Freudenberg presents the world’s first nonwoven crimping material
Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) will be presenting an innovation that meets the increasing demands of manufacturers and consumers alike in the footwear market. Made from nonwoven fabric, the innovative crimping material optimally combines high permanent moldability and shape retention with flexibility a... Read more
Strong wage policy, timely adjustments to enable Bangladesh RMG sector…
"Though the Bangladesh RMG sector witnessed insignificant growth during the fiscal years 2016-17 and 2017-18, growth rate picked up the following year owing to Taka’s depreciation and a rise in exports to the United States. However, now the country’s major export-earning industry faces a number of challenge... Read more
Production Expected to Shift Gears by the End of February
Survey Shows Coronavirus Impact on Chinese Textile Industry -Part II The Survey analysis continues to shed light on production expectation at the end of February after the first part of the report is focused on the situation that was seen and expected before the middle of this month. To our dismay, only 18.1% of all t... Read more
Survey Shows Coronavirus Impact on Chinese Textile Industry -Part I
A national online survey in Questionnaires was conducted by China National Textile and Apparel Council(CNTAC) from Feb.7-10, with a report circulated only to limited readership to show a comprehensive outlook and insight of the textile industry by specific sectors in different provinces on the basis of 1201 respondents... Read more
Infrastructural development, youth employment to boost Indian producti…
Growing employment is a serious issue in the Indian apparel industry. “To solve this issue, the industry needs to introduce certain measures. Anil Anand, Director, HCA, elaborates on these. A leading manufacturer of sewing spares and services in India, Hari Chand Anand and Co. (HCA) has been providing affordable... Read more
Global textile and apparel industry wakes up to sustainability hazards
"Finally in 2019, the global business community, politicians and consumers awakened to the importance of sustainability that is affecting everyone to a great or less degree. Driven by consumer’s demand for carbon neutrality, the textile industry is slowly adapting its manufacturing processes to fully reverse the ... Read more
Coronavirus: Countries including India stand to benefit
The virus outbreak could augur well for the Indian subcontinent, especially India with orders being diverted and demand for Indian cotton, leather increasing in the international market. The Coronavirus outbreak has caused huge concerns in the worldwide financial markets. Shares of Chinese brands declined 9 per cent, ... Read more
CITI organises interactive meeting with the Textile Minister
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), the National apex body for the textiles & clothing industry across the nation, organised an interactive meeting with Ravi Capoor, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India with the office-bearers of 48 textile Associations in South India representing t... Read more
World’s first C2C Platinum for RajbyTextiles
Monforts customer RajbyTextiles is the first company in the world to have finally achieved the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Platinum Standard for a product. Its Beluga denim fabrics have gained the ultimate sustainability score in all five categories covered by the C2C standard, which is acknowledged as involving the toughe... Read more
Challenge Textile Challenges a Challenge
Yesterday, Wu Qing, vice mayor of Shanghai, together with a group of officials from the industry and public health departments in the city, toured Shanghai Challenge Textile Company Limited which is seated in Tinglin town in Jinshan District, outskirt in the southwest of Shanghai, for inspecting protective gear product... Read more
Coronavirus: Not just China, global textiles and apparels sector feels…
"The impact of Coronavirus can be felt across the globe. The apparel and textile industry across the world is facing numerous challenges from sourcing to retail. And this uncertainty is affecting business" While the US-China trade war has negatively affected Chinese textile and apparel industry, the latest Cor... Read more
Need for a trade agreement to save EU, UK from future mayhem post Brex…
"Uncertainty prevails in Great Britain as the country exited from the European Union. Though negotiators have been trying to strike a deal to govern Britain’s future commercial relationship with the EU, if they fail to achieve this by December 31, 2020, UK would lose its duty-free access to EU markets. As a resul... Read more
Non-woven city runs at full throttle to supply
The outbreak of novel coronavirus triggers run on medical and health textiles, driving the production of non-woven at full throttle across the country, particularly in Xiantao city, Hubei Province, best known as China Famous City for Non-Woven, a city home to over a hundred of non-woven manufacturing companies. Accord... Read more
Indian Textile ministry awards exporters for their outstanding perform…
"At a glittering function of The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC), held on February 08, 2020 in Mumbai, Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles awarded exporters of synthetic textiles for their outstanding export performance for the year 2018-19."... Read more
