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

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 […]

Export

January To July Chinese Textile & Apparel Exports Slip 10%

Textile Insights August 25, 2023

In the period between January and July 2023, overseas shipments of Chinese textile and apparel exports totaled $170 billion, which is down 10 percent year on year. In the reporting period, garment exports touched $90.94 billion, a fall of 8.3 percent from the first seven months of 2022, while textiles shipments reached $78.85 billion or […]

Export

Bangladesh’s Value Addition From Apparel Exports Up 11.5% Points

Textile Insights August 25, 2023

The Central Bank of Bangladesh informed that value addition from garment exports increased 11.5 percentage points in fiscal 2023 over fiscal 2022. A report titled ‘Quarterly Report on RMG’ released by Bangladesh Bank said the value addition in the apparel export industry rose from 54.38 percent in fiscal 2022 to 65.97 percent in fiscal 2023. […]

Fibre

Inviya Partners NIFT To Launch Fashion Design Competition

Textile Insights August 25, 2023

Inviya, which is India’s only home-grown spandex brand, has partnered 18 National Institutes of Fashion Technology (NIFTs) across India to launch ‘Inviya Emerging Fashionista (IEF)’ design competition. “The core objective of this design competition is to synergise creativity, innovation, and sustainable fashion, harnessing the dynamic potential of Inviya spandex in fabric

Industry

Gujarat Govt Survey On Textile Units Moving Out Of State

Textile Insights August 24, 2023

The government of Gujarat will undertake a survey to look into the issue of textile manufacturing units moving out of Gujarat to neighbouring states, particularly Maharashtra. After receiving representations from elected representatives, the industries and mines department has been asked to conduct a survey of industries, especially those based in Surat and the districts

Event

CITI Conference ATEXCON Will Be Held From August 31

Textile Insights August 24, 2023

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) will be organising the 11th edition of Asian Textile Conference (ATEXCON) in Coimbatore from August 31 to September 1, 2023. The theme for this edition is ‘2025 & Beyond Asia’s Global Hub for Textile Manufacturing & Consumers’. Over 400 delegates from global textile & apparel value chain are […]

Policies

India May Announce Incentives For Textile & Garment Sector

Textile Insights August 24, 2023

The government of India may announce fiscal incentives for the ailing textile and garment by this year-end, which has been impacted by decline in export orders. According to media reports, the incentives may be provided under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme that the government offers, to boost manufacturing in various sectors. Referring to industry […]