From the Sector

ROICA™ smart innovations are The Sustainable fil rouge at Performance Days, the influential fair for innovations, trends, safety & durability and sourcing of fabrics and accessories in functional sportswear & athleisure. Leading fabrics manufacturers and nearly all the well-known sportswear and active clothing brands have chosen the company’s premium stretch fibers of the ROICA Eco-Smart™ family to create their ultimate collections combining comfort, movement and responsibility.

“We are excited to see such a brilliant response from both manufacturers and brands which have decided to use our premium stretch sustainable fibers. We are excited because it really shows that sustainability is not only a marketing hype, but more and more literally interwoven into garments.” Says Shinohe Hiroaki, ROICA™ Chief Marketing Officer based in Germany.

The company’s partners empowering their ultimate collections with ROICA™ are CIFRA S.p.A. (IT), Maglificio Ripa S.p.A. (IT), M.I.T.I. S.p.A. (IT), Payen group ESF (FR), Piave Maitex S.r.l. (IT), SITIP S.p.A. (IT), Sofileta S.A.S (FR), Sportswear Argentona S.A. (ES), TINTEX Textiles S.A. (PT) and TVB GmbH (DE).

The 11th Bangladesh Denim Expo attracted 99 exhibitors from 11 countries and once again proved itself the most significant show of its kind in Bangladesh. In total there were 5,692 visitors – a remarkable achievement.

The great and good of this diverse industry once again descended on the expo which illustrated, once again, that the denim sector of Bangladesh is in rude health.

In this edition exhibitors displayed fabrics, garments, threads, machinery, finishing equipment and accessories, positioning the show as a true representation of Bangladesh’s denim industry - the second largest denim exporter to the EU and third largest to the United States. The expo also saw other participating countries including china, Japan, Italy, India, Singapore, Brazil, Spain, Pakistan, Turkey and Germany.

Responsibility was the theme of the 11th Bangladesh Denim Expo. Founder and CEO Bangladesh Denim Expo Mostafiz Uddin said: “It is the duty of all stakeholders in the denim industry to acknowledge their responsibility and to analyse the business practices for the benefit of all.”

Special features: over 30 top clients at a joint stand and a special exhibition highlighting trendsetting textile concepts for the contract market

Trevira, which manufactures high-quality, flame retardant polyester fibres, will be repeating its successful joint booth concept at the upcoming Heimtextil fair, due to take place from 7-10 January 2020 in Frankfurt. Together with 32 of its major customers, Trevira will be located on a stand of over 2000 msq in Hall 4.2.

The participants of the Trevira CS joint stand will cover the entire textile value chain: from the fibre production and yarn manufacture, to the colouring, weaving and warp and weft knitting stages, to the textile editor. Trevira’s customers will present their latest Trevira CS products for home and contract textiles at individual stands, demonstrating their contribution to the value chain. This year, Trevira welcomes a new partner to its Heimtextil stand, design and engineering specialist ima-tuve.

“We’re excited that our joint fair booth has proved to be so popular and that we are increasing the number of Trevira CS customers joining us for Heimtextil year on year. This means that we can once again look forward to displaying the extensive range of possibilities and applications available in Trevira CS,” said Trevira CEO Klaus Holz.

Trevira’s joint booth, which will be situated in Hall 4.2, immediately next to the Messe Frankfurt exhibition “Interior. Architecture. Hospitality”, will also feature a special showcase, “Textile Future by Trevira CS” especially for the contract market. To curate this special display, Trevira is proud to have secured a collaborative partnership with renowned Berlin design company studio aisslinger. The studio is known for its outstanding work in experimental and product design, innovative materials and architectural concepts.  As a designer, studio founder Werner Aisslinger is particularly interested in how the newest technologies and unusual materials can be integrated into product design. Besides a focus on furniture, his most recent projects include interior design concepts for hotels and workspaces.

