Geoff Fisher, Author at International Fiber Journal

About the author

Geoff Fisher

Geoff Fisher is the European editor of IFJ and director of Textile Media Services, a B2B publisher of news and market reports on transport textiles, medical textiles, smart materials and emerging markets. He has more than 35 years of experience covering fibers and textiles. He can be reached at gfisher@textilemedia.com or +44 1603 308158.

Can Cellulose Fibers Fill the Cotton Gap?

Scandinavia on the Path to Circularity

Challenges in Making Smart Clothing Accessible for Healthcare

Market Data & Pricing

Call for rational decisions on investment and overcapacity

Geoff Fisher October 8, 2015

By Geoff Fisher, European Editor

Europe’s manmade fiber industry leaders have called on their Chinese counterparts to base future investment decisions on rational economics and reduce senseless overcapacities, especially in polyester fibers.
Addressing the 54th Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers Congress held in Dornbirn, Austria, in September, Heinz Meierkord, president of CIRFS, the European Man-Made Fibres Association, described how Chinese overcapacity represented 25% of global polyester fiber capacity in 2015.

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Technical Textiles

Techtextil sets exhibitor and visitor records; drives innovation trends

Geoff Fisher June 1, 2015

A rail strike in Germany did little to dampen the enthusiasm for visitors to Techtextil last month, when around 42,000 from 116 countries made their way to Frankfurt am Main. …

Technical Textiles

Germany continues to lead the technical textiles sector

Geoff Fisher April 1, 2015

While the technical textiles industry has matured in many respects, the sector continues to grow, spurred on by a myriad of macro-drivers, such as growing populations in developing countries, maturing populations in developed economies.

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