mittelpunkt des Kongresses mit Impulsvorträgen, Podiumsdiskussionen und Workshops zur Weiterentwicklung der Hilfsmittelversorgung.

 

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BVMed - Bundesverband Medizintechnologie

TMAS: Swedish Group ACG turns 100 (c) Ismail Abdelkareem, ACG Goup
ACG’s Reimar Westerlind and Thomas Arvidsson at the company’s head office in Borås, Sweden
16.08.2021

TMAS: Swedish Group ACG turns 100

It is exactly 100 years ago on August 17th this year that Carl Axel Gustafsson returned from the USA to Sweden with a significant agency agreement from the Boston-based sewing machine leader Reece.

Back in 1921, Reece, along with its competitor Singer, entirely dominated the buttonhole machine market and were the world’s only manufacturers of these machines for jackets, trousers and coats.

Gustafsson’s license enabled his new company A C Gustafsson to become one of Europe’s first leasing organisations, hiring out Reece buttonhole machines and receiving payment per sewn buttonhole stitch.

This business thrived for many decades and formed the basis for the entire ACG Group as it exists today.

Forty years later, on September 2nd 1961 to be precise, Reimar Westerlind walked out of a restaurant after a long and enjoyable lunch with someone he’d never met before, having signed his intention to buy a company he knew nothing about on an improvised contract written on the back of a menu.

It is exactly 100 years ago on August 17th this year that Carl Axel Gustafsson returned from the USA to Sweden with a significant agency agreement from the Boston-based sewing machine leader Reece.

Back in 1921, Reece, along with its competitor Singer, entirely dominated the buttonhole machine market and were the world’s only manufacturers of these machines for jackets, trousers and coats.

Gustafsson’s license enabled his new company A C Gustafsson to become one of Europe’s first leasing organisations, hiring out Reece buttonhole machines and receiving payment per sewn buttonhole stitch.

This business thrived for many decades and formed the basis for the entire ACG Group as it exists today.

Forty years later, on September 2nd 1961 to be precise, Reimar Westerlind walked out of a restaurant after a long and enjoyable lunch with someone he’d never met before, having signed his intention to buy a company he knew nothing about on an improvised contract written on the back of a menu.

“What I didn’t know then was that my dining partner was the family lawyer of Carl Axel Gustafsson,” Reimar explains. “I had no money and knew nothing about the textile industry and I also quickly discovered the business was not doing so well at that time and tried to get out of the agreement, but he insisted I honour it. He told me he had money and would back me, but I’d have to work hard and pay him back in full.”

Reimar certainly took that advice, and at the age of 92 still travels to his office every day to oversee the operations of the diverse companies now operating under the ACG umbrella.

Although textiles remain the bedrock of the business, under Reimar Westerlind’s management, ACG Group has branched out into many other fields of activity over the past 60 years, and its diversity has also led to some highly unexpected developments.

Like many other European manufacturers, ACG also began to expand beyond its traditional borders from the 1970s onwards – initially into the former Soviet Union and subsequently establishing subsidiaries in Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, the Ukraine and Denmark.

11.08.2021

USA: Long-Term Contracts for Domestic PPE Guaranteed

  • The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) Welcomes Senate Passage of Infrastructure Bill

WASHINGTON—The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber through finished products, issued a statement today welcoming Senate passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill that will provide billions of dollars in new spending to revitalize the nation’s roads, bridges and railways and help reconstitute a domestic supply chain for personal protective equipment (PPE).

“We commend the Senate for passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which will provide critical resources for our nation’s aging infrastructure and at the same time help incentivize the reshoring of personal protective equipment (PPE) production, an important priority of the U.S. textile industry,” said NCTO President and CEO Kim Glas.

  • The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) Welcomes Senate Passage of Infrastructure Bill

WASHINGTON—The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber through finished products, issued a statement today welcoming Senate passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill that will provide billions of dollars in new spending to revitalize the nation’s roads, bridges and railways and help reconstitute a domestic supply chain for personal protective equipment (PPE).

“We commend the Senate for passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which will provide critical resources for our nation’s aging infrastructure and at the same time help incentivize the reshoring of personal protective equipment (PPE) production, an important priority of the U.S. textile industry,” said NCTO President and CEO Kim Glas.

NCTO worked with congressional allies to include a version of the Make PPE in America Act, legislation co-sponsored by Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), in the infrastructure legislative package. The bill ensures all PPE purchased by the Departments of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs are Berry Amendment-compliant; guarantees long-term contracts (a minimum of two years) to U.S. manufacturers; and creates a tiered preference for PPE made in the Western Hemisphere by our free trade partners using U.S. components, after domestic manufacturing capacity has been maximized.

“We sincerely thank Senator Portman and Senator Peters for working to include their Make PPE in America Act in the infrastructure bill,” Glas said. “This bill will help onshore critical production of personal protective equipment (PPE) by guaranteeing long-term contracts for domestically produced PPE and ensuring that taxpayer dollars are utilized to bolster the federal purchase of American-made PPE.

The U.S. manufacturing industry has produced over a billion lifesaving PPE and other medical products over the last year, as NCTO members retooled production chains in response to the nation’s needs. We will continue to urge the government to purchase Berry-compliant products containing 100 percent domestic content for PPE to help bolster the full U.S. production chain in the future.”

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NCTO

02.08.2021

EDANA and INDA: 2021 NONWOVENS STANDARD PROCEDURES

  • Harmonized Language Increases Efficiency to Communicate Globally Consistent Descriptions, Production and Testing

EDANA and INDA, the leading global nonwovens associations, jointly announce the launch of the 2021 edition of standard procedures for the nonwovens and related industries.

