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24.11.2022

Trendbörse EuroShop 2023

  • Materials & Surfaces: was Design in schwierigen Zeiten bewirken kann
  • Nachhaltigkeit ist Leitgedanke
  • Natur und Harmonie als Rezept gegen Krisenmodus
  • Custom-made Design gewinnt

Aufgeschäumtes Aluminium, transluzente Betonflächen oder filigrane Gespinste, die das Gewicht massiver Steinbrocken zu balancieren scheinen – die Inszenierung von Shopping-Erlebnissen spielt gern mit dem visuellen Wow. Die Dimension Materials & Surfaces der EuroShop, the World’s No. 1 Retail Trade Fair, vom 26. Februar bis 02. März 2023 in Düsseldorf, ist Trendbörse und Inspiration für Store-Architekten, Ladenbauer und Kreative.

  • Materials & Surfaces: was Design in schwierigen Zeiten bewirken kann
  • Nachhaltigkeit ist Leitgedanke
  • Natur und Harmonie als Rezept gegen Krisenmodus
  • Custom-made Design gewinnt

Aufgeschäumtes Aluminium, transluzente Betonflächen oder filigrane Gespinste, die das Gewicht massiver Steinbrocken zu balancieren scheinen – die Inszenierung von Shopping-Erlebnissen spielt gern mit dem visuellen Wow. Die Dimension Materials & Surfaces der EuroShop, the World’s No. 1 Retail Trade Fair, vom 26. Februar bis 02. März 2023 in Düsseldorf, ist Trendbörse und Inspiration für Store-Architekten, Ladenbauer und Kreative.

Veränderte Vorzeichen, innere Werte
Der Rahmen für den klassischen Einkaufsbummel hat sich verschoben, der andauernde Krisenmodus stellt das stationäre Shopping vor neue Aufgaben – und damit auch die Hersteller von Ladenbau-Werkstoffen. „Im Vergleich zu der Zeit vor Corona ist es heute nicht mehr nur das Ziel der Planer, die Kunden durch eine angenehme Atmosphäre möglichst lange zum Verweilen im Shop zu bringen, sondern sie durch eine gewisse Leichtigkeit und Einfachheit von den vielen Alltagssorgen abzulenken“, analysiert Klaus Monhoff, Leiter Dekor- und Designmanagement bei Egger Holzwerkstoffe. Lebendige Feelgood-Szenarios sind gefragt und geprägt von „Überraschung, Individualisierung, Kreativität, Erlebnis, Innovation, Sinnlichkeit, Komfort“, so Eleonora Zappanico, Marketing Operation Manager beim italienischen High-Tech-Textilspezialisten S.I. Srl. Allen Details, die die Sinne berühren, kommt wachsende Beachtung zu, auch eine samtig-schmeichelnde Oberfläche ist haptische Willkommensgeste und erhöht die Aufenthaltsqualität in einem Store.

Die funktionalen Eigenschaften nehmen allgemein an Bedeutung zu, es werden performante Alleskönner für reibungsarme Prozessabläufe gesucht: Robustheit für eine erhöhte Langlebigkeit, gut desinfizierbare, leicht zu reinigende und Antifingerprint-Oberflächen. Dekore und Werkstoffe sollen vielseitig einsetzbar und super miteinander kombinierbar sein, alles flexibel, schnell verfügbar und in größtmöglicher Vielfalt.

Während die „inneren Werte“ an Relevanz zunehmen, tritt die plakative Optik etwas in den Hintergrund zugunsten gemäßigterer Oberflächen. Hölzer haben nicht mehr die ganz markante, rustikale Maserung, reines Weiß wird seit Corona von gebrochenen Tönen und warmer Farbigkeit abgelöst, eine gewisse Reduktion beim Design ist allseits erkennbar, Harmonie gewinnt.

Vom Charme der Natur
Warme Holzoptiken, Beton-Look, Stein- und Mauerwerk-Verkleidungen an Wänden, Böden und den Ladenmöbeln – naturnahe, authentische Oberflächen passen nach wie vor ins Bild. Auffällig ist, dass typische Outdoor-Texturen zunehmend in die Innen- und Ladenräume wandern und die Grenzen zwischen Außen und Innen aufheben. „Farben und Materialien aus der Natur, die das Einkaufserlebnis bereichern, sind ein Trend, der im biophilen Design seinen maximalen Ausdruck findet“, so Francesco Maffei vom italienischen Fliesenhersteller Ceramiche Keope. Ein „Raw Earth Effect“ wurde bei Keope der Bodenfliesen-Serie ‚Geo‘ zugrunde gelegt: Fliesen mit Toneffekt, die die optische Unvollkommenheit von Erde in ihr – dabei sehr elegantes – Design übersetzen.

Bei imi surface design, Spezialist für originalgetreue Oberflächen wie z.B. Beton-, Rost-, Altholz- und Steinoptik für unterschiedliche Trägermaterialien, ist eine schöne helle Kalkstein-Optik als biegbare und versiegelte Variante neu im Programm. Mit herkömmlichem Tischlerwerkzeug zu verarbeiten, lassen sich damit Wände, Böden und selbst Möbelstücke in der eigentlich spröden, porösen Textur von Kalkstein gestalten, die dann aber eben nicht bröseln und bröckeln, sondern die im Ladenbau erforderliche Festigkeit und Strapazierfähigkeit aufweisen.

Neue Hölzer
Diversifizierung kennzeichnet die Holzoptiken. Bisher dominierten im Ladenbau die Klassiker Nuss und Eiche, nun sei die Zeit reif für neue Akzente, so David Lahnsteiner aus der Dekorentwicklung bei Kaindl, Hersteller von Dekor- und Schichtstoffverbundplatten und -Böden. „Schön, ausgewogen und elegant setzen die Nadelhölzer Abies, Polar Pine und Fichte neue Trends im Interior-Design.“ Beim Bestseller Eiche wird die Hell-Dunkel-Skala ausgebaut. „Die Dekorfamilie der Eiche Evoke zeigt schier grenzenlose Möglichkeiten im Bereich „Dark & Light“. Die fast schwarze "Infinity" greift den aktuellen Trend nach dunklen homogenen Holztönen auf, die helle jugendliche "Light“ mit ausgeprägten Farbkontrasten ist die perfekte Kombination zu vielen Uni-Farbtönen“, so Lahnsteiner.

Besonders authentisch wirken Naturoptiken auf Trägermaterialien durch eine dekorgleiche dreidimensionale Strukturprägung – die sog. Synchronprägung oder Synchronpore, die die Textur von Stein und Beton oder die charakteristische Maserung von Hölzern auch haptisch hervorhebt. Bei Egger Holzwerkstoffe hat man noch einen draufgesetzt und unter dem Namen ‚PerfectSense Feelwood‘ die Synchronporen-Oberflächen mit einem matten Lackfinish und Anti-Fingerprint-Eigenschaft veredelt – auf einem emissionsarmen Holzwerkstoffträger mit Recyclinganteil.

Design 4.0
Helles Holz an Betonoptik, Marmoreffekte neben hochglänzendem Farblack, derber Bruchstein kombiniert mit changierendem Acrylglas oder auch Spiegelrelief – in unüblichen Materialkontrasten, die die Sehgewohnheiten überraschen, liegt Innovationspotenzial. „Dass die Designs Aufmerksamkeit erregen, jedoch nicht vom Produkt ablenken, und etwas Besonderes sind, das man nicht überall sieht, das sind die Herausforderungen für Store-Architekten“, so Julian Theisen, Geschäftsführer bei Sibu Design, österreichischer Spezialist für Design-Paneele. Lebendige Oberflächen der Design-Panels, Reliefs und Strukturen, samtig-matte Oberflächen sind bei Sibu Design im Fokus. Auch „Spiegeloberflächen in den verschiedensten Farben, glatt bis grob strukturiert, sind nach wie vor sehr gefragt. Besonders oft stellen wir die genauen Farben des Corporate Designs nach; von der Spiegel- bis zur Stoffoberfläche. Auch der Anteil an gedruckten und gestanzten Logos steigt an“, ergänzt Theisen. – Customizing, einzigartige Details, die sich abheben, individuell konfektionierte Elemente gewinnen an Bedeutung.

