Xinjiang Cotton Ban: An opportunity for India to boost exports
The US-China trade war intensified recently with the Trump administration banning cotton imports from the sprawling Chinese quasi-military organization, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). As per a report, the XPCC produces more than 2/3 of China’s cotton. In 2019, the organization expor... Read more
ITMF elects Ruizhe Sun new President
At International Textile Manufacturers Federation’s (ITMF) Hybrid ITMF Annual Conference 2020 held on October 22, 2020, the Committee of Management of the Federation elected new board members for 2020-22. Ruizhe Sun, President, China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC), was elected the new pres... Read more
RGE Group takes sustainability to next level with new recycling projects
A new report by the RGE Group underlines its commitment to invest $200 million in next-generation textile fiber innovation and technology over a 10-year period. Released a week before the annual Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference, the report advances RGE’s ambition to develop a closed loop, circ... Read more
India gears up for commercial release of colored cotton in 2021
Although colored cotton is not new to India, the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) through its All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Cotton plans to commercially release colored cotton by 2021. Five colored cotton lines on the anvil Under AICRP, ICAR will release four to five color... Read more
Government calls for a renewed focus on MMF with growing demand
Focus on the value added MMF segment, technical textiles and manufacturing of indigenous textile machines, urged Ravi Capoor, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles at the 62nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) held in New Delhi on September 30, 2020. The meeting wa... Read more
As entire textile value chain sees a dip, manmade cellulosic fibers continues to…
Constrained by a slowdown in global economies and growing trade uncertainties, the International Monetary Fund revised its economic outlook in July 2018 from 3.9 per cent to just 2.9 per cent in January 2020. As per Textile Network, the IMF report cites weakening of large emerging markets and geopolitic... Read more
To counter Chinese silk yarns, India needs to evaluate textile trade
With COVID-19 causing significant cracks in its blooming economy, India needs to reexamine its approach to trade, especially its import of textiles and relics from China, wrote acclaimed fashion designer Ritu Kumar who owns a bespoke label in a recent article ‘How Chinese imports are destroying our trad... Read more
India’s cotton production to increase while consumption to decrease: CAI
At its recent meeting, Cotton Association of India (CAI) increased its cotton production estimates for the 2019-20 season by 19 lakh (1.9 million) bales to 354.50 lakh (35.45 million) bales of 170 kg each. The committee increased its production estimate for the North zone by 3 lakh (0.3 million) bales, Centra... Read more
Global cotton production at a four-year low in 2020-21
The 14th USDA Cotton and Wool Outlook predict global cotton production in 2020-21 will decline to a four-year low of 116.2 million bales. This is also 5.5 per cent decline from production in previous year. In 2020-21, the area under cotton cultivation is also forecasted to decline by 6 per cent to 33.0 millio... Read more
Creating long-lasting fashion to help high street brands become truly sustainabl…
Eco-friendly fashion is the new buzzword as high street fashion brands like Zara, H&M are launching sustainable collections with aspirational names like C&A's ‘Wear the Change’, Zara's ‘join life’ or H&M's ‘Conscious’. Capitalizing on the consumers’ ... Read more
Uzbek’s cotton privatization program raises numerous questions
Uzbekistan has initiated one of its most ambitious privatization projects in the cotton sector in its post-Soviet history. The Central Asian republic aims to handover its state-managed cotton sector to local corporate operators and foreign investors. Through privatization, the government aims to upgrade its g... Read more
China’s polyester fiber exports decline 9.4%
According to the China customs, in Oct 2020, China's uncombed polyester staple ... Read more
Cotton 2040 to include US Cotton Trust Protocol in CottonUP guide
The Cotton 2040 coalition aims to include the US Cotton Trust Protocol in Cotto... Read more
Better Cotton Initiative unveils digital series on cotton sustainabiliy
Better Cotton Initiative has unveiled the ‘Cotton Sustainability Digital ... Read more
Collaboration with China imperative for Pakistan cotton industry: UAF membe…
Pakistan needs to collaborate with China to exchange cotton germplasms and shar... Read more
Fashion for Good project uses blockchain to trace viscose use in textiles
Launched by Fashion for Good, the Viscose Traceability Project uses blockchain ... Read more
Shima Seiki has launched its own yarn sourcing web service known as the ‘ya…
Yarnbank is the world’s first online web service for searching and viewin... Read more
Remove ADD on viscose fiber, urges SIMA
Ashwin Chandran, President, Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), has... Read more
India’ yarn exports increase mere 1 per cent in October
India’s yarn exports increased a meager 1 per cent to $289 million in Oct... Read more
VSF exports decline by 4% from January-September 2020
VSF export of India totaled 54,000 tonneduring January-September this year and ... Read more
International Woolmark Prize finalists announced
United Kingdom’s Bethany Williams and Matty Bovan, France’s Casabla... Read more
BCI launches digital series on cotton sustainability
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has launched a new Cotton Sustainability Dig... Read more
Kelheim Fibers partners with ETP
Viscose speciality fibers manufacturer Kelheim Fibers has partnered with the Eu... Read more
Filo plans 55th edition despite COVID-19 uncertainties
Despite uncertainties related to the resurgence of COVID-19, international b2b ... Read more
Forum for the Future invites US Cotton Trust Protocol to join Cotton 2040 c…
Nonprofit organization, Forum for the Future has invited US Cotton Trust Protoc... Read more
Bangladesh: CDB to raise raw cotton production to 20 lakh bales by 2041
At a recent webinar Bangladesh’s Cotton Development Board (CDB), an indep... Read more
The Woolmark Company launches first brand campaign in China
The marketing arm of Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), the Woolmark Company has... Read more
Cotton cultivation area in Turkey to decrease in 2020/21: USDA
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service forecasts cotton cultivation area in Turk... Read more
China warns mills against buying Australian cotton
As the latest sign of worsening trade relations between Australia and China, Ch... Read more