Event

Uniform & Sportswear Expo Kicks Off From Nov 23 In Mumbai

Textile Insights October 28, 2023

The second edition of Uniform & Sportswear Expo (USE) 2023, an exhibition on the uniform and sportswear industry will be held at the Nehru Exhibition Centre, Worli, Mumbai from November 23-25. MB Raghunath, CEO of Mafatlal Industries will be the Chief Guest and Naveen Sainani, Joint

Machinery

59 Italian Textile Machinery Firms Exhibiting At ITMA Asia

Textile Insights October 28, 2023

A total of 59 Italian machinery manufacturers will be exhibiting at ITMA Asia and will occupy a surface area of around 2,000 square metres at the exhibition. “Of these 59 manufacturers, 26 will be presenting technological innovations as part of the National Sector Groups, organised by ACIMIT and the Italian Trade Agency,” ACIMIT said in […]

Machinery

Picanol Displaying Ultimax For First Time At ITMA Asia

Textile Insights October 28, 2023

Advanced weaving machines manufacturer Picanol will display Ultimax, its new and revolutionary rapier weaving machine for the first time in Asia at ITMA Asia in Hall 3, Stall C-11. Visitors to the Picanol stall will also be able to see five different high-tech weaving machine types as well as the PicConnect digital platform. The five […]

Fibre

Vietnam Fibre Exports Down 13.8% In First Nine Months Of 2023

Textile Insights October 28, 2023

In the months between January and September 2023, Vietnamese exports of various fibres totaled US $3.2 billion, down 13.8 percent year over year. In the period under review, fibre shipments to China, which is Vietnam’s biggest fibre export market, amounted to $1.71 billion, a drop of 2.1 percent from a year ago period. Fibre exports […]

Sustainability

Life Cycle Assessment Tool Launched by Chinese Textile Sector

Textile Insights October 28, 2023

At the recently held China Apparel Conference, the textile and apparel sector launched the LCAplus platform, which is a textile life cycle assessment tool. The LCAplus platform will offer support for textile & garment companies to gather and trace environmental data throughout the textile production process. The tool will also help the China’s textile and […]

Event

BTRA Hosting Joint Technological Conference On Dec 14-15

Textile Insights October 27, 2023

The 61st Joint Technological Conference will be organised jointly by ATIRA, BTRA, SITRA and NITRA on December 14 & 15, 2023 at BTRA campus, Mumbai. The Joint Technological Conference is held rotationally every year by ATIRA, BTRA, SITRA and NITRA and has always attracted a large number of technical delegates from all over the country. […]

Textile Park

Tamil Nadu Gives Consent For Setting Up Mini Textile Parks

Textile Insights October 27, 2023

The Tamil Nadu government has granted consent to set up six mini textile parks in the state and eight more are awaiting consent. “Around 100 companies have expressed interest in the scheme. We have given life to the scheme that was dormant since 2015. It will start gaining momentum now,” Tamil Nadu Textile Commissioner M. […]

Fabric

Vicunha Unveils Expanded Range Of Regenerative Cotton Denims

Textile Insights October 27, 2023

Vicunha, a denim fabric manufacturer from Brazil displayed an expanded range of regenerative cotton denims at the recently concluded Kingpins Show in Amsterdam. Vicunha expects to produce 15 percent of its denim fabrics with regenerative-grown cotton within the next five years, representing a fivefold increase on current levels. Three of the company’s factories now also

Export

EU Clothing Imports Fall 9.6% In First Eight Months Of 2023

Textile Insights October 27, 2023

In the January to August 2023 period, European Union apparel imports dropped 9.6 percent to US $61.15 billion as compared to $67.66 billion in the first eight months of previous year. EU’s clothing imports also fell to 2.56 billion kgs in the period under review, down 14.64 percent from 3 billion kgs in the months […]

Industry

Africa Has Potential To Become Next Global Fashion Leader

Textile Insights October 27, 2023

Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s Director-General released a report titled ‘The Fashion Sector in Africa: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Growth’, arguing that the continent has all it takes to become one of the next global fashion leaders. The UNESCO analysis shows that the continent holds all the cards to become one of the next world fashion […]