These Nonwovens Standard Procedures help technically define the nonwovens industry, with specifiers for the properties, composition, and specifications of its products. Offering harmonized language for the industry across the USA and Europe, and recognized by many other individual markets, the procedures offer a way for the nonwovens industry to communicate both across the globe, and within the supply chain to ensure that product properties can be consistently described, produced, and tested.

  • Harmonized Language Increases Efficiency to Communicate Globally Consistent Descriptions, Production and Testing

EDANA and INDA, the leading global nonwovens associations, jointly announce the launch of the 2021 edition of standard procedures for the nonwovens and related industries.

These Nonwovens Standard Procedures help technically define the nonwovens industry, with specifiers for the properties, composition, and specifications of its products. Offering harmonized language for the industry across the USA and Europe, and recognized by many other individual markets, the procedures offer a way for the nonwovens industry to communicate both across the globe, and within the supply chain to ensure that product properties can be consistently described, produced, and tested.

The harmonized methods contained in the Nonwovens Standard Procedures (NWSP) edition include 107 individual test procedures and guidance documents to support applications across the nonwovens and related industries, and are available on both www.inda.org and www.edana.org.

The 2021 edition includes updated or modified procedures with a numbering structure that makes the document intuitive to search and use. Additionally, each method also includes a page to summarize and track relevant changes made to the document. In an effort to make all methods more consistent, each one is now presented in a format building on the International Standards Organisation (ISO) template, facilitating any future possible submission to ISO in an effort to become a recognized international standard or technical specification.

As in previous editions, the table of contents for the Nonwoven Standard Procedures document includes references to existing related ISO standards, which makes it easier for technicians to choose the most relevant procedure or methods to apply to their product.

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INDA / EDANA

(c) TITK / Steffen Beikirch
29.07.2021

Innovationscluster IZZI: Erstes Regionalnetzwerk für Automobil-Interieur

  • automotive thüringen startet Innovationscluster „IZZI“ mit 16 Partnern aus Forschung und Industrie

Der Branchenverband automotive thüringen (at) initiiert gemeinsam mit den beiden wirtschaftsnahen Forschungseinrichtungen TITK - Thüringisches Institut für Textil- und Kunststoff-Forschung e.V. Rudolstadt und TITV - Textilforschungsinstitut Thüringen-Vogtland e.V. Greiz einen neuen Innovationscluster „Interieur der Zukunft aus der Zulieferindustrie“ (IZZI). Zum Auftakt sind weitere 14 regionale Unternehmen und Forschungsinstitute als Partner dabei. So vereint der Cluster weitreichende Kompetenzen im Innovationsfeld des automobilen Interieurs.

Als Mitinitiator und Gastgeber der Kick-off-Veranstaltung am 29. Juli 2021 unterstützt das TITK Rudolstadt den Innovationscluster IZZI mit zahlreichen Ideen, langjähriger Erfahrung in der Auto- und Zuliefererindustrie sowie vielfältigen technischen Möglichkeiten.

  • automotive thüringen startet Innovationscluster „IZZI“ mit 16 Partnern aus Forschung und Industrie

Der Branchenverband automotive thüringen (at) initiiert gemeinsam mit den beiden wirtschaftsnahen Forschungseinrichtungen TITK - Thüringisches Institut für Textil- und Kunststoff-Forschung e.V. Rudolstadt und TITV - Textilforschungsinstitut Thüringen-Vogtland e.V. Greiz einen neuen Innovationscluster „Interieur der Zukunft aus der Zulieferindustrie“ (IZZI). Zum Auftakt sind weitere 14 regionale Unternehmen und Forschungsinstitute als Partner dabei. So vereint der Cluster weitreichende Kompetenzen im Innovationsfeld des automobilen Interieurs.

Als Mitinitiator und Gastgeber der Kick-off-Veranstaltung am 29. Juli 2021 unterstützt das TITK Rudolstadt den Innovationscluster IZZI mit zahlreichen Ideen, langjähriger Erfahrung in der Auto- und Zuliefererindustrie sowie vielfältigen technischen Möglichkeiten.

Der neue Innovationscluster greift speziell Trends für automobile Interieur-Lösungen auf und entwickelt sie in konkreten Projekten mit den Unternehmen und Instituten der Region weiter zu neuen, nachhaltigen Lösungen. So soll ein Rahmen geschaffen werden, um dem anstehenden technologischen Wandel in der Automobilindustrie mit innovativen Ideen zu begegnen. Neue Funktionalitäten, nachhaltige Materialien und eine neue Innenraum-Architektur – diesen und weiteren Themen wird sich das Netzwerk widmen.

Der Innovationscluster steht offen für weitere Partner. Interessierte Industrieunternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen können sich an den Verband automotive thüringen wenden.

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TITK - Thüringisches Institut für Textil- und Kunststoff-Forschung e.V. Rudolstadt

INDA: RISE® - Virtual Conference opens and Speakers announced (c) INDA
26.07.2021

INDA: RISE® - Virtual Conference and Speakers announced

The 11th edition of RISE®, Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics Conference will be presented virtually on Sept. 28-30 with more than 150 professionals in product development, materials science, and new technologies.

The conference will culminate on Sept. 30 with the presentation of the 2021 RISE® Innovation Award recognizing problem-solving innovations that advance the nonwovens industry.

The program includes presentations from industry leaders, round-table discussions and question-and-answer sessions on the key themes of material science developments for sustainable nonwovens, sustainability, increasing circularity in nonwovens, and promising innovations in nonwovens, processes and materials:

The 11th edition of RISE®, Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics Conference will be presented virtually on Sept. 28-30 with more than 150 professionals in product development, materials science, and new technologies.

