Industry

Indian Garment Production Falls 22.6% Between April & Aug

Textile Insights October 26, 2023

Indian garment industry production declined sharply by 22.6 percent year on year between April and August this year Data from the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) on the Index of Industrial Production for Textiles and Apparels informs that the garment index fell 22.6 percent in

Event

German Textile Machinery Firms Hosting B2B Meets In India

Textile Insights October 26, 2023

The VDMA Textile Machinery Association is supporting a delegation visit of 13 German textile machinery manufacturers to India and will be hosting B2B meets and symposiums in December. The first of these B2B meets and symposiums will be held in Ahmedabad on December 5 and in Coimbatore on December 7. The event is supported by […]

Machinery

Monforts Showing Energy Efficient Technologies At ITMA Asia

Textile Insights October 26, 2023

Textiles stenter manufacturer Monforts will demonstrate the advantages of its Montex stenter, especially in energy efficiency and resource savings at ITMA Asia in Hall 5, Stall C-07. “The Monforts Universal Energy Tower fitted in the stenter is a free-standing air/air heat exchanger that achieves energy savings of up to 25 percent,” the German company said […]

Export

Bangla Q1FY’24 Home Textile Exports Dive By 46.39%

Textile Insights October 26, 2023

In the first three months of fiscal 2024, exports of home textiles from Bangladesh dived massively by 46.39 percent over the same quarter of previous fiscal to US $189.5 million. Bangladeshi home textile exports were on the ascent since fiscal 2021, when they grew to $1.13 billion and further to $1.62 billion in fiscal 2022. […]

Industry

Surat Weavers Protest Imposition of VFY Anti-Dumping Duty

Textile Insights October 26, 2023

Various Surat textile industry associations, primarily those of weavers are up in arms against the decision of the Indian government to again impose anti-dumping duty on imports of viscose filament yarn (VFY). The anti-dumping duty on VFY was earlier removed in fiscal 2017-18, which led to weavers investing in modern and high speed weaving technologies […]

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Lenzing System Offers Traceability Of Its FR Fibres

Textile Insights October 25, 2023

Producer of cellulose fibres, Lenzing said that its Fibre Identification System for Lenzing flame resistant (FR) cellulosic fibres can identify the FR fibre at every stage of protective garments production. “This guarantees unparalleled traceability, quality assurance, and trust in protective garments,” the Austrian headquartered company said in a press release. “The

Machinery

Santex Rimar Heating & Drying Systems Offer Low CO2 Values

Textile Insights October 25, 2023

Heating and drying systems in Santaframe, Santashrink and Santasynpact machines supplied by Santex Rimar deliver sustainable production with low CO2 values, along with notable cost savings. “The three also share the benefits of great performance in productivity and finishing quality,” Santex Rimar said in a press release. Santaframe is a high-performance stenter for

Dyes & Chemicals

CHT Bags Top Performer Award From Adidas

Textile Insights October 25, 2023

Sports shoes and apparel marketer Adidas has awarded CHT with its Top Performer award at its Adiformulator Award 2023. “This award recognises CHT’s high level of innovation and its constant commitment to making the textile value chain more sustainable,” the German manufacturer of textile dyes & auxiliaries said in a press release. In its latest […]

Machinery

Mahlo Focusing On Weft Straightening System At ITMA Asia

Textile Insights October 25, 2023

Mahlo GmbH will present its latest systems and solutions for efficient and high-quality textile production and finishing at ITMA Asia which will be held from November 19-23 in hall 5, stall C-28. “Mahlo will focus on latest developments in weft straightening system, the Orthopac RXVMC which sets the highest standards in warp detection and correction,” […]

Industry

All Kenyan Police & Military Uniforms To Be Produced Locally

Textile Insights October 25, 2023

Kenyan President William Ruto has announced that henceforth all uniforms of the police and armed forces will be produced in Kenya to promote domestic manufacturing. “Currently, the east African country imports 90 percent of its textiles and garment requirements from various countries like India, China, Pakistan, Turkey, etc,” Deutsche Welle stated. Caroline Karugu, an