Machinery

Q1 Order Index For Italian Textile Machinery Remains Steady

Textile Insights May 7, 2024

The first quarter of 2024 has seen the orders index for the Italian textile machinery sector remain stationary compared to the same period the previous year. “In absolute terms, the index came in at 61.2 points (basis: 2021=100),” the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers

Machinery

Karl Mayer Group Launching Energy Efficiency Solution

Textile Insights May 7, 2024

The Karl Mayer Group is launching an Energy Efficiency Solution, which takes a different, efficient and economical path to enable customers to achieve energy transparency that meets their requirements. The Energy Efficiency Solution from Karl Mayer is a cloud-based solution that combines the latest sensor technology with a specifically developed analysis software. “The

Industry

South African Textile & Clothing Sector Creates 20,000 Jobs

Textile Insights May 6, 2024

More than 20 000 jobs have been created in the past five years since the clothing, textile, footwear and leather (CTFL) industry’s master plan was launched in South Africa. This was reported to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel by stakeholders at a meeting in Cape Town on Thursday. Major retailers have […]

Export

Bangladesh Apparel Exports Up 4.95% Between July & April

Textile Insights May 6, 2024

In the first ten months of fiscal 2024 ending June 2024, Bangladeshi garment exports totaled US $40.49, up 4.95 percent over $38.58 billion reported in the same period of previous fiscal. In the months between July 2023 and April 2024, knitwear exports stood at $22.88 billion, growing by 11 percent over the comparable months of […]

Industry

Chinese Consider Bangladesh As Ideal Investment Destination

Textile Insights May 6, 2024

Chinese investors are considering Bangladesh as an ideal investment destination and are also interested in shifting investments to Bangladesh while also making new investments. The Chinese investors informed this to a delegation of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) which visited China recently and held a seminar. About 100 participants from various

Dyes & Chemicals

Denmark To Ban Apparel & Shoes Containing Forever Chemicals

Textile Insights May 6, 2024

The Denmark Ministry of Environment has taken a decision to ban clothing products and shoes containing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) also called ‘Forever Chemicals’. In a statement, the ministry said that a national ban on the import and sale of clothes, shoes and waterproofing agents with PFAS will have a genuine environmental effect in Denmark. […]

Policies

Court Rescinds Order Removing Anti-Dumping Duty On PTA

Textile Insights May 6, 2024

The Gujarat High Court sets aside the Centre’s notification removing anti-dumping duty (ADD) on the import of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) imports from Korea and Thailand. In a major relief for the domestic manufacturers, the Gujarat High Court order will force the government of India to levy ADD with immediate effect. PTA is a major […]

Machinery

VDMA Honours Successful Young Engineers With Top Achievements

Textile Insights May 4, 2024

Chairman of the Walter Reiners Foundation of the VDMA, Peter Dornier, presented awards to six successful young engineers at the recently concluded Techtextil. Promotion and sustainability prizes were awarded in the categories bachelor or project theses and diploma or master theses. “Academic theses in which, for example, solutions for resource-saving products and

Machinery

Asteks Showing Integrated & Automation Solutions At ITM 2024

Textile Insights May 4, 2024

Asteks will attract attention at ITM 2024 exhibition with its automation and integration-oriented innovations and rich product portfolio in Hall 7, Booth B-705. Visitors to the Astek booth at ITM 2024 will be able to see the multifunctional 401-SF&M cots grinding machine and the UV-305 UV treatment machine. “These two integrate with each other, while […]

Cotton

Welspun Promotes Sustainable Cotton Farming With Wel-Krishi

Textile Insights May 4, 2024

Home textiles manufacturer and exporter Welspun Living Limited (WLL) has launched Wel-Krishi to encourage sustainable cotton cultivation. This will done by providing support and training to farmers to raise their income through higher productivity and lower income costs. Wel-Krishi focuses on education and sustainable practices in key cotton-growing states like Gujarat,