The conference will culminate on Sept. 30 with the presentation of the 2021 RISE® Innovation Award recognizing problem-solving innovations that advance the nonwovens industry.

The program includes presentations from industry leaders, round-table discussions and question-and-answer sessions on the key themes of material science developments for sustainable nonwovens, sustainability, increasing circularity in nonwovens, and promising innovations in nonwovens, processes and materials:

  • Promising Materials Development Using PLA
    presented by Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Ph.D., William A. Klopman Distinguished Professor and Executive Director, North Carolina State University, The Nonwovens Institute
  • Phantom Platform: The Polyolefin-cellulose Coformed Substrates Technology at Its Best, featuring insights from Fabio Zampollo, CEO, Teknoweb Materials S.r.l.
  • Biotransformation Technology in Polyolefin Fibers and Nonwoven Fabrics, Focus on Fugitive Used Articles
    with speakers, DeeAnn Nelson, Ph.D., Development Program Manager, and Nick Carter, Vice-President of Marketing and Business Intelligence, both from Avgol Nonwovens
  • High-Loft, Ultra-Soft Hygiene Solutions,
    presented by Paul Rollin, Ph.D., Global Team Lead – Nonwovens, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
  • Innovating a Sustainable Future for Nonwovens; A European Perspective
    given by Matthew Tipper, Ph.D., Operations Director, Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute Ltd., (NIRI), UK
  • Filtration Media Functionalized with Zinc Oxide
    by Wai-shing Yung, Ph.D., Technical Director, Ascend Performance Materials
(c) Gesamtmasche
26.07.2021

Maschenbranche leicht erholt

  • Lockdown-Folgen und kühles Konsumklima belasten das Geschäft  

Nach einem halben Jahr im Lockdown befindet sich die deutsche Maschenindustrie auf vorsichtigem Erholungskurs. Der Geschäftsklimaindex der Branche tendiert zum 3. Quartal 2021 nach dramatischen Einbrüchen der letzten neun Monate wieder positiv.

„Die wirtschaftlichen Schäden durch die langen Schließungen sind enorm. Das wird uns für Jahre belasten“, sagt Martina Bandte, Präsidentin von Gesamtmasche. „Der Konsum entwickelt sich nur zaghaft. Gleichzeitig stellen uns die überschießenden Rohstoff- und Frachtpreise vor große Herausforderungen.“   

  • Lockdown-Folgen und kühles Konsumklima belasten das Geschäft  

Nach einem halben Jahr im Lockdown befindet sich die deutsche Maschenindustrie auf vorsichtigem Erholungskurs. Der Geschäftsklimaindex der Branche tendiert zum 3. Quartal 2021 nach dramatischen Einbrüchen der letzten neun Monate wieder positiv.

„Die wirtschaftlichen Schäden durch die langen Schließungen sind enorm. Das wird uns für Jahre belasten“, sagt Martina Bandte, Präsidentin von Gesamtmasche. „Der Konsum entwickelt sich nur zaghaft. Gleichzeitig stellen uns die überschießenden Rohstoff- und Frachtpreise vor große Herausforderungen.“   

Der Geschäftsklimaindex zum 3. Quartal spiegelt mit 16,93 Indexpunkten den Erholungskurs wider (Indexwert zum 2. Quartal: -19,3) Der Erwartungsindex für die kommenden drei Monate unterstreicht mit 23,13 Punkten die Hoffnung auf weitere Stabilisierung. Rund ein Drittel der Hersteller vermeldet wieder gute bis befriedigende Kapazitätsauslastungen. Allerdings vermeldet ein Drittel der Firmen fallende Erträge. Jedes zehnte Unternehmen erwartet, in den kommenden Monaten Personal reduzieren zu müssen. Das vermeldeten im letzten Quartal noch über 30 Prozent der Betriebe.

Verbandspräsidentin Martina Bandte sieht die Gefahr, dass steigende Kosten für Beschaffung und Energie die Margen drücken könnten. „Diese Kosten lassen sich derzeit kaum weiterreichen. Viele Verbraucher machen sich Sorgen um die Zukunft und sind deswegen noch sparsamer in ihren Ausgaben. Qualitätsprodukte und nachhaltig hergestellte Textilien, für die der textile Mittelstand in Deutschland steht, haben es in diesem Umfeld schwer.“

Daneben machen der Branche neue bürokratische Auflagen durch das im Juni beschlossene Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz zu schaffen, das Anfang 2023 in Kraft tritt. „Viele Unternehmen starten jetzt in die Entwicklung der Frühjahr-/Sommerkollektion 2023. Große Kunden verlangen bereits jetzt ein umfassendes Reporting ihrer Lieferanten zu den Sorgfaltspflichten.“ Die Konsumenten sind hinsichtlich der Auswirkungen auf die Kostenstruktur für nachhaltige Produkte aber immer noch wenig sensibilisiert. Laut einer Umfrage des Gesamtverbandes textil+mode im Juni schätzen ca. zwei Drittel der Textil- und Modeunternehmen die Zahlungsbereitschaft der Endkunden in Bezug auf Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte als „eher niedrig“ ein.

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Gesamtverband der deutschen Maschenindustrie e.V.

(c) WEITBLICK® GmbH & Co. KG. Felix Blumenauer
20.07.2021

Weitblick-Geschäftsführer Felix Blumenauer in MaxTex Vorstand gewählt

Felix Blumenauer, Geschäftsführer des Workwear-Produzenten Weitblick, wurde zum stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden des MaxTex-Verbandes gewählt, einem Netzwerk für nachhaltige Lösungen in der Textilwirtschaft. Weitblick verfolgt bereits seit einigen Jahren eine konsequente Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie und forciert auch durch die Verbandsarbeit die Intensität des eigenen Engagements.

