PARIS — October 3, 2024 — Reju™, the progressive textile to textile regeneration company has opened its first operating unit — Regeneration Hub Zero — in Frankfurt Germany.
This is Reju’s first major milestone after being incorporated just 12 months ago in Paris, France. The Hub was built in record time and is expected to begin deliveries in 2025.
Owned by Technip Energies, an engineering and technology company, Reju is using technology invented by IBM research. Reju is creating a new circular system and infrastructure for recovering, regenerating and recirculating textile waste — at scale — starting with polyester.
The combination of expertise from the team Reju has recruited, and proficiency of Technip Energies will enable Reju to expand at an unprecedented speed and scale.
Reju will guarantee textile-to-textile traceability from textile waste that would otherwise be buried, burnt or dumped. The end product — Reju Polyester — has a 50-percent lower carbon footprint than virgin polyester. Reju is committed to bringing a product to market that is demonstrably cleaner and can be regenerated infinitely.
To enable this new structure, Reju is joining with upstream partners to recover, collect and sort textiles, creating a circular textile system that does not yet exist.
“We’re starting with the most urgent problem in textile waste — polyester,” said Patrik Frisk, CEO of Reju. “The world produces 92 million tons of textile waste each year, yet less than 1 percent is recycled. It is a system that extracts finite resources creating textile waste with no responsibility for end-of-life. Reju is going to change that by unlocking a new system through critical partnerships around the world. We will build infrastructure, scale technology, comply with regulation and, in the end, help the textile industry evolve and enable a change in behavior. Our Regeneration Hub Zero in Frankfurt is a significant milestone, showcasing how this advanced technology addresses the global textile waste problem.”
Frisk, an industry veteran and former CEO of Under Armour Inc., CEO of Aldo Group and executive of VF Corp. leads with Alain Poincheval COO of Reju and a 35-year Executive of Technip Energies.
“Technip Energies brings over 65 years of engineering experience. We are present in 34 countries,” Poincheval said. “It has proven its expertise in accelerating climate solutions, combining engineering and construction capabilities with technological know-how as it drives towards a less carbon-reliant economy of tomorrow’.
IEPER, Belgium — October 3, 2024 — ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 represents an excellent opportunity for Picanol to once again demonstrate its technological leadership in both airjet and rapier weaving machines. Visitors to the event will experience Picanol’s world premiere of its brand-new Supermax rapier weaving machine. In total, Picanol will have four different high-tech weaving machines as well as its PicConnect digital platform on display. The exhibition will take place from October 14-18, 2024, in the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai and Picanol will be in Hall 3, Booth E01. Furthermore, three additional Picanol weaving machines will be demonstrated at other booths.
The brand new PICANOL Supermax rapier machine
“At Picanol, we are convinced that it is of utmost importance to keep on innovating, even when market conditions are not favorable. Therefore, we are really excited to emphasize this approach by launching our brand new Supermax rapier machine. This machine is specifically aimed at the Asian markets and once more, we are raising the industry standard to a higher level. Our latest innovation means Picanol is further strengthening its position as the world’s leading weaving machine manufacturer and we continue to offer the best products, technological solutions, and services. And we will demonstrate this with the four machines and digital platform PicConnect we will have on display at our booth,” comments Johan Verstraete, Vice President Weaving Machines.
The PICANOL OmniPlus-i Connect airjet weaving machine
The four Picanol weaving machines on display will be the latest Supermax and Ultimax rapier weaving machines and an OmniPlus-i Connect airjet weaving machine. Our sales and service team will also demonstrate the unique functionalities of our PicConnect. With PicConnect, Picanol is centralizing its digital tools and services in one new fully digital platform. At ITMA ASIA + CITME, visitors will get the opportunity to discover all the benefits and latest features of PicConnect. This will enable weavers to leverage the full extent of the possibilities offered by the Picanol weaving machines.
COLZATE, Italy and SHANGHAI, China — October 3, 2024 — Itema, a global provider of advanced weaving solutions including weaving machines, spare parts and integrated services, announces its participation in ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024, taking place from October 14-18, 2024 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai. At this prestigious event, Itema will exhibit in Hall 3 – Booth C11 its cutting-edge weaving technologies, including the GalileoRX rapier weaving machine and the high-performance P7300HP V8 projectile weaving machine.
