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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

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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

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1,600 Textile & Garment Factories Shut Shop In Pakistan

Textile Insights September 5, 2023

Around 1,600 Pakistani textile and garment factories have shutdown over the past 16 months and the Pakistani Commerce Ministry is contemplating a strategy to reopen these closed factories “A framework is in the process of finalisation which will provide regional competitive energy pricing, working capital support, speedy refund payments and enhanced market access,” media

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Giorgio Calculli Takes Helm At ACIMIT

September 4, 2023

Giorgio Calculli has been appointed as the new managing director of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers. He is a law graduate with a Master’s degree in training and employment policies and has been a part of ACIMIT since 2006, serving as the head of the Association’s training, internal relations, and technical department. […]

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Sudarshan Chemical Wins EEF Sustainability Award 2023

September 3, 2023

Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited has been bestowed with “The EEF Global Sustainability Award 2023” in the Platinum category, in recognition of its exceptional commitment to sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices. The prestigious award ceremony took place on 25 August 2023 at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. The

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Karl Mayer Empowers 43 Young Talents To Tackle Worker Shortage

September 3, 2023

The global concern over a shortage of skilled workers is being actively addressed by Karl Mayer, as the company welcomed 43 young individuals into its ranks on September 1, 2023. These promising talents are embarking on their professional journeys, undertaking training in nine distinct fields of study across eight job areas. Remarkably, the IT specialist […]

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KCT Receives INR 2.5 Crore Grant For Textile Tech Centre

September 3, 2023

The Department of Textile Technology at Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT) has secured a significant grant of Rs 2.5 crore under the NTTM initiative by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. T. Rajkumar, Chairman of CITI and TSC, Director of NSDC, and Executive Director of Sakthi Sugars, has extended congratulations to the department. In […]