Product Launch & Innovation

Spiders Inspire Soft & Recyclable Fibres For Smart Textiles

Textile Insights July 12, 2023

Taking a lesson from spiders, researchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering under the NUS College of Design and Engineering in Singapore, have created an innovative method to produce soft, recyclable fibres for smart textiles. This innovative method produces strong,

Export

Bangla Garment Exports Record New Milestone

Textile Insights July 12, 2023

In fiscal year ending June 2023, Bangladeshi garment exports rose 10.27 percent year and year to US $47 billion and in the process registered a new milestone in garment exports. In the fiscal under review overall Bangladesh exports totaled $55 billion. which was again the highest-ever export earning in the history of Bangladesh. This brought […]

Sustainability

Fiberpartner Inks Deal For Bio Alternative To Polyester Fibres

Textile Insights July 11, 2023

Denmark based Fiberpartner has inked an exclusive deal with Pond Global, also from Denmark for the development, production and marketing of bio-based plastics for staple fibres. The development of these bio-based fibres has been going on since 2017, but is now available for commercial use. Fiberpartner aims to offer a bio-based alternative to traditional polyester […]

Industry

Messe Frankfurt Estimates 2023 Sales Touching €600 million

Textile Insights July 11, 2023

International trade fair organiser Messe Frankfurt expects current year sales to touch €600 million, if everything continues in positive vein. “We expect another positive operating earnings performance in 2023. And we will be on track for an estimated €600 million in sales,” Wolfgang Marzin, President and CEO at Messe Frankfurt said. “Financial year 2023 is […]

Cotton

NCBA Estimates Higher Indian Cotton Crop In Current Season

Textile Insights July 11, 2023

India’s cotton crop in the October 2022 to September 2023 cotton season will be 329.72 lakh bales (1 bale=170kgs), as against 312 lakh bales last season, the National Cotton Brokers Association (NCBA) has estimated. “The estimate is based on arrivals until June-end and was finalised at a meeting held over Zoom,” the Hindu Businessline reported. […]

Cotton

Aussie Cotton Spins Export Success In Indonesia

Textile Insights July 11, 2023

Indonesia is becoming a growing market for Australian cotton as Australia’s competitively priced, high-quality cotton is stealing market share from the US and Brazil. Indonesia accounted for 12 percent of total raw cotton bales exported in the 2022 season, up from 9 percent in 2019, because Aussie cotton is well regarded in Indonesia for its […]

Fibre

Recycled Fibre Produced From Ocean-Bound Plastic Bottles

Textile Insights July 11, 2023

German company Advansa and Indonesia headquartered Asia Pacific Fibers have launched Remotion Blue, a premium fibre for sports and activewear, made from recycled ocean-bound plastic bottles with full end-to-end traceability from Prevented Ocean Plastic. Remotion Blue is a specially engineered polyester fibre made from ocean-bound plastic as a premium raw material with a

Sustainability

Epson & Japanese Fashion Designer Partner On Sustainable Fashion

Textile Insights July 10, 2023

Digital printer manufacturer Epson has adapted its dry fibre technology, which is used to recycle paper and requires virtually no water to produce to produce new nonwoven re-fiberised fabric from used and discarded garments. “The new collection will illustrate how switching to digital textile printing using more sustainable pigment inks offers the fashion industry a […]

Industry

Rieter Selling No Longer Required Land In Winterthur

Textile Insights July 10, 2023

Switzerland headquartered and spinning machinery manufacturer Rieter AG, is selling the land, that is no longer required for operations at its Klosterstrasse plant in Winterthur, to Allreal also from Switzerland. Allreal will take over the land covering a total area of around 75,000 square metres at an agreed price of CHF 96 million, with the […]

Sustainability

Plans To Make India Hub For Sustainable & Circular Textiles

Textile Insights July 10, 2023

The Indian Ministry of Textiles has initiated work on drafting a policy to make India a global hub for sourcing sustainable and circular textiles. The ministry will conduct a study on Mapping of Textile Waste Value Chain, both pre- and post-consumer and to do so, has plans to hire a consulting agency, which will have […]