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Trident Group’s Fusion Of Tradition And Sustainability Takes Centre Stage At Bharat Tex 2024

March 9, 2024

Trident Group, a prominent player in the textile industry, is participating as Silver Sponsor at Bharat Tex 2024. This expansive textile event, held from February 26-29 at Bharat Mandapam and Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, organized by 11 Textile EPCs, received support from the Ministry of Textiles.

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Bangladesh Home Textile Exports Report Growth After 18 Months

Textile Insights March 5, 2024

Bangladesh reported an increase in home textile exports in February 2024 after a period of 18 months or since September 2022, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). The South Asian country exported home textiles products amounting to US $84.61 million, up 9.9 percent as against $77 million in February 2023 “Home textile […]

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Bangladeshi Home Textile Exports Starting To Lose Lustre

Textile Insights February 10, 2024

Bangladeshi home textile exports have started losing luster since fiscal 2022-23 when they declined 32.47 percent over fiscal 2021-22, which had grown even in the Covid-19 pandemic years The country’s home textile overseas shipments crossed the psychological US $1-billion mark in fiscal 2020-21, thereby recording a staggering growth of 49.17 percent over the earlier

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Welspun Living Expanding Home Textile Capacity In India & USA

Textile Insights February 7, 2024

Recognising the burgeoning demand for premium and stylish bath experiences, Welspun Living is investing Rs 326 crore in a state-of-the-art jacquard towel manufacturing facility at its Anjar plant. This brownfield expansion, slated for completion by November 1, 2024, will add a staggering 6,400 metric tons per annum (MTPA) to its existing towel capacity, reaching a […]

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Chinese Home Textile Exports Soar Over Pre Pandemic Levels

Textile Insights January 23, 2024

In the period between January and November 2023, home textile exports from China reached US $30.09 billion, a slight drop of 0.2 percent over the same months of 2022. “However, these home textile exports soared 17.3 percent over the same period of 2019, the months before the pandemic began,” data released by China Chamber of […]

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Ikea Home Textiles Range Made From Recycled Worker Uniforms

Textile Insights January 22, 2024

While rolling out a new co-worker uniform design over the past couple of years, IKEA also collected hundreds of pallets of old co-worker uniforms, which has been turned into a home textiles collection. Växelbruk is a collection of decorative and functional home furnishing items which has been manufactured from recycling old co-worker uniforms. The Växelbruk […]

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EPCH Supports 20 Indian Home Textile Exporters At Heimtextil

Textile Insights January 15, 2024

At the recently concluded Heimtextil 2024, the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) supported 20 Indian home textile exporters spread across three halls at the exhibition. The India pavilion was inaugurated by BS Mubarak, Consul General of India, Frankfurt and Dr Beena, Development Commissioner (Handlooms). “It was a great opportunity for India to show its […]

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Visitor satisfaction grows to 93% at Heimtextil 2024

Textile Insights January 13, 2024

At Heimtextil 2024, visitor satisfaction rose to an average of 93 percent, particularly with the breadth and depth of the offering, while around 80 percent of exhibitors achieved their trade fair goals. “Among German trade visitors, overall satisfaction rose by seven percentage points to 88 percent, while over 90 percent of all visitors achieved their […]

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Carpets & Rugs Hall Fully Booked At Heimtextil 2024

Textile Insights December 9, 2023

The new Carpets & Rugs hall at Heimtextil, which will be held from January 9-12, 2024, has now around 100 manufacturers and brands and is fully booked, due to a strong increase in suppliers of machine woven carpets. These exhibitors include Merinos Hali, Oriental Weavers Group, Ragolle Rugs, Universal XXI, Verbatex and the Belgian association […]

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Use Of Sustainable MMCF In Home Textiles Gets Boost In Karur

Textile Insights December 7, 2023

Birla Cellulose, a manufacturer of sustainable cellulose fibres held a hub-meet in Tamil Nadu’s Karur, to explain potential of sustainable manmade cellulosic fibres (MMCF) in the home textiles sector. This meet which was attended by 175 home textile producers and exporters from the Karur textile cluster, aimed to pave the way for sustainable innovation in […]