Machinery

Zimmer ITMA Stall Witnesses Difficult To Cope With Visitor Numbers

Textile Insights July 21, 2023

Austrian Digital and Rotary Textile Printer manufacturer, Zimmer said ITMA 2023 brought crowds of visitors, which was difficult to cope with at times. “It is a clear sign that not only the omnipresent topic of sustainability, but innovative solutions for carpet and textile production are also

Export

Goyal Discusses Roadmap To Achieve $100 Bn Exports By 2030

Textile Insights July 20, 2023

At a brainstorming session held with officials of the Ministry of Textiles, Minister for Textiles Piyush Goyal discussed the roadmap to achieve the target of $250 billion in textiles production and $100 billion exports by 2030. According to a PIB press release, at the Chintan Shivir, Piyush Goyal emphasised on holistic approach towards making the […]

Industry

CM Stalin Puts Up Three Demands To Revive TN Spinning Sector

Textile Insights July 20, 2023

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has demanded scrapping import duty of 11 percent on raw cotton imports, banning waste cotton exports and restructuring the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS). In a letter to PM Narendra Modi, Stalin said these three measures are needed to help revive spinning mills mainly in the MSME category […]

Machinery

Indo Texnology Unveils Improved Version Of Bobbin Sorter

Textile Insights July 20, 2023

Indo Texnology which introduced Sortlink, India’s first cop sorter or bobbin sorter has launched a better and improved version of bobbin sorter called Sortlink Magic. “Sortlink Magic was introduced to resolve limitations and pain points faced by spinning mills in bobbin segregation with the Sortlink,” Indo Texnology said in a press release. Sortlink is an […]

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Piana Nonwovens Bags ISO 14001 Certification For Two Plants

Textile Insights July 20, 2023

Piana Nonwovens which specialises in vertically and cross-lapped nonwovens has received ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management system for its Georgia and Arizona based US facilities. ISO 14001 is the world’s most recognised environmental management system and supports the environmental pillar of sustainability. The standard describes requirements that

Fabric

Fabric Blended With Tencel Lyocell & Creora Spells Functionality

Textile Insights July 20, 2023

US based Laguna Fabric has launched a new collection called Natural Selection made with Lenzing’s Tencel Lyocell and Hyosung’s Creora bio-based spandex fibre, which altogether prioritises style, functionality, and environmental responsibility. According to Hyosung, Creora bio-based spandex replaces 30 percent of petroleum-based resources with bio-based materials sourced

Policies

Textiles Ministry To Keep PLI Portal Open Till Aug 31

Textile Insights July 19, 2023

The Ministry of Textiles has decided to keep the PLI Portal open till August 31, 2023 for inviting applications from interested companies under PLI scheme of Textiles for MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and products of Technical Textiles. In a notification dated July 18, the Ministry of Textiles stated that it did so, considering numerous requests […]

Sustainability

Green Power To Help Garment Units Become Energy Efficient

Textile Insights July 19, 2023

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Green Power Limited signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support garment factories in becoming more energy efficient with green and clean sources of energy. BGMEA President Faruque Hassan and Managing Director of Green Power Shaikh Ehsanul Habib inked the MoU on behalf of their respective

Industry

Quality Control Order On Polyester Yarn Deferred Till Oct 5

Textile Insights July 19, 2023

The government of India has announced extension of implementation of Quality Control Order (QCO) on 100 percent polyester spun grey and white yarn till October 5, 2023. Earlier, the deadline was extended till June 30, 2023, but the government did not issue any notification to extend it further, due to which it became effective from […]

Export

Process Eased For Duty Free Import Of Export Purpose Inputs

Textile Insights July 19, 2023

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has implemented the Advance Authorisation Scheme under the Foreign Trade Policy, which allows duty-free import of inputs for export purposes. “The eligibility of inputs is determined by Sector-specific Norms Committees based on input-output norms,” a PIB press release stated. To make the norms fixation process more efficient,