Fundstücke aus der Manufaktur
Store-Design im gehobenen Level greift verstärkt auf (kunst)handwerklich Gefertigtes aus Manufaktur-Betrieben zu, um sich gegenüber Wettbewerbern, Mainstream und Discount zu profilieren. Auch diesbezüglich wird man auf der EuroShop 2023 reichlich fündig. Etwa bei der Glashütte Lamberts aus Waldsassen. Die Faszination mundgeblasener farbiger Flachgläser, die zunächst in der hochwertigen Architektur, internationalen Hotels und bei Luxusmarken Anwendung fanden, haben inzwischen auch die Gastro-Szene, Bäckereien und Handelshäuser für sich entdeckt. Sie kommen für Vitrinen, Glasgestaltung für Trennwände und hinterleuchtete Wandverkleidungen, Deckenverglasungen (Kuppelverglasungen, etc.) und Design-Leuchten, Tresen, Möbel, Tische, Fassaden und Fenster zum Einsatz.

Auch die Zahna-Fliesen GmbH ist so ein Manufaktur-Betrieb, der in Handarbeit mehrfarbige unglasierte Fliesen nach historischem Vorbild in Kleinserien herstellt. Oder auch das portugiesische Pendant Viúva Lamego, das neben industrieller Stückzahl-Fertigung auch die portugiesische Tradition der handbemalten Taylor-made-Fliesen lebendig hält. Durch Kollaborationen mit internationalen Künstlern und Architekten werden neue Einsatzgebiete ausgelotet und z.B. Wandfreskos aus Fliesen – modern bis retro – für Gasträume realisiert.

Auch die filigranen High-Tech-Vorhänge und Raumteiler aus Textil oder Kettengliedern von Herstellern wie i-mesh oder Kriskadecor seien hier erwähnt. Deren semitransparente Szenografie dient in Store-Konzepten hochkarätiger Marken wie Dior, Natuzzi und den niederländischen Luxus-Warenhäusern von de Bijenkorf als Struktur- und Design-Element.

Flexibel, digital und crossmedial
Flexibilität ist auch bei Material-Anbietern zum zentralen Stichwort geworden. Digitalisierung und Technologie-Einsatz erfordern von Läden flexiblere, wandelbare Einrichtungskonzepte und mehr Eventcharakter, Ladenräume werden häufig als dynamische, multifunktionale und vielseitig nutzbare Umgebungen konzipiert. Daher sind Lösungen gefragt, die einen schnellen Umbau erlauben. Sibu Design etwa bietet Dekorplatten mit Magnetrücken, die perfekt geeignet sind, um mit wenigen Handgriffen umzudekorieren und ein frisches Ambiente zu erzeugen.

Auch ein Fotoboden – fotorealistisch bedruckbarer Vinyboden von visuals united – wird nicht mehr nur als „Kundenstopper“ und temporäre Werbefläche am POS eingesetzt, berichtet Silke Hüsgen von der visuals united AG. „Mutige Kunden nutzen ein kreatives Design auf einem Fotoboden in Kombination von Augmented-Reality-Content, um die analoge Welt am POS mit der digitalen zu kombinieren“, so Silke Hüsgen von der visuals united AG. Denn: „Die letzten Jahre haben die Welt auf den Kopf gestellt. Nicht nur die Pandemie, auch die Auswirkungen des Ukraine-Kriegs erfordern neue bzw. andere Produktions-, Kommunikations- und Vertriebswege. Vom Retail fordert diese Situation zukunftsweisende Lösungen in den Bereichen ‚Nachhaltigkeit‘ und einen ‚crossmedialen POS‘.“

Recycling-Design auf grünen Wegen
Ausnahmslos alle Hersteller von Fliesen, Holz- und Verbundwerkstoffen, Dekorpaneelen und Sonderprodukten für den Ladenbau haben es auf dem Schirm: Die aktuell größte Herausforderung ist, ressourcenschonende Prozesse und nachhaltige Produkte und mittelfristig den Umbau zu geschlossenen Material- und Produktionskreisläufen anzustoßen und damit tragfähige Zukunftsperspektiven für den Ladenbau zu entwickeln, der von Wechsel und Veränderung lebt und damit nicht ganz optimal zu Nachhaltigkeit und Zirkulärwirtschaft passt. Sollte man meinen. „Würden wir ganz anders betrachten, denn unter dem Nachhaltigkeits-Aspekt müsste die beschichtete Spanplatte eigentlich einen Umwelt-Nobelpreis bekommen“, räumt Klaus Monhoff von Egger Holzwerkstoffe ein. „Begonnen bei der Herstellung, bei der schon ein hoher Anteil Recyclingholz eingesetzt wird, kann die Platte nach der Verwendung zum Ende des Lebenszyklus auch wieder zu 100 Prozent recycelt werden und bleibt also komplett im eigenen Umweltkreislauf.“

Eine Reihe marktfähiger ‚Win-win-Lösungen‘, die die Anforderungen an Umweltverträglichkeit mit den qualitativen Anforderungen von Store-Architekten zusammenbringen, präsentiert Bencore, italienischer Hersteller von Verbundplatten und Mitglied des Green Buiding Councils Italia, dem dortigen Verband für nachhaltiges Bauen. Darunter ‚Wasbottle‘, ein Kunststoff aus recycelten Kunststoffflocken, der gemeinsam mit Autogrill entwickelt wurde, um den anfallenden Abfall des Travelfood-Unternehmens wiederzuverwerten. Das Schmelzen und Verpressen der bunten Flocken kreiert eine ganz eigene Recycling-Ästhetik in fröhlich bunter Terrazzo-ähnlicher Anmutung, die sich sehen lassen kann. Kommentar Bencore: „Wir sind der festen Überzeugung, dass die Herstellung von recycelten und recycelbaren Produkten ein Muss für Marken und Lieferanten sein sollte.“

Source:

EuroShop Messe Düsseldorf

(c) INDA
22.11.2022

INDA's Hygienix 2022 concludes eighth annual Conference

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry convened 500 absorbent hygiene and personal care professionals from 30 countries and throughout the supply chain to participate in the eighth edition of Hygienix™ – the premier event for absorbent hygiene & personal care markets – held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 14-17.

The program kicked off with recycling approaches for disposable absorbent hygiene waste, followed by business impacts of period product legislation and regulation, new menstrual products, consumer trends, and three finalist presentations for the 2022 Hygienix Innovation Award™.

The event also included presentations from 18 other industry experts along with 13 hours of scheduled face-to-face networking, and 50 tabletop display exhibits and banquet receptions on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

One highlight of the event was the presentation of INDA’s prestigious Hygienix Innovation Award™ to Egal Pads for Pads on a Roll™ a wrapped super-thin absorbent period pad that dispenses like toilet paper in public bathroom stalls. The product aims to prevent the personal embarrassment of not having a menstrual product when needed.

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry convened 500 absorbent hygiene and personal care professionals from 30 countries and throughout the supply chain to participate in the eighth edition of Hygienix™ – the premier event for absorbent hygiene & personal care markets – held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 14-17.

The program kicked off with recycling approaches for disposable absorbent hygiene waste, followed by business impacts of period product legislation and regulation, new menstrual products, consumer trends, and three finalist presentations for the 2022 Hygienix Innovation Award™.

The event also included presentations from 18 other industry experts along with 13 hours of scheduled face-to-face networking, and 50 tabletop display exhibits and banquet receptions on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

One highlight of the event was the presentation of INDA’s prestigious Hygienix Innovation Award™ to Egal Pads for Pads on a Roll™ a wrapped super-thin absorbent period pad that dispenses like toilet paper in public bathroom stalls. The product aims to prevent the personal embarrassment of not having a menstrual product when needed.

INDA President Tony Fragnito presented the 2022 INDA Lifetime Service Award to Dave Rousse, INDA President Emeritus, for his long-established service to the nonwovens industry and INDA. Rousse led the acquisition of the INSIGHT conference, and combined the INDA Vision Conference to launch the Hygienix™ conference for the absorbent hygiene and personal care market in 2015, and initiated the purchase of INDA Media.

Hygienix™ 2023 will be held Nov 13-16, in New Orleans, Louisiana .

Source:

INDA

(c) Hologenix, LLC
18.11.2022

Hologenix® celebrates 20-year anniversary

Hologenix®, creators of CELLIANT®, began 20 years ago with the idea of improving the quality of people's lives and health with an emphasis on non-invasive, natural, holistic healing. Co-founder and CEO Seth Casden became fascinated with the effect infrared has on the body and worked with a dedicated team to develop and market CELLIANT® infrared technology and thus materials science innovator Hologenix came to be.

