UN Recognition for Natural Fibres

The UN has officially recognized the importance of natural plant fibres in sustainable development through Resolution 78/169, a landmark step for the global natural fibres community. This resolution emphasises the …

DNFI at Heimtextil 2024

(Updated: January 20, 2024) The public panel discussion of DNFI members is scheduled for 11 January 2024 at 11:00 during the Heimtextil trade fair in Frankfurt/Germany. Textiles made from natural …

DNFI Award 2023 – Step #2

  On September 8th 2023 the application period for this year’s DNFI Award will end. The first entries have already been received. Immediately after the closing date the award jury …

World Cotton Day 2022

Cotton, the fabric of our lives. Cotton touches us every day, it is a source of livelihoods for millions of smallholders and labourers, including women and their families, and contributes …

NATURALfiberEXTRACTION Congress 2022

AFBW and DITF cordially invite you to the 1st NATURALfiberEXTRACTION Congress on October 26, 2022. Be our guest at Look 21, currently the most modern event location in the heart …

DNFI Award 2022 – Deadline 9 Sept

Natural fibres offer mechanical strength, low weight, and resilience, as well as renewability and biodegradability, making them ideal partners to high-tech, modern, and sustainable textile applications. The DNFI Innovation in …