• „Treffpunkt Handwerk“ präsentiert sich auf der DOMOTEX 2020 mit zeitgemäßen Themen und frischem Look
• DOMOTEX 2020 10. bis 13. Januar, Messegelände Hannover

Mit einem moderner gestalteten Standkonzept und branchenaktuellen Themen für den Arbeitsalltag in Zeiten der Digitalisierung wird der „Treffpunkt Handwerk“ zum Hotspot in Halle 13. Auf der DOMOTEX 2020 können junge wie erfahrene Handwerker von der perfekten Networking- und Community-Area zum lebendigen Austausch mit Kollegen profitieren. Dort gibt es unter anderem noch mehr Live-Demos.

In interessanten Fachvorträgen berichten Spezialisten über aktuelle Themen aus der Praxis und stellen neue Lösungswege vor, von denen der berufserfahrene Handwerker ebenso lernen kann wie der Nachwuchs. Ergänzend dazu können sich Raumausstatter, Parkett- und Bodenleger, Maler und Lackierer über branchenrelevante neue Inhalte informieren. Zu den geplanten Themen gehören Digitalisierung, Fachkräfte und Nachwuchs, juristische Aspekte, Restaurierung, Marketing und vieles mehr.

An allen vier Messetagen findet das umfangreiche Vortragsprogramm statt, das von Norbert Strehle, Sachverständiger in den Bereichen Bodenlegegewerbe sowie Estrichund Parkettlegerhandwerk, moderiert wird.

Referenten sind unter anderem Professor Dr. Andreas Rapp, Sachverständiger bei A.O. Rapp Gutachterbüro und Labor für Bau-Forensik sowie Leiter des Instituts für Berufswissenschaften im Bauwesen an der Leibniz Universität Hannover, der über Oberflächenschäden bei Parkettböden und Möglichkeiten der Sanierung spricht. Karsten Krause, Inhaber und Geschäftsführer bei K+R Bodenbeläge und Dekorationen GmbH, behandelt das Thema „Lichtechtheit von Bodenbelägen – Anspruch und Wirklichkeit“. Und Richard Kille, Leiter des Instituts für Fußboden- und Raumausstattung setzt sich mit „MMF-Böden –  Wirtschaftlichkeit & Risiken bei schwimmenden Bodenbelägen“ auseinander. Das Kompetenzzentrum Digitales Handwerk ist mit Vorträgen zu den Themen „Cybersicherheit für Handwerksbetriebe“ sowie „Der  Weg in die digitale Strategie“ dabei. Darüber hinaus spricht ein Vertreter des Bundesverbandes Parkett und Fußbodentechnik zum Thema Sportböden. Und auch die Unternehmen Küberit und Shaper Tools  tragen interessante Inhalte zum Vortragsprogramm bei, letztere mit dem Thema „Wie unterstützt Robotik das moderne Handwerk“.

„Der Treffpunkt Handwerk ist 2020 ganz auf das hier und jetzt und die Zukunft ausgerichtet“, sagt Richard Kille. Das Fachthema Boden stehe, kombiniert mit Fachkräfte- und Nachwuchs-Motivation, genauso im Vordergrund wie Vorträge zur Digitalisierung im Handwerk, so Kille. „Und besonders wichtig: endlich ist der Vertrieb von Leistungen aus dem Handwerk zum Fachthema geworden! Für Handwerkerinnen und Handwerker zeigt das neue Standkonzept einen kommunikativen Treffpunkt, der mit dem Besuch der DOMOTEX 2020 unverzichtbar ist“.

„Treffpunkt Handwerk“ kooperiert mit dem Bundesverband Parkett und Fußbodentechnik, der sich aktiv mit einer Präsenz, Fachvorträgen und Aktionen einbringen wird. Auch das Kompetenzzentrum Digitales  Handwerk wird mit eigenen Fachvorträgen teilnehmen. Darüber hinaus ist der Medienpartner Holzmann Medien vor Ort. Auf den Aktionsflächen geben Aussteller und Industriepartner der DOMOTEX praktische Tipps zum Vorbereiten und Verlegen von Parkett und Holzfußböden und zeigen neue Werkzeuge im Einsatz.

