Cotton

CAI Reduces 2023-24 Cotton Pressing Forecast By 1 Lakh Bales

Textile Insights November 22, 2023

In its October estimate, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) has reduced its cotton pressing estimate for the 2023-24 crop season by 1 lakh bales to 294.10 lakh bales of 170 kgs each. The October forecast is down from its previous estimate of 295.10 lakh bales of 170 kgs each. The total

Industry

Oerlikon & Haelixa Make Textile End Products Traceable

Textile Insights November 22, 2023

In cooperation with Haelixa, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Solutions will in future be able to make the entire value chain of a textile end product transparent and hence sustainable. The two development partners are offering a solution for the comprehensive traceability of products, as required by the European Green Deal. In combination with Oerlikon’s atmos.io digital

Sustainability

Recover, Evlox & Jeanologia Unveil Recycled Denim Capsule Line

Textile Insights November 22, 2023

Recover, Evlox and Jeanologia will showcase their new recycled denim capsule collection, Reiconics at Denim Première Vision in Milan. The collection is the result of a collaborative project between the three companies, combining expertise from each specialist business, to improve circularity in the denim industry, from fibre to finish. It aims to inspire and bring […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

X-Rite & Pantone Unveil Groundbreaking Textile Color Hub

Textile Insights November 22, 2023

X-Rite Inc and Pantone LLC, leaders in colour science and technology unveiled Textile Color Hub, a groundbreaking solution to make digital colour specification more efficient, achievable, compliant and sustainable across the design to production workflow. According to the company, for most textile brands, colour specification is a painstaking and subjective process. In a

Corporates

Santoni Shanghai Bags Regulatory Approval For Acquiring Terrot

Textile Insights November 22, 2023

Santoni Shanghai Knitting Machinery has received regulatory approval from the Chinese government for its proposed acquisition of Terrot GmbH, a leading manufacturer of circular knitting machines in Germany. “The integration of Terrot into the Santoni ecosystem is projected to increase Santoni’s production capacity and boost its market share,” the Santoni Shanghai said in a

Industry

MAS Holdings Plans Vertically Integrated Textile Unit In Odisha

Textile Insights November 21, 2023

In a meeting with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Mahesh Amalean, Chairman of Sri Lankan company MAS Holdings, expressed intent to set up an integrated textile unit in the state. MAS is interested in setting up an integrated textile and apparel manufacturing facility in Khurda region of the state, which will provide employment to more […]

Export

Bangla Apparel Exports To India Down 12.8% In July-Oct

Textile Insights November 21, 2023

In the first four months of fiscal 2024 ending October 2023, Bangladesh garment exports to India dropped to US $346.34 million, down 12.80 percent compared with same period of earlier fiscal. Experts have raised concerns over apparel exports falling in the reporting period to the neighbouring country, which has a big population. “But they also […]

Export

UK Garment Imports Drop 30.62% In September 2023

Textile Insights November 21, 2023

UK’s garment imports totaled £1.44 billion in September 2023, dropping by a massive 30.62 percent compared to the same month in the previous year Again in September 2023, textile fabric imports also declined to £457 million, down 13.93 percent from a year ago month. The clothing retail market in UK has faced several challenges over […]

Dyes & Chemicals

ZDHC Completes Transition of MRSL V2.0 to V3.1

Textile Insights November 21, 2023

The transition phase from ZDHC MRSL V2.0 / ZDHC Conformance Guidance V1.1 to the newly implemented ZDHC MRSL V3.1 / ZDHC Conformance Guidance V2.0 has concluded effective from November 1. “From this date forward, only products compliant with the new ZDHC MRSL V3.1 and the corresponding ZDHC Conformance Guidance V2.0 are eligible for upload onto […]

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Lenzing Shows Veocel Lyocell Dry Fibre At Hygienix 2023

Textile Insights November 21, 2023

To meet increasing demand among brands and consumers for plastic-free materials and ingredient transparency, Veocel, the flagship specialty nonwovens brand of Lenzing showed Lyocell Dry fibre at Hygienix 2023. Lenzing Lyocell Dry fibre which is not classified as plastic according to EU SUPD, meets the growing interest for plastic-free nonwoven products across the industry