The past, present and future of weaving on display
Born from the legacy of the most successful high-end rapier weaving machine assembled in China, the Itema R9000 and R9000-2, the GalileoRX features technological and design advancements to fully meet the needs of the market, reaching unbeatable levels in terms of performances, textile mastery and eco-efficiency. Launched in 2022 to address the specific needs of the Chinese and Asian textile markets, the Itema GalileoRX has rapidly gained recognition for its ability to weave a wide range of fabrics with superior quality and precision.
GalileoRX
The GalileoRX on show at the Itema booth – in 2300 mm weaving width – will weave an Apparel style and will be equipped with two of the latest Itema innovations: the New Generatione Machine Console, with a 15.6” wide touch, full glass, capacitive display, and the iSAVER®fancy. Based on the mechatronic technology of iSAVER®eco, iSAVER®fancy is available up to 6 weft colors and allows to eliminate the waste selvedge on the left-hand side of the rapier machine thus providing substantial costs saving and significant contribution to sustainable weaving by reducing raw materials and resources waste.
Moreover, in the year of its 70th anniversary, the legendary projectile weaving machine makes its grand return to an international trade fair.
The Itema projectile P7300HP V8, in 3900 mm weaving width, will weave a Denim style. Renowned for its unbeatable reliability and high productivity, the P7300HP V8 ensures excellent fabric quality even for heavy- duty textiles such as denim and technical fabrics. Itema is the only weaving machine manufacturer that offers projectile weaving technology – and continues to push the boundaries of projectile weft insertion technology, which still remains the best weaving machine for specific applications.
P7300HP V8
This year also marks a milestone for projectile weaving technology as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the official unveiling of the TW11, the first projectile weaving machine, which was presented at the Mustermesse in Basel in 1954. The TW11 revolutionized the weaving industry with its unique weft insertion system and ability to efficiently produce extra-wide and heavy fabrics, laying the groundwork for subsequent generations of projectile looms like today’s P7300HP V8.
Additional Machines Displayed at Partner Booths
Guests will also have the opportunity to see eight additional Itema rapier weaving machines showcased at our partner booths, including Huzhou Hyundai (Julibao) at Hall 3 – C08, Lilai (Hall 3 – Booth A38), Tongxiang (Hall 3 – Booth E07), Changfang (Hall 3 – B35), Huling and Song&Song (Hall 3 – A67).
Itema Group’s Complete Offer of Weaving Solutions
During their visit to ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024, visitors will be able to learn more about the full range of weaving solutions offered by Itema Group:
HelloItema, the Itema customer portal – offering a comprehensive set of digital functionalities and smart solutions and designed to make customers’ working lives easier and add value to their investment. Accessible via browser or app from any device – and directly from the machine console on new generation Itema machines – users can order original spare parts, check order status in real- time, open service tickets, and access relevant machine documentation.
The full range of OEM spare parts and the latest solutions for upgrading existing Itema looms, as well as previous brands such as Sulzer, Somet, and Vamatex.
Lamiflex, part of the Itema Group, will showcase advanced weaving accessories, including rapier tapes and sprocket wheels.
Visitors to ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 will have the chance to experience firsthand how Itema continues to provide state-of-the-art solutions tailored to the evolving needs of worldwide textile industries. To learn more, visit the Itema Group Booth in Hall 3 – Booth C11.
WASHINGTON — October 3, 2024 — National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas sent a letter to President Joseph Biden today asking his administration to intervene in the East and Gulf Coast ports strike that is exacerbating the economic distress facing the U.S. textile industry, which has been hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
“We respectfully ask that you urge the parties to reach a reasonable, fair, and expeditious conclusion given your role as a key negotiator and intermediary. The strike at East Coast and Gulf ports threatens not only our domestic competitiveness but also that of the broader Western Hemisphere textile and apparel co-production chain, which supports 2 million workers and $40 billion in annual two-way trade,” the letter reads.
Seventy percent of U.S. textile exports are shipped to the industry’s Western Hemisphere free trade agreement partners, who in turn produce finished apparel and home textile products for the U.S. market.
