Machinery

Tonello Driving Textile Dyeing Industry Since Fifty Years

Textile Insights March 21, 2024

With its increasingly comprehensive range of technologies, Tonello has been transforming and driving the textile dyeing industry for fifty years. And with DyeMate it takes another leap into the future. DyeMate, Tonello’s latest technology has set a new standard in Indigo dyeing and is acclaimed

Financial Results

2023 Sales Remain Stable At Cellulose Fibre Producer Lenzing

Textile Insights March 20, 2024

Taking persistently low fibre prices into consideration, revenue at Lenzing remained comparatively stable at €2.52 billion in 2023 compared with €2.57 billion in 2022. “Very subdued demand on the one hand and the continued rise in raw material and energy costs on the other, exerted a strongly negative impact on the earnings,” the producer of […]

Fibre

SIMA Hails Exempting BIS Compliance For VSF Imports Under AAS

Textile Insights March 20, 2024

The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) welcomed the Indian government’s decision in exempting BIS compliance for VSF imports under the Advance Authorisation Scheme (AAS). In a press release, SIMA Chairman Dr SK Sundararaman appreciated Minister of Textiles Piyush Goyal for permitting the import of BIS QCO mandated VSF under AAS. In addition, Dr SK Sundararaman […]

Fibre

Asahi Kasei & Lenzing Partner On Circular-Driven Textiles

Textile Insights March 20, 2024

Roica by Asahi Kasei, a pioneer in premium stretch yarns, and Tencel by Lenzing AG, a leader in wood-based cellulosic textile fibres have partnered to introduce a new concept of sustainable and circular-driven textiles. After extensive years of R&D Roica and Tencel together are now able to offer contemporary, responsible, quality, and performing fibres for […]

Machinery

Epson Collaborates On Raising Sustainable Fashion Awareness

Textile Insights March 20, 2024

Digital textile printer manufacturer Epson is collaborating with ASEAN Fashion Designers Showcase (AFDS) to raise awareness on sustainable fashion through innovative technology. As part of the collaboration, Epson partnered with seven designers from different ASEAN countries to create a unique collection with a sustainability theme that ties in with the cultural roots of

Machinery

Groz-Beckert Develops Innovative Slider Knitting Machine Needle

Textile Insights March 20, 2024

Groz-Beckert has developed an innovative slider needle for a new generation of machines in collaboration with Vanguard Pailung, a manufacturer of ultra-high-speed knitting machines. “Groz-Beckert offers interested machine builders various cooperation opportunities to jointly develop new products or improve existing ones,” the German company said in a press release.

Export

US Apparel Imports Fall 16.53% To $6.04 Billion In January

Textile Insights March 18, 2024

US apparel imports fell 16.53 percent year on year to US $6.04 billion in January 2024. Of this, clothing imports from China dropped 2 percent and from Vietnam declined 5 percent. This was informed by statistics released by the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) under the US Department of Commerce. It may be recalled […]

Policies

Bangladesh Garment Industry Grilled By US Trade Commission

Textile Insights March 18, 2024

Bangladesh garment industry representatives faced tough questions on wages, labour rights and worker productivity at a virtual hearing held by the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) last week. Bangladesh was among the five countries that export garments to the US market and were questioned by USITC Chairman David Johansson and his colleagues during the

Export

Indonesian Textile Exports Drop 14.78% In Previous Year

Textile Insights March 18, 2024

Data released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reveals that textile exports from Indonesia showed a significant decline and reached a record low in the last nine years. The Indonesian textile industry, which is one of the leading sectors in the country’s economy, experienced a sharp decline of 14.78 percent year on year to total […]

Export

China’s Textile & Apparel Export Growth Trajectory Continues

Textile Insights March 18, 2024

China’s textile and apparel exports in January and February continued on the growth trajectory which started in December last year. According to latest data of the General Administration of Customs, overseas shipments of textiles and clothing in the first two months of 2024 were US $45.09 billion, a year-on-year increase of 14.3 percent. Of these, […]