Machinery

Spanish Company Picks Brückner’s Power-Frame Stenter Frame

Textile Insights May 17, 2024

Campos in Spain has chosen Brückner’s Power-Frame stenter frame with vertical transport chain, for its foray in to forward integration of its textiles fabrics plant. Campos specialises mainly in mattress fabrics and stretchable knitted fabrics since it was founded in 1997 and is a global

Export

Pakistan’s Textile & Apparel Exports Hit 12-Month Low In April

Textile Insights May 17, 2024

Pakistan’s textile and apparel exports hit a 12-month low in April where they stood at US 1.237 billion as against $1.232 billion reported in April 2023. According to data from Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), textile and garments exports declined by 4.84 percent in April 2024 and stood at $1.237 billion compared to $1.300 billion […]

Machinery

Chinese Company Opts For Oerlikon’s Polycondensation System

Textile Insights May 17, 2024

To increase its production capacity, recycled polyester yarn manufacturer FixDye has opted for polycondensation system manufacturer Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering (OBHE). “Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering’s polycondensation systems stand for the best downstream performance and a reduced environmental footprint,” Oerlikon Barmag said in a press release. The Chinese

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

North American Nonwovens Production Up 4% In 2023: INDA

Textile Insights May 17, 2024

Production capacity of nonwovens in North America reached 5.713 million tons, an increase of 4 percent or 230,000 tons over its previous year. This was disclosed by INDA, the Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry in the eleventh edition of its annual North American Nonwovens Supply Report. According to the report, North American capacity continues […]

Home Textiles

Home Furnishings Brand Mytrident Launches New TV Campaign

Textile Insights May 17, 2024

Premium home furnishings brand MyTrident has brought together Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan and her mother in law Sharmila Tagore in a new television campaign. This collaboration highlights the harmonious relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, marking a notable shift from the traditional narratives typically portrayed in brand campaigns. The duo

Financial Results

PDS Ltd GMV Increases 19% To Rs 4,526 Crore In Q4FY’24

Textile Insights May 17, 2024

In the quarter ending March 31, 2024, Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) increased by 19 percent over the earlier quarter to Rs 4,526 crore at PDS Ltd. PDS is a global fashion solutions and infrastructure company offering customised solutions to global brands and retailers like product development, sourcing, manufacturing, and brand management. In the three months […]

Industry

Bangla Apparel Makers Pay 645% Higher Undocumented Payments

Textile Insights May 16, 2024

Garment manufacturers from Bangladeshi pay up to 645 percent more than the official fees for renewal of licences or secure essential permits. The 645 percent higher charges are ‘undocumented payments’, a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said. Quoting data from an exporter, the study informed that the company paid 645 percent higher […]

Machinery

Significant Presence Of Italian Textile Machinery Makers At ITM

Textile Insights May 16, 2024

Italian textile machinery manufacturers will have significant presence either at their own stalls or of their agents or in the Italian pavilion hosted by Italian Trade Agency and ACIMIT at ITM 2024. 16 companies will be exhibiting in the pavilion and includes Bematic, Kairos, Macchine Carù, Martex, Noseda, Ommi, Pafasystem, Pinter Caipo, Proxima, Ramina, Ratti, […]

Machinery

Picanol Will Introduce Ultimax For Very First Time At ITM 2024

Textile Insights May 16, 2024

At the upcoming ITM 2024 exhibition Picanol will introduce the Ultimax for the very first time in Türkiye in Hall 8, Booth 802. Furthermore, there will also be an OmniPlus-i Connect airjet weaving machine on display and the novelties of the digital platform PicConnect too will be highlighted. All of the innovations that will be […]

Export

Indian Textile & Apparel Exports Rise Marginally By 0.89% In April

Textile Insights May 16, 2024

Indian exports of textiles and apparel rose marginally by 0.89 percent to US $2.77 billion in April 2024 as against $2.75 billion in the same month of the previous year Of this, textile exports stood at $1.57 billion, up 2.4 percent year on year, while garment exports were down by 1.03 percent to $1.19 billion […]