Event

Messe Frankfurt Hosting ‘Mission Net Zero India Summit’ in Dec

Textile Insights July 24, 2023

Messe Frankfurt and Constellar are together organizing the first ‘Mission Net Zero India’ Summit in New Delhi from 7-8 December, 2023. “As part of its efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2070, India is investing billions of dollars and working together with other countries to significantly

Cotton

GOTS Certified Facilities Increase 10% In 2022

Textile Insights July 22, 2023

In the two decades since its inception, Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS) has expanded its reach and impact in 2022. This has resulted in a 10 percent year on year increase in certified facilities totaling to 13,549 facilities across 84 countries, through 24 GOTS-approved Certification Bodies. In 2022, the organisation hosted the inaugural GOTS Conference […]

Trade & Market

Messe Frankfurt Picks Stake in Denim Show Organiser Kingpins

Textile Insights July 22, 2023

German exhibition organiser Messe Frankfurt, which organises several trade shows in various countries has bought a stake in denim trade show and US based Kingpins. The strategic partnership will see Messe Frankfurt’s extensive experience and resources combined with Kingpins’ unique expertise” to foster innovation, collaboration, and growth within the denim community.

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

World Of Wipes Conference Stresses On Cotton Based Nonwovens

Textile Insights July 22, 2023

The 17th edition of World of Wipes international conference organised by INDA, began on July 18 with its largest gathering ever, with around 500 people attending the three-day event in Atlanta. “The first day talks focused heavily on sustainability and the efforts by the global nonwovens sector to become carbon neutral,” Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas […]

Industry

Closed Bangla Jute Mills Will Be Converted In To Textile Units

Textile Insights July 22, 2023

Bangladesh Jute Mill Corporation (BJMC) will now allow even textile mills and factories to be set up in the state owned jute mills which were closed down a few years ago due to mounting losses. The Bangladesh government had shutdown 25 state owned jute mills in one stroke due to recurring losses. Since then, BJMC […]

Industry

Indian Cotton Yarn Sector To Witness 5-7% Growth In FY’24

Textile Insights July 22, 2023

Indian cotton yarn industry is likely to witness 5-7 percent year on year growth in sales volume, while the operating margin is expected to expand by 100-150 bps from a year ago in fiscal 2023-24. “Factors contributing to this improvement include the alignment of Indian cotton prices with international prices and a shift in demand […]

Industry

TN Textile Ministry Calls Meeting Of Spinning Sector Stakeholders

Textile Insights July 21, 2023

A meeting of all Tamil Nadu Spinning Mill Associations has been called by the Tamil Nadu Ministry of Handloom and Textiles to resolve the issues of the spinning mill industry. It may be recalled that the open-end and MSME spinning mills in the stake had stopped production from July 15 in protest against various issues […]

Cotton

Pakistan To Harvest Highest Cotton Crop In Ten Years

Textile Insights July 21, 2023

Farmers in Gujarat have sown cotton in 2.52 million hectares till mid-July, up 8 percent, when compared with the earlier three year average. “The cotton sowing area figure for this year is also higher when compared with the same time last year, when it stood at 2.31 million hectares,” government data informed. The higher cotton […]

Cotton

Gujarat Cotton Crop Sowing Up 8% Till Mid-July

Textile Insights July 21, 2023

Farmers in Gujarat have sown cotton in 2.52 million hectares till mid-July, up 8 percent, when compared with the earlier three year average. “The cotton sowing area figure for this year is also higher when compared with the same time last year, when it stood at 2.31 million hectares,” government data informed. The higher cotton […]

Dyes & Chemicals

Bluesign Revises Restrictions On Use Of Textile Chemicals

Textile Insights July 21, 2023

Switzerland based chemical management company Bluesign announced its latest revised restrictions for chemical substances in order to enable the textile industry undertake more sustainable manufacturing. The revised restrictions include removal of all PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) from the Bluesign Finder tool as part of blusign’s phase out of the so-called