Industry

New Bangla Textile Minister To Boost Output Of Smart Textiles

Textile Insights January 15, 2024

The newly appointed Bangladesh Textile & Jute Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak said that he is committed to advancing the manufacturing of smart textiles and also jute sector. According to Nanak, this will be achieved through efficient planning and swift implementation of decisions taken by

Export

Vietnam Textile & Garment Exports Expected To Prosper In 2024

Textile Insights January 15, 2024

Vietnam’s textile and apparel exports to the US market are expected to prosper in 2024, as Vietnamese textile and garment exporters already have orders in hand till end of first quarter of 2024. According to a VinaCapital Group report, export orders are expected to rise in 2024, as inventories with US clothing brands and retailers […]

Cotton

Euphoria Among Brazilian Cotton Farmers Over Growing Output

Textile Insights January 15, 2024

There is a sense of euphoria among Brazilian cotton producers and exporters as cotton production is growing, yields are now among the highest in the world and export sales too are soaring. This euphoria comes in the backdrop of a sharp fall in domestic cotton consumption due to the worsening situation in the Brazilian textile […]

Cotton

Uzbek Textile Sector Resurges After Boycott Ends In 2021

Textile Insights January 15, 2024

Uzbekistan is the world’s sixth largest cotton producer, and has seen massive growth in its textile sector following reforms and the end of an international boycott of Uzbek cotton. The boycott was started in 2010 by the Cotton Campaign due to allegations of forced harvesting, in which more than 2 million people, including children, were […]

Home Textiles

Visitor satisfaction grows to 93% at Heimtextil 2024

Textile Insights January 13, 2024

At Heimtextil 2024, visitor satisfaction rose to an average of 93 percent, particularly with the breadth and depth of the offering, while around 80 percent of exhibitors achieved their trade fair goals. “Among German trade visitors, overall satisfaction rose by seven percentage points to 88 percent, while over 90 percent of all visitors achieved their […]

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 renewable sources with unique texture. According to a press release from Suominen, the

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 […]