Sustainability
![Detlef Braun, member of the board at Messe Frankfurt GmbH: “The industry is adept at meeting challenges with new ideas, developments and business models.” Photo courtesy Messe Frankfurt](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_042022_techtextil_Detlef-335x186.jpg)
Textiles – progress in the making
It was very apparent at this year’s combined Techtextil, Texprocess and one-time-only Heimtextil Summer Special shows which were held in Frankfurt, Germany, from June 21-24, that European legislation is currently …
![Over the past half century, nonwovens production in Greater Europe has climbed fifty-fold. Photo courtesy of A.Wilson](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_032022_sustainability_EDANA2-335x186.jpg)
![Over the past half century, nonwovens production in Greater Europe has climbed fifty-fold. Photo courtesy of A.Wilson](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_032022_sustainability_EDANA2-335x186.jpg)
A net zero vision
A hail of silver bullets required – getting plastics to net zero What if all plastics, including synthetic fibers and nonwovens, could become net zero in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) …
![Fibers from textiles are recovered, sorted and processed depending on their condition, composition and value.](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_032022_techtallk_Colored_fiber-335x186.jpg)
![Fibers from textiles are recovered, sorted and processed depending on their condition, composition and value.](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_032022_techtallk_Colored_fiber-335x186.jpg)
The future of textile recycling
Recycling concepts of textiles and nonwovens continue to evolve. Textiles lead the way as textile recycling is one of the oldest and most established recycling industries in the world. Fibers …
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Shooting for the moon with new nylons in 2022
There can be no more potent a symbol of the golden age of synthetic fibers than the planting of the U.S. flag on the moon by Buzz Aldrin on July …
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![Florian Heubrandner, Vice President Global Textiles Business, Lenzing AG](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/Florian-Heubrandner_headshot-335x186.jpg)
Lenzing sees sustainability at the heart of its business strategy
Lenzing Group, a global company headquartered in Austria, is a leading player in the world of cellulose fibers. For its partners in the textile and nonwovens industries, Lenzing’s cellulose fibers …