Corporates

Billwin Opens New Production Facility Near Mumbai

Textile Insights October 7, 2025

Billwin Industries Ltd has announced the addition of a new production facility on the outskirts of Mumbai. The unit, with an initial production capacity of 20,000 garments per month, is expected to play a key role in strengthening the company’s output and enhancing overall turnover. Commenting

Event

ITAMMA Focuses On Innovation & Sustainability In Packaging At 82nd AGM

Textile Insights October 6, 2025

The Indian Textile Accessories and Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (ITAMMA) held its 82nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the ITME Centre, Mumbai, focusing on the theme ‘Packaging Aspects for the Textile Engineering Industry.’ The event underscored the growing importance of packaging in ensuring product safety, sustainability and export competitiveness in the digital

Corporates

CTA Apparels Hails Launch Of India–EFTA Trade And Economic Partnership Agreement

Textile Insights October 6, 2025

CTA Apparels has welcomed the launch of the India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), effective October 1, 2025. As India’s first trade pact with a European bloc, the agreement marks a significant step toward deeper economic integration with Europe. TEPA offers substantial tariff reductions, duty-free access on 99% of goods, and a commitment of […]

Corporates

Picanol To Unveil Next-Generation OmniPlus-i Connect At ITMA ASIA + CITME 2025

Textile Insights October 6, 2025

Picanol is set to showcase its next-generation OmniPlus-i Connect airjet weaving machine for the first time at ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025. The launch marks a major milestone in airjet weaving technology, reinforcing Picanol’s commitment to innovation and performance-driven solutions for modern weaving mills. “We’re incredibly excited to be unveiling our latest

Event

Techtextil And Texprocess Innovation Awards Open For Submissions – Winners To Gain Global Recognition

Textile Insights October 6, 2025

Companies, research institutes and universities are invited to submit their innovations for the Techtextil Innovation Award and the Texprocess Innovation Award until 15 December 2025. Winners gain international recognition and leverage the reach of two of the world’s leading trade fairs for technical textiles and textile processing. The awards will be presented during

Corporates

BASF Appoints Wojciech Kulma As MD For South Africa

Textile Insights October 6, 2025

BASF in South Africa has appointed Wojciech Kulma as its new Managing Director, effective October 1, 2025. The leadership change is aligned with BASF’s Winning Ways strategy, which emphasizes value creation, customer proximity and performance-driven transformation across Southern Africa. Kulma brings more than 25 years of international experience within BASF, having held

Corporates

Rajiv Ranjan Re-Elected President Of The Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit

Textile Insights October 6, 2025

The Textile Association (India), Mumbai unit, held its 74th Annual General Body Meeting, with strong member participation. Rajiv Ranjan was unanimously re-elected as President, and R. R. Patil as Vice President for the term 2025–26 to 2028–29. The Managing Committee and Governing Council also appointed the following office bearers: President Emeritus: C. Bose, Chairman: V.

Sustainability

ADB Signs First Sustainability-Linked Loan In Bangladesh With Envoy Textiles

Textile Insights October 6, 2025

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $30 million sustainability-linked loan with Envoy Textiles Ltd, marking ADB’s first such loan in Bangladesh. The facility follows a 2022 partnership between ADB and Envoy, one of the country’s leading denim fabric manufacturers. The proceeds will fund a new spinning unit at Envoy’s Jamirdia plant, boosting annual […]

Product Launch & Innovation

Fashion For Good Launches ‘Beyond50 Denim’ Project

Textile Insights October 6, 2025

Sustainability platform Fashion for Good, in collaboration with global apparel leaders Bestseller, C&A, PDS Ltd, Reformation and Target, has launched the ‘Beyond50 Denim: Combining Cottonised Hemp and Green Chemistry’ project, an industry-wide initiative aimed at overcoming barriers to hemp adoption in denim manufacturing. The project integrates two pioneering

Corporates

Borana Weaves Commissions 108 Additional Looms

Textile Insights October 6, 2025

Borana Weaves Ltd., one of India’s leading producers of synthetic greige fabric, has commissioned 108 additional looms at its Unit 4, three months ahead of the proposed December schedule. The new capacity, part of a Rs 71.35 crore capex funded through IPO proceeds, brings the total number of water jet looms at Unit 4 to […]