Machinery

Heberlein Unveils New Range Of DTY Interlacing Jets

Textile Insights October 5, 2023

Heberlein a supplier of air interlacing and air texturing jets, has launched a new range of Advanced Performance DTY interlacing jets. The APe series jets offer significant savings in compressed air consumption, while the APh jets meet highest requirements for knot stability. Heberlein’s had

Industry

Smartex Fact Digitises Knitting Factory Operations

Textile Insights October 5, 2023

Portugal’s Smartex.ai has introduced Smartex Fact, a digital factory management system that permits to monitor operations of a knitting factory from a mobile. Smartex Fact provides knitters an all in one solution that significantly upgrades operations at a knitting factory. Smartex Fact provides real-time visibility, enhances quality through automatic roll grading, and

Cotton

Brazil To Export Historical Volume Of Cotton In 2023-24

Textile Insights October 5, 2023

Brazil could be exporting a historical volume of 2.5 million tons of cotton in the Brazilian cotton year beginning from July 2023 This would represent growth of more than one million tons compared to the total of 1.396 million tons of cotton exported in the 2022-23 cotton year. This was informed by Miguel Faus, President […]

Sustainability

Bangla Garment Factories Turn Green From Own Initiatives

Textile Insights October 4, 2023

Several Bangladesh textile and garment manufacturers have taken initial initiatives to green their factories and make them environmentally friendly. A new study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) reports that factory owners have been motivated to take green initiatives on their own, while others have taken initiatives on pressure from garment brands. The report […]

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 2013 with 1,251 women farmers with the aim to understand and reduce […]

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 […]