Product Launch & Innovation

Researchers Develop Smart Thermal Management Fabrics

Textile Insights July 29, 2023

A new thermoregulating textile keeps its wearers comfortable with a minimal amount of energy input, thanks to a conductive polymer that can be modified to adjust how much infrared radiation it sheds. According to the textile’s developers, the new wearable variable-emittance device, or WeaVE,

Cotton

ICAC Projects 2022-2023 Global Cotton Output Surging 40%

Textile Insights July 29, 2023

Worldwide cotton output could increase 40 percent year on year to 431,000 tons in the 2022-2023 season as against 308,000 tons in the previous season. The latest International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) report projects that a rebound in global cotton production is expected in 2022-2023, after a decline of over 20 percent during 2021-22. The […]

Event

CMAI Organises Knowledge Session For Surat Textile Sector

Textile Insights July 29, 2023

Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) organised a ‘Knowledge Session’ in Surat in which more than 200 members of SAKET, an association that represents 160 Surat textile markets attended. Siddharth Bindra, MD, BIBA Fashion Ltd shared insights on how he built the BIBA brand at the session and emphasised six crucial factors for building a […]

Machinery

Knitting Machine Maker Shima Seiki Launches HelpCenter

Textile Insights July 29, 2023

Japanese flatbed knitting solutions provider Shima Seiki has launched its ‘Shima HelpCenter’ customer support site. According to the company, Shima HelpCenter integrates Help, FAQ, Operation Manual, and Glossary functions for Shima Seiki products, and supports cross-content keyword search to improve user convenience. “In addition, the video content provides

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Bharat Biotech Picks 20% Stake In Eastman Exports

Textile Insights July 28, 2023

Bharat Biotech Group has picked a 20 percent stake in one of India’s biggest knitted garment exporters, Tirupur based Eastman Exports. Eastman Exports will use the new investment for capital expenditure, strengthening backward integration and customer acquisition among others. The funds will also help the company increase its presence in the global apparel industry,

Product Launch & Innovation

Anteprima Unveils Colour Changing Knitted Garments Using AI

Textile Insights July 28, 2023

Hong Kong based fashion brand Anteprima has introduced glowing and colour changing knitted garments using artificial intelligence (AI). The innovative material has been developed by Hong Kong based Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design (AiDLab). It is the world’s first contactless gesture-recognition illuminative textile and has a patented structural design made

Sustainability

Walmart Pilots Project To Convert CO2 Into Lyocell Yarns

Textile Insights July 28, 2023

The world’s biggest retailer Walmart has partnered Rubi Laboratories to test technology, that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from its supply chain and eventually turn that CO2 into yarn for garments. As part of a pilot project, Walmart will identify factories in its supply chain where CO2 in waste gases can be captured using Rubi’s reactor […]

Event

Gartex Texprocess Kick Starts From August 3

Textile Insights July 28, 2023

Garment and textile machinery exhibition Gartex Texprocess will be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 3–5 August, 2023. The exhibition showcases cutting-edge technologies that facilitate efficient manufacturing, value added machinery, including software solutions that optimise supply chain management and streamline production processes. Furthermore, the event will

Export

22 Countries Open Bank Accounts To Trade In Indian Rupee

Textile Insights July 28, 2023

Banks of 22 countries have opened Rupee Vostro accounts in Indian banks in order to trade in the Indian currency as part of gradual plan to veer away from dollar payment. “This would enable exporters and importers to invoice and pay in their respective domestic currencies enabling the development of a bilateral foreign exchange market,” […]

Sustainability

1.5 million Jeans Meet Circular Textile Guidelines

Textile Insights July 27, 2023

Between 2021 and 2023, 1.5 million pairs of jeans were redesigned or confirmed to circular textile norms by brands to meet the guidelines of circular textiles. One-in-nine brands have redesigned at least 40 percent of their jeans portfolio and more than a third of participants, have applied the principles of circular design beyond jeans also […]