Industry

Southern Textile Mills Seek Govt Relief Amid Global Recession

Textile Insights December 7, 2023

Several textile associations have sought relief from the central as well as state governments of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to roll back the power tariff hike and the central government to restrict and monitor galloping imports of various textile raw materials and products. S K

Fibre

Recycled Cellulose Fibre Maker Renewcell Reduces Production

Textile Insights December 7, 2023

Renewcell, which recycles cellulosic textile waste in to fibres, is cutting down production in December as sales were nil in November The Swedish recycler said that it produced only 1,339 metric tons of Circulose brand during November as against manufacturing capacity of 1,420 tons, but there were no deliveries. In order to not negatively affect […]

Cotton

Mango Including Regenerative Cotton In Collections From 2024

Textile Insights December 7, 2023

Mango, a Spanish fashion brand as part of its sustainability strategy is planning to include regenerative cotton into its collections and the first of these garments will go on sale in 2024. Mango has partnered Materra, a UK-Indian entity that specialises in regenerative cotton farming and supply solutions. “Regenerative agriculture fibres are expected to play […]

Home Textiles

Use Of Sustainable MMCF In Home Textiles Gets Boost In Karur

Textile Insights December 7, 2023

Birla Cellulose, a manufacturer of sustainable cellulose fibres held a hub-meet in Tamil Nadu’s Karur, to explain potential of sustainable manmade cellulosic fibres (MMCF) in the home textiles sector. This meet which was attended by 175 home textile producers and exporters from the Karur textile cluster, aimed to pave the way for sustainable innovation in […]

Sustainability

Puma To Use Re:Fibre Technology In All Replica Jerseys

Textile Insights December 6, 2023

German sports company Puma has scaled up its textile recycling innovation, Re:Fibre and will be replacing recycled polyester with Re:Fibre in all Puma football Club and federation replica jerseys 2024 onwards. Since the launch of the pilot project in 2022, which saw Puma produce recycled training jerseys for their sponsored football clubs, Re:Fibre technology has […]

Fibre

Birla Cellulose Creating Algae Based Fibre Which Eliminates Dyeing

Textile Insights December 6, 2023

India’s biggest cellulose fibre manufacturer Birla Cellulose, has partnered with Israeli start-up Algaeing to develop algae-based cellulosic fibres which eliminate the need for traditional dyeing. Algaeing’s patented algae bio-based technologies aim to utilise vertically-farmed algae to produce sustainable, biodegradable and zero-waste textiles and dyes for the textiles

Sustainability

Stella Mccartney Unveils First Ever Garment From Industrial Waste

Textile Insights December 6, 2023

USA start-up Protein Evolution (PEI) and its fashion brand partner, Stella McCartney has launched their first fashion garment, a Parka, manufactured from transforming industrial plastic waste into fibres. The fashion clothing has been created using PEI’s proprietary Biopure technology, which uses AI-designed enzymes to biologically break down synthetic textile and

Export

Several Challenges For Garment Export Sector – Bangladesh Bank

Textile Insights December 6, 2023

The Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) latest quarterly review on the garment sector informs that Bangladesh garment exports may face various challenges in the next few months of the current fiscal year. The central bank of Bangladesh attributed the challenges to global economic volatility, high inflation, uncertainties over the geo-economic landscape and low productivity. “Reducing

Machinery

With Legacy Of 160 Years Benninger Specialises In Wet Finishing

Textile Insights December 6, 2023

Benninger specialises in machinery and solutions for both continuous and discontinuous wet finishing of woven, knitted and technical textiles. Its heritage of 160 years is the foundation for ongoing progress, with today’s systems embracing sustainable production towards zero environmental impact for its global customer base. As part of its customer commitment, Benninger

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Canada’s Forced Labour Act Directly Impacts Garment Brands

Textile Insights December 6, 2023

Canada had enacted its own Forced Labour Act officially known as Bill S-211 in May 2023, which is set to come into effect from January 1, 2024 and directly impacts fashion garment and footwear brands. Canada has enacted this law in a bid to align with the United States and harmonise obligations within the United […]