Apparel, Fashion, Retail

India May Launch QR Code To Tackle Counterfeit Branded Apparel

Textile Insights March 12, 2024

India is looking to lay down norms in the form of QR codes to counter the menace of counterfeit products, mimicking names and labels of brands of apparels. The representatives from the garment industry stated that they’re ready to share available data on counterfeit products to aid better

Industry

US Textile Trade Body Accuses India Of Predatory Trade Practices

Textile Insights March 12, 2024

India is among five Asian countries which has been targeted by a US textile trade body for predatory trade practices and unethical cost reduction practices. India was accused by the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) CEO Kim Glas while testifying before the US International Trade Commission (USITC). Kim Glas testified before the USITC as […]

Cotton

Brazilian Delegation Visits Indonesia To Boost Cotton Exports

Textile Insights March 11, 2024

A Brazilian delegation, representing the Brazilian Cotton Producers Association (Abrapa) was in Indonesia to boost exports of Brazilian cotton to Indonesia. A Cotton Brazil Outlook seminar was also held in Jakarta which brought together more than 60 high ranking officials from various textile mills. The objective was to strengthen commercial relations and identify new

Cotton

‘Cotton This Month’ Reports Significant Surge In Prices

Textile Insights March 11, 2024

The latest ‘Cotton This Month’ report has reported a significant surge in the price of cotton, transcending initial market projections. “This unexpected increase can be attributed primarily to a wave of speculative buying on the futures market,” the report averred. The actions of speculative buyers have significantly increased the demand for futures contracts, ultimately

Cotton

Cotton Australia Envoys Visit India To Explore Duty Free Exports

Textile Insights March 11, 2024

Cotton Australia’s Chairman and CEO have returned from a trip to India where they discussed about the potential for increased free trade with Australian cotton growers. “Chairman Nigel Burnett and CEO Adam Kay were invited to travel to India with the free trade agreement central to meetings in New Delhi and Mumbai,” Cotton Australia, a […]

Corporates

Mayer & Cie’s China Subsidary Shifts Headquarters to Jintan

Textile Insights March 11, 2024

Mayer & Cie. CN Changzhou LLC, the Chinese subsidiary of the German circular knitting and braiding machine manufacturer has changed its headquarters from Shanghai to Jintan in Jiangsu Province. The new location within a Sino-German Innovation Park comprises a production hall of around 5,000 square metres. “In future, the circular knitting machines assembled for the

Economy

Archroma Introduces State-Of-The Art Wet Fastness Improver

Textile Insights March 11, 2024

Archroma has developed a new wet-fastness improver that helps brands and mills produce durable clothing, towels, linens and other textile products with long-lasting colours without compromising on quality or introducing hazardous chemicals. Albafix Eco Plus is a next-generation fixing agent that delivers the strongest possible wet-fastness for all reactive dyes on cotton

Industry

CITI Welcomes FTA With European Free Trade Association Nations

Textile Insights March 11, 2024

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has welcomed signing of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries. EFTA members include Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland which are an important trade bloc for the Indian textile industry. “CITI had been requesting the government to expedite

Industry

Tamil Nadu Initiates Textile & Garment Skill Training Program

Textile Insights March 9, 2024

The Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC), the South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) and the Department of Textiles have launched a skill development training program. This skill development training has been started at KG Denim in Coimbatore as a part of a scheme to train 8,950 workers across the state for jobs in the […]

Machinery

Karl Mayer Group Focuses On Sustainability At Techtextil

Textile Insights March 9, 2024

The Karl Mayer Group will highlight how sustainability and cost-effectiveness go hand in hand at the upcoming Techtextil in Hall 12, Stall B-73. Under the motto ‘Master the Change – profitable, flexible, sustainable’ Karl Mayer Group is presenting solutions for challenges in the fields of warp knitting, flat knitting, composites, warp preparation, digitalisation and Care