Global industry moving away from traditional manufacturing methods
"One of the most successful garment machinery manufacturers in India, Macpi offers a wide range of machines to its clients. David Noli, Area Sales Manager of the Macpi Group elaborates on the company, its products and operations" Starting as a manufacturer of formal wear, shirts and suits, over the years Mac... Read more
Birla Century targets profits through brands and exports businesses
Offering a wide range of premium textiles including bottom weights, suitings, finer fabrics, and household linen since 1897, Birla Century now aims to focus on its brands and export businesses.“We aim to shift 60 per cent of our business to brands and exports in the next two years. For this, we plan to move away ... Read more
Sicomin’s InfuGreen 810 provides uncompromising performance for GREENB…
"Sicomin has partnered with GREENBOATS on the supply of Green Poxy bio-based resins for the FLAX 27- an 8.2m classically styled day sailer, the most complete natural fibre composite project realised by GREENBOATS to date. Sicomin’s hand lamination and infusion production processes have been optimized for natural ... Read more
Dynamic Modifiers achieves a new level of flame retardant performance
A new non-halogenated FR compound called PAL...VersaCHAR can achieve a new level of flame retardant performance as a coating for nonwovens and technical textiles. It is being introduced by Dynamic Modifiers, a specialty compounder focused on custom polyolefin compounds and concentrates, based in Atlanta, Georgia. P... Read more
Scoop to curate Gary James McQueen and Self Cinema AW20 collection
"The AW20 edition of Scoop, the UK’s leading premium contemporary womenswear show located at Old Billingsgate Market London from the 9th – 11th February, 2020 will see a meeting of minds and a discussion on slow fashion with fashion disruptor Caryn Franklin, designer Gary James McQueen, and Samuel Thomas an... Read more
Vietnam caught in crosshairs as the US-China conflict continues
"Caught in a cross fire, Vietnam is currently being squeezed between two economic superpowers -- the US and China. While it needs free access to the American market to keep its export-powered growth story going, the country also heavily relies on Chinese imports that span everything from yarn to chemicals and machines ... Read more
Upgrading its facilities to help India stay ahead in the race
“Robots can be assigned specific tasks, they cannot handle the entire system”-Mohanty, Country Manager, Macpi Italy. Though the previous year was challenging for the apparel industry, the situation is likely to improve in 2020. Our neighbors like Bangladesh and Vietnam are enhancing their industrie... Read more
New disruptions await fashion industry in UK, EU post Brexit
"UK Trade Policy Observatory foresees, Brexit to impact the manufacturing sector which would lead to a significant drop in exports. However, continental manufacturers and retailers fear that UK operating outside the regulatory sphere of EU will be at an unfair advantage. Britian want to finalise this trade deal within ... Read more
Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED): Enhancing global competitiveness of Ind…
An independent third party inspection service company, RSJ Inspection works as a quality control partner for securing Indian imports. The company was recently accredited as the rating agency for the zero defect initiative (ZED) launched by the Indian government. Sarath Chandran, Director of the company elaborates on th... Read more
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Knitwear Capital of India, Tirupur Invites for its historic 47th IIKF
The 47th India International Knit Fair is scheduled to be held from 17 -19 Feb, 2020 at IKFA Complex, Tirupur. This fair will showcase an entirely fresh range... Read more
Geo-textile tubes: An innovative solution for coastal defences
Garware Technical Fibres Ltd. (formerly Garware-Wall Ropes Ltd.), a leading solution provider of technical textiles for the Indian and global markets, held a press confer... Read more
Freudenberg presents the world’s first nonwoven crimping material
Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) will be presenting an innovation that meets the increasing demands of manufacturers and consumers alike in the footwear ma... Read more
Infrastructural development, youth employment to boost Indian productivity
Growing employment is a serious issue in the Indian apparel industry. “To solve this issue, the industry needs to introduce certain measures. Anil Anand, Director, ... Read more
Gartex Texprocess India 2020 to launch in Mumbai
Renowned tradeshow on garment textile machinery ‘Gartex Texprocess India’, held annually in New Delhi, will launch its March 2020 edition in Mumbai, owing to ... Read more
India’s new textile policy to focus on structural issues
India’s new national textile policy will be out in a few months. The target will be to ad... Read more
Indian brands showcase in Japan
India Trend Fair was held in Japan, February 12 to 14, 2020. The trade show showcased Indian-ma... Read more
Duvaltex merges brands three brands to consolidate market position
True, Victor and Teknit have come under North American leader for contract textiles Duvaltex. T... Read more