CELLIANT, a proprietary blend of IR-generating bioceramics that are ethically sourced, is a unique combination of nature and performance. CELLIANT captures and converts body heat into infrared energy for increased local circulation and cellular oxygenation, resulting in stronger performance, faster recovery and better sleep. It is a key ingredient in textiles, spanning both performance and fashion apparel, sleep and lounge wear, bedding, upholstery, uniforms and medical supplies.

Hologenix®, creators of CELLIANT®, began 20 years ago with the idea of improving the quality of people's lives and health with an emphasis on non-invasive, natural, holistic healing. Co-founder and CEO Seth Casden became fascinated with the effect infrared has on the body and worked with a dedicated team to develop and market CELLIANT® infrared technology and thus materials science innovator Hologenix came to be.

CELLIANT, a proprietary blend of IR-generating bioceramics that are ethically sourced, is a unique combination of nature and performance. CELLIANT captures and converts body heat into infrared energy for increased local circulation and cellular oxygenation, resulting in stronger performance, faster recovery and better sleep. It is a key ingredient in textiles, spanning both performance and fashion apparel, sleep and lounge wear, bedding, upholstery, uniforms and medical supplies.

The first partnership Hologenix secured was with the Ireland-based fiber company Wellman International Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Indorama Ventures and a pioneer in recycling technologies. Hologenix still works with them today, a tribute to the company’s ability to form long-term partnerships with like-minded organizations, and their joint project of pure white CELLIANT rPET fiber was shortlisted for a prestigious Drapers Sustainable Fashion Award earlier in the year.

On the brand side, many of the first brands to incorporate CELLIANT were in the sportwear industry, including Adidas, Reebok, Saucony, Eastern Mountain Sports, Sierra Designs sleeping bags and Superfeet insoles.

In 20 years, Hologenix has achieved many scientific milestones, and CELLIANT has been and continues to be rigorously tested by a Science Advisory Board composed of experts in photobiology, nanotechnology, sleep medicine, and diabetes and wound care. The Science Advisory Board has overseen nine peer-reviewed published studies that demonstrate CELLIANT’s effectiveness and the benefits of infrared energy.

Looking ahead, Hologenix is continuing to research applications for CELLIANT in the agriculture industry and wound healing and diabetes. Expansion into the FemTech market with both product applications and scientific research about the benefits of infrared for women’s health issues is also on the horizon.

Source:

Hologenix, LLC / Sarah P. Fletcher Communications

15.11.2022

Renewcell and Eastman collaborate to develop textile-to-textile recycled yarns

The Swedish textile-to-textile recycling company Renewcell has signed a Letter of Intent with Eastman, a leading US cellulosic acetate fiber producer, for a collaboration to develop Naia™ Renew ES yarns sourced from Circulose®, Renewcell’s 100% recycled textile raw material. The agreement is Renewcell’s first with a US-based fiber producer and an important step in developing the first acetate-based applications to use Circulose® feedstock.

”Eastman considering Circulose® as a feedstock in the production of a premium yarn like Naia™ Renew reflects very well on the Renewcell team’s ability to work with partners to adjust and optimize our product for new fiber applications. This agreement signals an acceleration of our joint efforts to bring Naia™ Renew ES yarns derived from Circulose® to market. I look forward to working alongside Eastman in making fashion circular.” comments Patrik Lundström, CEO of Renewcell.

The Swedish textile-to-textile recycling company Renewcell has signed a Letter of Intent with Eastman, a leading US cellulosic acetate fiber producer, for a collaboration to develop Naia™ Renew ES yarns sourced from Circulose®, Renewcell’s 100% recycled textile raw material. The agreement is Renewcell’s first with a US-based fiber producer and an important step in developing the first acetate-based applications to use Circulose® feedstock.

”Eastman considering Circulose® as a feedstock in the production of a premium yarn like Naia™ Renew reflects very well on the Renewcell team’s ability to work with partners to adjust and optimize our product for new fiber applications. This agreement signals an acceleration of our joint efforts to bring Naia™ Renew ES yarns derived from Circulose® to market. I look forward to working alongside Eastman in making fashion circular.” comments Patrik Lundström, CEO of Renewcell.

Ruth Farell, GM of Eastman Textiles says: ”we are thrilled to collaborate with a pioneeer such as Renewcell to lower our reliance on virgin feedstocks, redefine the essence of textile waste and close the loop within the textiles industry. This collaboration is at the heart of our strategy to launch a portfolio of products with increased recycled content”

(c) Robin Inizan – Lucas Pavy Production
Tearing line by ANDRITZ in operation at the Renaissance Textile plant
11.11.2022

Renaissance Textile starts up the first textile recycling line by ANDRITZ in France

Renaissance Textile in Laval, France has successfully started up a complete textile recycling line, delivered, installed, and commissioned by ANDRITZ Laroche, part of the international technology group ANDRITZ.

The ANDRITZ textile recycling equipment enabled Renaissance Textile to become the first French recycling platform dedicated to industrial end-of-life textiles. The project aims to produce new fibers from the collected post-consumer apparel, which will be used to weave new recycled fabrics in the end.

The new 12,000 m² plant is equipped with a complete tearing line whose design is the result of close collaboration between R&D specialists from ANDRITZ Laroche and Renaissance Textile, as well as customized trials carried out jointly by the two parties at the ANDRITZ technical center in Cours, France.

Renaissance Textile in Laval, France has successfully started up a complete textile recycling line, delivered, installed, and commissioned by ANDRITZ Laroche, part of the international technology group ANDRITZ.

The ANDRITZ textile recycling equipment enabled Renaissance Textile to become the first French recycling platform dedicated to industrial end-of-life textiles. The project aims to produce new fibers from the collected post-consumer apparel, which will be used to weave new recycled fabrics in the end.

The new 12,000 m² plant is equipped with a complete tearing line whose design is the result of close collaboration between R&D specialists from ANDRITZ Laroche and Renaissance Textile, as well as customized trials carried out jointly by the two parties at the ANDRITZ technical center in Cours, France.

The new clothing produced based on this type of circular economy model thus reflects the social and sustainability commitments of Renaissance Textile in terms of decarbonizing the textile industry, the fight against global warming, autonomy in raw material sourcing, and promotion of local staffing, particularly for people who have been unemployed for a long time or are seeking to enter the labor market for the first time. By 2025, for example, Renaissance Textile plans to create no less than 110 direct jobs.

Dr. Harald Weber and Thomas Waldmann. Photo: VDMA
from left to right: Dr. Harald Weber and Thomas Waldmann.
08.11.2022

VDMA Textile Machinery Association: Dr Harald Weber succeeds Thomas Waldmann

Dr. Harald Weber will become the new managing director of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association on 1 January 2023. The 44-year-old industrial engineer succeeds Thomas Waldmann, who has held the position since 1991 and will retire at the end of the year.

After completing his doctorate at the Technical University of Darmstadt and working as a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen (THM), Dr. Weber joined the VDMA in 2011. Since then, he has been responsible for the topics of technology and innovation in the Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association.

Dr. Janpeter Horn, Chairman of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association and Managing Director of August Herzog Maschinenfabrik, commented on the change of personnel: "From his previous work in the plastics industry, Dr. Weber has profound knowledge and experience in topics that are also gaining in importance in textile machinery manufacturing. Examples include recycling and the circular economy, as well as digitalisation and especially the communication standard OPC UA."

Dr. Harald Weber will become the new managing director of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association on 1 January 2023. The 44-year-old industrial engineer succeeds Thomas Waldmann, who has held the position since 1991 and will retire at the end of the year.

After completing his doctorate at the Technical University of Darmstadt and working as a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen (THM), Dr. Weber joined the VDMA in 2011. Since then, he has been responsible for the topics of technology and innovation in the Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association.

Dr. Janpeter Horn, Chairman of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association and Managing Director of August Herzog Maschinenfabrik, commented on the change of personnel: "From his previous work in the plastics industry, Dr. Weber has profound knowledge and experience in topics that are also gaining in importance in textile machinery manufacturing. Examples include recycling and the circular economy, as well as digitalisation and especially the communication standard OPC UA."

