Industry

Bangla Mills Impacted By Falsely Declared Imported Textiles

Textile Insights August 28, 2023

The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has raised the issue of false declaration of imports of yarns, fabric and dress materials, which is impacting sales of locally produced textiles. In a letter addressed to the Customs Bond Commissionerate, BTMA President Mohammad Ali Khokon said,

Fibre

Lycra Showing New Developments at Intertextile Shanghai

Textile Insights August 28, 2023

The Lycra Company, a manufacturer of innovative and sustainable fibres is showing its latest developments at Intertextile Shanghai in Hall 4.1 being held in Shanghai. The Lycra brand pavilion is the largest exhibition space ever at 932 square meters and features 28 co-exhibitors united under the theme of ‘Co-Create the Future Today’. The company will […]

Industry

Omax Cotspin Joins Sourcery’s Direct-to-Grower Programme

Textile Insights August 28, 2023

Gujarat based Omax Cotspin, a spinning mill manufacturing BCI, Fairtrade and recycled cotton yarn, has joined Sourcery’s Direct-to-Grower Programme that connects brands, manufacturers and growers who are committed to commercial and environmental excellence. Sourcery identifies and mitigates shared material and performance risks and cost inefficiencies to uncover

Economy

Q2 Global Merchandise Trade Posts Turnaround – WTO

Textile Insights August 26, 2023

Global merchandise trade showed signs of a turnaround in the second quarter of 2023, but further upward momentum in the third quarter and beyond may be limited as long as export orders remain weak. According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Goods Trade Barometer, the current reading of 99.1 is up from the previous reading […]

Industry

Vietnam & South Korea Cooperate On Textile & Garment Sector

Textile Insights August 26, 2023

Vietnam and South Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase cooperation in the textile and garment sector. A MoU was signed between the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and the Korea Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI) this week. The signing ceremony took place on the sideline of ‘Preview in Seoul 2023’ […]

Cotton

Indo Count & Partech Partner To Develop Non-GMO Cotton Seeds

Textile Insights August 26, 2023

Indo Count Industries and Partech Seeds are partnering to pave the way for a groundbreaking collaboration in the research and development of innovative cotton seed varieties. This partnership aims to propel the cotton farming industry forward by creating non-genetically modified organism (non-GMO) seeds with enhanced yield, higher staple length, and improved crop

Dyes & Chemicals

Rossari Biotech Announces New Major Leadership Changes

Textile Insights August 26, 2023

Mumbai based Rossari Biotech Ltd., a manufacturer of textile and specialty chemicals has announced two major leadership appointments. Puneet Arora, former CEO of the Textile Chemicals division has been promoted to the post of Chief Strategy Officer within the CMD Cell, with responsibilities across all group companies and subsidiaries. Additionally, Vikram Rewari has been

Event

German University Conference on Digitalisation In Textile Sector

Textile Insights August 26, 2023

The first ever International Textile Supply Chain Digitalisation Conference (ITSCDC) will be organised from September 6-8, 2023 at Mönchengladbach campus of the Hochschule Niederrhein University in Germany. According to the university, the digitisation of industrial processes is becoming more and more standard and so the conference will shed light on digitalisation in the

Sustainability

Lands’ End & Recover Partner On Recycled Fibre Denim Line

Textile Insights August 25, 2023

US lifestyle brand Lands’ End has partnered with recycled cotton fibre producer, Recover to launch a low-impact denim collection using recycled fibre. The two companies have partnered to develop sustainable denim pieces, in timeless styles for both men and women, and all of which contain 20 percent of Recover’s recycled cotton fibre produced from textile […]

Dyes & Chemicals

DyStar Reduces GHG Emissions By 9% In Fiscal 2022

Textile Insights August 25, 2023

Speciality chemicals manufacturer DyStar said its Scope 1 and Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions totaled 56.91 thousand tCO2e in fiscal 2022, down 9 percent when compared to fiscal 2021. In its 13th and latest sustainability report, the company reported that it’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions intensity was also 45 […]