Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Karl Mayer Presents Itself As Competent Partner At Techtextil

Textile Insights May 9, 2024

Karl Mayer Group presented itself as a competent partner in technical textiles at Techtextil in the areas of warp knitting, flat knitting, composites, warp preparation, digitisation and care solutions. Around 380 visitors visited the Karl Mayer stall and a further 76 customers travelled to its

Export

AEPC Drafting New Growth Strategy To Double Apparel Exports

Textile Insights May 9, 2024

The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) is drafting a new growth strategy to double exports of apparels to US $40 billion by 2030. The new strategy will include targeting new markets like Brazil, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia and South Africa while also hiking share in traditional markets of the UK, US and EU. According […]

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Chinese Firm Installs Third Andritz Nonwovens Production Line

Textile Insights May 8, 2024

A Chinese high-end nonwoven synthetic leather producer has installed a third line from Andritz, which will enable the company to address growing demand for synthetic suede in the automotive sector. The advanced line installed at Meisheng is equipped with a ProWid system that allows Meisheng to ensure optimum web weight regularity across the full product […]

Industry

Investment In Bangladesh Textile Industry Slows Down

Textile Insights May 8, 2024

The investment in the Bangladesh spinning and weaving industry has slowed down because of gas shortage and for volatile dollar markets over the last two years. Many of the spinning mills have been running their production at 50 percent capacity because of the gas crisis in the industrial sector. Last year, no new spinning or […]

Machinery

Pincroft Benefits From Modernisation Of Monfort’s Thermex

Textile Insights May 8, 2024

Long-standing Monforts customer Pincroft has benefited from a complete modernisation of the Thermex continuous dyeing, condensing and thermosoling range at its dyehouse in Lancashire, England. Pincroft which has dyeing, printing and finishing facilities is well known for its advanced camouflage ranges for the military. First installed in 2007, the line has been upgraded to

Machinery

Karl Mayer At ITM 2024 Under Motto Of ‘Master The Change’

Textile Insights May 8, 2024

The Karl Mayer Group will be presenting itself at ITM 2024 exhibition under the motto of ‘Master the Change’ in Hall 3, Stand A-303. The German company will be presenting selected solutions to support customers in a market that is as important as it is difficult with a focus on flexibility and speed. The solutions […]

Policies

Mexico Imposes 35% Temporary Tariff On Textile & Apparel Imports

Textile Insights May 8, 2024

The Mexican President has signed a decree to impose temporary import tariffs of 5 to 50 percent on 544 commodities which includes textiles, apparels, footwear, wood, plastics, steel, aluminum, etc. According to the decree, textiles, apparels, footwear and other products will be subject to a temporary import tariff of 35 percent and will be valid […]

Machinery

Rieter Presenting Range Of Compelling Solutions At ITM 2024

Textile Insights May 8, 2024

Rieter is presenting a range of compelling solutions at ITM 2024 designed to automate, digitise and optimise operations, so that mill owners can successfully expand their competitive advantage. “Rieter’s digital spinning suite Essential plays a key role in helping mills realise their full potential,” Rieter said in a press release. “Each week in spinning mills […]

Export

Sri Lankan Apparel Exports Increase 7.72% In March 2024

Textile Insights May 7, 2024

Sri Lanka’s apparel exports stood at US $418.33 million in March 2024, an increase of 7.72 percent over the same month of previous year. March’s performance represents the highest monthly export earnings since reaching $442.6 million in December 2022 and the highest level so far in 2024. Exports to the US declined by 2.81 percent […]

Sustainability

Indo Count Inaugurates 9.3 MW Solar Power Project In Gujarat

Textile Insights May 7, 2024

Indo Count Industries Ltd (ICIL) has inaugurated its solar power generation unit, taking a step towards sustainable operations and environmental stewardship. ICIL’s solar power generation unit located in Banaskantha district of Gujarat has an installed capacity of 9.3 MW and the unit is dedicated for captive consumption at its Bhilad also in Gujarat unit. By […]