“The strike comes at a particularly difficult time when American textile manufacturers are reeling from the destruction of Hurricane Helene. Several companies have been hard hit as a result of this tragedy—some with severe structural damage and others with idled plants” the letter continues. “The industry’s main concern right now is prioritizing the safety and well-being of its employees and their families. This strike couldn’t come at a worse time as the industry has seen the closure of 21 plants in the last 18 months. We appreciate your leadership in helping mitigate supply chain challenges, as well as your work in support of working families and your work on behalf of the U.S. textile industry. We ask for your urgent assistance in helping to end these widespread supply chain disruptions so that our industry can have a fighting chance to regain its footing amid other serious and ongoing challenges.”
Posted: October 2, 2024
Source: National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO)
MIDLAND, Mich. — October 2, 2024 — Dow and GoodBed, the premier mattress information resource for consumers, have collaborated to develop a benchmark lab testing program for the mattress industry. This powerful partnership combines GoodBed’s unique bedding expertise and proprietary mattress evaluation framework, Mattress DNA™, with the robust lab testing capabilities of Dow’s ComfortScience™ Studio.
One of the key challenges in understanding mattress performance is the lack of standardized testing to describe comfort in a quantifiable way. This results in consumers being unaware of how to properly shop for mattresses that best suit their needs, manufacturers being unfamiliar with how to make the best mattress or properly differentiate their products from competitors, and raw material suppliers being uninformed of how to develop innovative and effective materials.
Comfort is a fusion of perceptions that can be easy to experience, but difficult to describe and measure. Through this partnership, Dow and GoodBed are filling this knowledge gap and strengthening their shared commitment to evaluating and communicating the holistic experience of a given mattress by developing a new industry standard of scientific mattress tests.
“Dow is a well-established global leader in materials science and testing. Over the last three years, we’ve worked hand-in-hand to develop scientific tests that can accurately measure the attributes we know to be most important in determining the performance and suitability of a given mattress for different sleepers,” said Michael Magnuson, founder and CEO at GoodBed. “Together, we’re excited by the unprecedented quality of mattress information that we can now provide, and our ability to give consumers confidence in choosing the best possible mattress.”
“Our ComfortScience™ Studio was established to study the different properties of bedding products and their contribution to comfort,” said Kevin Meyer, Associate Technical Service & Development director at Dow. “By joining forces with GoodBed, the most knowledgeable and trustworthy source of mattress information in the market today, we’re transforming the mattress industry with a first-of-its-kind standard of testing. This will offer numerous benefits for key audiences, from consumers all the way to raw material suppliers.”
A portion of the initial phase of the collaborative research from Dow and GoodBed is detailed in their first published paper, which was selected for presentation at this year’s Center for Polyurethanes (CPI) Polyurethanes Technical Conference. The paper highlights key factors influencing mattress microclimates, such as temperature, humidity, and airflow, as well as showcases quantitative testing methods developed through the partnership. Additional test results in areas such as durability, spinal alignment, and pressure relief are planned for future publication.
With unparalleled expertise in polyurethane chemistry, Dow is at the forefront of R&D and product development in the bedding market and beyond. By configuring three dimensions of comfort — ergonomics, microclimate and sensation — differently, Dow creates tailored solutions to deliver the most comfortable experience possible.
ATLANTA — September 30, 2024 — While state officials and agencies continue working around the clock with local and federal partners to support Georgians recovering from Hurricane Helene, Governor Brian Kemp, Commissioner Tyler Harper and Colonel Billy Hitchens also issued the following statement to remind relevant parties that the Georgia Hemp Farming Act, which places public safety restrictions on hemp products manufactured and sold in Georgia, will become effective tomorrow on October 1.
The General Assembly passed the Georgia Hemp Farming Act in March, and the majority of the bill will go into effect on October 1. The law imposes age restrictions on the possession of consumable hemp products and requires consumable hemp retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers to obtain a license to operate in Georgia, among other testing and regulatory requirements.
All residents and visitors of Georgia, along with all Georgia law enforcement officials, are reminded that as of October 1, it is a crime to sell consumable hemp products to persons under the age of 21. It is also illegal to purchase or possess consumable hemp products if you are under the age of 21. These new restrictions will be strongly enforced throughout the state to protect the health and safety of young Georgians.
“Here in Georgia, the safety of our residents is top priority, especially that of our children and young people,” said Governor Kemp. “Consumable hemp products are dangerous to minors and unregulated hemp products are a danger to all Georgians. Knowing these dangers, I want consumers to be aware of these new laws and know that all law enforcement officers in the State will be enforcing them starting October 1st. I’m grateful to the General Assembly for passing this legislation that puts in place necessary guardrails to protect Georgia’s children and communities as this industry evolves and want to thank the Department of Agriculture and all public safety agencies across Georgia for working hard to implement this new framework effectively.”