Neben spannenden Produkten des Erstausstellers Shaper Tools können Besucher der DOMOTEX unter anderem neue Lösungen für die Anwendungs- und Verlegetechniken von Küberit kennenlernen. Zu den Ausstellern aus diesen Bereichen zählen zudem namhafte Unternehmen wie Mapei, Selit, Välinge, Unifloor sowie Uzin Utz. Ein neues Design und aktuelle branchenbezogene Highlights machen die Sonderschau „Treffpunkt Handwerk“ auf der DOMOTEX zum beliebten Anziehungspunkt für Handwerker, die sich auf zeitgemäße Weise weiterbilden und informieren möchten – von der Digitalisierung bis zu Personalthemen.

• Performance Days: November 13th-14th 2019, Munich, Germany

Munich – ROICA™ smart innovations are The Sustainable fil rouge at Performance Days, the influential fair for innovations, trends, safety & durability and sourcing of fabrics and accessories in functional sportswear & athleisure. Leading fabrics manufacturers and nearly all the well-known sportswear and active clothing brands have chosen the company’s premium stretch fibers of the ROICA Eco-Smart™ family to create their ultimate collections combining comfort, movement and responsibility.

“We are excited to see such a brilliant response from both manufacturers and brands which have decided to use our premium stretch sustainable fibers. We are excited because it really shows that sustainability is not only a marketing hype, but more and more literally interwoven into garments.” Says Shinohe Hiroaki, ROICA™ Chief Marketing Officer based in Germany.  

The company’s partners empowering their ultimate collections with ROICA™ are CIFRA S.p.A. (IT), Maglificio Ripa S.p.A. (IT), M.I.T.I. S.p.A. (IT), Payen group ESF (FR), Piave Maitex S.r.l. (IT), SITIP S.p.A. (IT), Sofileta S.A.S (FR), Sportswear Argentona S.A. (ES), TINTEX Textiles S.A. (PT) and TVB GmbH (DE).

ROICA Eco-SmartTM Family

• “The certified and hyper-performing family features two responsibly made yarns with outstanding stretch performances that give free rein to designers’ creativity and provides the highest stretch ability while complying to the most-cutting edge sustainable standards.” adds Shinohe.
• The GRS - Global Recycled Standard - certified ROICA™ EF is made with 58% of pre-consumer recycled content. GRS guarantees its sustainable mission with a certification by the influential Textile Exchange*, one of the most known and recognized global standards in the market.
• The ROICA™ V550 proudly breaks down without releasing harmful substance under the testing environment according to Hohenstein Environmental Compatibility certification. Made and engineered by Asahi Kasei R&D team, and produced in ROICA™ German plant only, the yarn offers additional and relevant circular economy advantages linked to material health as proved by a Gold Level Material Health Certificate by the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Institute for a safe and biological end of life cycle

Novibra presents the latest innovations in spindle technology and energy saving measures at the forthcoming ShanghaiTex.
The energy saving spindle LENA has been designed for the highest speeds and lower energy consumption. It is the only spindle in the market with 17.5 mm wharve diameter and energy savings in the average of up to 6%.

The new generation of clamping crowns CROCOdoff and CROCOdoff Forte introduce genuine doffing without underwinding. The crowns work automatically depending on the spindle speed. The major advantages are significant reductions in maintenance costs. That is based on a lower ends down rate after doffing and minimized cleaning of the underwinding area.

Novibra’s goal is to bring beneficial and customized solutions to the customers helping them to keep their leading position in the market. Novibra is looking forward to discussing the new products that fulfil one of today’s biggest demands for energy savings and maintenance costs reduction.

