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April 21, 2026 
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A total of 35,000 visitors from the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Bangladesh networked with 381 exhibitors across 952 booths during the three-day exhibition period. This was an increase of 6% compared to the 2022 event
Taiwan’s textile industry ranks first in the world in terms of functional and green fabrics as investors continue to transform, upgrade and actively engage in innovative R&D. TITAS is Asia’s key sourcing platform for textiles and clothing and participation in the event continues to rise. The number of exhibitors in 2023 increased by 3.8% from 2022, with 6% more booths this year.
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HEIQ - XReflect, thinner, lighter, warmer
Teflon - EcoElite
eVent - Waterproof Technology
CORDURA Forever Knit Fabric
MMI Textiles
UK's NCC commissions Cygnet Texkimp filament winding machine - The multi-functional filament winding technology has capability to wind all types of filament from towpregs to dry fibre and glass fibre, and all combinations of fibres.
How collaborative projects may change the future of textiles - Manufacturing smart textile technologies requires adopting new materials and methods, smoother and more extensive innovation-production connections, and a technically skilled workforce.
| Researchers synthesize polyester from safer BPA alternative
A team of chemists, data scientists, toxicologists and material experts at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University wanted to find safer alternatives to bisphenol A (BPA).
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| Shawmut releases life-cycle assessment system for automotive textiles
Shawmut Corporation has launched Shawmut Insights™, a proprietary life-cycle assessment (LCA) system that provides detailed visibility into the environmental impact of automotive and industrial textile products.
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| A path to greener fashion: UBC and KPU collaborate on sustainable rayon production
New production method reduces solvent use by up to 70 per cent
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| Smart exoskeleton for dogs helps them walk again
The device “listens” to the dog’s body by using surface electromyographic sensors, known as sEMG sensors.
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| Telavalue finds textile waste is a billion-dollar business
It’s an opportunity for European countries to work together on establishing the continent’s recycling ecosystem.
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| Circular furniture designs
Modus Furniture, based in the U.K., produces furniture with sustainability in mind, offering a take-back program to ensure pieces have multiple life cycles.
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| PFAS testing: What textile companies need to know
No one test can do everything
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| Textile industry support organizations
AFFOA and Textile Innovation Engine efforts in the works
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