MaxTex ist eine 2014 gegründete internationale Vereinigung von Textilherstellern, Konfektionären, Rohstoff-Produzenten, Textil-Dienstleistern, wissenschaftlicher Institutionen und jungen Start-ups. Sie verbindet das Ziel, nachhaltiges Handeln über die gesamte textile Wertschöpfungskette sicherzustellen. Dabei steht unternehmerische Verantwortung in sozialer, ökologischer und ökonomischer Hinsicht gleichermaßen im Mittelpunkt.

Felix Blumenauer, Geschäftsführer des Workwear-Produzenten Weitblick, wurde zum stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden des MaxTex-Verbandes gewählt, einem Netzwerk für nachhaltige Lösungen in der Textilwirtschaft. Weitblick verfolgt bereits seit einigen Jahren eine konsequente Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie und forciert auch durch die Verbandsarbeit die Intensität des eigenen Engagements.

MaxTex ist eine 2014 gegründete internationale Vereinigung von Textilherstellern, Konfektionären, Rohstoff-Produzenten, Textil-Dienstleistern, wissenschaftlicher Institutionen und jungen Start-ups. Sie verbindet das Ziel, nachhaltiges Handeln über die gesamte textile Wertschöpfungskette sicherzustellen. Dabei steht unternehmerische Verantwortung in sozialer, ökologischer und ökonomischer Hinsicht gleichermaßen im Mittelpunkt.

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WEITBLICK® GmbH & Co. KG

INDA: World of Wipes® Conference attracts Professionals Live and In-Person (c) INDA
19.07.2021

INDA: World of Wipes® Conference attracts Professionals Live and In-Person

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, wrapped up its 15th annual World of Wipes® International Conference, July 12-15, with a presentation of the World of Wipes Innovation Award® to Kimberly-Clark Corporation and the highest attendance record in six years.

This year’s WOW conference welcomed 475 enthusiastic professionals from 14 countries to its in-person World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference to advance their wipes business. Held in Atlanta, GA, the conference was notable as the first in-person conference in the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry in 500 days due to the pandemic.

Industry professionals from 33 global companies delivered presentations and answered questions in sessions that included Wipes and the Growing Plastics Debate, Regulatory Requirements for Disinfecting and Sanitizing Wipes, Trends in the Wipes Markets and Among Consumers, Wet Wipe Preservative Innovations, Covid-19 Impacts on Wipes Consumption and Cleaning Habits, Sustainable Wipes Packaging and Dispensing, Nonwoven Substrates for More Sustainable Wipes, and Flushable Wipes: Loved by Consumers, Wrongly Accused by Utilities.

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, wrapped up its 15th annual World of Wipes® International Conference, July 12-15, with a presentation of the World of Wipes Innovation Award® to Kimberly-Clark Corporation and the highest attendance record in six years.

This year’s WOW conference welcomed 475 enthusiastic professionals from 14 countries to its in-person World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference to advance their wipes business. Held in Atlanta, GA, the conference was notable as the first in-person conference in the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry in 500 days due to the pandemic.

Industry professionals from 33 global companies delivered presentations and answered questions in sessions that included Wipes and the Growing Plastics Debate, Regulatory Requirements for Disinfecting and Sanitizing Wipes, Trends in the Wipes Markets and Among Consumers, Wet Wipe Preservative Innovations, Covid-19 Impacts on Wipes Consumption and Cleaning Habits, Sustainable Wipes Packaging and Dispensing, Nonwoven Substrates for More Sustainable Wipes, and Flushable Wipes: Loved by Consumers, Wrongly Accused by Utilities.

Highlights included the announcement of Kimberly-Clark Scott® 24-Hour Sanitizing Wipes as the winner of this year’s World of Wipes Innovation Award®. The annual award recognizes the product that most expands the use of nonwovens and demonstrates creativity, novelty, uniqueness, and technical sophistication within the entire nonwovens wipes value chain.

Other highlights included the presentation of the 2021 INDA Lifetime Technical Achievement Award to John Poccia. The annual award is nominated by INDA’s Technical Advisory Board and presented to an individual whose technical achievements over a long-standing career have significantly contributed to the technical advancement, success, and growth of the nonwovens industry.

Other presentation highlights included:

  • Recent Developments Under the EU Green Deal and Plastics Strategy – Pandemic Update – Gyongyi David, Attorney at Law, V V G B Advocaten-Avocats, Director- EHS Regulatory, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • FDA & EPA Framework of Regulations: Dry Wipes Claims – Tony Herber, Principal Regulatory Consultant/Assistant Federal Team Manager, Scientific & Regulatory Consultants, Inc. (SRC. Inc.)
  • Consumer Wipes Usage During Covid-19 and Future Use – Chris Dresselhuys, Business Director-North American Retail Wipes, Rockline Industries
  • Sustainable Solutions for Wipes – Vishal Bansai, Vice President, Innovation, and Silke Brand-Kirsch, VP, Marketing and Business Development, Glatfelter Gernsbach GmbH
  • Sustainability Impacts Across the Value Chain of Wipes Packaging – Vicky Chang, Marketing Manager, Consumer & Industrial Products, Amcor Flexibles
  • Unveiling Wet Wipes Preservation: New Findings on Microbial Risks and Preservative Solution – Paul Salama, Ph.D., CTO& Head of Innovation, Sharon Laboratories
INDA: IDEA® Achievement Awards for 2022 (c) INDA
08.07.2021

INDA: IDEA® Achievement Awards for 2022

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, and Nonwovens Industry Magazine announced the opening of nominations for the prestigious IDEA® Achievement Awards. IDEA® is the preeminent event for the nonwovens and engineered fabrics conference and exposition and will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida USA, March 28-31, 2022.