Dr. Horn added: "We combine our warm welcome to Dr. Weber with a big thank you to Thomas Waldmann. 30 years as managing director at the Textile Machinery Association also stand for constantly changing framework conditions. Mr. Waldmann has always had his finger on the pulse of the industry and, together with his team, has represented the special interests of the member companies: From technology policy to challenges of market access to the leading trade fair ITMA and the European association CEMATEX. ITMA 2007 in Munich was certainly a highlight. The executive board of the association wishes Mr. Waldmann all the best for the new phase of his life that is now beginning."

Source:

VDMA e. V.
Textile Machinery

07.11.2022

CIBUTEX begrüßt MEWA als ein neues Mitglied

Die MEWA Textil-Service AG & Co. Management OHG hat sich der Genossenschaft CIBUTEX als Mitglied angeschlossen. MEWA ein Vorreiter in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit in der Textilservice-Branche.

Verantwortung und Umwelt sind zwei der Mewa-Grundwerte, die sie mit der Mitgliedschaft bei CIBUTEX und dem Recycling ihrer B2B-Alttextilien weiter in die Tat umsetzen möchten. „Unser Ziel ist es, Alttextilien im Stoffkreislauf zu halten – ein geeignetes und skalierbares Recyclingverfahren zu identifizieren, was auch mit Blick auf den Energieaufwand sinnvoll ist, ist eine echte Herausforderung“, sagt Nicole Kiefer, Trendscout Future Textile bei Mewa.

„Wir freuen uns sehr, Mewa als ein neues Mitglied unserer Genossenschaft begrüßen zu dürfen“, sagt Ralf Hellmann, CIBUTEX-Ansprechpartner der D-A-CH-Region. „Gemeinsam mit MEWA werden wir uns mit der Erarbeitung zukunftsfähiger Recyclinglösungen für Berufsbekleidung beschäftigen.“

Die MEWA Textil-Service AG & Co. Management OHG hat sich der Genossenschaft CIBUTEX als Mitglied angeschlossen. MEWA ein Vorreiter in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit in der Textilservice-Branche.

Verantwortung und Umwelt sind zwei der Mewa-Grundwerte, die sie mit der Mitgliedschaft bei CIBUTEX und dem Recycling ihrer B2B-Alttextilien weiter in die Tat umsetzen möchten. „Unser Ziel ist es, Alttextilien im Stoffkreislauf zu halten – ein geeignetes und skalierbares Recyclingverfahren zu identifizieren, was auch mit Blick auf den Energieaufwand sinnvoll ist, ist eine echte Herausforderung“, sagt Nicole Kiefer, Trendscout Future Textile bei Mewa.

„Wir freuen uns sehr, Mewa als ein neues Mitglied unserer Genossenschaft begrüßen zu dürfen“, sagt Ralf Hellmann, CIBUTEX-Ansprechpartner der D-A-CH-Region. „Gemeinsam mit MEWA werden wir uns mit der Erarbeitung zukunftsfähiger Recyclinglösungen für Berufsbekleidung beschäftigen.“

Source:

Dibella GmbH / CIBUTEX

(c) Rieter
Autoconer X6
31.10.2022

Rieter at India ITME 2022

Rieter is presenting the latest innovations in its systems, components and services at the upcoming India ITME 2022 in Uttar Pradesh (India), taking place from December 8 – 13, 2022.

Autoconer X6
The automatic winding machine Autoconer X6 completes the Rieter ring and compact-spinning systems. The machine serves as the final quality assurance in the ring and compact-spinning process and is key to the performance of the subsequent process stages. The Multilink system with Multilot offers maximum flexibility to handle a different type of yarn.

The latest splicer generation OZ1 and OZ2 provides an optimum splice quality based on an open prism. With only two prisms spinning mills can splice the entire spectrum of cotton yarns as well as blends. They are also used for the splicing of cotton-based elastic core yarns in combination with the Elastosplicer. The splice zone exhibits an impressive elasticity in the fabric.

Rieter is presenting the latest innovations in its systems, components and services at the upcoming India ITME 2022 in Uttar Pradesh (India), taking place from December 8 – 13, 2022.

Autoconer X6
The automatic winding machine Autoconer X6 completes the Rieter ring and compact-spinning systems. The machine serves as the final quality assurance in the ring and compact-spinning process and is key to the performance of the subsequent process stages. The Multilink system with Multilot offers maximum flexibility to handle a different type of yarn.

The latest splicer generation OZ1 and OZ2 provides an optimum splice quality based on an open prism. With only two prisms spinning mills can splice the entire spectrum of cotton yarns as well as blends. They are also used for the splicing of cotton-based elastic core yarns in combination with the Elastosplicer. The splice zone exhibits an impressive elasticity in the fabric.

Compacting Solutions
The Rieter compacting devices include the COMPACTapron, COMPACTeasy and COMPACTdrum. Spinning mills can change quickly between ring and compact yarn and offer customers a broader product range.

Recycling Expertise from Rotor to Ring
Rieter offers solutions for the integration of recycled raw material into yarn production to help close the textile loop and make fashion more circular. Both rotor and ring yarns can be produced with a considerable amount of mechanically recycled fibers.

ESSENTIALorder
Based on existing customer information, the webshop ESSENTIALorder visualizes which Rieter machines andn systems are available inside each spinning mill. It therefore offers a personalized shopping experience and facilitates order management, enabling spinning mills to optimize their internal stock levels.

ROBOspin
The piecing robot ROBOspin reduces personnel requirements in the ring spinning section by 50%. The robot also attains productivity increases thanks to higher spindle speeds at equal or higher efficiency.

SSM NEO-FD
SSM is presenting NEO-FD, the assembly-winding machine for precision wound packages for twisting. It meets all requirements for efficient production. The machine features the auto-doffing option and the online back-pressure system for low and high package densities.

Temco CoolFlow Disc
Temco’s CoolFlow texturing discs offer longer lifetime thanks to a brand-new geometry and the latest polyurethane technology. The texturing discs now generate a disc surface that operates at a lower temperature, resulting in slower ageing and abrasion. Further benefits are more stable yarn quality, higher productivity, and an overall process cost reduction.

Gleaming line Photot: Marchi & Fildi Group
27.10.2022

Marchi & Fildi Group: New coloured, reflective yarns for technical, safety and stretch uses

The Gleaming line by the Marchi & Fildi Group includes a wide range of metalloplastic yarns for the most varied of uses. Reflex, the new range of reflective yarns, will join the line.

In addition to uses in the worlds of fashion and furnishings, for fancy yarns, decoration and accessories, an important application for the Gleaming collection is in the sector of technical clothing with high-visibility features.

Reflex, used for the production of fabrics and tapes, able to reflect the light and ensure good visibility for people wearing them in low-light situations, is augmented by new colour shades in addition to the traditional greys.

The innovative reflective yarns in white, black, and light and dark multicolours offer new possibilities for:

The Gleaming line by the Marchi & Fildi Group includes a wide range of metalloplastic yarns for the most varied of uses. Reflex, the new range of reflective yarns, will join the line.

In addition to uses in the worlds of fashion and furnishings, for fancy yarns, decoration and accessories, an important application for the Gleaming collection is in the sector of technical clothing with high-visibility features.

Reflex, used for the production of fabrics and tapes, able to reflect the light and ensure good visibility for people wearing them in low-light situations, is augmented by new colour shades in addition to the traditional greys.

The innovative reflective yarns in white, black, and light and dark multicolours offer new possibilities for:

  • tapes, external labels and accessories;
  • technical fabrics for work clothing with specific safety standards;
  • uniforms, sports clothing and accessories;
  • hosiery, gloves, bibs and hats for night use, for winter clothing and for northern markets.

The latest addition to the range, with an important functionality, is the Reflex stretch yarn, which, apart from in the sectors described above, also finds application in flat bed or circular knitting and sewing. Its composition makes it softer and more versatile in comparison to traditional reflectives.

The Gleaming line represents a completion of the range of yarns produced by the Marchi & Fildi Group. The yarns are available in various thicknesses, widths and types in both metallised and transparent versions, and iridescent, reflective and phosphorescent effects. Also articles are included with particular features of resistance to chemical and dyeing treatments.

Amongst the most recent innovations is the line of metalloplastic yarns in 100% polyester obtained from post-consumer recycling with GRS (Global Recycle Standard) certification.

