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February 27, 2026

Fibre

Lenzing Among Top 25% Of All Verified Higg FSLM Facilities

Textile Insights May 1, 2024

Manufacturer of regenerated cellulose fibres Lenzing has achieved outstanding results in the Higg Facility Social & Labor Module (FSLM) certification for five of its production sites. In 2023, more than 7,200 companies worldwide underwent this audit, with Lenzing’s result placing it

Machinery

Quicksilver Seamlessly Moves From Screen To Inkjet With Mimaki

Textile Insights May 1, 2024

Italian company Quicksilver seamlessly moved from screen print transfer to inkjet transfer printing thanks to the extensive range of Mimaki technologies on offer. Quicksilver recently invested in a Mimaki Tiger-1800B MkIII unit to efficiently increase the production volumes, while ensuring the high-quality standards the company is known for are met. Specialised in

Machinery

Karl Mayer Honoured With Techtextil ‘Founding Exhibitors’ Award

Textile Insights May 1, 2024

Karl Mayer has been honoured with a ‘Founding Exhibitors’ award by Messe Frankfurt, the organisers of the recently concluded Techtextil. Techtextil was organised from April 23-26, 2024, which was the 20th edition and Messe Frankfurt took the occasion of this milestone anniversary, to honour the founding exhibitors at a ceremony. “With this award, Messe Frankfurt […]

Product Launch & Innovation

Water-Free Textile Dyeing Solution Innovator Raises $10.5mn Funding

Textile Insights April 30, 2024

Xefco, an Australian sustainable manufacturing technology company has raised AUD $10.5 million to commercialise produce its patented water-free textile finishing and dyeing solution, Ausora. The funding is led by Australian deep tech fund Main Sequence and other new backers like Breakthrough Victoria and Virescent Ventures, investing on behalf of Clean Energy Finance

Cotton

Brazil Shows Its Cotton Traceability Program At Kingpins Show

Textile Insights April 30, 2024

Brazilian cotton producers concluded their visit to various countries in Europe with the objective to show Brazilian cotton’s traceability initiatives and its responsible production practices. The delegation consisted of the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association’s (Abrapa), the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex Brasil) and the National Cotton Shippers

Export

Bangladesh Garment Exports Lag Behind Asian Competitors

Textile Insights April 30, 2024

Apparel exports from Bangladesh have witnessed a drop in both value and volume to the EU and the US in the first two months of 2024. While, China and Vietnam both reported single-digit growth in terms of value and volume of garment exports to the US, Bangladesh has recorded double-digit negative growth rate in this […]

Cotton

Chinese Refined Cotton Exports Touch Historic High In March

Textile Insights April 30, 2024

Chinese refined cotton exports reached a historic high in March 2024, when the monthly export volume exceeded 10 kilo tons for the first time. Exports of refined cotton amounted to 10,701 tons, a massive increase of 41.47 percent year over year and a significant rise of 60.08 percent month-on-month. The average export price was $1,537 […]

Dyes & Chemicals

Speciality Chemicals Producer Evonik Opens India Research Hub

Textile Insights April 30, 2024

German manufacturer of specialty chemicals Evonik inaugurated its new office and R&D premises in Thane, India. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Mumbai, Evonik global management representatives, and members from the Evonik India team. The Evonik India Research Hub (EIRH) marks a significant milestone in

Sustainability

Vietnamese Garment Sector Lags Competitors In Turning Green

Textile Insights April 30, 2024

Although global orders for Vietnamese apparels has improved since the start of this year, experts aver that the industry is slower in going green when compared with its competitor Bangladesh. For example, Bangladesh has up to 153 garment factories which have bagged LEED certifications and there are 500 more factories which have applied for this […]

Fibre

Chinese PSF Exports Decline 7.1% In First Quarter Of 2024

Textile Insights April 29, 2024

Chinese polyester staple fibre (PSF) exports in the first quarter of 2024 reached 279 kilo tons, down 7.1 percent over the same quarter of the previous year. While, PSF exports totaled 112 kilo tons in March 2024, up 4.9 percent year on year and an impressive 60 percent month on month and in doing so […]

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