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Shri Pachaiamman Spinners (based in Coimbatore): Turns more than 50 percent pre-consumer waste into hosiery yarn (Ne 10 to 30), producing 13 tons per day and using 100 percent recycled materials. (c) Trützschler
Shri Pachaiamman Spinners (based in Coimbatore): Turns more than 50 percent pre-consumer waste into hosiery yarn (Ne 10 to 30), producing 13 tons per day and using 100 percent recycled materials.
04.09.2025

Trützschler: State-of-the-art TRUECYCLED installations in India

Demand for recycled yarn is growing. And the number of TRUECYCLED installations in India is growing too! More and more future-facing companies are driving progress toward a more sustainable textiles industry by producing high-quality yarn from waste through specialized equipment and process know-how from Trützschler. The TRUECYCLED installations in India join a growing group of companies around the globe. This includes Trützschler customers in Türkiye as well as across Europe. 

Demand for recycled yarn is growing. And the number of TRUECYCLED installations in India is growing too! More and more future-facing companies are driving progress toward a more sustainable textiles industry by producing high-quality yarn from waste through specialized equipment and process know-how from Trützschler. The TRUECYCLED installations in India join a growing group of companies around the globe. This includes Trützschler customers in Türkiye as well as across Europe. 

TRUECYCLED is Trützschler’s complete solution for state-of-the-art recycling of pre-consumer and postconsumer textile waste. It encompasses all process steps – from cutting and tearing textile waste through to carding and drawing secondary fibers. Trützschler’s technological expertise enables partner companies to produce recycled yarns with the best possible quality from hard textile waste. In India, USHA YARN was awarded as the first TRUECYCLED reference customer in 2023. Now ten more reference customers are celebrated. TRUECYCLED is gaining traction in India, where demand for recycled yarn is growing rapidly. 
 
The TRUECYCLED pioneers in India are taking action to promote more sustainable, circular value chains in the textile industry. Their yarns contain a substantial amount of textile hard waste, manufactured in a line of Trützschler machinery configured specifically for recycling. All use the T-BLEND blow room line and Trützschler carding machines. 
 

  • Anangoor Textile Mills (based in Kangayam): Produces 30 tons of blended open-end yarn (Ne 20 to Ne 40) per day, using more than 50 percent raw materials from pre-consumer waste. 
  • Eco spin yarn (based in Derabassi): Specialized in 100 percent cotton and poly-cotton blended yarn. This company produces 18 tons of recycled yarn (Ne 10 to Ne 40) per day. It mainly uses 100 percent pre-consumer waste for cotton and up to 20 percent rPET fibers for poly-cotton blends. 
  • Fabtech International Hosieries (based in Tirupur): Manufactures 8 tons of blended open-end yarn (Ne 20 to Ne 40) per day, using more than 50 percent raw materials from pre-consumer waste. 
  • KS Spinning Mills (based in Panipat): Specializing in cotton and poly-cotton blended yarns with a capacity of 36 tons per day, this company produces a wide range of recycled open-end yarns from Ne 1 to Ne 40. For cotton yarn, the company uses 100 percent raw materials from preconsumer waste. Poly-cotton blended yarns are produced with a blend of up to 20 percent recycled polyester and up to 80 percent pre-consumer waste. 
  • Maatrishakti Cotspin (based in Panipat): An open-end yarn expert, manufacturing 18 tons of cotton and poly-cotton blends per day (Ne 10 to Ne 40), using 70 to 80 percent raw materials from pre-consumer waste. 
  • Oasis Textiles (based in Derabassi): Each day, this producer makes 36 tons of recycled yarn – using more than 70 percent raw material from pre-consumer waste (Ne 10 to Ne 40). 
  • Shreeji Cotfab (based in Neemarana): Produces 18 tons per day of open-end yarn made from cotton and poly-cotton blends (Ne 10 to Ne 30), primarily using more than 70 percent of recycled materials. 
  • Shri Pachaiamman Spinners (based in Coimbatore): Turns more than 50 percent preconsumer waste into hosiery yarn (Ne 10 to 30), producing 13 tons per day and using 100 percent recycled materials. 
  • Sri Velayudhaswamy Spinning Mills (based in Dindigul): This customer produces 14 tons of recycled yarn (Ne 20 to Ne 40) per day from a blend of recycled cotton and polyester, using more than 50 percent pre-consumer waste. 
  • Tirumalai Textiles (based in Coimbatore): Using more than 50 percent of pre-consumer waste, this manufacturer produces 17.5 tons of open-end yarn (Ne 10 to Ne 30) per day for weaving and hosiery applications. 
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Trützschler

Sustainability Report Freudenberg Performance Materials (c) Freudenberg Performance Materials
04.09.2025

Freudenberg Performance Materials publishes publishes its first sustainability report

With the publication of its first sustainability report, Freudenberg Performance Materials has reached a major milestone on its path toward greater environmental responsibility and corporate transparency. Until now, information about the company’s sustainability performance was only included in the sustainability report of its parent company, the Freudenberg Group. The newly released report, however, focuses specifically on the business of technical textiles.