The IDEA® Achievement Awards recognize leading companies and new innovations (since IDEA® in 2019) in the global engineered fabrics industry in six categories. Companies may now nominate their products, or their customers’ products, in the following categories:

  • Sustainability Advancement (advances one or more elements of sustainability or circularity since 2019)
  • Equipment (best new equipment introduction since 2019)
  • Raw Materials (best new raw materials introduction since 2019)
  • Short-Life (best new disposable product introduction since 2019)
  • Long-Life (best new durable product introduction since 2019)
  • Nonwoven Product (best new nonwoven product introduction since 2019)

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, and Nonwovens Industry Magazine announced the opening of nominations for the prestigious IDEA® Achievement Awards. IDEA® is the preeminent event for the nonwovens and engineered fabrics conference and exposition and will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida USA, March 28-31, 2022.

The IDEA® Achievement Awards recognize leading companies and new innovations (since IDEA® in 2019) in the global engineered fabrics industry in six categories. Companies may now nominate their products, or their customers’ products, in the following categories:

  • Sustainability Advancement (advances one or more elements of sustainability or circularity since 2019)
  • Equipment (best new equipment introduction since 2019)
  • Raw Materials (best new raw materials introduction since 2019)
  • Short-Life (best new disposable product introduction since 2019)
  • Long-Life (best new durable product introduction since 2019)
  • Nonwoven Product (best new nonwoven product introduction since 2019)
08.07.2021

ECHA: Candidate List updated with eight hazardous chemicals

Some of the newly added substances are used in consumer products such as cosmetics, scented articles, rubber and textiles. Others are used as solvents, flame retardants or to manufacture plastics products. Most have been added to the Candidate List because they are hazardous to human health as they are toxic for reproduction, carcinogenic, respiratory sensitisers or endocrine disruptors.

Companies must follow their legal obligations and ensure the safe use of these chemicals. They also have to notify ECHA under the Waste Framework Directive if their products contain substances of very high concern. This notification is submitted to ECHA’s SCIP database and the information will later be published on the Agency’s website.

Some of the newly added substances are used in consumer products such as cosmetics, scented articles, rubber and textiles. Others are used as solvents, flame retardants or to manufacture plastics products. Most have been added to the Candidate List because they are hazardous to human health as they are toxic for reproduction, carcinogenic, respiratory sensitisers or endocrine disruptors.

Companies must follow their legal obligations and ensure the safe use of these chemicals. They also have to notify ECHA under the Waste Framework Directive if their products contain substances of very high concern. This notification is submitted to ECHA’s SCIP database and the information will later be published on the Agency’s website.

Background
The Candidate List includes substances of very high concern that may have serious effects on our health or the environment. These substances may be placed on the Authorisation List in the future, which means that companies would need to apply for permission to continue using them. The Candidate List has now 219 entries – some of these cover groups of chemicals so the overall number of impacted chemicals is higher.
 
Under the REACH Regulation, companies may have legal obligations when their substance is included – either on its own, in mixtures or in articles – in the Candidate List. Any supplier of articles containing a Candidate List substance above a concentration of 0.1 % weight by weight has to give sufficient information to their customers and consumers to allow safe use.
 
Importers and producers of articles containing a Candidate List substance have six months from the date of its inclusion in the list (8 July 2021) to notify ECHA. Suppliers of substances on the Candidate List (supplied either on their own or in mixtures) have to provide their customers with a safety data sheet.
 
As of 5 January 2021, suppliers of articles on the EU market containing Candidate List substances in a concentration above 0.1% weight by weight must notify these articles to ECHA’s SCIP database. This duty comes from the Waste Framework Directive.
 
More information on these obligations and related tools are available here.

Source:

European Chemicals Agency

30.06.2021

Umweltzeichen Blauer Engel für Textilien nimmt an Frankfurter Modemesse Neonyt teil

  • Blauer Engel gibt verlässliche Orientierung für den Konsum nachhaltiger Textilien
  • Neonyt erneut digital vom 5. bis 9. Juli 2021

Das staatliche Umweltzeichen Blauer Engel für Textilien (DE-UZ 154) ist dieses Jahr erneut mit einem virtuellen Stand auf der Frankfurter Modemesse Neonyt vertreten, die digital vom 5. bis zum 9. Juli stattfinden wird. Das Ziel der Messe lautet, einen Transformationsprozess der Textil- und Modebranche einzuleiten und die Industrie zu wandeln: Modethemen wie Ästhetik, Trends, Lifestyle sollen mit Nachhaltigkeit, Digitalisierung und Innovation verschmelzen. Der Blaue Engel unterstützt dieses Anliegen: Produkte, die mit dem Umweltzeichen für Textilien zertifiziert sind, erfüllen hohe Umweltstandards. Sie wurden ohne gesundheitsgefährdende Chemikalien hergestellt und weisen gute Gebrauchseigenschaften auf.

  • Blauer Engel gibt verlässliche Orientierung für den Konsum nachhaltiger Textilien
  • Neonyt erneut digital vom 5. bis 9. Juli 2021

Das staatliche Umweltzeichen Blauer Engel für Textilien (DE-UZ 154) ist dieses Jahr erneut mit einem virtuellen Stand auf der Frankfurter Modemesse Neonyt vertreten, die digital vom 5. bis zum 9. Juli stattfinden wird. Das Ziel der Messe lautet, einen Transformationsprozess der Textil- und Modebranche einzuleiten und die Industrie zu wandeln: Modethemen wie Ästhetik, Trends, Lifestyle sollen mit Nachhaltigkeit, Digitalisierung und Innovation verschmelzen. Der Blaue Engel unterstützt dieses Anliegen: Produkte, die mit dem Umweltzeichen für Textilien zertifiziert sind, erfüllen hohe Umweltstandards. Sie wurden ohne gesundheitsgefährdende Chemikalien hergestellt und weisen gute Gebrauchseigenschaften auf.