“Our team at the Georgia Department of Agriculture was proud to work with Governor Kemp, the General Assembly, and other Law Enforcement Agencies from across the state to protect Georgia consumers and children by establishing much-needed guardrails for consumable hemp products in our state,” said Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper. “The laws regarding under 21 sales and the sale of raw flower products are very straightforward and will be strictly enforced by our Law Enforcement and Hemp Program Divisions as well as other state and local law enforcement starting October 1st.”
“Through our traffic enforcement across Georgia, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is committed to applying the new law set by the General Assembly and strongly supported by Governor Kemp regarding limitations placed on consumable hemp products,” said Colonel William W. Hitchens, III, DPS Commissioner. “We take the safety of our residents and visitors seriously and will carry out our duties which will include enforcing the restrictions set by the Georgia Hemp Farming Act.”
The new law implements necessary public safety measures that are a result of Congress legalizing hemp production in the 2018 Farm Bill. Hemp is a cannabis plant that naturally contains small amounts of the psychoactive cannabinoid delta-9 THC, along with other natural cannabinoids that may be used for medicinal purposes. In recent years, consumable hemp products like oils, gummies, and beverages have been sold throughout the state with little oversight, no standard for quality control, and few requirements for labeling products.
State law enforcement agencies encourage all citizens and public safety officers to review these new restrictions, as well as the rules proposed by Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper that provide comprehensive standards for hemp production and product testing.
A copy of the Georgia Hemp Farming Act can be found here. A link to the proposed Department of Agriculture rules regarding hemp can be found here.
The Georgia Hemp Farming Act is administered separately from and does not impact Georgia’s medical cannabis program. For those patients with qualifying medical conditions, information on Georgia’s Low-THC Oil registry can be found here.
Posted: October 2, 2024
Source: Georgia Office of the Governor — Governor Brian P. Kemp
ZÜRICH, Switzerland — October 2, 2024 — Established in 1975, Busana Apparel Group is a renowned leader in the fashion industry, dedicated to delivering superior clothing options across multiple countries while infusing cutting-edge innovation into every aspect of fashion. Its versatile product range includes woven dress and sport shirts, women’s tops and dresses, bottoms, denim, outerwear, and elevated knits — all crafted with the utmost precision.
With a strong presence in Indonesia and Ethiopia, operating 24 manufacturing facilities, and partnerships with Bangladesh, Jordan, India, Nicaragua, and Honduras, Busana’s fashion journey is further enriched through washing, embroidery, and printing collaborations. Employing over 33,500 people, their production capacity is a testament to excellence, with 70 million units produced annually, making Busana a formidable force in the global market.
Dr. Christian Schindler
Christian Schindler, director general of ITMF, stated: “ITMF is very pleased to welcome Busana Apparel as a corporate member. Busana Apparel is a producer of high-quality apparel products serving brands and retailers around the world. As an apparel producer it must source good quality fabrics from reliable and competitive suppliers. ITMF offers its members a unique network of producers of fibers, yarns, fabrics, etc. from around the world as well as machinery and instrument manufacturers. It is mutually advantageous if companies from the entire textile value chain are coming together at ITMF to meet and discuss issues related to the entire value chain. Busana Apparel has a lot of expertise to offer but can also benefit from other members’ experience and best practices.”
Maniwanen Marimoetoe, chairman of the Busana Apparel Group, pointed out: “By having joined ITMF the Busana Apparel will now have access to a lot of valuable reports, statistics, and surveys. This by itself is already worthwhile becoming a part of this platform. Furthermore, an important aspect is the fact that so many other important companies from along the entire value chain are affiliated with ITMF. This will allow Busana Apparel more valuable interaction with colleagues from around the world. In today’s interwoven world it is important to be well connected in the industry and to have easy access to both information and industry colleagues around the world.”
Posted: October 2, 2024
Source: The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF)
CINCINNATI — October 1, 2024 — Michelman’s Steve Bassetti, director of Global Marketing for Fibers and Composites, will lead a session entitled Fiber Sizing – Insights at CompositesWorld’s Carbon Fiber 2024. Steve’s presentation will take place on October 9 from 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM EST and will cover the fundamentals of fiber sizing, including what it is, how it works, why it is essential, and what benefits it provides.
