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At the press conference held on June 17, the following topics featured in the international media were presented:

• Change in the Management Team

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The participants of the Dornbirn GFC Innovation Days have been confirmed.
Touchpoint & Pitch in Hall A on Thursday, September 17, 2026, starting at…

Zellcheming-Expo 2026
from 16 - 18 June in Wiesbaden/Germany

Andritz AG, Lenzing AG, Lenzing Papier, and Texboard will present their technological…

Secure your Early Bird ticket now!

From April 20 to May 10, 2026, you have the opportunity to purchase your ticket at a reduced price.
Take advantage…

The Dornbirn GFC will also be represented this year at Techtextil 2026 in Frankfurt. Visitors will have the opportunity to connect directly with the…

Join the Dornbirn GFC-ASIA 2026 in Seoul Korea and share your expertise as a speaker through networking conference!

The 5^th Dornbirn GFC-ASIA 2026,…

Dornbirn GFC Innovation Forum & Innovation Award

Dornbirn GFC 2026:

The Future of Fibers – Innovation and Networking in Focus
65 years of innovation – the leading international congress for the…

Dornbirn-GFC and ZELLCHEMING Launch Cross-Industry Cooperation

The new track “Fibre & Textile meets Pulp & Paper” connects the fibre & textile sector…

The 65th Dornbirn GFC 2026 has the following slogan:
From Fiber to Systemic Solutions – Connecting Innovation Across Industrie

1. From Fiber…

The Techtextil India Symposium 2025 is organised in cooperation with Dornbirn GFC ASIA

The next edition of the Techtextil India Symposium 2025 will…

National and international thought leaders, startups, and industry pioneers come together to present their ideas, innovations, and solutions.
Exciting…

Find the latest news in the press release:

- Dornbirn GFC Innovation Days: From Vision to Market Impact
- Dornbirn GFC 2025: Focus on Workwear &…

Once again this year, we are pleased to welcome participants from numerous renowned companies to the Dornbirn GFC 2025:

• Aachen-Maastricht…

With nearly 200 submitted presentations and growing multi-sector participation, the congress underscores the industry’s drive to innovate and adapt.…

Programme Overview Dornbirn GFC 2025 :
- 10 – 12 September 2025, Dornbirn, Austria
- Over 100 expert lectures on innovations, technologies,
   and…

Dornbirn GFC Asia presents an exclusive lecture series as part of the Techtextil India Symposium 2025.

Scheduled for 18th November 2025, the…

The 8th International Conference on Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management will be held from 27 to 31 May, 2025 in Chania, on the beautiful island…

• Lenzing honors excellent research work by young scientists for the fourth time

• Award ceremony at the 64th Global Fiber Congress in Dornbirn…

The 4th Dornbirn GFC-ASIA 2025, co-organized by the Dornbirn GFC, 
DYETEC , KOFOTI and Textile TechForum in Korea, will take place on April
3rd and…

Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India and Austrian Fibers Institute announce collaboration to Host Dornbirn GFC at Techtextil India Symposium 2025!

Four Unmissable Highlights to Ignite Your Year!

The Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (GFC) is inviting researchers, experts, manufacturers, and practitioners to submit papers for the 64th edition,…

Dornbirn GFC is pleased to announce the cooperation with the
CRETE 2025 International Conference:
27 – 31 May, 2025, Creta, Greece

A lecture block on…

In cooperation with Ländle TV and the Vorarlberg Chamber of Commerce 
this video was created.
An overview of the 64th Dornbirn GFC 2024
with…

The 63^rd Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (GFC), a leading platform for innovation in the fiber and textile industries, is taking place from September…

The 63^rd Dornbirn GFC 2024 is characterized by the energy transition and presents innovative solutions for the textile industry. The presentations on…

Exhibiting for the first time at the Dornbirn GFC 2024:

HTL Dornbirn
The HTL Dornbirn is now offering the "Industrial Engineer Product Management and…

RWTH Aachen meets Industry on the main topic of "Energy Solutions":
7 expert presentations at the Dornbirn GFC 2024.

• Leonie Beck, RWTH Aachen
  …

The 63^rd Dornbirn GFC 2024 is characterized by the energy transition and presents innovative solutions for the textile industry. The presentations on…

Rudolf Zauner, VERBUND AG expert on energy innovations, will start the opening day of the Dornbirn GFC with a plenary lecture on this question. With…

The 63^rd Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (GFC) and the 4^th Innovation Days will take place from September 11 to 13 at the Kulturhaus Dornbirn. In…

GFC Dornbirn announces management changes!
Effective June 11th, Managing Director Friedrich (Fritz) Weninger will step down after 9 successful years.…

Up-to-date information in the new
Pressrelease May 2024

Dornbirn GFC
11  - 13 September 2024, Dornbirn, Austria
Event highlights:

• 125 expert…

Dornbirn GFC informs at Techtextil, Frankfurt about the program of the important fiber congress in September 2024!

Visit the stand in the Networking…

Plan your travel to the DORNBIRN GFC 2024 and book your ticket now:

Participant fees 2024:
NEW: Combiticket congress in Dornbirn & online on demand
E…

For the 4th time, the Dornbirn GFC offers a great opportunity for innovators and start-ups to meet the decision makers in the fiber and textile…

"Dornbirn remains the world capital for textile experts once a year"

Dornbirn GFC Online-On-Demand from September 18 - September 30, 2023:

• Dornbirn GFC 2023 Opening Ceremony
• Awarding of the Paul Schlack Prize
• Plena…

62. Dornbirn GFC 2023, 13. - 15. September
Kulturhaus Dornbirn
- 125 Lectures
- 25 Exhibitors
- Networking, Meetings & Connections

Dornbirn GFC…

25 exhibitors from the fiber industry will present innovations from the fields of:

- Fiber producers and converters
- mechanical building industry
-…

Learn more about the programme of the 62nd Dornibrn GFC 2023 in the latest press release:

- Plenary lectures on the opening day
- Industry meets RWTH…

In cooperation with Fashion For Good and PWC, the 25 participants of the 3^rd Innovation Days will start with their presentation on the opening…

Friedrich Weninger, Managing Director Austrian Fibers Institute,  Organization DORNBIRN-GFC: "It’s a world unique innovation congress where the whole…

Early Bird Ticket - bookable until 31 May 2023: € 970,-
Conference ticket from 1 June 2023: € 1.060,-
Professors and second person of a company €…

Excited before the congress, the participants were impressed by the high presence of technology and the sound information provided by the speakers. We…

30 - 31 March 2023, Daegu, Korea

Application for presentations can be submitted until January 15, 2023.

The 62nd Dornbirn GFC 2023 will take place from September 13 to 15 at the…