Bräcker presents a new traveller with up to 50% longer lifetime and shorter running-in period. This is only one highlight out of the impressing product variety.
A novelty Bräcker shows at ShanghaiTex is the new CARBO traveller for ring spinning machines. It is specially designed for man-made fiber spinners. CARBO is a new coating technology which improves the sliding properties. This results in up to 50% longer lifetime and a shorter running-in period. Recommended applications next to man-made fibers are also their blends, core yarns and all yarn counts.

In addition, Bräcker exhibits its well-known portfolio of high-quality products which meets the continually rising demands on the textile market like higher speeds and productivity. The rings and travellers offer long service lives, lowest yarn breaks and no thermal damages when processing man-made fibers.

At ShanghaiTex SSM presents solutions for precision package winding and high package consistency and provides a wide range of renowned textile machines.

SSM enables yarn dyers to be successful – with the precision package winder PWX. Only a quick response to market trends in combination with high cost-efficiency enables customers to be competitive. The winder offers clear benefits to dye package winding and rewinding of filament and staple fiber yarns, with or without lubrication.

For the XENO-platform SSM presents the first and only self-regulating backpressure system in the world: preciforce™ for a guaranteed package consistency. Furthermore, the next generation of the blade winding powerblade™ will be introduced for the XENO-platform.

A naturally advanced collection, a cutting-edge coloration technology, and a brand-new collaborative business model. TINTEX stands out at PERFORMANCE DAYS, the functional fabric fair for the sourcing in sports, work and corporate wear. The leading jersey manufacturer brings a new holistic and sustainable approach spun from the company’s DNA and woven in the mission to create Naturally Advanced fabrics.

The WEME collection - A/W 20/21
The new statement collection goes beyond intellectual and spiritual individual needs to embrace a communal vision blurring ‘we’ and ‘me’, ‘conscious’ and unconscious’, responsible innovation and creativity. Developed around the concept sub-collections ID, Supergeo and EGO, the range comes in electric and active tones and combines smart ingredients and processes to drive innovation by harnessing the company’s unique dyeing and finishing expertise.

The new fabrics are made from a mix of new generation fibers that enhance free movement such as REFIBRA™ by Lenzing, Q-NOVA® by Fulgar and the unique GRS certified premium stretch ROICA™ EF. The smartcel™ powered ID sub-collection is defined by striped structures that simulate flaws on initially smooth and perfected surfaces and provides soothing, anti-inflammatory effects thanks to the inclusion of zinc oxide, provides soothing, anti-inflammatory effects. The “EGO” selection comes in rich purples, calm lilacs and feminine yellows and features natural fibers such as organic wool. The “Superego” is available in unique styles and colours, achieved thanks to Colorzen® and the Naturally Clean® finishing. Together these enhance the natural beauty of cotton and cellulosics eliminating harsh treatments and optimizing clean surfaces with vivid colors, and an exquisitely smooth hand feel. Transformed materials take such as ECOTEC® by Marchi&Fildi take the lead saving up to 77.9% in water compared with regular cottons.

Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced that the company is joining the One Young World global movement and sending its first ever delegates to the Annual Summit which will take place in London, UK, from 22 to 25 October 2019.

The annual One Young World Summit convenes 2000+ bright young leaders from 190+ countries, working to accelerate social impact. At the Summit, delegates are counselled by influential political, business and humanitarian leaders such as Justin Trudeau, Paul Polman and Meghan Markle, amongst many other global figures.

The 3 Archroma delegates to the One Young World Summit 2019:

• Jane Zhu: Jane Zhu is a logistic specialist with more than 4 years of experience in customs clearance and transportation of goods.
• Raul Padilla: Raul Padilla is currently a sales manager for textile process chemicals and new markets, at Archroma in the US.
• Till Felippi: Till Felippi is a young digital business specialist with more than 10 years of experience and diverse know-how in communications, online marketing and web development.