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India Expands Import Regulations On Synthetic Knitted Fabrics

Textile Insights October 2, 2024

The Ministry of Commerce & Industry of India has announced significant updates to import regulations concerning synthetic knitted fabrics. As per the notification dated 1st October 2024, the government has extended and expanded the Minimum Import Price (MIP) and imposed new restrictions on

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RIL Organises R|Elan ‘Fabric Innovation Meet’ In Bhiwandi

Textile Insights April 27, 2024

Reliance Industries’ fabric brand, R|Elan recently hosted its ‘Fabric Innovation Meet’ in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, which was attended by over 100 fabric manufacturers, designers, and trade dignitaries. The highlight of this collaboration was the unveiling of R|Elan fabric innovations, meticulously crafted to meet the dynamic needs of today’s consumers. “Featuring a

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Meghalaya’s Garo Textile Awarded Geographical Indication Tag

Textile Insights April 2, 2024

Meghalaya’s rich craftsmanship has received recognition with the granting of four Geographical Indication (GI) tags for its Garo Textiles and three other local products. “These four GI-tagged products, while representing the rich culture of the state, also offers livelihoods to 30,000 individuals directly involved in their production and trade,” a press release said. The

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Cone To Show Denim Fabrics Made From Circulose At Kingpins

Textile Insights January 20, 2024

Cone Denim will showcase its first denim fabrics collections made with regenerated cellulose fibres at Kingpins New York which will be held January 24-25 in New York. “The pilot launch of these new styles underscores Cone Denim’s ongoing commitment to driving change toward a sustainable future in denim manufacturing,” the denim manufacturer said in a […]

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Teijin Develops Fabric With Properties Of Nylon & Polyester

Textile Insights December 19, 2023

Teijin Frontier has developed Microft MX, made from blending nylon and polyester filaments giving the fabric, abrasion resistance and colour development capabilities of nylon, and quick-drying properties and shape stability of polyester. According to a Teijin press release, the Microft MX is a next generation, high-quality, high-performance material and is made from

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E-Textiles: Navigating Challenges & Unleashing Potential In Functional Fabrics

December 12, 2023

From blankets to towels, clothing to upholstery, humans are in constant contact with textiles throughout their lives. Textiles, serving purposes of warmth, comfort and aesthetics, are now evolving into electronic textiles, or e-textiles, ushering in exciting new functionalities. This technology has come a long way since the commercialization of heated blankets in the 1960s

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Vicunha Unveils Expanded Range Of Regenerative Cotton Denims

Textile Insights October 27, 2023

Vicunha, a denim fabric manufacturer from Brazil displayed an expanded range of regenerative cotton denims at the recently concluded Kingpins Show in Amsterdam. Vicunha expects to produce 15 percent of its denim fabrics with regenerative-grown cotton within the next five years, representing a fivefold increase on current levels. Three of the company’s factories now also

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GTT Partners Haartz On PFAS-Free Textile Fabric Finishing

Textile Insights September 28, 2023

The Haartz Corporation, a producer of highly engineered and uniquely designed textile materials and Green Theme Technologies (GTT), an innovator of waterless and PFAS-free textile finishing announced a partnership to revolutionise how textiles are finished in the US. The first of its kind in the North American market, GTT’s PFAS-free and waterless Empel textile finishing

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Textil Santanderina & Archroma Partner On Eco-friendly Denim

Textile Insights September 14, 2023

Spain based Textil Santanderina, a manufacturer of sustainable fabrics launched its Advanced Black denim fabric collection in partnership with Archroma, a producer of specialty chemicals. The Advanced Black collection uses Archroma’s new Diresul Evolution Black LIQ dyestuff to produce on-trend authentic black denim apparel with industry-leading sustainability and resource

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Bangladeshi woven fabric imports drop almost 26%

Textile Insights September 8, 2023

Bangladeshi imports of woven fabrics declined by volume in the first seven months of 2023, due to shortening of garment delivery lead times. Import shipments of woven fabrics by Bangladesh slipped 25.9 percent between January and July 2023, when compared with similar months of the previous year. “Between January and July 2023, woven fabric imports […]