Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Suominen Nubtex Micro-Dot Pattern Nonwoven For Intense Cleaning

Textile Insights January 13, 2024

Nonwovens fabrics manufacturer Suominen has added a new product to its Biolace product family with Nubtex micro-dot patterns, which are designed for applications with more intense cleaning. Biolace nonwovens are produced solely from renewable raw materials, natural fibres, or fibres from

Software

German Knitter Expands Capabilities With Stoll’s Create Plus

Textile Insights January 13, 2024

Astrifa GmbH, a manufacturer of flatbed knitted fabrics claims to have significantly expanded its manufacturing capabilities by adopting Stoll’s Create Plus programming and design software. The company operates an ultra-modern production facility that employs around 70 people, manufacturing around 700 items per week for men, women, and children. Its factory consists

Machinery

Navis Tubetex To Launch Impregnation Technology In US

Textile Insights January 13, 2024

Navis TubeTex has inked a strategic partnership with France based Fibroline, which developed and patented revolutionary dry impregnation technologies for coating, dyeing, and impregnation. Under the terms of the partnership, Navis TubeTex and Fibroline will launch Fibroline USA, a unique innovation center dedicated to promotion of Fibroline’s dry impregnation solutions for

Machinery

Knitwear Lab Helps Vision Become Reality Through R&D

Textile Insights January 13, 2024

Knitwear Lab helps vision become reality as the creative think tank, offers capacities in the areas of R&D, design, knitwear development and production of prototypes and that too in small quantities. The objective of the innovative projects range from medical products and high-tech sportswear to smart textiles with integrated sensors. Sustainability activities are also

Corporates

Welspun Investing Rs 1,500 crore in Expanding Capacity

Textile Insights January 12, 2024

At the recently concluded Vibrant Gujarat Summit, Welspun Group announced that they will invest Rs 1,500 crores in enhancing their textile production capacities in Gujarat. In another announcement, Welspun added that it has committed to investing Rs 40,000 crores to develop a robust green hydrogen and green ammonia ecosystem in Gujarat. The group has entered […]

Fibre

Lenzing Again Recognised For Sustainability Performance

Textile Insights January 12, 2024

Lenzing has once again been recognised for its sustainability performance and its active contribution to transforming the industry towards a circular economy. The rating agency MSCI awarded Lenzing an ‘AA’ rating for the third time in a row, placing Lenzing among the top eight percent of rated companies in its peer group. In addition, Lenzing […]

Industry

Indian Economy Expected To Touch $5 Trillion By Fiscal 2026-27

Textile Insights January 12, 2024

According to a recently released PHD Chambers of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) report, the Indian economy is expected to surpass $4 trillion in fiscal 2024-25 and touch $5 trillion by fiscal 2026-27, PHDCCI noted that India is poised to attain the status of a developed economy by 2047 under the initiative of ‘Viksit Bharat’. PHDCCI […]

Industry

Egypt Set To Open Biggest Spinning Mill With 182,000 Spindles

Textile Insights January 12, 2024

Egypt is all set to inaugurate its largest spinning mill in El Mahalla El Kubra city in February, which has been set up by the Cotton and Textile Industries Holding Co, a government entity. The new project was implemented under the national project for the development of the spinning, weaving, and textile industries, Minister of […]

Corporates

GHCL Textiles Investing Rs 535 Crore To Expand Capacity In TN

Textile Insights January 12, 2024

GHCL Textiles Ltd., a manufacturer of various varieties of yarns signed an MOU with the Government of Tamil Nadu for an investment of Rs 535 crores on at the just concluded Global Investors Meet 2024. GHCL is a manufacturer of combed cotton compact ring spun yarns, cotton open end yarns, synthetic and blend ring spun […]

Export

Cambodian Apparel Exports Decrease 12.86% Last Year

Textile Insights January 12, 2024

Cambodia’s exports of apparel dropped 12.86 percent in 2023 to US $7.86 billion as against $9.02 billion in 2022. Within apparel exports, knitted clothing overseas shipments fetched $5.47 billion, down 14 percent versus $6.36 billion in 2022. While woven garment exports garnered $2.39 billion, a drop of 10.4 percent as against $2.66 billion in 2022. […]