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Indian Textile Sector Has To Adopt Holistic Approach

Textile Insights September 25, 2023

The Indian textile and garment sector has to adopt a holistic approach with a long-term vision to capitalise on opportunities available in the worldwide markets. This was informed by SK Sundararaman, Chairman of the Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) who also added that the industry in

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How The Yarn Bazaar Helped Its Buyers Secure A Better Deal

September 24, 2023

An Overview of Challenges The Yarn Bazaar is committed not only to connecting buyers, sellers, and businesses but also to ensuring the best possible business experience for each of our clients. In this regard, we recently assisted one of our buyers in procuring yarn at a more advantageous price. Some time ago, The Yarn Bazaar […]

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‘Stop Illegal Imports’ – Indonesian Textile Body To Govt

Textile Insights September 18, 2023

The Association of Indonesian Fiber and Filament Yarn Producers (APSYFI) has claimed that the large scale illegal import of textiles and garments was ruining the domestic industry. The association has requested the government to put an end on these illegal imports and save the industry, which is already reeling from impact of global slowdown. By […]

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Macy’s Inc. Joins U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol For Sustainable Cotton Sourcing

September 17, 2023

Macy’s Inc. has become a member of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, demonstrating its commitment to sustainable cotton sourcing. The company, with over 700 store locations nationwide, is dedicated to driving positive social and environmental change within the cotton industry. As part of its sustainability efforts through the Mission Every One platform, Macy’s

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Bangla Textile Capacity Not Enough To Meet China Plus Orders

Textile Insights September 14, 2023

Bangladesh is the second biggest global garment exporter and shipped apparels totaling US $46.99 billion in previous fiscal and utilised its overall production capacity in doing so. But does it have spare capacity to handle orders diverted from China, under China Plus policy and the US ban on using China’s Xinjiang region cotton in clothing […]

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Chinese Textile Sector Capacity Utilisation Up 1.8% In H1

Textile Insights September 14, 2023

Data from the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics informs that textile industry capacity utilisation rate touched 76.2 percent in the first six months of the current year, a year on year drop of 1.8 percent. However, the chemical fibre industry capacity utilisation rate stood higher at 83.2 percent in the first half of 2023, down […]

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Robot To Resolve Labour Issues In Cotton Farming

Textile Insights September 12, 2023

A visit to a cotton farm and learning about the labour shortage issue impacting farmers, four university students were encouraged to develop a rover robot which will help farmers in sowing, weeding, pesticide spraying, and finally harvesting. Four students from the Institute of Aeronautical Engineering in Hyderabad have designed a prototype named CultivOx by Agrodroid,

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X-Rite Showing Latest Colour Solutions At AATCC Summit

Textile Insights September 12, 2023

At AATCC’s 2023 Textile Discovery Summit which begins from today and runs till September 14, X-Rite and Pantone will demonstrate the latest colour and appearance solutions. “These are designed to help companies create and share digital materials across teams and suppliers to streamline the design to manufacturing process,” X-Rite said in a press release. In […]

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VDMA Textile Machinery Strengthens Ties With Uzbekistan’s Textile Industry

September 10, 2023

VDMA Textile Machinery, a leading association representing the German textile machinery industry, hosted a highly productive B2B networking event on September 1, welcoming delegates from the Uzbek textile industry and VDMA members. The event, held at VDMA’s premises in Frankfurt, served as a pivotal platform for strengthening collaboration and exploring new

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GOTS Managing Director Rahul Bhajekar Honored by TAI

September 7, 2023

In a remarkable recognition of dedication and contribution to the textile industry, Rahul Bhajekar, Managing Director at Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), has been bestowed with the prestigious “Shri J. J. Randeri Service Memento” by the Textile Association of India (TAI) for the year 2022-23. This esteemed accolade underscores Bhajekar’s unwavering