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India Seeks Zero Tariff On Textiles & Apparel In FTA With EU

Textile Insights February 27, 2024

India is negotiating for textiles and apparels to be classified as non-tariff items in the ongoing negotiations for a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union. The EU import duties, typically ranging between 10-12 percent on textile and clothing, places India at a disadvantage with

Fibre

Textile To Textile Recycler Renewcell To File For Bankruptcy

Textile Insights February 26, 2024

In a shocking development, textile to textile recycler Renewcell said it intends to file for bankruptcy, after failing to secure additional funding and consecutive quarters of slow sales. The Swedish company is a pioneer in textile to textile recycling and manufactures Circulose textile pulp. “We have been negotiating with our two largest shareholders, H&M and […]

Event

PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Textile Exhibition Bharat Tex 2024

Textile Insights February 26, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, flanked by Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Darshana Jardosh inaugurated Bharat Tex 2024, touted as India’s biggest textile fair at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Bharat Tex will not only display India’s rich textile heritage but also positions India as a modern global textile powerhouse. Currently, the industry is facing both […]

Export

Vietnamese Textile & Apparel Exports Post Impressive Turnaround

Textile Insights February 26, 2024

Textile and garment exports from Vietnam reported a remarkable turnaround in the month of January 2024 Vietnamese textile and apparel exports totaled US $3.13 billion in the first month of ongoing year, a significant increase of 39 percent over the same month of previous year. “In January, the US continued to be Vietnam’s largest textile […]

Sustainability

Aussie Environment Minister Warns On Turn Back From Fast Fashion

Textile Insights February 26, 2024

Australian environment minister Tanya Plibersek is mulling regulating fashion clothing from going into landfills by levying a tax. According to the Australian Fashion Council, Australians on average now purchase 56 items of garments annually, and more than 200,000 tons of apparels go to Australian landfills yearly. Nearly all discarded clothing ends up in landfill, and

Fibre

Birla Cellulose Shows Liva’s Sustainability At Bharat Tex

Textile Insights February 26, 2024

Liva, a leading fabric brand from Birla Cellulose is participating at Bharat Tex 2024 and will present its wide-ranging product portfolio and applications and its sustainable attributes. According to a press release, Liva is a high-quality sustainable fabric ideal for clothes, renowned for its fluidity, breathability, moisture-wicking properties, and resistance to

Industry

Bangladesh’s Leap From Poverty To Textile Powerhouse

Textile Insights February 24, 2024

Bangladesh’s economy was in ruins in the early 1970s. It had just won its independence from Pakistan in a nine-month war. It emerged as a very poor, densely populated country largely dependent on jute production and subsistence farming but unable to feed its people. “In 1974, it fell into a devastating famine. A World Bank […]

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Autefa Showing Nonwoven Technology Innovations At Techtextil

Textile Insights February 24, 2024

Autefa Solutions will present innovations in nonwoven technology with a clear focus on sustainability, including energy efficiency, fibre selection, life cycle management and emission reduction at Techtextil. “As a supplier of nonwoven systems and machinery, Autefa Solutions offers needle punching lines, aerodynamic web forming lines, spunlace and thermobonding lines,” the

Corporates

Samir Joshipura Returns To Trident Group As Group CEO

Textile Insights February 24, 2024

Samir Joshipura has returned to the Trident Group and has been named the as its Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO). “With over 25 years of experience in strategy formulation and business transformation across various sectors, Joshipura brings a wealth of expertise to his new role,” the Ludhiana based company said. Prior to rejoining Trident Group, […]

Sustainability

Lindström India Offers Workwear Made From Recycled Polyester

Textile Insights February 24, 2024

Lindström India, a subsidiary of the Finnish Lindström Oy, a global textile rental company offering workwear and cleanroom services has included recycled polyester from PET bottles into its workwear garments. “Through this initiative Lindström India has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability with yet another proactive initiative,” the company said in a press release.