Source:

Marchi & Fildi Group

Texaid / Texcircle
26.10.2022

Swiss Textile Recycling Project TEXCIRLCE

After two years of joint collaboration and research the Swiss Textile Recycling Project “Texcircle” comes to an end. Partners and stakeholders have worked on the vision of a textile cluster where materials flow in circular loops. The goal of the project was to develop high-quality yarns and products incorporating such a large amount of recycled textiles as possible. In the end, several product prototypes from carpets, socks, and curtains to pullovers, padding and accessories have been developed with at least 50 % recycled fiber up to 80 % recycled fibers and yarns.

Europe has a waste problem of 7.5 million waste of which only 30-35 % is collected and less than 1 % of the textile and clothing worldwide is recycled into textiles and clothing again. It is as well found that around 80 % of the impact of a textile product lies in the design.

After two years of joint collaboration and research the Swiss Textile Recycling Project “Texcircle” comes to an end. Partners and stakeholders have worked on the vision of a textile cluster where materials flow in circular loops. The goal of the project was to develop high-quality yarns and products incorporating such a large amount of recycled textiles as possible. In the end, several product prototypes from carpets, socks, and curtains to pullovers, padding and accessories have been developed with at least 50 % recycled fiber up to 80 % recycled fibers and yarns.

Europe has a waste problem of 7.5 million waste of which only 30-35 % is collected and less than 1 % of the textile and clothing worldwide is recycled into textiles and clothing again. It is as well found that around 80 % of the impact of a textile product lies in the design.

Together with the design research expertise of the Lucerne University of Applied sciences and arts, the spinning expertise of Rieter and the sorting and collection expertise of Texaid, systems should be created where products of high quality can be produced of recycled fiber. On board were the expertise of further Cluster partners of Brands, Retailers, and the public sector to see how a joint Cluster and system coukld be established.

The Project Texcircle and cluster is led by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Art  & Design, and in collaboration with Coop, Rieter, Jacob Rohner AG, Ruckstuhl AG, TEXAID as well as workfashion.com ag. Furthermore, Bundesamt für Zivildienst ZIVI, NIKIN AG, and Tiger Liz Textiles are supporting the project. The project is funded by Innosuisse.

Furthermore, collaboration partners from all over Europe contributed to the project to enable these prototypes and systems.

Through joint developments from the design, the collecting, sorting trials, tearing, and spinning trials until the actual production trials and product testing. The partners were able to recycle 2.5 Tons of pre-and post-consumer textile waste into product prototypes with a promising commercial interest. From socks, west, and pullovers to non-woven felts and accessories to carpets and curtains. Through our 2 years of collaboration, the teamcame across several hurdles in the textile recycling value chain which could be tackled. This was a proof of concept that a circular system is possible and the industry now has to enable this at full scale.

Source:

Texaid / Texcircle

Photo: Euratex
26.10.2022

EURATEX & ATP Convention successfully concluded in Porto

  • European textile industry needs to prepare for a paradigm shift, and become global leader in sustainable textiles

Organised by EURATEX in partnership with the Portuguese Textile Association (ATP), the Porto Convention – Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle? – took place on 13-14 October in Porto, Portugal, with nearly 250 entrepreneurs attending from all over Europe. They discussed the current challenges of the European textile industry and set the grounds for a bright future, based on some strong foundations: innovation, creativity, quality and sustainability.

In his keynote speech, Mr. Pedro Siza Vieira, Former Minister for the Economy and Digital Transition of Portugal, assessed the geopolitical and macroeconomics changes, and how this will impact on the future of the textile industry: nearshoring and friend-shoring, independence from foreign gas through the use of European sustainable energy, as well as circular and automated production lines. While the current turbulence causes uncertainty, he sees a better future for our industry.

  • European textile industry needs to prepare for a paradigm shift, and become global leader in sustainable textiles

Organised by EURATEX in partnership with the Portuguese Textile Association (ATP), the Porto Convention – Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle? – took place on 13-14 October in Porto, Portugal, with nearly 250 entrepreneurs attending from all over Europe. They discussed the current challenges of the European textile industry and set the grounds for a bright future, based on some strong foundations: innovation, creativity, quality and sustainability.

In his keynote speech, Mr. Pedro Siza Vieira, Former Minister for the Economy and Digital Transition of Portugal, assessed the geopolitical and macroeconomics changes, and how this will impact on the future of the textile industry: nearshoring and friend-shoring, independence from foreign gas through the use of European sustainable energy, as well as circular and automated production lines. While the current turbulence causes uncertainty, he sees a better future for our industry.

The first CEO Panel, addressing the theme of How to Measure and Communicate about Sustainability, focused on the challenges to translate “sustainability” towards the consumers. The panel addressed the issue of greenwashing and the role of brands in communicating about sustainability. It looked at how the new European Commission regulations on eco-label, digital product passport (DPP) and product environmental footprint (PEF) will create a new framework.

The second CEO Panel, discussing Financing Sustainability, looked at the cost of sustainable investments, and how this cost should be managed within the entire supply chain, including the brands and retailers.

Four workshops with industry experts followed in the afternoon, addressing the themes of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Textiles, Digital Product Passport (DPP), Recycling Textile Waste and Labelling Textiles (Product Environmental Footprint). As these initiatives will roll out in the coming years – as part of the EU Textile Strategy – participants got a better understanding of the future framework for our industry.

Dirk Vantyghem, Director General of EURATEX, commented on this: “to prepare for a brighter future requires a new regulatory framework, where quality and durability become the norm, where transparency and sustainability is rewarded, where free riders – who do not comply with rules and standards – are kept outside the market. The EU Textile Strategy aims at creating such a framework, which must be fair and balanced, and requires a close and constant dialogue between the regulator and the industry.”

During the 2nd day of the convention, participants had the opportunity to visit state of the art textile companies (Têxteis J.F. Almeida, RIOPELE, and TMG Automotive) and the Portuguese textile  research centre CITEVE. They showcased how the Portuguese textile industry is making this transition, while remaining globally competitive.

Alberto Paccanelli, President of EURATEX, concluded: “We need to attract creative people in our companies, we need to produce top class quality products, and we need to become more sustainable. That is the recipe for our success in a globalised and highly competitive industry.” Paccanelli is positive about the future: “While we face very tough times, I am optimistic about the future of our European textile industry. The rest of the world is watching us, as we move forward with our strategy. We should become their benchmark and Europe should become a global leader in sustainable textiles.”

 

Source:

Euratex

Photo: EREMA
21.10.2022

EREMA: Circular economy for PET fibres

The textile industry is the third largest consumer of plastics. While growth rates in the production of fibres and textiles are high, the circular economy has hardly become established in this segment. The EREMA Group is now intensifying development of recycling solutions for this application with their new fibres and textiles business unit. Currently, the focus is on PET fibre materials from fibre production and subsequent processing steps. Technologies for recycling mixed fibre textiles from textile collection sources are to follow in a follow-up project phase.

The textile industry is the third largest consumer of plastics. While growth rates in the production of fibres and textiles are high, the circular economy has hardly become established in this segment. The EREMA Group is now intensifying development of recycling solutions for this application with their new fibres and textiles business unit. Currently, the focus is on PET fibre materials from fibre production and subsequent processing steps. Technologies for recycling mixed fibre textiles from textile collection sources are to follow in a follow-up project phase.

"With EREMA's VACUREMA® and INTAREMA® technology and PURE LOOP's ISEC evo technology, our company group already has an extensive range of machines for fibre and PET recycling applications. For ecologically and economically sound recycling, however, new technological solutions are needed to use the recycled fibres in higher-value end applications and to achieve a functioning circular economy," explains Wolfgang Hermann, Business Development Manager Application Fibres & Textiles, EREMA Group GmbH. The initial focus will be on PET, regarded as a key material for the production of synthetic fibres. The aim is to find recycling solutions that allow PET fibre materials to be prepared for reuse in PET fibre production processes. This is a significant step for the circular economy because PET fibres in textiles account for about two-thirds of the total volume of PET.

In this development work, the EREMA Group can build on existing know-how. Proven recycling technologies have been combined with a new IV optimiser. "This extends the residence time of the PET melt, which is particularly necessary in fibre recycling to efficiently remove spinning oils. Our recycling process also increases the IV value of the PET melt after extrusion back to the specific level that is essential for production of the fibre," explains Hermann. Waste PET fibre from production processes can therefore be further processed into rPET filament fibre, carpet yarn and staple fibre.

