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

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.

Machinery

Weaving Sensors Manufacturer Eltex Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Textile Insights February 24, 2024

Manufacturer of electronic sensors for the weaving machinery industry, Eltex of Sweden is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month. Eltex claims that its sensor technology has made a significant contribution to enabling fault-free, high-speed production resulting in speeds growing from 150-200 picks per minute to 1,200 picks per minute. Eltex launched the world’s first

Economy

Indian Textile Sector To Attract Investments Of Rs 95,000cr

Textile Insights February 24, 2024

“India’s textile industry is anticipated to attract Rs 95,000 crore investment in the following four to six years, and generate over 2.25 million additional jobs,” Union Textiles Secretary Rachna Shah said. “This will primarily be due to the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and the proposed seven PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) […]

Machinery

Mahlo Highlighting Sustainability & Efficiency At Exintex

Textile Insights February 23, 2024

Mahlo GmbH will present a comprehensive range of automation and control systems tailored to enhance sustainability and efficiency in textile production processes at Exintex exhibition, Mexico. At Exintex, Mahlo, a manufacturer of advanced measurement and control systems for the textile industry, will be collaborating with its longstanding agency, Bluetec. “With decades of

Machinery

Saurer Showing Technocorder TC2 Twisting Machine At Techtextil

Textile Insights February 23, 2024

Saurer Twisting Solutions is displaying its two-for-one twisting machine TechnoCorder TC2 with brilliant innovations and valuable customer benefits at Techtextil exhibition in Frankfurt in hall 12, stall B52. According to a Saurer press release, the Saurer TechnoCorder TC2 is a high-performance machine for twisting single and multiple yarns from a multitude of materials in

Machinery

Karl Mayer Installs Largest To Date Photovoltaic System

Textile Insights February 23, 2024

The Karl Mayer Group has installed its largest to date photovoltaic system at its headquarters in Obertshausen and this important step towards sustainability was preceded by extensive planning. “With a total output of 2.4 MWp, we will be able to ourselves generate over 35 percent of the total electricity consumption at the site,” Michael Sustelo, […]