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Uzbek Textile Sector Implements Better Work Program

Textile Insights June 19, 2023

The Better Work program is being introduced in Uzbekistan with an aim to improve working conditions and competitiveness in the textile and garment industry of the country. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the IFC, ILO, Uzbekistan Government, employers, and workers’

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Tool For Spinners To Evaluate Performance Vis-À-Vis Others

Textile Insights June 17, 2023

The Cotton Council International (CCI) has launched an essential new benchmarking tool – the COTTON USA Mill Performance Index for spinning mills, which allows mills to evaluate their performance vis-à-vis others and definitively show the positive impact of US cotton. The COTTON USA Mill Performance Index anonymously collects data from participating spinning mills and

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Incas Integrates Retelit’s Just Mes Platform

Textile Insights June 15, 2023

Italian company Incas Ssi Schaefer which specialises in design and implementation of complete and integrated solutions, has partnered with Retelit for its Just Mes platform, for the digital factory of its existing textile customers, who currently use Incas’ Antara Textile module. According to Incas, companies which currently use the Antara Tessitura weaving

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Bangladesh Garment Exports Up 10.6% In 11 Months To May’23

Textile Insights June 12, 2023

For the eleven month period, beginning from July 2022 to May 2023, Bangladeshi garment exports rose to US$ 42.63 billion, up 10.67% year on year, as against the earlier eleven month corresponding period. According to BGMEA, export of knitwear in the period stood at US$ 23.27 billion, a growth of 10.92%, while woven garments fetched […]

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Vietnam Textile & Garment Sector Witnesses Mass Layoffs

Textile Insights June 12, 2023

The Vietnamese textile and garment industry is witnessing mass layoffs in 2023. Between January and May 2023, around 70,000 employees lost their jobs and another 66,600 are working fewer hours. According to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, a total of 510,000 employees have been affected by layoffs across various industries this year. […]

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X-Rite & Pantone Showing 3D Visualisation Solutions At ITMA

Textile Insights June 10, 2023

X-Rite and Pantone are showcasing cutting-edge colour measurement and 3D visualisation solutions that facilitate a sustainable textile workflow at ITMA 2023 in Hall 4, Stall E201. X-Rite is highlighting the benefits of digital colour workflows for textile manufacturers, which will help manufacturers, streamline colour development, create digital material twins, efficiently

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Xdoto Displaying Smart-Connected Factory At ITMA

Textile Insights June 9, 2023

Sri Lanka based and Industry 4.0 solutions provider XdotO Concepts is displaying the Smart-Connected Factory, which is an innovative digital twin that enhances shop floor efficiency at ITMA 2023 in Hall 9, Stall B307. The Smart-Connected Factory is an integrated platform that automates, monitors, analyses and optimises the performance of textile shop floors using

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Klüber Exhibiting Specialty Lubricants At ITMA

Textile Insights June 8, 2023

Klüber Lubrication will exhibit specialty lubricants which can help to significantly improve process efficiency and achieve the sustainability goals of essential processes in textile manufacturing at ITMA 2023 in Hall 2, Stall E202. Klüber Lubrication will display their comprehensive portfolio which covers the entire value chain, from spinning, weaving and knitting to

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Setral Displaying Well-Balanced Needle & Sinker Oils At ITMA

Textile Insights June 6, 2023

Setral a developer and producer of high-performance and special lubricants for industrial applications will be participating at ITMA 2023 and will showcase lubricants for use in various textile machineries in the textile industry. To meet the challenges for needle and sinker oils, Setral is showing the Fluid-Setral-KN … N series. According to the company,

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Maharashtra Unveils New Textile Policy

Textile Insights June 5, 2023

The government of Maharashtra approved a new textile policy, which is aimed at attracting investment of Rs 25,000 crore and thereby boost investment in the state’s textile industry. “According to the policy, there will be an increase in the cotton processing capacity in the state from 30-80% over the next five years and generate new […]