Hersteller, Unternehmen und Marken, die ihre Produkte mit dem Blauen Engel zertifizieren, leisten damit nicht nur einen Beitrag für eine nachhaltigere Gestaltung der Modeindustrie, sondern erleichtern auch Verbraucher*innen eine ökologische Kaufentscheidung. Das Siegel stellt Anforderungen an den gesamten Produktionsweg und deckt sowohl Natur- als auch Kunstfasertextilien ab.

Die Teilnahme des Umweltzeichens Blauer Engel für Textilien bedeutet somit nicht nur die Möglichkeit das eigene Zeichen zu bewerben, sondern auch mit Textil- und Modeexpert*innen, Kreativen, Labels und Fashion Week-Neulingen in Diskurs zu treten. Als Vertreterin des Blauen Engels nimmt Frau Dr. Kristin Stechemesser vom Umweltbundesamt an einer Gesprächsrunde zum Thema Siegel und Zertifizierung teil. Diskutiert werden hier unter anderem Fragen zur Zielgruppe des Blauen Engels für Textilen, zu aktuellen und künftigen Herausforderungen für Labels im Textilbereich sowie zu Wachstumschancen und Hemmnissen für nachhaltige Mode.

Die Veranstaltung ist interdisziplinär angelegt, Partner*innen aus Politik, Handel, Industrie und Medien haben ihr Programm gemeinsam entworfen. Pandemiebedingt wird es auch dieses Jahr digital durchgeführt und per Stream übertragen. Nach Beendigung der Messe werden alle Talks, Master Classes, Keynotes und Präsentationen online zur Verfügung stehen.

Bremer Baumwollbörse: Kontinuität in Vorstand und Präsidium (c) Bremer Baumwollbörse
24.06.2021

Bremer Baumwollbörse: Kontinuität in Vorstand und Präsidium

Satzungsgemäß fand am 24. Juni 2021 die 147. ordentliche Generalversammlung der Bremer Baumwollbörse statt. Das alte Präsidium ist auch das neue und wurde in bisheriger Zusammensetzung vom Vorstand wiedergewählt.

Stephanie Silber, Geschäftsführerin der Otto Stadtlander GmbH, bleibt als Präsidentin weiter im Amt, ebenso die Vizepräsidenten Jens D. Lukaczik, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter des Serviceunternehmens Cargo Control Germany GmbH & Co. KG in Bremen, Ernst Grimmelt, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Spinnerei und Weberei Velener Textil GmbH in Velen, Nordrhein-Westfalen und Fritz A. Grobien, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Albrecht, Müller-Pearse & Co. Trade (GmbH & Co.) KG, Bremen.

Neuwahlen des Vorstands
Während der Generalversammlung fanden die Neuwahlen des Vorstandes statt.
Vizepräsident Fritz A. Grobien, Albrecht, Müller-Pearse & Co. Trade (GmbH & Co.) KG, Bremen, schied turnusgemäß aus dem Vorstand aus und wurde neu in das Gremium gewählt. Auch Jean-Paul Haessig, Asian Cotton Traders PTE Ltd, Singapur, wurde erneut in den Vorstand berufen.

Satzungsgemäß fand am 24. Juni 2021 die 147. ordentliche Generalversammlung der Bremer Baumwollbörse statt. Das alte Präsidium ist auch das neue und wurde in bisheriger Zusammensetzung vom Vorstand wiedergewählt.

Stephanie Silber, Geschäftsführerin der Otto Stadtlander GmbH, bleibt als Präsidentin weiter im Amt, ebenso die Vizepräsidenten Jens D. Lukaczik, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter des Serviceunternehmens Cargo Control Germany GmbH & Co. KG in Bremen, Ernst Grimmelt, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Spinnerei und Weberei Velener Textil GmbH in Velen, Nordrhein-Westfalen und Fritz A. Grobien, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Albrecht, Müller-Pearse & Co. Trade (GmbH & Co.) KG, Bremen.

Neuwahlen des Vorstands
Während der Generalversammlung fanden die Neuwahlen des Vorstandes statt.
Vizepräsident Fritz A. Grobien, Albrecht, Müller-Pearse & Co. Trade (GmbH & Co.) KG, Bremen, schied turnusgemäß aus dem Vorstand aus und wurde neu in das Gremium gewählt. Auch Jean-Paul Haessig, Asian Cotton Traders PTE Ltd, Singapur, wurde erneut in den Vorstand berufen.

Weitere Mitglieder im Vorstand sind Hannes Drolle, Getzner Textil AG, Bludenz/Österreich, Henning Hammer, Otto Stadtlander GmbH, Bremen, in Shanghai verantwortlich für das Asiengeschäft, Jan Kettelhack, Hch. Kettelhack GmbH + Co. KG, Rheine, Konrad Schröer, Setex-Textil GmbH, Hamminkeln-Dingden, Peter Spoerry, Spoerry 1886 AG, Flums, auch in der Funktion als Vertreter der Schweizer Textilindustrie, Roland Stelzer, Gebr. Elmer & Zweifel GmbH & Co. KG, Bempflingen sowie Axel Trede, Cotton Service International GmbH, Bremen. Als beratendes Mitglied ist Manfred Kern als Repräsentant der Vereinigung Textilindustrie Österreich im Vorstand vertreten.