Fibre test centre with plant to test customers' materials
In order to accelerate development work, EREMA opened its own fibre test centre a few months ago, where a cross-company team is working on recycling solutions for fibre-to-fibre applications.

Source:

EREMA Gruppe

20.10.2022

Lenzing: Ambitions in textile recycling

  • Lenzing becomes partner company of CISUTAC
  • New project CISUTAC, co-funded by the EU, shall remove barriers to circularity in the textile industry
  • Lenzing will make a contribution in cellulose recycling

The Lenzing Group, a leading provider of specialty fibers for the textile and nonwoven industries, is reinforcing its commitment to circularity by becoming a partner in the CISUTAC (Circular and Sustainable Textile and Clothing) project that is co-funded by the EU. The new consortium was established to support the transition to a circular and sustainable textile sector and, as well as Lenzing, the 27 consortium members include the industry association Euratex, textile company Inditex, PVH, Decathlon and non-governmental organization Oxfam. For its part, Lenzing is focusing on the development of recycling processes for cellulose.
 
CISUTAC aims to remove current bottlenecks in order to enhance textile circularity in Europe. Its goal is to minimize the sector’s total environmental impact by developing sustainable, novel and inclusive large-scale European value chains.

 

  • Lenzing becomes partner company of CISUTAC
  • New project CISUTAC, co-funded by the EU, shall remove barriers to circularity in the textile industry
  • Lenzing will make a contribution in cellulose recycling

The Lenzing Group, a leading provider of specialty fibers for the textile and nonwoven industries, is reinforcing its commitment to circularity by becoming a partner in the CISUTAC (Circular and Sustainable Textile and Clothing) project that is co-funded by the EU. The new consortium was established to support the transition to a circular and sustainable textile sector and, as well as Lenzing, the 27 consortium members include the industry association Euratex, textile company Inditex, PVH, Decathlon and non-governmental organization Oxfam. For its part, Lenzing is focusing on the development of recycling processes for cellulose.
 
CISUTAC aims to remove current bottlenecks in order to enhance textile circularity in Europe. Its goal is to minimize the sector’s total environmental impact by developing sustainable, novel and inclusive large-scale European value chains.

 

(c) Carbios
20.10.2022

Carbios publishes results of consumer research study about plastic circularity

  • Carbios’ biorecycling and biodegradation technologies internationally recognized by consumers as promising answers to their top environmental concerns
  • Carbios’ innovations considered one of the best for solving recycling effectively and achieving a real plastic circularity
  • Consumer research including qualitative and quantitative fields was conducted between March and August 2022. The research institute, Strategic Research, conducted 6000 interviews in Europe and USA

Carbios’ biorecycling and biodegradation technologies acclaimed by consumers
During the first research field study, respondents were exposed to Carbios’ biorecycling process; a new enzyme-based biotechnology that enables biological recycling of all types of PET plastic waste (including bottles, packaging and textiles), and pushes the boundaries of recycling in terms of the number of cycles.

  • Carbios’ biorecycling and biodegradation technologies internationally recognized by consumers as promising answers to their top environmental concerns
  • Carbios’ innovations considered one of the best for solving recycling effectively and achieving a real plastic circularity
  • Consumer research including qualitative and quantitative fields was conducted between March and August 2022. The research institute, Strategic Research, conducted 6000 interviews in Europe and USA

Carbios’ biorecycling and biodegradation technologies acclaimed by consumers
During the first research field study, respondents were exposed to Carbios’ biorecycling process; a new enzyme-based biotechnology that enables biological recycling of all types of PET plastic waste (including bottles, packaging and textiles), and pushes the boundaries of recycling in terms of the number of cycles.

The research results demonstrated that European and US respondents find Carbios’ biorecycling technology more unique and innovative than traditional PET recycling (i.e. thermo-mechanical recycling), as well as more relevant in its ability to address their concerns and challenges regarding recycling.

In the second research study, conducted in the US, respondents were also exposed to Carbios’ biodegradation technology: an innovative enzymatic solution by which an enzyme is incorporated into plastics during the production process of bio-sourced PLA plastics (corn, sugar cane). This approach makes the material made from plants 100% compostable at ambient temperatures and degradable like plants with the built-in enzyme biologically breaking the bioplastic down in less than eight weeks without microplastics or toxic residues; creating a fully organic circularity.

Similarly to Carbios’ biorecycling technology, Carbios’ PLA biodegradation innovation caught US respondents’ attention with 64% overall liking it. Additionally, 93% of the respondents sampled described the concept as innovative, unique, easy to understand (49%), and believable (43%). Up to 82% of the most environmentally engaged respondents declared they would definitely buy more products made with Carbios’ fully circular biodegradable bioplastic.

Consumers: No other choice but to make plastic fully circular
The research says 99% of the respondents consider it important to protect the environment, while plastic pollution is now ranked the third most-concerning environmental issues after climate change and ocean pollution.

This awareness brings most of these consumers to be environmentally active when it comes to purchasing goods and sorting. For the US respondents, eco-friendly packaging comes in the fourth place in terms of purchase drivers for packaged goods and 65% of them declare sorting plastic from general waste on a regular basis, which makes plastic the most sorted type of waste.

Nevertheless, for a vast majority of the respondents across geographies, even if they would like to reduce their plastic consumption most of the time there is no suitable alternative that is as convenient, light, and cost-efficient as plastics. Hence in an ideal world, consumers would like all plastic waste in landfills and oceans to be collected, cleaned, reused and recycled.

More information:
Carbios study circularity plastics
Source:

Carbios

©MarchiFildi
19.10.2022

HSLU: Alttextilien werden zu neuen Kleidern

Die Hochschule Luzern HSLU hat zusammen mit Wirtschaftspartnern Methoden entwickelt, wie sich Alttextilien wieder zu hochwertigen Pullis, Arbeitskleidern oder Teppichen verarbeiten lassen.

Einem Bericht von WWF und PWC zur Folge sind in einem durchschnittlichen Schweizer Schrank 118 Kleidungsstücke, wobei ein Outfit – bestehend aus Pulli, Hose und T-Shirt – mit 1.5 Kilo zu Buche schlägt. Pro Tag landen 70’000 dieser Outfits oder 100 Tonnen in der Altkleidersammlung. Tendenz steigend.

Etwa die Hälfte der Altkleider wird weiterverkauft und exportiert. "Wie groß der Anteil an tatsächlich weitergenutzten Kleidungsstücken ist, ist nicht einfach zu beziffern", sagt Designforscherin Tina Tomovic von der Hochschule Luzern. Sicher ist laut der Expertin für textile Nachhaltigkeit, dass ein immer größerer Teil zu minderwertigen Produkten wie Putzlappen verarbeitet oder direkt verbrannt wird. Das Material dieser Textilien verschwindet damit unwiederbringlich aus dem Wertstoff-Kreislauf.

Die Hochschule Luzern HSLU hat zusammen mit Wirtschaftspartnern Methoden entwickelt, wie sich Alttextilien wieder zu hochwertigen Pullis, Arbeitskleidern oder Teppichen verarbeiten lassen.

Einem Bericht von WWF und PWC zur Folge sind in einem durchschnittlichen Schweizer Schrank 118 Kleidungsstücke, wobei ein Outfit – bestehend aus Pulli, Hose und T-Shirt – mit 1.5 Kilo zu Buche schlägt. Pro Tag landen 70’000 dieser Outfits oder 100 Tonnen in der Altkleidersammlung. Tendenz steigend.

Etwa die Hälfte der Altkleider wird weiterverkauft und exportiert. "Wie groß der Anteil an tatsächlich weitergenutzten Kleidungsstücken ist, ist nicht einfach zu beziffern", sagt Designforscherin Tina Tomovic von der Hochschule Luzern. Sicher ist laut der Expertin für textile Nachhaltigkeit, dass ein immer größerer Teil zu minderwertigen Produkten wie Putzlappen verarbeitet oder direkt verbrannt wird. Das Material dieser Textilien verschwindet damit unwiederbringlich aus dem Wertstoff-Kreislauf.

