AGATEX at Yarn Expo Autumn2026
AGATEX at Yarn Expo Autumn 2026
From 25 to 27 August 2026 AGATEX will be at Yarn Expo Autumn 2026 in the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. Three days on fibres, yarns – and the chemistry in between, which decides how quietly a card runs and whether recycled material becomes spinnable at all.
Yarn Expo Autumn 2026: why we are coming to Shanghai
Yarn Expo Autumn is where the Asian fibre and yarn world meets. The previous edition brought together around 580 exhibitors from 16 countries and regions and more than 22,000 visitors. For 2026, over 500 exhibitors from Asia and Europe are expected again – from cotton, wool and flax through man-made fibres to elastic, fancy and biodegradable yarns. The fair is organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) together with the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT, and runs alongside Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Autumn Edition, CHIC and PH Value.
We are not coming to hand out a catalogue. We are coming to talk to fibre producers, spinners and recyclers about specific lines: which finish on which polymer, which add-on at which speed, and where in the process the disturbance actually starts.
Show facts at a glance
- Show
- Yarn Expo Autumn 2026
- Dates
- 25–27 August 2026
- Venue
- National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC), Shanghai, China
- Focus
- Fibres and yarns – natural fibres, man-made fibres, blended and specialty yarns
- On site
- Xu Wang Nigl, Customer Success Manager, AGATEX
- Contact
- apac@agatex.at
What we want to talk about
Spin finishes for staple fibre and filament
Our LAMBAFIL® spin finishes are applied directly to the fibre and tuned to the polymer and the downstream process – PP, PET, PLA, PA and bicomponent fibres. Friction, cohesion, filament bundling and static behaviour are not independent variables; they are set together. That is precisely what a formulation is for.
LAMBAFIL® R: making recyclate spinnable
Mechanical textile recycling rarely fails for lack of intent – it fails on fibre length. Tearing shortens the fibres, the short-fibre content rises, dust increases and the card runs rough. LAMBAFIL® R addresses exactly that:
- increased fibre length, reduced short-fibre content
- reduction of static charge
- less dust, improved fibre transport
- stable carding and yarn spinning processes
If you are running a recycling line or planning one, this is the conversation worth booking a slot for.
Antistatics, hydrophilic finishes, PFAS-free water repellency
LAMBAFELT® antistatics for PP, PET and PA keep the line quiet even under demanding climatic conditions. LAMBAFIL® hydrophilic finishes are available as durable and temporary versions. And LAMBAPHOB®, our water repellent range, is completely PFAS-free, based on natural raw materials and readily biodegradable per OECD 301 – a topic now gaining the same momentum in Asia that it gained in Europe before.
Tested before it reaches production
In the AGATEX Innovation Center we test formulations under application-like conditions: fibre carding, laboratory foulard, fibre sink time measurement, tensile testing, plus HPLC, GC and Soxhlet analytics. What starts as an idea at the booth can be substantiated before a production line has to stop for it.
Austrian formulation, production in Asia too
AGATEX has been developing and producing chemical auxiliaries for the fibre and nonwovens industry since 1921 – for 105 years from Edt bei Lambach in Upper Austria, certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 and REACH compliant. Our second production site in Prachinburi, Thailand, significantly shortens lead times and supply routes for customers across Asia.
Who you will meet
Xu Wang Nigl supports our customers from the first enquiry through to the running line, and will be in Shanghai for the full duration of the fair. She is glad to talk about specific fibre lines, recycling trials or sample requests – ideally with a specification in hand.
Book a slot
Write to us in advance at apac@agatex.at or connect with Xu Wang Nigl on LinkedIn. We will agree a time window so there is room for a proper conversation.
And if you are staying in Shanghai afterwards: from 1 to 3 September we will be at Cinte Techtextil China in Halls E1–E7 – that one is about nonwovens.
