Tree covers protect young plants as they grow. If they are not removed afterwards, plastic and metal pollute the environment. The DITF have therefore developed a suitable biodegradable yarn.
This year's international meeting ground for experts of industry and science took place digitally. Over 60 presentations in three parallel sessions were broadcast from Stuttgart's Liederhalle to the 360 participants in 25 countries.
A new material for furniture optimizes the added value of the hop plant: hop chaff residues are converted into energy and the resulting digestate is made into furniture.
The ecological concept from the cultivation of hemp to the manufacture of textile products was recognized at the International Conference on Natural Fibers (INCF) 2021.
In 1921, the cornerstone was laid in Reutlingen with the foundation of the German Research Institute for the Textile Industry. Today, the DITF form the largest textile research center in Europe.