Dabei gilt die Textilindustrie als äusserst ressourcenintensiv. Textilien stehen gemäß eines Nachhaltigkeits-Aktionsplans der EU beim Verbrauch von Rohstoffen und Wasser an vierter Stelle, nach der Lebensmittelherstellung, dem Wohnungsbau und dem Verkehr. Baumwolle beispielsweise benötigt nicht nur viel Land zum Wachsen, sondern auch sehr viel Wasser. Die Alternative, synthetische Textilien, ist nicht besser, wie Tina Tomovic ergänzt. Sie basieren meistens auf Erdöl – einer endlichen Ressource.

Auf der Suche nach dem reinen Stoff
Für die HSLU-Forscherin ist klar: "Wir müssen unsere alten Kleider viel besser wiederverwerten als bisher und so den textilen Kreislauf schließen." Ein geschlossener Kreislauf bedeutet, dass alte Pullis oder T-Shirts nicht verbrannt oder zu Lappen verarbeitet werden, sondern zu neuer Kleidung – die dann wieder im Laden landet. Wie dieses Recycling funktionieren könnte, erforschten Tomovic und ihr Team gemeinsam mit Unternehmen aus der Textilindustrie im Projekt «Texcircle».

Oft bestehen Textilien aus verschiedenen Materialien, beispielsweise Baumwolle vermischt mit Polyester. Das macht das Recycling aufwändig. Denn das Material muss möglichst rein sein, um zu einem vielseitig verwendbaren Garn weiterverarbeitet werden zu können; «wild durcheinander gewürfelte Textilien», so Tomovic, nützten gar nichts.

Zweieinhalb Tonnen Material verarbeitet
Das Projektteam nahm daher die gesamte Recycling-Prozesskette unter die Lupe, vom Sammeln der Alttextilien übers Sortieren und dem anschließenden maschinellen Zerkleinern bis hin zum Spinnen des so gewonnenen Rohstoffs zu neuen Garnen und Vliesen. Die verwendeten Alttextilien – insgesamt 2.5 Tonnen Material – stammten größtenteils aus den Sammlungen des Textilverwerters Texaid. Eine zentrale Rolle im Projekt spielten nationale und internationale Wirtschaftspartner, welche die Fasern, Garne und Vliese zu Produkten verarbeiteten.

Namhafte Partner im In- und Ausland
Ein einzelnes Unternehmen wird den Herausforderungen einer funktionierenden Kreislaufwirtschaft nicht begegnen können – dies war eine der Schlussfolgerung aus dem Vorgängerprojekt «Texcycle», in welchem die Forschenden auf das Sammeln und Sortieren von Alttextilien fokussierten. Daher wurde für das Nachfolgeprojekt der "Texcircle-Cluster", bestehend aus Schweizer und internationalen Unternehmen im Bereich Textilfertigung und -recycling, gegründet. Die Projektpartner steuerten Know-how, Eigenleistung, finanzielle Beiträge und Materialspenden bei.

Die Partner aus der Industrie waren Coop, Rieter, Rohner Socks, Ruckstuhl, Texaid und Workfashion.
Texcircle wurde von der schweizerischen Agentur für Innovationsförderung Innosuisse unterstützt.


Die Tests in den Fabrikhallen der einzelnen Partnerunternehmen bezeichnet Tina Tomovic als «Reality Checks». Mehr als einmal musste das Team beim Bearbeiten des Materials feststellen, dass die Theorie in der Praxis nicht immer umsetzbar ist, wie sie erzählt: "Alte Kissen und Bettdecken sind aus einer Materialperspektive zwar sehr interessant für das Recycling. Eine effiziente und kostengünstige Verarbeitung der Waren ist heute aber noch nicht möglich."

Höhepunkt des zweijährigen Projektes war die Produktion mehrerer Prototypen auf der Basis von Alttextilien. Beispielsweise produzierte die Winterthurer Firma Rieter aus alten Jeanshosen Garn für einen Pullover. Der Zuger Arbeitsbekleidungsproduzent Workfashion wiederum verarbeitete alte Kissen und Bettdeckenfüllungen zu Isolationsfutter für Arbeitswesten – die Produktqualität musste im Rahmen des Projektes stets gleich hoch sein wie bei vergleichbaren Textilien im Laden.

Die Firma Ruckstuhl im bernischen Langenthal entwickelte einen Recycling-Teppich für den Wohnbereich. Das Garn dafür stammt zur Hälfte von getragenen Wollmänteln. «Wir haben schon länger nach Mitteln gesucht, wie wir im Betrieb einen weiteren Schritt in Richtung Nachhaltigkeit gehen können», sagt Ruckstuhls Geschäftsführer Adrian Berchtold. Das Projekt sei somit genau zur richtigen Zeit gekommen. Er erläutert: "Die Projektresultate zwangen uns, zu hinterfragen, welche Produktionsschritte für diesen neuen Teppich nachhaltig sind und welche nicht."

Berchtold überraschte insbesondere die Erkenntnis, dass das Waschen von alten Mänteln mit Wasser umweltschädlicher ist als mit Chemikalien: "Der Wasserverbrauch war einfach zu hoch. Paradoxerweise ist es in diesem Fall ressourcenschonender, die Textilien mit Ozon zu reinigen." Ruckstuhl plant, den Recycling-Teppich ab Mitte 2023 in kleiner Serie herzustellen.

Source:

Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst

(c) DiloGroup
Needle Module Holder
13.10.2022

DiloGroup at India ITME 2022

DiloGroup will be attenting India ITME 2022 (December 8 – 13, 2022), an exhibition for the textile industry, which offers a central forum for dialogue within the textile production sector, including textile machine building, fibre production, ancillaries and accessories. For DiloGroup this event is a good oppportunity to inform customers and interested parties about new developments aimed at improving production technologies with a focus on needlefelts.

Focal points of the development work are:

DiloGroup will be attenting India ITME 2022 (December 8 – 13, 2022), an exhibition for the textile industry, which offers a central forum for dialogue within the textile production sector, including textile machine building, fibre production, ancillaries and accessories. For DiloGroup this event is a good oppportunity to inform customers and interested parties about new developments aimed at improving production technologies with a focus on needlefelts.

Focal points of the development work are:

  1. Intense Needling:
    The development efforts of DiloGroup aim at producing nonwovens by “intense needling” instead of water entangling, even for light nonwovens made of fine fibres for the medical and hygiene sector with an area weight of 30 – 100 g/m². This would result in a reduction of the environmentally relevant production costs; per annum to about 1/3 to 1/5 of current.
  2. “Fibre Pulp Recycling”
    Fibrous material in nonwovens and particularly used clothes can be successfully recycled, if staple length can be conserved in the tearing process. In the classical tearing process, staple lengths are dramatically reduced and therefore these fibres can only be used as base material for inferior uses in thermal or acoustic insulation or in protective textiles, transportation or protective covers etc.
    When recycling textile waste in the context of the collection of used clothes, the so called “filament-saving” tearing using special tearing machines and methods must be used to produce fibres with longer staple lengths which can be fed to a nonwoven installation. Hence product characteristics can be better specified and controlled.
  3. Additive nonwoven production
    The additive production method of the “3D-Lofter” is especially suited for automotive parts with differently distributed masses. It is also suited for uses in the sector of apparel and shoe production.
  4. “IsoFeed”-card feeding
    In the field of card feeding, the “IsoFeed” method offers great potential for a more homogeneous card feeding at the same time reducing the variation in cross-machine fibre mass distribution and thus the fibre consumption while conserving the end product quality.
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DiloGroup

(c) JEC Group
13.10.2022

JEC Forum DACH reveals the Startup Booster Finalists

JEC Forum DACH‘s primary goal is to promote the DACH region’s dynamic composites ecosystem. Besides an extensive program of business meetings and conferences, innovation will have a special place in Augsburg from November 29 to 30, 2022 as attendees will have the opportunity to witness the JEC Composites Startup Booster and the AVK Awards. Winners of both competitions will be announced during a dedicated ceremony on November 29th.

The five finalists are:

BioWerkz: Closing the Loops
At BioWerkz a new bio-based, resource-efficient, and CO2-negative material called “NEWood” is developed,  using only wood waste and agricultural waste bound using fungal mycelium; the root network of mushrooms as a natural binder without the need for any synthetic binders.

Bufo Technology – HARDCORK: High-Performance Biobased Composite – Superior by nature
Bufo Technology has developed the high-performance composite material HARDCORK® made from cork, fibers and a thermosetting matrix. HARDCORK® can be manufactured as a core material, sandwich panel or complex molded part.

