Heimtextil 2024 On Course For Growth With An Expanded Range And Realignment Of Sustainability Formats
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Frankfurt Am Main, October 2023. : Heimtextil 2024 shines with strong national and global demand across all product segments.
More than 2,600 exhibitors will present their new products in Frankfurt am Main.
The global trade fair for home and contract textiles also forms the launch of Econogy, a realignment of sustainable formats in the global Texpertise Network.
Econogy standardizes the evaluation criteria of all Messe Frankfurt textile events and creates cross-fair transparency for resource-saving products and exhibitors.
"Heimtextil provides a bundled and therefore efficient market overview of all global trends in the home and contract textiles industry on a central platform over four days.
“In 2024, we are pleased to be able to intensify this experience with the launch of the new Carpets & Rugs product segment and an increased number of exhibitors," says Olaf Schmidt, Vice President Textiles & Textile Technologies.
New international contacts, inspiring business encounters and intensive networking: Heimtextil 2024 records strong registration figures across all product segments.
With over 2,600 exhibitors participating, demand exceeds the number of exhibitors at the previous event.
New Year, New Business
Heimtextil 2024 will be expanded by two new halls: Hall 5.1 for the new Carpets & Rugs product segment and Hall 10.4 for Asian Selection exhibitors in the home textiles segment.
Hall 3, which will serve as a creative hub for the Heimtextil Trends 24/25 and exhibitors from the wall decoration, textile design and textile technology segments will also be reopened.
In addition, the realignment of the sustainable event formats under the title "Econogy" and the expanded range in the Fibers & Yarns section will provide fresh business impulses.
Econogy:
Realignment of sustainability activities At Heimtextil 2024, a realignment of all sustainable formats of the worldwide Texpertise Network will be launched with Econogy.
Econogy standardizes the evaluation criteria of all Messe Frankfurt textile events for sustainability and clarifies the holistic connection between economy and ecology.
The Econogy offering at Heimtextil includes the Econogy Finder.
The directory helps visitors find certified suppliers.
Since many years, Heimtextil exhibitors have the opportunity to have sustainability checks carried out in order to be listed in special directories.
In the future, these checks will be harmonized across all textile fairs of Messe Frankfurt. Econogy thus creates transparency and comparability across trade fairs with regard to criteria used to select resource-saving products and exhibitors.
In cooperation with independent external sustainability experts, the current status of recognized seals and certificates are included and the SDGs are also integrated into the checks.
Other components of the Econogy offering are the Econogy Hub - the platform for seal providers and certifiers - and the one-hour Econogy Tours.
The tours are led by an independent consultant and offer an intensive exchange between visitors, exhibitors and experts.
And the Econogy Talks enable advanced training and knowledge transfer in numerous conference and lecture formats on the latest green textile innovations.
In close cooperation with the UN Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network, Messe Frankfurt's Texpertise Network has been promoting the visibility of the Sustainable Development Goals at all Messe Frankfurt textile fairs worldwide since 2019.
The very first Texpertise SDG Report, published this summer, summarizes all milestones of the SDG actions so far.
Heimtextil Trends 24/25: "New Sensitivity The Heimtextil Trends have been forming the heart of Heimtextil for many years.
They translate megatrends into textile visions.
A visit to the Heimtextil Trends is a must for all textile professionals who are constantly expanding their knowledge of textile materials
Heimtextil Trends 24/25: "New Sensitivity”
The Heimtextil Trends have been forming the heart of Heimtextil for many years. They translate megatrends into textile visions.
A visit to the Heimtextil Trends is a must for all textile professionals who are constantly expanding their knowledge of textile materials
Under the overarching theme of "New Sensitivity," textile transformation is the focus of the Heimtextil Trends 24/25, with three approaches showing ways to a more sensitive world of textiles: plant-based production of textiles, supporting textile circularity through technology, and the bio-engineered use of natural ingredients.
In addition, the Future Materials curate regenerative materials and designs.
Building on the Materials Manifesto, the Heimtextil Trends are carefully designed to be low-waste and environmentally conscious.
Only local, eco-friendly or borrowed materials are used in each stand design