Steve Bassetti, Michelman Director of Global Marketing
He will follow these fundamental topics with an overview of current R&D efforts taking place in the industry that are helping create new products for emerging and growth applications. Steve will discuss the use of chopped and continuous carbon fiber for thermoplastics and will break these two applications down by polymer type, including polypropylene, polyamides, polycarbonates/PC-ABS, and high-performance engineering thermoplastics.
Steve will also discuss the emerging use of recycled carbon fiber. “The recycled fiber community is becoming more prominent, with companies focusing on recovering and reusing carbon fiber from products such as decommissioned wind turbine blades, discarded laptop housings, and production waste,” Bassetti commented. “Fiber sizing plays a critical role in helping create value-added products from these recycled materials.”
The Carbon Fiber conference will be held October 8-10, 2024, at the Charleston Marriott in Charleston, S.C.
MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany — October 2, 2024 — Monforts recently celebrated its 140th anniversary at a special event for staff and their families at its headquarters in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Building on a very rich history since its foundation by August Monforts in 1884, the company remains 100-percent dedicated to the development of technologies that will ensure the future success of its textile industry customers.
Under the motto, “140 Years of Performance, Innovation and Partners,” Monforts is looking forward to further celebrating this milestone with its representatives and customers at the forthcoming ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition in Shanghai from October 14-18, in Hall 5 at stand C09.
The first Monforts machines were mechanical napping units for raising the surfaces of cotton fabrics.
“We have moved over the many decades through mechanical and steam-powered technologies to the first mass production lines, electronic drives, special machine construction and highly modular machines,” observed Monforts Managing Director Gunnar Meyer. “Now we are truly in the digital age, and we are committed to investing in the digitalization of our technology, with concepts which assure an overall quality control and energy monitoring.”
International outlook
The first Monforts machines were mechanical napping units for raising the surfaces of cotton fabrics, providing softness and warmth and adding value. By 1893, Monforts 24-roller napping machines were drawing appreciative crowds at the World Fair in Chicago — establishing international trade networks was paramount to the company from the outset.
In 1897, August Monforts established an iron foundry equipped with hydraulic casting machines, by which time the company employed 1,200 people. This was followed by the introduction of semi-automatic manufacturing tools — an area in which Monforts achieved a number of firsts, such as the single-spindle lathe which became a big export hit in the late 1930s due to its unique and unmatched precision.
Overseen by successive four generations of the Monforts family, the company’s range of textile machines has been significantly expanded based on decades of accumulated know-how and a dominant position in fabric finishing technologies has been established.
Since 2013, Monforts has been a member of the CHTC Fong’s Group, today one of the world’s largest textile machinery manufacturers.
The company’s range of textile machines has been significantly expanded based on decades of accumulated know-how and a dominant position in fabric finishing technologies has been established.
Industry standard
Monforts Montex tenters — for processes such as drying, stretching, heat-setting and coating — are now the industry standard for the fabric finishing industry, not only in the sectors of denim and home textiles, but also in the field of technical textiles, with numerous patents registered over the course of the decades for premium quality and a number of advantages in terms of production throughput and especially in energy efficiency and savings. The other key technologies in the Monforts range include DynAir relaxation dryers, Thermex continuous dyeing ranges, Monfortex compressive shrinking ranges and Montex®Coat and coaTTex coating units.
ATC
Since its opening in 2013, the 2.5 million euro Monforts Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) in Mönchengladbach has proved an invaluable resource to customers for achieving new standards in fabric finishing.
Over an area of 1,200 square meters, it houses two full finishing lines, engineered to accommodate an extremely diverse range of processes, in addition to a Thermex range for the continuous dyeing of denim and other woven fabrics, a full color kitchen and a number of lab-scale systems for smaller batch trials.
“The ATC allows our customers to test their own textiles and technical fabrics on Monforts dyeing and finishing machines under fully confidential, real production conditions,” said Monforts Technologist Saskia Kuhlen. “Using the results from these trials, we are also able to make recommendations for improving many fabric finishes.”
Montex Austria
For over 40 years, Monforts finishing machines have been manufactured at Montex Maschinenfabrik based in St. Stefan, Austria.