Präsidentin Stephanie Silber sagte anlässlich der Generalversammlung: „Nach mehr als einem Jahr in der Pandemie zeigt sich: Baumwolle hat sich als resilient erwiesen. Natürlich sind die Auswirkungen der Covid-19 Pandemie nicht spurlos an der Branche vorbei gegangen. Aufträge wurden storniert, Unternehmen kämpfen mit der Insolvenz. Aber durch die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette hindurch haben Menschen an Lösungen gearbeitet und die Innovationskraft der Baumwollindustrie demonstriert. Die Nachfrage hat sich relativ schnell wieder erholt. Dies ist eine gute Basis für die kommende Saison, die hoffentlich unter normaleren Bedingungen stattfinden kann. Aktuell hat die Branche mit der logistischen Situation eine große Herausforderung. Knappe Containerverfügbarkeit und ausgebuchte Schiffsrouten verzögern die globalen Lieferketten weltweit.“

 

Swiss Textile Machinery companies at ITMA Asia + CITME (c) 2021, Swissmem
Impression from ITMA Asia + CITME 2020
18.06.2021

Swiss Textile Machinery companies at ITMA Asia + CITME

The recent ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition was marked by a strong showing from Swiss Textile Machinery members, in what was the sector’s first major face-to-face showcase since the pandemic restrictions.

With an attendance comprised of 99% visitors, the show still proved a satisfactory venture, the Swiss companies reported. There was real product innovation, and meaningful customer interest, prompting a genuine mood of optimism among exhibitors. The event was held from June 12-16 in Shanghai, with 18 Swiss exhibitors, of whom 13 were Swiss Textile Machinery member companies.

The Swiss Textile Machinery member firms exhibiting at ITMA Asia + CITME 2020 were:

  • Bräcker
  • Graf
  • Hunziker
  • Loepfe
  • Luwa
  • Polytex
  • Rieter
  • Santex Rimar
  • Sedo Engineering
  • SSM
  • Stäubli
  • Uster
  • Willy Grob

The recent ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition was marked by a strong showing from Swiss Textile Machinery members, in what was the sector’s first major face-to-face showcase since the pandemic restrictions.

With an attendance comprised of 99% visitors, the show still proved a satisfactory venture, the Swiss companies reported. There was real product innovation, and meaningful customer interest, prompting a genuine mood of optimism among exhibitors. The event was held from June 12-16 in Shanghai, with 18 Swiss exhibitors, of whom 13 were Swiss Textile Machinery member companies.

The Swiss Textile Machinery member firms exhibiting at ITMA Asia + CITME 2020 were:

  • Bräcker
  • Graf
  • Hunziker
  • Loepfe
  • Luwa
  • Polytex
  • Rieter
  • Santex Rimar
  • Sedo Engineering
  • SSM
  • Stäubli
  • Uster
  • Willy Grob
15.06.2021

EURATEX Statement on the EU-US Summit

The European textile and apparel industry welcomes the organisation of the EU-US Summit in Brussels, and hopes that political leaders will launch a new era of closer cooperation across the Atlantic. Both the Covid19 pandemic and recent geopolitical tensions call for global solutions; the EU and the US should take a leadership role in developing that new global framework.

EU-US trade in textiles and apparel have dropped by nearly 20% in 2020 (just under €6 bln), while imports from other countries, in particular China, have increased spectacularly (+45% into the EU). At the same time, global supply chains came under pressure, and access to certain raw materials for the industry became difficult and costly.

Against this background, EURATEX does not call for protectionism, but a better functioning of global supply chains, with common rules which are applied by all. The EU and US authorities should put their full influence to establish a level playing field for our industry across the globe, promoting environmental and social standards. Sustainable and circular textiles should become the norm, thus contributing to a greener planet and creating high quality jobs.  

The European textile and apparel industry welcomes the organisation of the EU-US Summit in Brussels, and hopes that political leaders will launch a new era of closer cooperation across the Atlantic. Both the Covid19 pandemic and recent geopolitical tensions call for global solutions; the EU and the US should take a leadership role in developing that new global framework.

EU-US trade in textiles and apparel have dropped by nearly 20% in 2020 (just under €6 bln), while imports from other countries, in particular China, have increased spectacularly (+45% into the EU). At the same time, global supply chains came under pressure, and access to certain raw materials for the industry became difficult and costly.

Against this background, EURATEX does not call for protectionism, but a better functioning of global supply chains, with common rules which are applied by all. The EU and US authorities should put their full influence to establish a level playing field for our industry across the globe, promoting environmental and social standards. Sustainable and circular textiles should become the norm, thus contributing to a greener planet and creating high quality jobs.  

At bilateral level, the EU and US should resume their work on mutual recognition of standards and certification procedures, thus saving considerable costs for our companies while maintaining the highest safety standards. Custom procedures can be simplified on both sides, and joint research, e.g. in smart textiles, should be promoted.

EURATEX welcomes the recent progress in provisionally eliminating additional duties on several American and European products due to the Airbus-Boeing trade dispute. It is a very positive sign that EURATEX would like to highlight in a particularly difficult context for the textile and clothing industry at European, American and even global levels. EURATEX calls on both US and EU institutions to eliminate such duties permanently and build on a common positive agenda for the benefit of EU and US companies and consumers.

EURATEX Director General Dirk Vantyghem commented: "Both the EU and US are developing a new business model for their industry. We should make sure these models can complement and reinforce each other. If not, we risk losing global leadership, not just in terms of market share but also in terms of values and standards."

Digital Pioneer Awards ceremony at the digitalCHURCH (c) digitalHUB Aachen e.V.; photo: Thomas Langens
Digital Pioneer Awards ceremony at the digitalCHURCH
15.06.2021

ITA Academy GmbH wins Digital Pioneer Award 2021

  • Digital Pioneer Awards ceremony at the digitalCHURCH
  • ITA Academy GmbH was honoured to receive the Digital Pioneer Award at the Digital Summit Event in Aachen on June 09, 2021.