Sustainability at Freudenberg is deeply rooted in the company’s 175-year history. Freudenberg Performance Materials also aligns with the UN Brundtland definition and aims to minimize waste and emissions while reducing the use of energy, materials, and water. By 2045, the goal is to achieve CO₂ neutrality at all sites (Scope 1 and 2).

In 2024, Freudenberg Performance Materials made significant progress: 

With the publication of its first sustainability report, Freudenberg Performance Materials has reached a major milestone on its path toward greater environmental responsibility and corporate transparency. Until now, information about the company’s sustainability performance was only included in the sustainability report of its parent company, the Freudenberg Group. The newly released report, however, focuses specifically on the business of technical textiles.

Sustainability at Freudenberg is deeply rooted in the company’s 175-year history. Freudenberg Performance Materials also aligns with the UN Brundtland definition and aims to minimize waste and emissions while reducing the use of energy, materials, and water. By 2045, the goal is to achieve CO₂ neutrality at all sites (Scope 1 and 2).

In 2024, Freudenberg Performance Materials made significant progress: 

  • CO₂ emissions (Scope 1 & 2) were reduced by another 3% – 29% less than in the base year 2020.
  • Despite higher production levels, energy efficiency improved by 10%.
  • 30% of all purchased electricity came from renewable sources, powering 25 production lines with green energy.
  • The share of green energy in the total energy consumption rose by 26% to 13.5%.
  • The company’s biggest gas-powered asset was replaced with wet-scrubber technology, resulting in a reduction of approximately 4,000 tons of CO₂.

In addition, Freudenberg Performance Materials has defined medium- and long-term sustainability goals that serve as guidelines for short-term planning and decision-making. In preparation for the upcoming EU regulation “Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation” (ESPR), the company has begun implementing software to calculate the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF).

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Freudenberg Performance Materials

Shima Seiki booth (c) Shima Seiki
Shima Seiki booth
04.09.2025

SHIMA SEIKI at ITMA Asia + CITME 2025

Leading flat knitting solutions company SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan, will be participating in the ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 exhibition in Singapore in October. SHIMA SEIKI continues with its concept of “SHIMA SEIKI Reborn” for this year’s exhibition.

The concept signifies the renewal of our passion and commitment to innovation, manifesting in physical form as the R-generation machines. At ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 visitors to the SHIMA SEIKI booth will be presented with the latest flat knitting solutions, including the long-awaited production version of the SES®-R computerized knitting machine based on the highly acclaimed prototype at ITMA 2023 in Milan.

Leading flat knitting solutions company SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan, will be participating in the ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 exhibition in Singapore in October. SHIMA SEIKI continues with its concept of “SHIMA SEIKI Reborn” for this year’s exhibition.

The concept signifies the renewal of our passion and commitment to innovation, manifesting in physical form as the R-generation machines. At ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 visitors to the SHIMA SEIKI booth will be presented with the latest flat knitting solutions, including the long-awaited production version of the SES®-R computerized knitting machine based on the highly acclaimed prototype at ITMA 2023 in Milan.

SES®-R pays homage to the legendary SES® series that revolutionized the industry through modern shaped knitting. A new sinker system expands its product range even further with unprecedented 3D shaping capability. Combined with loop pressers and auto yarn carriers, it can freely manipulate intarsia, i-Plating® inverse plating and inlay knitting for efficient knitting of diverse patterns that support various industries besides apparel, such as sports, interior, and industrial materials. SES®-R will be shown in 14 gauge at ITMA Asia.

As WHOLEGARMENT® knitting technology—first introduced at ITMA 1995 in Milan—celebrates its 30th Anniversary, the latest SWG-XR® WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machine will be shown as the spiritual successor and ‘Reborn’ version of the original SWG®-X machine. Featuring 4 needle beds and SHIMA SEIKI’s original SlideNeedle™, SWG-XR® is capable of producing high-quality fine gauge WHOLEGARMENT® products in all needles, with 25 percent higher productivity and wider range of patterning compared with the previous-generation MACH2®XS flagship. In Singapore, SWG-XR® will be shown in 18L featuring 15-gauge needles mounted at 18-gauge pitch.

In addition to machine technology, presentations will be made for SHIMA SEIKI's APEXFiz® subscriptionbased design software. Various web services as part of the SHIMA SEIKI Online Services web platform will also be presented as comprehensive digital solutions that enhance the APEXFiz® user experience by streamlining and promoting sustainable production. Also on display will be new SDS® KnitPaint-Online knit programming software that makes available proven KnitPaint software used by knitting companies across the globe as standalone software.

With comprehensive proposals to meet current and future needs of the industry, SHIMA SEIKI technology at ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 will demonstrate smart, speedy and sustainable production that further secures its leading role as flat knitting solutions provider.