Market trends


Knowing what's in demand secures market share and business. In this section, we roam through important trade fairs for you, evaluate statistics, and talk to leading industry players.

One step
ahead in
sun protection
Outdoor clothing with sun protection made from a new tricot fabric in E44 - the big hit on the KARL MAYER stand at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024
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Benefit from the growing trend for sun protection
The comfortable sun protection fabrics from an HKS 2-S, new in E 44, giving new drive to outdoor fashion
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Guaranteed success in the flat knitting industry
Machines with a focus on the Asian market and textile developments with market potential - this is what STOLL is showing at ITMA ASIA + CITME
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What’s new in warp knitting?
Efficient warp knitting machines at work, textile innovations and digital solutions - the KARL MAYER GROUP exhibition during ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 for warp knitting
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New experience world of the KARL MAYER GROUP in China, with focus on STOLL
KARL MAYER (CHINA) opens a new showroom especially for STOLL's flat knitting customers
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From newcomer
to bestseller
Successful sale of the new MAX GLASS ECO composite machine from KARL MAYER
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FASHION: THE NEW PRIORITIES OF YOUNG CONSUMERS
New study of Première Vision and he Institut
Français de la Mode on consumption patterns,
focusing on young adults
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Rethinking the topic
of economy in glass composites
What the new MAX GLASS ECO from KARL MAYER Technische Textilien can do better, an interview with Sales Manager Hagen Lotzmann
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In close pursuit of
the Leavers look
New leavers-like lace articles from the MJ 92/1 F
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Fruitful discussions and
an attention-grabbing
innovation
-showcase
The KARL MAYER GROUP is pleased about ITM participation with intensive technical exchange
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Net pioneer on course for expansion
Diopas focusses on sustainability and high-tech machines, such as the RSFS 8 EL from KARL MAYER
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New Power net production machine sets standards in terms of price-performance ratio
The new RE 4-1 Elastomeric Raschel machine from KARL MAYER for greater competitiveness in the commodity market
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New cost-benefit champion in glass processing
KARL MAYER Technische Textilien launches the new MAX GLASS ECO, a highly economical composite machine with a focus on standard non-crimp fabrics made of glass fibers
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Blending Innovation
and Elegance
STOLL launches its latest Trend Collection NOCTURNO
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Lots of visitors, good discussions, a look at the trends
Successful participation of the KARL MAYER GROUP at Techtextil, 23-26.04.2024 in Frankfurt am Main
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Lace trends
up close
What the lace has to offer for the autumn/winter 2024/25 season
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Successful start for a four-bar high-speed all-rounder in the tricot market
KARL MAYER successfully launches the TM 4 EL
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Curtains for modernity
Interview with Reisoglu about trends in home textiles
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Hot trends for cool days
Fashionable warp knits for the fall/winter 25/26 sports season - the textile trends at ISPO 2023
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New Sensitivity
Heimtextil Trends 24/25 focus on textile transformation
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Moving closer together in uncertain times
The KARL MAYER Group visits its Turkish customers in a situation full of uncertainties
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Skin protection the textile way
Warp-knitted sun protective clothing triggers HKS 2-SE boom
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Vehicle interiors undergo change
Trends from IAA Mobility, 5-10 September 2023 in Munich, Germany
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Platform for knowledge exchange in India
Brückner, Groz-Beckert, KARL MAYER and Thies to hold joint warp knitting symposium in India
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Spacer fabrics for the automotive future
How the automotive interior with 3D warp knitted fabric meets the demands of modern mobility
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Naturally beautiful
KARL MAYER inspires the trade world with its textile solutions for more sustainability at ITMA 2023
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Fabric trends at the top level
"each other": the trends of MUNICH FABRIC START for Autumn.Winter 24/25
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Interested inDigitalization?

Securing a head start with digitalization
The pioneer Laprotex relies on the HKS 3-M ON
Digital solutions for the challenges of
warp knitting and
knittingmills
Interview with Stefan Lux, Managing Director of KM.ON, about his company's presentation at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024
Lighthouse solutions for the challenges of our time
The KARL MAYER GROUP is looking forward to ITMA ASIA + CITME, from October 14 to 18, 2024 in hall 4/C27 at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center