Tete-A-Tete

LRT Largest Worldwide Manufacturer of Ring Travellers

Textile Insights July 17, 2023

Lakshmi Ring Travellers (LRT) which manufactures 4,500 million pieces of Ring Travellers per annum is the largest manufacturer of Ring Travellers in the world, catering to requirements of over 4,500 spinning mills worldwide. Additionally, LRT has a massive 74.3 percent market share in the

Event

TAI & VJTI Organise Half-Day Seminar On INNOVATIONS @ ITMA

Textile Insights July 17, 2023

The Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit & Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) had jointly organised a half-day seminar on ‘INNOVATIONS @ ITMA MILAN 2023’ on July 7. The seminar was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Mr Ketan Sanghvi, Hon. Treasurer, India ITME Society, and was attended by around 125 participants including students. Mr Rajiv Ranjan, […]

Dyes & Chemicals

AATCC Hosting Textile Discovery Summit In September

Textile Insights July 17, 2023

AATCC will host the Textile Discovery Summit from September 12-14 in Greenville, South Carolina, which will focus on supporting sustainability through innovation. Attendees to the Textile Discovery Summit will have the opportunity to engage in educational presentations, stimulating networking receptions, insightful breakout sessions, and witness the latest advancements in

Export

Indian Merchandise Exports Plunge 22% In June

Textile Insights July 17, 2023

Merchandise exports from India plunged 22 percent from a year ago month to $32.97 billion in June 2023, due to weakening global demand and inflationary trends in developed countries. Indian merchandise imports also fell 17.5 percent year on year to $53.10 billion in the previous month. Trade deficit however narrowed in the earlier month to […]

Sustainability

Solvay Launches SCS Certified Recycled Nylon 66

Textile Insights July 17, 2023

Solvay has launched a new and specialised grade of Rhodianyl also called Nylon 66, made of 100 percent pre-consumer recycled polyamide, which is produced at its Santo Andre plant in Brazil. The product has achieved SCS Recycled Content Certification, reaffirming Solvay’s commitment to circular economy. According to Solvay, the internationally recognised third-party

Sustainability

Bluesign Denim Endeavours To Create Cleanest Denim In World

Textile Insights July 17, 2023

Switzerland’s bluesign has launched ‘bluesign Denim’, which it considers is a move towards cleaner, eco-friendly production in denim fashion. The core objective of bluesign Denim is to collaborate with partners to create the cleanest denim in the world. According to bluesign, this sustainable denim diminishes the textile industry’s environmental

Industry

TN Textile Mill Workers Demand Rs 26,000 Monthly Wage

Textile Insights July 17, 2023

The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), a workers trade union has demanded a monthly wage of Rs 26,000 per month for textile mill workers in Tamil Nadu. AITUC‘s Erode district president S. Chinnasamy in a letter cited rising cost of commodities like food, transportation, electricity, clothing and other costs for demanding the wage hike. […]

Dyes & Chemicals

Archroma Grabs Four Accolades At Just Style Excellence Awards

Textile Insights July 15, 2023

Archroma, a global leader in textile and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has won several major accolades at the Just Style 2023 Excellence Awards. In the Digital Platform category, Archroma’s Color Atlas Online Library won the award, while in the Innovation in Dyes category, FiberColors, Diresul Evolution Black liq and NOVACRON Atlantic EC-NC won the

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Freudenberg Starts New Chinese Geosynthetics Production Line

Textile Insights July 15, 2023

Freudenberg Performance Materials has invested in and started a new geosynthetics production line in China. This new line will enable Freudenberg to supply customers in the APAC region with made in China Enka Solutions for building, industrial and civil engineering applications. “Freudenberg will also be able to serve customers in diverse technical markets with finished

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Cone Denim Launching 100% Sustainable Line At Kingpins

Textile Insights July 15, 2023

At Kingpins New York, US denim fabric producer Cone Denim will launch a new denim line called Interconnected, which has been designed in collaboration with Decode and sustainable washing machine manufacturer, Jeanologia. Cone Denim is partnering with Decode founder and designer Danielle Elsener for its second edition of zero-waste design collaboration to build upon the