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Bombay Dyeing Showcases Six Craft-Inspired Bedding Designs

Textile Insights October 22, 2026

Bombay Dyeing is showcasing six designs inspired by traditional art and textile crafts under its Celebrating India Collection. Made from 100% cotton with a 300-thread-count construction and digital prints, the bedding range interprets embroidery, folk art, printing and weaving traditions for

Technology

Engineering Versatile Operations: Shreedhar Spinners Scales With LMW

Textile Insights October 22, 2026

Shreedhar Spinners Ltd. which is headquartered in Mumbai, with its plant in Amaravathi, Maharashtra has buit its growth on two decades of technical partnership with LMW. Running an integrated LMW line from blow room to ring frame, the company today posts benchmark productivity across a wide count band from coarse 10 s Ne to 30s […]

Product Launch & Innovation

Barmag Launches Chinese Digital Academy For BCF Yarn Producers

Textile Insights October 22, 2026

Barmag has introduced a Chinese-language version of its Digital Academy for the bulked continuous filament (BCF) yarn process, expanding access to online training for customers in China. The launch comes three years after the platform was introduced in English, Spanish, French and Turkish. The academy has 450 active users, most of whom are based in […]

Corporates

SITRA, TTRI Sign Pact To Advance Textile Research And Sustainable Technologies

Textile Insights October 22, 2026

The South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) and the Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen research and technical cooperation in speciality man-made fibres, medical textiles and sustainable textile processing. The agreement was signed during the Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS) 2026,

Sustainability

Canopy Revises Hot Button Ratings To Accelerate Next Gen Fibre Adoption

Textile Insights October 21, 2026

Environmental non-profit Canopy has unveiled new criteria for its annual Hot Button Report, placing greater emphasis on Next Gen fibre adoption, supply chain traceability and forest conservation while retaining responsible sourcing as a core requirement. The revised framework, which will take effect in the 2027 report, reduces assessment categories from seven to five and

Event

Cotton Brazil Pushes Natural Fibre Dialogue, Builds Trade Ties At ICA 2026

Textile Insights October 21, 2026

Cotton Brazil promoted greater dialogue on natural fibres and strengthened international trade partnerships at the ICA Trade Event Istanbul 2026, as Brazil’s cotton lint exports reached a record 3.37 million tonnes in the 2025/26 marketing year, up approximately 19% from the previous season. Held on October 14–15 at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel in Türkiye, […]

Corporates

ITTA, University Of Huddersfield Sign Pact To Advance Technical Textiles

Textile Insights October 21, 2026

The Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA) and the University of Huddersfield, UK, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in technical textiles through joint research, technology collaboration and skill development. Signed on October 16, 2026, at The Orchid Hotel in Mumbai, the agreement aims to connect Indian industry requirements

Corporates

Asahi Kasei Secures Carbon Footprint Verification For Acrylonitrile

Textile Insights October 21, 2026

Asahi Kasei’s wholly owned South Korean subsidiary, Tongsuh Petrochemical, has obtained independent “Reasonable Assurance” verification for the product carbon footprint (PCF) of acrylonitrile produced at its Ulsan manufacturing site, strengthening the reliability of emissions data provided to customers. Socotec Certification Japan audited the plant, data, processes and

Event

VDMA To Host India-Europe Textile Technology Forum In Mumbai On December 2

Textile Insights October 21, 2026

VDMA India and the VDMA Textile Machinery Association will organise the India-Europe Textile Machinery & Technology Forum in Mumbai on December 2, 2026, bringing together Indian textile manufacturers and European technology providers to discuss productivity, sustainability and higher-value manufacturing. The one-day conference and B2B event will connect industry

India ITME

Monforts Targets India’s Shift To Higher-Value Textiles At ITME 2026

Textile Insights October 21, 2026

Monforts will showcase advanced finishing, coating and energy-efficient processing technologies at India ITME 2026, as Indian textile manufacturers increasingly seek higher-value products and lower operating costs. The German finishing machinery specialist sees growth opportunities across apparel and home textiles, alongside expanding markets for technical textiles,