Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Active Apparel Group Embraces Toxin Free Printing Inks

Textile Insights April 13, 2024

Activewear and performance apparel retailer Active Apparel Group (AAG), has adopted toxin free printing inks in their manufacturing process. “We have embraced Oeko-Tex 100 Class 1 Standard Printing Inks which is as a part of an initiative to reduce environmental impacts and keep ahead of global

Industry

China Commissions World’s Largest Single Location PTA Plant

Textile Insights April 12, 2024

China’s Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Company has commissioned the largest purified terephthalic acid (PTA) single location plant in the world. PTA is primarily used as a raw material for producing polyester staple fibre (PSF) With a production capacity of 3 million tons per year, the single site project will effectively drive and develop the downstream […]

Export

Indonesian Illegal Imports Of Clothing Total $2.9bn Per Year

Textile Insights April 12, 2024

The import of illegal garments into Indonesia is projected at three million pieces per day with the import value estimated at US $2.9 billion per year. This was disclosed by Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Textiles (API) West Java branch, Ian Syarif, who said that rise of illegal clothing imports is main cause of […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

M&S Marches Towards Achieving Net Zero Emission 2040 Target

Textile Insights April 12, 2024

Global apparel retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced several new investments in pioneering projects, funded through its Plan A Accelerator Fund, to help achieve its net zero target by 2040 goals. “M&S’s industry-leading, fully integrated sustainability plan ‘Plan A’ was launched in 2007, well before most mainstream businesses were thinking about

Export

Bangladesh Seeks To Expand Apparel & Jute Exports To Russia

Textile Insights April 12, 2024

Jahangir Kabir Nanak, the Bangladeshi Textiles and Jute Minister said his government wants to expand exports of apparels and jute-made products to Russia. “Russia can be a big export market for Bangladeshi garments as well as jute made products,” the minister said after a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Alexander Mantytskiy. While addressing journalists […]

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Chinese Technical Textile Export Grows 12.8% Between Jan & Feb

Textile Insights April 12, 2024

In the first two months of 2024, exports of the technical textiles from China totaled US $6.49 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12.8 percent. “In the same period, imports of technical textiles by China stood at $700 million, declining 10.1 percent over the comparable months of earlier year,” data of Chinese Customs informed. From January […]

Machinery

Kornit Showing Vibrant Digital Fabric Solutions At Texprocess

Textile Insights April 12, 2024

Manufacturer of digital textile printing machines Kornit Digital will display its vibrant digital fabric and integrated workflow portfolio at Texprocess 2024 in Hall 8, Stand A32. Kornit’s display will allow visitors to experience the unmatched power of digital textiles, enabling companies to grow both dynamically and sustainably, respond to ever-changing customer demands.

Cotton

Chinese Cotton Planting Acreage To Decrease 1.5% In 2024

Textile Insights April 11, 2024

The China Cotton Association conducted the second phase of the 2024 cotton planting intention survey among a total of 1,997 designated farmers in 10 provinces and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The survey results show that the country’s intended cotton planting area in 2024 is 41.12 million acres, a year-on-year decrease of 1.5 percent, the same […]

Event

Number Of Overseas Visitors Up 90% At Yarn Expo Spring 2024

Textile Insights April 11, 2024

Yarn Expo Spring 2024 which was held in March, saw visits from nearly 22,000 buyers from 107 countries and regions to connect with over 515 exhibitors from 11 countries and regions. International exhibitor numbers doubled, while domestic exhibitor numbers were also up by 27 percent and there were exhibitors from five new countries like Bangladesh, […]

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

VDMA Members Showing Smart German Technologies At Techtextil

Textile Insights April 11, 2024

More than VDMA 50 members will be presenting smart technologies for technical textiles in various application areas, with seven of them at the VDMA stand at Techtextil The focus of the exhibitors will be on automation and digitalisation and offer highly efficient and resource saving production technologies with the provision of cutting-edge equipment for recycling. […]