The Digital Pioneer Award is given to companies that drive digitalisation with digital business models, processes or digital products. ITA Academy GmbH was honoured with the Digital Capability Center (DCC) Aachen and its support of companies in their digital transformation.

  • Digital Pioneer Awards ceremony at the digitalCHURCH
  • ITA Academy GmbH was honoured to receive the Digital Pioneer Award at the Digital Summit Event in Aachen on June 09, 2021.

The Digital Pioneer Award is given to companies that drive digitalisation with digital business models, processes or digital products. ITA Academy GmbH was honoured with the Digital Capability Center (DCC) Aachen and its support of companies in their digital transformation.

Using the latest didactic methods, sophisticated solution concepts and state-of-the-art technologies, the DCC Aachen supports people in keeping up with the digital future and becoming pioneers in digital transformation. In order to make innovative solutions such as AI and digital assistance systems tangible, the ITA Academy founded the Digital Capability Center (DCC) Aachen together with McKinsey & Company in 2017. The DCC is a model factory 4.0 in which digital applications are demonstrated and taught using the example of a realistic factory. The DCC thus offers a learning environment for companies in which participants are supported in building up competencies in the field of digital transformation in the form of practical work-shops.

The digital pioneers are to be publicised as best-practice examples in order to sensitize regional SMEs to the topic of digitisation. Around the award of the digital pioneers, the digitalHUB Aachen e.V. rolls out effective marketing activities. The pioneers achieve high visibility through the various planned campaigns and advertising opportunities.

14.06.2021

Swedish automation boosts Tritex sewing operations

Founded in 1952, Svegea of Sweden – a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association – has over 60 years of experience in exclusively designing, manufacturing and installing high quality collarette band cutting machines worldwide.

These are used by garment manufacturers around the world for the production of tubular apparel components such as waistbands, cuff and neck tapes and other seam reinforcements, such as Triteks Trejd.

Founded in 1994, this family-owned business employs over 280 people at its plant in Prilep, North Macedonia, where high quality cotton fabrics are expertly converted into the products of the Tritex Underwear brand.

The Prilep operation encompasses the processing of fabrics, design, cutting, sewing, quality control and packing in a fully integrated workflow.

With around 200 sewing machinists, the Tritex product range encompasses briefs, boxers, slips, t-shirts, pyjamas and body slips which are primarily sold to countries within the European Union, as well as the domestic market.

Founded in 1952, Svegea of Sweden – a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association – has over 60 years of experience in exclusively designing, manufacturing and installing high quality collarette band cutting machines worldwide.

These are used by garment manufacturers around the world for the production of tubular apparel components such as waistbands, cuff and neck tapes and other seam reinforcements, such as Triteks Trejd.

Founded in 1994, this family-owned business employs over 280 people at its plant in Prilep, North Macedonia, where high quality cotton fabrics are expertly converted into the products of the Tritex Underwear brand.

The Prilep operation encompasses the processing of fabrics, design, cutting, sewing, quality control and packing in a fully integrated workflow.

With around 200 sewing machinists, the Tritex product range encompasses briefs, boxers, slips, t-shirts, pyjamas and body slips which are primarily sold to countries within the European Union, as well as the domestic market.

The company has also just completed the digitalisation of its full production via the in-house DPC-SYS system, installing around 200 industrial PCs linking each of its workstations and departments.

Triteks Trejd currently operates three of the latest Svegea collarette cutting machines and is highly satisfied with their performance, as well as the service provided by the Swedish company.

09.06.2021

EURATEX calls for an effective EU Industrial strategy

On the occasion of releasing its 2021 Spring Report, EURATEX calls the European Institutions to implement a new Industrial Strategy which will effectively support the European textiles industry. EURATEX welcomes the fact that Textile and Clothing industry is recognised as one of the 14 essential ecosystems of the European economy, but we need to take effective measures to support these sectors, and take into consideration the global dimension.

On the occasion of releasing its 2021 Spring Report, EURATEX calls the European Institutions to implement a new Industrial Strategy which will effectively support the European textiles industry. EURATEX welcomes the fact that Textile and Clothing industry is recognised as one of the 14 essential ecosystems of the European economy, but we need to take effective measures to support these sectors, and take into consideration the global dimension.

Economic data for 2020 in EURATEX Spring Report show preoccupying trends. Figures reflect a dramatic contraction in demand and production: EU turnover contracted by -9.3% in textiles (which is in line with the general manufacturing average) and by -17.7% in clothing, compared with 2019. Furthermore, supply chain disruptions and substantial price increases of some raw materials are putting significant pressure on the T&C industries across Europe. The trade deficit for European textiles and clothing jumped from € -47 bln in 2019 to € -62 bln in 2020, an increase of more than 30%, which is almost entirely due to the import of Chinese face masks and related products. Fortunately, more recent figures from the 1st quarter of 2021 indicate some signs of recovery.

That figure illustrates very well today’s political discussions on the future of the European industry. Many European companies have made considerable efforts to adapt their production to the pandemic, but clearly this was not enough. Whether the production cost in Europe is too high or the EU should adapt its procurement rules, the industry needs have a coherent long-term plan to become more competitive and conquer new markets.

EURATEX General Assembly highlighted the critical role of the new EU Industrial Strategy. The inclusion of textiles and clothing in the fourteen ecosystems is a step in the right direction to consolidate the industrial base but we should look also at the global challenges. European companies should continue investing in innovation, design and quality, in combination with a structural move towards more sustainable textiles. At the same time, the EU should create an environment - both inside the Single Market and globally - where everybody plays by the same rules.

Source:

Euratex