“From the outset, we have specialized in all aspects of machine production, including high-precision sheet metal working, laser cutting and welding, and the pre-assembly of machines and components, along with a well-organized quality management and spare parts service,” said Montex plant manager Gert Hanzl. “We work very closely with the Monforts research and development team in Mönchengladbach to take the latest new ideas through testing and prototyping, in readiness for future series production. We are fully exploiting the many new possibilities in the continuous development of design and manufacturing methods.”
While there is standardization in series-produced Monforts machines, Montex Maschinenfabrik is also increasingly called upon to construct bespoke machines with unique designs, according to the special needs of customers in technical textile or special textiles.
Made to last
Today, Monforts Montex stenters and coating units are the industry standard for the fabric finishing industry.
“Our machines are built to last and known for their robustness and long service life,” Meyer concluded. “Textile companies making major capital investments in new manufacturing lines rely on durability from our production ranges, and it’s for this reason that there are currently an estimated 2,000 Monforts machines in operation worldwide — some of which were first installed over 30 years ago.
“It would not have been possible for Monforts to have thrived for 140 years without successfully and rapidly responding to industry changes and this continues today. I would like to thank all of our dedicated staff in Germany and Austria and our many colleagues and partners around the world for their continuous contributions to ensuring our further longevity.”
GLOBAL — October 2, 2024 — Is a circular fashion wardrobe a reality in 2024? At World Circular Textiles Day (WCTD), the organization tracking and emboldening circular textiles progress, we challenged ourselves to imagine that our whole wardrobe had been lost in a house fire. Our old clothes, now a pile of smouldering ashes, had been quite a careful mix of vintage, second hand, long-life classics and our fair share of fashionable mistakes. Luckily, we had insurance. So now we need new clothes. What could we buy now, to make a whole new circular wardrobe?
Using a six-point assessment criteria, WCTD made a longlist of 30 circular textile clothing products available on the shop floor today. We then tasked 30 international experts — including Adriana Galijasevic, founder & CEO Cocircular Lab, Amsterdam; Hannah Carter, ReSkinned, London; Dr. Hanna de la Motte, Tree to Textile, RISE, Sweden; Hannah Lane, Redress, Hong Kong; Hélene Smits, Stating the Obvious, Amsterdam; Dr. Serena Bonomi, Circular Economy Innovation Consultant, Berlin; Tamara Cincik, Fashion Roundtable & Bath Spa Uni; and Lewis Perkins, Apparel Impact Institute, San Francisco — to create a final shortlist of the Top 10, which will be revealed at our annual event on October 8.
Event Details
Facilitator: Becky Earley, co-founder of World Circular Textiles Day 2050, UAL Chair of Circular Design Futures, Design School, Chelsea
Panel 1: Circularity Perspectives
Global experts will discuss the Top 10 product shortlist, bringing unique perspectives to this year’s circular products and discussing how their work contributes to the ecosystem.
Shelly Gottschamer, New York | Accelerating Circularity
Tricia Carey, New York | Catalyzing Circularity
Jai Prakash, Usha Yarns, Chandigarh, India | Manufacturing Circularity
Ina Budde, Circle Fashion, Berlin, Germany | Verifying Circularity
Kate Goldsworthy, University of the Arts London Innovation Lab, UK | Quantifying Circularity
Panel 2: Product Deep Dive
Introducing the Tree Jumper — what it is made from; how it was made; what were the challenges; what are the opportunities ahead for their companies and the industry as a whole.
Anna Pehrsson, Engineer and R&D Partnership Lead, Texaid, Zug, Switzerland
Robin Gnehm, Co-Founder & CPO at NIKIN AG, Lenzburg, Aargau, Switzerland
NewsRound: 2024
WCTD’s annual round up of breakthrough highlights from around the world and what others are doing to celebrate WCTD this year.
Join Us Online
Get your ticket via the Eventbrite booking form here. Zoom details will be sent by email 24 hours before the event.
PARIS — October 3, 2024 — Reju™, the progressive textile to textile regeneration company has opened its first operating unit — Regeneration Hub Zero — in Frankfurt Germany.
Owned by Technip Energies, an engineering and technology company, Reju is using technology invented by IBM research. Reju is creating a new circular system and infrastructure for recovering, regenerating and recirculating textile waste — at scale — starting with polyester.