JEC Forum DACH‘s primary goal is to promote the DACH region’s dynamic composites ecosystem. Besides an extensive program of business meetings and conferences, innovation will have a special place in Augsburg from November 29 to 30, 2022 as attendees will have the opportunity to witness the JEC Composites Startup Booster and the AVK Awards. Winners of both competitions will be announced during a dedicated ceremony on November 29th.

The five finalists are:

BioWerkz: Closing the Loops
At BioWerkz a new bio-based, resource-efficient, and CO2-negative material called “NEWood” is developed,  using only wood waste and agricultural waste bound using fungal mycelium; the root network of mushrooms as a natural binder without the need for any synthetic binders.

Bufo Technology – HARDCORK: High-Performance Biobased Composite – Superior by nature
Bufo Technology has developed the high-performance composite material HARDCORK® made from cork, fibers and a thermosetting matrix. HARDCORK® can be manufactured as a core material, sandwich panel or complex molded part.

Cavicore: Water soluble salt cores for the production of hollow carbon fiber parts
CAVICORE produces ready-to-use water soluble cores for the realization of hollow composite parts. Their “lost cores” have the advantage of being temperature-resistant, stable as well as eco-friendly and recyclable, as they consist of pure salts without binders.

Composite Recycling: Closing the loop on Composite Materials
Composite Recycling has developed a highly energy efficient and sustainable process to separate the resin from the fibres. With the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, the team has designed a post-treatment to clean the fibres and make them reusable in new composites, closing the loop.

Microwave Solutions GmbH: Imagineering a sustainable future
Agile and modular microwave plasma and selective depolymerization technology for molecular recycling, fiber recovery and nanomaterial creation.

Foto: (c) Starlinger & Co Gesellschaft m.b.H.
11.10.2022

Starlinger PET recycling lines in India: Bottle-to-fibre and bottle-to-bottle

Ganesha Ecopet Private Limited, a subsidiary of Indian PET recycling pioneer Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd., has recently opened its new Warangal facility under the brand name Go Rewise where it produces rPET for filament yarns and fibres, as well as for food-grade packaging.  

The company has installed two Starlinger PET recycling lines in its facility in Warangal, Telangana state. Ganesha Ecopet plans to supply the produced rPET granulates under its newly introduced brand enterprise Go Rewise. Launched under the umbrella of one of India's rPET industry leaders, Go Rewise is committed to supplying highest quality rPET products that are produced in a resource-efficient process.
One Starlinger recycling line, a recoSTAR PET 165 H-VAC, processes washed PET bottle flakes for the Go Rewise polyester filament yarn applications and reaches an output of approx. 14,000 tons per year. With the second Starlinger recycling line, Ganesha is producing food-grade rPET resins.

Ganesha Ecopet Private Limited, a subsidiary of Indian PET recycling pioneer Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd., has recently opened its new Warangal facility under the brand name Go Rewise where it produces rPET for filament yarns and fibres, as well as for food-grade packaging.  

The company has installed two Starlinger PET recycling lines in its facility in Warangal, Telangana state. Ganesha Ecopet plans to supply the produced rPET granulates under its newly introduced brand enterprise Go Rewise. Launched under the umbrella of one of India's rPET industry leaders, Go Rewise is committed to supplying highest quality rPET products that are produced in a resource-efficient process.
One Starlinger recycling line, a recoSTAR PET 165 H-VAC, processes washed PET bottle flakes for the Go Rewise polyester filament yarn applications and reaches an output of approx. 14,000 tons per year. With the second Starlinger recycling line, Ganesha is producing food-grade rPET resins.

Ganesha Ecosphere looks back on 30 years of experience in the PET recycling business and can be considered a role model regarding sustainable business activities. Founded in 1987, the company started out as a yarn processing facility. It was among the first companies in India to start reprocessing PET waste to manufacture recycled polyester staple fibre (RPSF) and recycled polyester spun yarns (RPSY) in 1994. By today, the group has established a large network of over 300 scrap vendors located across the country and operates four factories in India - two in Uttar Pradesh, one in Uttarakhand, and the recently opened one in Telangana. It also recently operationalised its first factory outside India in Nepal. With over 500 customers and exports to more than 18 countries, the company ranks among the largest rpet producers in India with 130,000 tonnes per year and currently recycles around 16 - 18 % of India's total PET waste.

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Starlinger & Co Gesellschaft m.b.H.

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11.10.2022

EURATEX and ATP: 10th European Textile & Apparel Convention in Porto

On 13-14 October, EURATEX in partnership with ATP is organising the 10th European Textile & Apparel Convention in Porto, Portugal; the convention marks also the 24th Textile Industry Forum for Portugal.

The Porto Convention – titled Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle? – will look at how companies can anticipate the new European regulatory framework, embrace innovation, and develop a business model where sustainability becomes a source of competitiveness and growth. In the current economic, social and political environment, Europe is facing many challenges: increased energy prices, unforeseen inflation and climate change, which add to the day-to-day challenges of running a business. Embracing the European Union’s commitment to a green and digital transformation, the textile industry needs to also move towards a new circular economy where recycling is at the core of the design process supported by digitalisation, innovation and new skills, and creativity. The conference will address explore solutions to turn quality and sustainability into a source of competitiveness.

On 13-14 October, EURATEX in partnership with ATP is organising the 10th European Textile & Apparel Convention in Porto, Portugal; the convention marks also the 24th Textile Industry Forum for Portugal.

The Porto Convention – titled Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle? – will look at how companies can anticipate the new European regulatory framework, embrace innovation, and develop a business model where sustainability becomes a source of competitiveness and growth. In the current economic, social and political environment, Europe is facing many challenges: increased energy prices, unforeseen inflation and climate change, which add to the day-to-day challenges of running a business. Embracing the European Union’s commitment to a green and digital transformation, the textile industry needs to also move towards a new circular economy where recycling is at the core of the design process supported by digitalisation, innovation and new skills, and creativity. The conference will address explore solutions to turn quality and sustainability into a source of competitiveness.

The Porto Convention will see representatives of national and European institutions, experts from the industry and like-minded entrepreneurs come together to discuss ideas, share experiences and find solutions to face common challenges.

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EURATEX

04.10.2022

Carbios appoints Pascal Bricout as Chief Strategy and Financial Officer

Carbios announced the appointment of Pascal Bricout as Chief Strategy and Financial Officer and a member of the Company’s Executive Committee.

Mr. Bricout will oversee the management and organization of Carbios’ Finance division. He will also steer the Group’s Strategy, investor relations and the launch of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility policy. He joins the company with over 30 years’ experience in finance, strategy and international mergers and acquisitions.
 
Prior to joining Carbios, Mr. Bricout served as Chief Financial Officer for Michelin in Asia, which is a major area of growth and development for the company. Over the past 10 years, he has focused primarily on major strategic mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Bricout holds a Master Degree in Finance from Université Paris-Dauphine. He began his career at PwC, as a manager in the International Transactions Services teams in Paris and London.

Carbios announced the appointment of Pascal Bricout as Chief Strategy and Financial Officer and a member of the Company’s Executive Committee.

Mr. Bricout will oversee the management and organization of Carbios’ Finance division. He will also steer the Group’s Strategy, investor relations and the launch of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility policy. He joins the company with over 30 years’ experience in finance, strategy and international mergers and acquisitions.
 
Prior to joining Carbios, Mr. Bricout served as Chief Financial Officer for Michelin in Asia, which is a major area of growth and development for the company. Over the past 10 years, he has focused primarily on major strategic mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Bricout holds a Master Degree in Finance from Université Paris-Dauphine. He began his career at PwC, as a manager in the International Transactions Services teams in Paris and London.

Mr. Bricout, Carbios’ Chief Strategy & Financial Officer noted: “I am thrilled to be joining Carbios and proud to take part in this concrete, meaningful advance toward circular economy. Having developed unparalleled breakthrough technologies in plastic and textile biodegradation and biorecycling, Carbios now needs to execute a successful industrial and commercial phase. This is crucial for companies using PET to achieve, from 2025, their sustainable development goals. Within this dynamic context, Carbios and its subsidiary, Carbiolice, are poised to become global leaders in the development and industrialization of innovative bioprocesses to revolutionize the life cycles of plastics and textiles.”

More information:
Carbios green chemistry polymer
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Carbios