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Top Trends influencing Textile Care industry

utomation, energy & With the help of robots, increasingly important.
resources, the circular sensors and artificial intelligence, The cleaning and reuse of textiles
economy and textile companies have the opportunity is a perfect example of functioning
hygiene are four trends to compensate for staff shortages, cycles: the continued use of
Ainfluencing the growth automate repetitive work and high-quality textiles makes both
of the textile care industry globally. become more independent and economic and ecological sense. The
This was discussed during a recent efficient overall. At the same industry can also benefit from a
virtual press conference of Texcare time, employees benefit from a circular approach in other respects.
2024, scheduled from November 6 higher quality of work and new In the production facilities, water
to 9 at Frankfurt. The theme of the opportunities for development. and energy are largely recirculated.
exhibition is based on these trends. The economical use of energy With the help of state-of-the-art
Experts highlighted important and resources has become one technology, they are used sparingly,
observations that will help the of the most important objectives recycled and recovered. And even
growth and address the challenges in textile care, and not just since at the end of the useful life of
faced by the industry today. climate change began to make textiles, there is a new beginning:
itself noticeable worldwide. Many
Automation and digitalisation laundries and dry cleaners are developments in textile recycling.
have made textile care processes reevaluating their processes in Textile care companies have
significantly more efficient. This light of today’s requirements for always specialised in the hygienic
not only optimises the flow of consumption, emission avoidance treatment of textiles. The industry
goods and data, but also replaces and reduction of the CO2 footprint. therefore expects demand for textile
strenuous work and streamlines The question of the energy sources hygiene in the healthcare, hotel and
interfaces with customers. of the future is also becoming tourism sectors to continue to grow.

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