Policies

Piyush Goyal Mulls ‘Invest India Desk’ In Textile Ministry

Textile Insights June 24, 2023

Indian Textiles Minister Mr Piyush Goyal spoke about setting up a dedicated ‘Invest India Desk’ in the Textiles Ministry to assist and handhold investors, looking to set up or expand their manufacturing base to meet increasing global demand for textiles. Mr Goyal was speaking while

Fibre

Protein-Based Fibres To Boost Circular Economy

Textile Insights June 24, 2023

US based material science company, Bloom Labs has developed a next generation alternative to synthetic and natural textile fibres, which will help for a faster transition towards a circular economy. Bloom Labs is pioneering breakthroughs in material science by harnessing the value of natural waste by-products, a protein-rich and globally abundant raw material. “Using

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Vaude Launching Wood-Based Polyester Fleece Jacket

Textile Insights June 24, 2023

Vaude, a European environmentally friendly outdoor garment brand will introduce a fleece jacket made from wood-based polyester supplied by UPM Biochemicals. Finland based UPM Biochemicals, is a supplier of sustainable wood-based biochemicals for replacing fossil-based raw materials. According to UPM, the resin used to make polyester contains 30 percent monoethylene glycol

Tete-A-Tete

Simta Unveils Automated Cone Transport & Packaging Solutions At ITMA

Textile Insights June 23, 2023

India based Simta Machinery displayed and unveiled its automated Cone Transport and Cone Packaging Solutions for the first time in an international exhibition at ITMA 2023. “Both, Cone Transport as well as Cone Packaging Solutions have been designed and developed to meet the existing challenges of spinning mills. Both are automated solutions which will help […]

Product Launch & Innovation

Robot Reduces Challenges In Industrial Laundries

Textile Insights June 23, 2023

Sewts GmbH, a German tech startup, designs autonomous robots that handle textiles, like clothing, and anticipate how they behave using 2D and 3D cameras. As is well known, the global textile and garment industry faces several challenges that hinder production, like labour and equipment shortages. “While moving production of garments to Europe, brands will be […]

Cotton

Global Cotton Mill Use To Rebound in 2023/24

Textile Insights June 23, 2023

World cotton mill use is forecast to rebound in cotton year 2023-24 to 117 million bales (1 bale = 480 pounds), up seven percent or 7.9 million bales from the previous cotton season. After two years of decline in mill consumption, attributable in part to relatively high cotton fibre prices and rising yarn and fabric […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

US Garment Imports Plummet 22.15% in Jan-April 2024

Textile Insights June 23, 2023

In the first four months of 2023, US garment imports plummeted 22.15 percent year on year. In the first four months of 2022, they stood at US $32.38 billion as against which they fell to $25.21 billion in January-April 2023. According to OTEXA, which published the data, imports from all top import sources like China, […]

Machinery

Epson Launching Hybrid DTG & DTFilm Printer

Textile Insights June 23, 2023

Epson will launch a new hybrid SureColor F2270 for both direct-to-garment (DTG) and direct-to-film (DTFilm) printing, which goes beyond traditional garment printing and transfer to a wider variety of materials, including uniquely shaped items. “The Epson SureColor F2270 is designed to increase productivity and efficiency while bringing customised apparel to the market that

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Large Vietnam Garment Units Accept Smaller Orders To Survive

Textile Insights June 23, 2023

The biggest garment manufacturing factories in Vietnam, who employ thousands of workers each, are accepting orders as small as several hundred units to survive through the tough times, a situation, which they say they have never experienced before. Statistics released by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) reveal that in the first five months […]

Industry

Uzbek Textile Company Joins ITMF As Corporate Member

Textile Insights June 22, 2023

Uzbekistan based Global Textile, which is a vertically integrated textile company, producing cotton, yarns and dyed knitted fabrics has joined International Textile Machinery Federation (ITMF) as a Corporate Member. Global Textile which started in 2018 has factories located near the largest Uzbekistan transportation hubs of Tashkent and Fergana. “The decision of Global