Cotton

Primark Celebrates 10 Years Of Sustainable Cotton Programme

Textile Insights October 4, 2023

Primark, CottonConnect, and RUDI celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Primark Sustainable Cotton Programme (PSCP) in Ahmedabad. The celebration was attended by 150 women farmers associated with the programme from across the state. Primark, CottonConnect and RUDI launched the PSCP in India in

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Asahi Kasei Unveiling Fabric Innovations At Performance Days

Textile Insights October 4, 2023

Ecosensor, a Japanese fabric producer and a division of Asahi Kasei Advance will present three new innovations at the international technical textiles show, Performance Days. Among the innovations of the new S/S’25 collection, one is the PFC-FREE Super DWR fabric, a game-changer in the world of water-resistant textiles. “This innovative fabric matches the highest standards

Cotton

Applications Open For Aussie Future Cotton Leaders Program

Textile Insights October 4, 2023

Cotton Australia has opened applications for the cotton industry’s premier entry-level leadership opportunity, the 2024 Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program (AFCLP). According to Cotton Australia, there are 15 spaces available for the best and brightest young minds dedicated to developing their leadership knowledge, skills and experience. Held every two years the AFCLP

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

NCTO Applauds Raising Issue Of China’s Predatory Practices

Textile Insights October 3, 2023

National Council of Textile Organisations (NCTO) has applauded the actions of a bipartisan group of senators who are raising alarm about the impact of China’s predatory trade practices on the US textile and apparel industry. NCTO has called on President Joe Biden to lead a multi-agency effort to substantially step up enforcement and develop a […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Inditex & International Apparel Federation Ink Agreement

Textile Insights October 3, 2023

One of the world’s biggest garment retailers, Inditex and the International Apparel Federation (IAF) have signed a framework agreement to drive transformation in the apparel and textile industry “The agreement aims to promote a more respectful industry for people and planet by boosting circularity, traceability and worker wellbeing,” IAF said in a press release. The […]

Corporates

Sangam India Targets Rs 4,000 Crore Revenue By Fiscal 2024-25

Textile Insights October 3, 2023

SN Modani led and Bhilwara based Sangam India aims to achieve around Rs 4,000 crore in revenue by fiscal 2024-25, as against Rs 2,730 crore, the textiles company reported in fiscal 2022-23. “The textile company hopes to cross Rs 3,000 crore in revenues in the current fiscal,” media reports stated. Sangam India is a producer […]

Machinery

Picanol Produces 400,000th Weaving Machine At Leper Facility

Textile Insights October 3, 2023

Belgium based advanced weaving machines manufacturer Picanol has achieved a milestone of producing the 400,000th weaving machine at its facility in Ieper, Belgium. According to Picanol, the very first Picanol weaving machine was produced in 1936, based on a design by Spanish engineer Jaimé Picañol, after whom the company was named. The 400,000th weaving machine, […]

Tete-A-Tete

Sun, Primary Supplier Of Yarn Guides In Replacement Market

Textile Insights October 2, 2023

Kindly provide a history about your company like when it was started, who started, etc. Sun Yarnguides Industries is an Indian company that manufactures textile machinery parts. The company is based in Ahmedabad and was founded in 2016 to manufacture sheet metal and wire products for the spinning and weaving industry. Please share details about […]

Export

Bangla Clothing Exports Up 13.07% In Q1FY’24

Textile Insights October 2, 2023

Bangladesh apparel exports increased to $11.61 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2023-24, up 13.07 percent over $10.27 billion recorded in the comparable quarter of fiscal 2022-23. Data from the Export Promotion Bureau revealed that of overall garment exports, knitwear exports expanded 19.70 percent year on year to $6.76 billion in the July to […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

US restricts imports from three more Chinese textile firms

Textile Insights October 2, 2023

In a bid to eliminate fashion goods made with forced Uyghur labour, the US has restricted imports from three more Chinese companies, bringing the total number of banned entities to 27. The names of Xinjiang Tianmian Foundation Textile, Xinjiang Tianshan Wool Textile and Xinjiang Zhongtai Group were added to the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act […]