Machinery

Dry Dyeing Technology Pioneer Alchemie Opens Taiwan Facility

Textile Insights April 9, 2024

Clean digital textile dyeing technology pioneer Alchemie Technology has opened its first in-market production and demonstration facility in Nantou, Taiwan, dedicated to woven polyester. “Alchemie’s low carbon Endeavour dyeing process delivers significant sustainability benefits when compared

Export

Nigerian Textile & Garment Imports Soar 106% Over Four Years

Textile Insights April 9, 2024

Despite various intervention efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to prop up the domestic textile industry, Nigerian imports of textiles and apparels soared 106.7 percent over the past four years. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), imports of textile and garments which stood at Naira 182.5 billion in 2020 […]

Trade & Market

Eid-Ul-Fitr Business Keeps Ahmedabad Textile Market Buzzing

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

Eid-ul-Fitr is around the corner and Ahmedabad’s textile markets are buzzing with activity. Retail demand is high, leaving the market in a bullish mode for the festival season ahead. “There has been a good demand ahead of Eid,” Gaurang Bhagat, President, Maskati Cloth Market Mahajan said. “Ahmedabad’s textile traders are reporting a significant increase in […]

Cotton

Mills Are Buying Cotton But Need Uptick In Demand: Dr Ramkumar

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

On April 2, 2024, about 350 people gathered in Lubbock for the 67th annual meeting of the Plains Cotton Growers (PCG). PCG’s President Martin Stoerner opened the meeting stating the last two years have been tough for the producers, but the industry is resilient and hopes for a better 2024. The recent USDA’s Prospective Planting […]

Cotton

USDA Projects US Cotton Production At Nearly 40 Year Low

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

According to the latest US Department of Agriculture report, the department has projected US cotton production to be down by 300,000 bales to 12.1 million bales, the lowest level in nearly 40 years. Global cotton production is up about 100,000 bales to 113.0 million as a larger cotton crop in India more than offsets lower […]

Dyes & Chemicals

Archroma, G-Star Raw & Advance Denim Promote Cleaner Production

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

Archroma has been working with denim brand G-Star Raw and sustainable denim producer Advance Denim to produce denim in authentic blue shades without the aniline impurity carried through from the synthesis of standard synthetic indigo. In traditional denim production, this aniline remains bound with the indigo pigment on the fabric; the remaining aniline is discharged […]

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

EDANA Will Hold Inaugural Innovation Forum From June 4-6

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

EDANA will hold its inaugural Innovation Forum from June 4-6 in Munich during which, it will present three sessions covering innovation in nonwovens applications, technology, and material solutions. Innovation Forum is being organised by merger of two long-standing EDANA events, the International Nonwovens Symposium (INS) and the Nonwovens Innovation Academy (NIA). “The

Cotton

400 Delegates From 40 Countries Attend Bremen Cotton Conference

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

Around 400 delegates from almost 40 countries attended the 37th International Cotton Conference Bremen which was held from March 20 to 22. On site and online, attendees were able to attend eleven sessions with almost 70 speakers and find out about the latest research findings and innovative practical applications in the cotton industry. Lively presentations […]

Cotton

Turkey Emerging As Fifth Largest Cotton Exporter In 2023-24

Textile Insights April 6, 2024

Turkey is going to emerge as the fifth largest exporter as well as consumer of cotton in cotton marketing year 2023-24. According to a latest United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report, Turkish cotton exports have doubled in the past two years to the highest level in nearly 50 years. This is mainly because domestic […]

Dyes & Chemicals

France To Ban Textiles & Apparel Containing PFAS Chemical

Textile Insights April 6, 2024

Textiles and apparels containing per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) also called ‘forever chemicals’ could soon face tight restrictions or bans in France. The first draft of a bill banning certain products containing the harmful chemicals was approved unanimously by French MP’s earlier this week. It particularly targets the manufacture, import and sale of textiles,