The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) is organising the fourth edition of Fabrics Accessories & Beyond Show 2024 (FAB Show) from April 15-17 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. Over 200 fabric suppliers from different parts of the country as well as accessories
Cellulose fibre producer Lenzing has updated its climate targets to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit the human-induced global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees celsius. The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), the most respected organization in the field of climate-related target setting, has reviewed and confirmed this target improvement. “This
Archroma is bringing its planet conscious innovations to Techtextil that deliver optimised productivity, enhanced sustainability and value creation. Archroma will introduce its new Super Systems+ concept and highlight breakthrough product innovations in Hall 11, Booth B-41. Drawing on the industry’s broadest product portfolio, the Super Systems+ suite encompasses wet
Nonwovens production in Greater European countries dropped 5.7 percent year on year by volume to 2.86 million tons in 2023, while it fell 5.5 percent in surface area to 81.7 billion square metres. “However, differing trends were seen at the national level when comparing output between Greater European countries, and also when assessing the various […]
Activewear and performance apparel retailer Active Apparel Group (AAG), has adopted toxin free printing inks in their manufacturing process. “We have embraced Oeko-Tex 100 Class 1 Standard Printing Inks which is as a part of an initiative to reduce environmental impacts and keep ahead of global chemical regulations,” an AAG press release said. According to […]
China’s Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Company has commissioned the largest purified terephthalic acid (PTA) single location plant in the world. PTA is primarily used as a raw material for producing polyester staple fibre (PSF) With a production capacity of 3 million tons per year, the single site project will effectively drive and develop the downstream […]
The import of illegal garments into Indonesia is projected at three million pieces per day with the import value estimated at US $2.9 billion per year. This was disclosed by Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Textiles (API) West Java branch, Ian Syarif, who said that rise of illegal clothing imports is main cause of […]
Global apparel retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced several new investments in pioneering projects, funded through its Plan A Accelerator Fund, to help achieve its net zero target by 2040 goals. “M&S’s industry-leading, fully integrated sustainability plan ‘Plan A’ was launched in 2007, well before most mainstream businesses were thinking about
Jahangir Kabir Nanak, the Bangladeshi Textiles and Jute Minister said his government wants to expand exports of apparels and jute-made products to Russia. “Russia can be a big export market for Bangladeshi garments as well as jute made products,” the minister said after a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Alexander Mantytskiy. While addressing journalists […]
In the first two months of 2024, exports of the technical textiles from China totaled US $6.49 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12.8 percent. “In the same period, imports of technical textiles by China stood at $700 million, declining 10.1 percent over the comparable months of earlier year,” data of Chinese Customs informed. From January […]





















