Fibre

Lenzing’s Tencel & Kaihara Partner On New Denim Jeans Line

Textile Insights October 17, 2023

Lenzing Group, a global producer of cellulose fibres and Japanese denim manufacturer Kaihara have collaborated to introduce a new denim line by using Tencel fibres. The collaborative new line debuted at the ‘Kaihara x Tencel Denim Week’ which began from October 16 in Tokyo, Japan. “Since Tencel

Corporates

Groz-Beckert Inaugurates New Office In Surat

Textile Insights October 17, 2023

Manufacturer of process-critical textile precision tools Groz-Beckert has opened a new sales office in Surat which was inaugurated on October 15. With the new office, the Germany headquartered company aims to provide even better support for its customers from the knitting and sewing industry in Surat and surrounding areas. Surat is the biggest Indian hub […]

Industry

Egypt Attracts More Investments from Chinese Textile Firms

Textile Insights October 17, 2023

Egypt’s SCZONE has inked agreements totaling more than $100 million with Chinese textile and apparel producers to establish factories in the West Qantara Industrial Zone in Egypt. “These agreements were signed during an investment promotion tour in China, the second such tour after the first one in May 2023,” a SCZONE press release said. An […]

Cotton

Brazil To Overtake US In Cotton Exports For First Time

Textile Insights October 17, 2023

Brazil’s 2023-24 cotton season production will surpass that of the US for the first time and may also exceed in cotton exports over the US, again for the first time. This was the analysis of a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) October report, which did a broad review of Brazil’s cotton production from way […]

Industry

Indian Textile & Clothing Sector To Hit $350bn Mark By 2030

Textile Insights October 17, 2023

A report informs that the Indian textile and clothing sector is forecast to reach US $350 billion by 2023 growing at a CAGR of 10 percent. The Indian textile and apparel sector was pegged at $165 billion in 2022, with the domestic market commanding $125 billion and the rest constituting exports. The report titled ‘Textile […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Vietnamese Students Shirking Garment Technology Courses

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

The number of Vietnamese students enrolling to study courses in garmenting technology has fallen sharply, following workers and staff being laid off after the Covid-19 pandemic began Students have been psychologically affected by the phenomenon of workers in this industry being fired by businesses during and after the Covid-19 outbreak. This phenomenon has resulted in […]

Cotton

Tamil Nadu Cotton Acreage Up 10% In 2022-23 Season

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

According to the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU), cotton acreage in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has risen 10 percent in the 2022-23 cotton season as against the previous season. Cotton cultivation has increased to 1.62 lakh hectares, which is a hike of 10 percent in sowing area. This has resulted in production of […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Nike Continues To Be Most Desired Brand Among US Teens

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

Nike continues to be most desired brand among US teenagers for both, apparel and footwear categories, taking a 35 percent mindshare in clothing and 61 percent in footwear. This was revealed in a bi-annual survey done by investment bank, Piper Sandler of 9,000 US teens, which also informed that teen spending dropped 1 percent to […]

Export

Chinese Exports Of Yarn Down 12.9% Between Jan-July

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

In the first seven months of the current year, Chinese overall exports and imports of yarn totaled US $11.35 billion, down 13.4 percent year on year. Of this, exports of yarn stood at $8.26 billion, a drop of 12.9 percent from a year ago period and accounted for approximately 4.5 percent of China’s overall textile […]

Dyes & Chemicals

Shortage Of Textile Dyes Impacts Nigerian Uniforms Industry

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

Nigerian textile and garment manufacturers are complaining about a shortage of textile disperse dyes to dye polyester fabrics, which is forcing garment factories to import polyester fabrics. The polyester fabric which is mainly used to produce school and various other uniforms has raised apprehensions that the cost of manufacturing uniforms will increase “This situation is