Cotton

Top Officials To Oversee Punjab Cotton Pink Bollworm Attack

Textile Insights August 22, 2023

Punjab has deployed senior officials following reports of Pink Bollworm infecting the standing cotton crop in the state. Pink Bollworm has been reported from various districts like Muktsar, Bathinda, Fazilka and Mansa, which are the main cotton growing regions in the state. And since the next

Industry

Bangladesh Yarn Usage Down 31.55% Between Jan-June 2023

Textile Insights August 22, 2023

Despite exports of garments moving upwards, albeit slowly, yarn usage in Bangladesh has reduced by 31.55 percent in the January to June 2023 period. Data released by Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) informed that knitting and clothing factories bought 809,351 tons of yarn in the first six months of 2023, down 31.55 percent year on […]

Industry

Iranian Textile Industry Production Surges 17.1% in 2022

Textile Insights August 21, 2023

Production in Iran’s textile industry surged 17.1 percent in 2022 when compared to the previous year. This was revealed by Mohsen Gorji, who is the Director General of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade for Clothing and Textile Affairs. He was addressing the media while announcing the first edition of the Specialized International Exhibition […]

Dyes & Chemicals

SDC Conference On Sustainability & Circularity In Coloration

Textile Insights August 21, 2023

The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) is organising an international conference on Sustainability & Circularity in Coloration, which will be held from June 18-19, 2024 in Manchester. “This International Conference has been some time coming, partly due to the Covid pandemic, but is very much a response to the survey of SDC Members who […]

Export

Pakistani Textile Exports Drop 11.44% In July 2023

Textile Insights August 21, 2023

Pakistani textile exports dropped 11.44 percent to $1.31 billion in July 2023 as compared to $1.48 billion in the same month of last year. However, cotton yarn exports bucked the declining trend and surged 35.96 percent to $97.03 million in the month under review as against $71.36 million in July 2022. “On the other hand […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Garment Brands Exit From Myanmar Opportunity For India

Textile Insights August 21, 2023

The decision to gradually or fully stop production of garments in Myanmar by various brands and retailers like M&S, Inditex and H&M can be turned into an opportunity for Indian garment exporters. H&M followed in the footsteps of Inditex, which owns Zara and announced that it will slowly stop sourcing garments from the South East […]

Export

New UK Policy To Assist Bangladesh Ship Duty Free Apparels

Textile Insights August 21, 2023

UK has unveiled a new scheme called ‘Developing Countries Trading Scheme’ (DCTS) which will help Bangladesh export duty free apparels to UK, post its graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status. DCTS provides countries one of the most generous sets of trading preferences of any country in the world and which is similar to the […]

Machinery

Laser Cut Fabrics Reduce Microfibre Release During Laundry

Textile Insights August 19, 2023

Indian researchers have analysed that laser and ultrasonic cutting methods reduce the microfibre release up to 20 times in environment during laundry, compared to the conventional scissor-cut edges. Microfibers released from textile materials are receiving greater attention due to their severe adverse effects on the environment. Although mitigation strategies have been

Sustainability

Indian Garment Exporter Texport Joins The Fashion Pact

Textile Insights August 19, 2023

Bengaluru based garment exporter Texport Industries has joined The Fashion Pact, which is a non-profit organisation of companies from the fashion industry that work together to help the environment. The Fashion Pact is a global initiative of CEO’s in the textile, luxury and fashion industries all committed to a common core of key environmental goals […]

Export

H1 Turkish Textile Exports Experience 13.6% Drop

Textile Insights August 19, 2023

In the first half of 2023, exports of Turkish textiles and raw materials experienced a 22.1 percent year on year, drop to US $5.9 billion. The 27 member EU continued to remain the biggest destination for Turkish textile exports, but where they declined by 22.5 percent compared to the same period in 2022 and amounted […]