Selenis has achieved a significant milestone by successfully producing recycled PET chips using terephthalic acid supplied by Circ®, a leading textile-to-textile recycler based in Virginia. The production took place through a successful multiple-batch campaign at Selenis’ pilot plant in
Levi Strauss & Co., has launched its largest Levi’s store in India and the biggest within a mall globally, located in Pacific Mall, Tagore Garden, New Delhi. Spanning 9150 square feet (approximately 850 sqm), the new store highlights the company’s commitment to the Indian market and aligns with its direct-to-consumer strategy and Asian expansion. The […]
A media roundtable led by Cotton Council International (CCI) highlighted strategic India-U.S. textile trade partnerships, emphasizing U.S. cotton as the favored choice for Indian spinners. On June 19, in New Delhi, the “COTTON USA™: Weaving Threads of Unity between the U.S. Cotton and Indian Textile Industry” event delved deeper into this collaboration. India’s
Aditya Birla Group’s modern brand conglomerate, TMRW, has acquired a 16% minority stake in the Virat Kohli-endorsed clothing brand WROGN for Rs 125 crore, with an option to increase to a majority stake in the future. With this investment, TMRW’s portfolio now includes eight Indian fashion brands. WROGN, founded in 2014 by siblings Anjana and […]
The direct-spun PSF market has experienced relatively flat operations from January to May 2024. Apart from significant production cuts and shutdowns during the Spring Festival holiday, the operating rate has remained largely normal. In the first quarter of 2024, the operating rate averaged 76.6%, a slight decrease of 0.7% from the same period last year. […]
The global digital printing and dyeing machines market is set to experience significant expansion, projected to increase by US$ 10.51 billion from 2024 to 2028, growing at a robust CAGR of over 10.22% during this period, as reported by Technavio. This growth is primarily fueled by escalating worldwide demand for textiles and a noticeable shift […]
Sinbon and Makalot have forged a strategic partnership to capitalize on the burgeoning digital wellness market, projected to reach US$ 1.8 trillion globally by 2024, with the U.S. segment alone anticipated to hit US$ 480 billion this year. The alliance aims to leverage their Soft Electronics/Textile product creation platform, catering to diverse industries worldwide.
Universal MEP Projects & Engineering Services Limited (UMPESL), a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Voltas Limited, a TATA Enterprise, announced that it has entered into an agreement for the marketing and sales of humidification plants from the reputed Indian manufacturer, Draft-Air India Pvt. Ltd. This cooperation is expected to strengthen both UMPESL’s and Draft-Air’s
Lesotho’s textile and apparel industry has faced a stark decline, shedding nearly 16,000 jobs from March 2018 to March 2024, as highlighted during a workshop convened by the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC). Puseletso Makhakhe, LNDC’s Corporate Investment and Trade Promotion General Manager, outlined the sector’s challenges, citing reduced
The Indian government has decided to extend the timeline for setting up facilities under its Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme from two years to over three years. This adjustment aims to improve the scheme’s effectiveness in boosting India’s textile exports, which saw a decline of 11.69% from $16.24 billion in 2018 to $14.34 billion in […]





















