SDC/AATCC

Sponsor of Colour Technology Conference in China

'Colour technology for best practice and sustainability in the global textile and apparel supply chain' is the title of the conference to be co-presented by the Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC), Bradford/UK, the American Association of Textile Che

Oerlikon Barmag

1st WINGS under production conditions

Oerlikon Barmag GmbH & Co. KG, Remscheid/Germany, has delivered 2 WINGS units to Trevira GmbH, Bobingen/Germany. This marks the beginning of a trial phase under real conditions, during which high-end yarns with various titers and parameters will be manuf

New Trevira Bioactive logo for functional textiles

The fiber manufacturer Trevira GmbH, Frankfurt/Germany, has revised the trademark system for textiles made from its antimicrobial fibers and is now introducing a new product logo for Trevira Bioactive. Irrespective of what is used for the material - it m

Management

Management

Fred Thies, the former owner of the same-name textile machinery producer Thies GmbH & Co. KG., Coesfeld/Germany, died on May 15, 2008. He entered his parents company after World War II and at first yarn dyeing machinery made from stainless steel was the

Techtextil NA/ATME/SPESA

Textile & Sewn Products Industry Week 2010

The organizers of the 3 key industry trade shows in the Americas - ATME-I/MEGATEX, SPESA Expo, and Techtextil North America - have announced that they will co-locate and align their trade shows at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA on May 18-

Texmac India

2nd round in 2009

Because of the success at the premiere of the International Textile Machinery Exhibition, Texmac India 2007, a second round is being entered from April 15-18, 2009 in New Delhi/India. It is supported by the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI)

Yarn Expo Autumn in Shanghai

The specialty textile yarn and fiber trade event Yarn Expo Autumn is set for October 21-23, 2008, at the Shanghai International Convention Centre, Shanghai/China. Yarn Expo showcases yarn and fiber products from China and around the world, including natu

Management

Management

Heinz Michel - after a short period of introduction - takes over the head of the Benninger Textile Finishing Division at Benninger AG, Uzwil/Switzerland as the successor of Kurt Honegger. Kurt Honegger has led this division for many years and will contin

Management

Management

Erwin Stoller, was elected as Chairman of the board of Rieter Holding Ltd., Winterthur/Switzerland at Rieter's Annual General Meeting. Stoller was member of the Group Executive Commitee of Rieter until the end of 2007. Furthermore Dr. Rainer Hahn was re

Huntsman/Brückner

Joint symposiums in India and Pakistan

Huntsman International (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai/India, and the Brückner Trockentechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Leonberg/Germany, conducted joint customer symposiums in Kolhapur and Chandigarh/India and in Karachi and Faisalabad/Pakistan in April 2008 respectivel