Knitwear Capital of India, Tirupur Invites for its historic 47th IIKF
The 47th India International Knit Fair is scheduled to be held from 17 -19 Feb, 2020 at I... Read more
Geo-textile tubes: An innovative solution for coastal defences
Garware Technical Fibres Ltd. (formerly Garware-Wall Ropes Ltd.), a leading solution provider o... Read more
Turkey apparel exports up five per cent in January 2020
Turkey’s apparel exports in January 2020 were up by 5.8 per cent compared to the same mon... Read more
Vietnam boosts bilateral trade with India
Vietnam and India hope to boost bilateral trade of strong commodities. The two countries hope t... Read more
A joint study highlights linen’s growing appeal among young consumers
Linen is in vogue with growing number of young, environmentally conscious consumers. Creative m... Read more
Chinese raw material supplies to Vietnam dip due to Coronavirus
Vietnamese companies which import feedstock and raw material from China have started looking at... Read more
Cambodia’s textiles garment exports to Japan on the rise
In 2018, Cambodian exports to Japan soared 27.3 per cent while imports grew by 17.8 per cent. T... Read more
Bangladesh looks to corner Cambodian orders post GSP removal
Bangladesh hopes to gain from the suspension of the European GSP facility to Cambodia. Post GSP... Read more
Ind-Texpo Edition 2.0 –Sets the wave for Responsible Sourcing of Indian Tex…
Ind-Texpo 2020 - a specialised Reverse Buyer Seller Meet in its 2nd edition, will take place at... Read more
U.S.-China impacted by phase 1 implementation and coronavirus
National Cotton Council economists point to a few key factors that will shape the U.S. cotton i... Read more
Coronavirus impacts UK retail
UK retail is reeling from the affects of Chinese Coronavirus. Delays in product deliveries will... Read more
Tiruppur Export Association welcomes Rs 1,224 crore budget allocation
The Tiruppur Export Association (TEA) has welcomed the Budget allocation of Rs 1,224 crore to t... Read more
14th edition of Liberty Fairs held in Las Vegas
The 14th edition of Liberty Fairs trade show was held from February 4-6 at the Sands Expo Conve... Read more
TEXPROCIL appreciates revision of duty drawback rates
K V Srinivasan, Chairman of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) has apprec... Read more
UK hosts textile automotive event TOAI
Textile Opportunities in a changing Automotive Industry (TOAI) was held in the UK, February 5 t... Read more
Indian merchandise exports fall for past six months
India’s merchandise exports fell for the sixth consecutive month in January 2020. Trade d... Read more
Gartex Texprocess India 2020 to launch in Mumbai
Renowned tradeshow on garment textile machinery ‘Gartex Texprocess India’, held ann... Read more
Premiere Vision in Paris presents low impact fabrics
Première Vision was held in Paris from February 11 to 13, 2020. Some exhibiting denim ma... Read more
EUFTA may benefit Vietnam marginally
The free trade agreement with the EU is likely to have a marginal impact on Vietnam’s tex... Read more
Demand for manmade fibers grows in Bangladesh
In recent years, local spinners have joined global club of artificial fiber users with larger v... Read more
Ikea tops cotton sustainability ranking for home furnishings
Cotton Ranking 2020 states, though sustainable cotton accounts for 21 per cent of global produc... Read more
Denimsandjeans Japan rescheduled
Shortly after the announcement to postpone the premiere of denim fabrics trade show Denimsandje... Read more
Irish company Union Street to set up yarn spinning unit in India
Union Street, based in Ireland, will open a yarn spinning factory in India. The target is to sp... Read more
Low operating and maintenance costs help Colorjet machines grow
A 25-year old company, Colorjet is involved in manufacturing digital printing machines. The com... Read more
Apparel industry renews commitment to apparel growth at Resilient Tirupur
The 5th edition of Resilient Tirupur, held on February 8, 2020, brought together all stakeholde... Read more
Tirupur to host knit show
India International Knit Fair will be held in Tirupur, February 17 to 19, 2020. The aim is to p... Read more
Turkish textile exports down five per cent in 2019
Exports of Turkish textile and raw materials in 2019 decreased 5.5 per cent compared to the pre... Read more
Welspun net profit up 50 per cent in Q3
For the third quarter Welspun’s net profit went up 50 per cent. Welspun’s emerging ... Read more
New show on digital textile printing to debut in Drup
A new show for digital textile printing applications will debut at Drupa, Germany, from June 16... Read more
Canadian technology enables cashmere traceability
Mongolian cashmere herders are using blockchain technology developed by Convergence. Cashmere i... Read more
Milan Fashion Week to showcase Reloved
The upcoming Milan Fashion Week will feature a presentation of Reloved, sustainable denim colle... Read more
Kering announces its full-year results
A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion... Read more
Popular all-in-one garments feature 3xDry textile technology from Schoeller
Today’s consumers demand versatility in their apparel, whether they’re shopping for... Read more
Coats acquires Pharr High Performance Yarns
Coats, an industrial thread company that offers more than 20 products in ten sizes of thread ha... Read more