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February 27, 2026

Machinery

Groz-Beckert & Santoni Develop Innovative Knitting System

Textile Insights April 10, 2024

Italian circular knitting machine manufacturer Santoni and Groz-Beckert have partnered to develop a new self-cleaning knitting system for the Innotas circular knitting machine. “The circular knitting machine needle San Duo with the sinker Snk Duo-Ol was developed to meet the desired

Dyes & Chemicals

AMA’s Bio Indigo PReR To Redefine Landscape Of Indigo Dyeing

Textile Insights April 10, 2024

Manufacturer of natural textile dyes, AMA Herbal has launched Bio Indigo PReR, which is a blend of innovation, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness that promises to redefine the landscape of indigo dyeing. According to the Indian company’s press release, Bio Indigo PReR is the world’s first biochemically modified pre-reduced natural indigo in liquid form. Developed with

Industry

Bangladesh Announces New Minimum Wage For Textile Workers

Textile Insights April 9, 2024

The Bangladesh government has announced Taka 10,001 or US $91.06 as the gross monthly minimum wage for textile workers. The earlier gross monthly minimum wage set in 2018 was Taka 5,710 or $51.99. The labour ministry announced new minimum wages for different grades through a gazette notification and the newly announced wages for the textile […]

Cotton

Brazilian Institute Developing Bio-Pesticides For Cotton Crop

Textile Insights April 9, 2024

The Instituto Senai de Tecnologia (IST) in Brazil has partnered the Instituto Mato-grossense do Algodão (Ima-MT) to develop bio-pesticides which can be used for biological control of cotton crops. The project named Agrobio-MT will contribute to integrated pest management through bio-pesticides for producing sustainable cotton, at a lower cost and less dependent on chemical

Export

Cambodia Leads Charge In US Apparel Imports In Jan-Feb Period

Textile Insights April 9, 2024

Cambodia led the charge with US garment imports from the SE Asian country increasing 15.34 percent year on year to $545.20 million in the January to February period of 2024. Overall US apparel imports in the first two months of the ongoing year declined 7.78 percent from a year ago period to US $12.18 billion. […]

Machinery

Dry Dyeing Technology Pioneer Alchemie Opens Taiwan Facility

Textile Insights April 9, 2024

Clean digital textile dyeing technology pioneer Alchemie Technology has opened its first in-market production and demonstration facility in Nantou, Taiwan, dedicated to woven polyester. “Alchemie’s low carbon Endeavour dyeing process delivers significant sustainability benefits when compared with traditional dyeing processes,” the Cambridge based company said in a press

Export

Nigerian Textile & Garment Imports Soar 106% Over Four Years

Textile Insights April 9, 2024

Despite various intervention efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to prop up the domestic textile industry, Nigerian imports of textiles and apparels soared 106.7 percent over the past four years. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), imports of textile and garments which stood at Naira 182.5 billion in 2020 […]

Trade & Market

Eid-Ul-Fitr Business Keeps Ahmedabad Textile Market Buzzing

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

Eid-ul-Fitr is around the corner and Ahmedabad’s textile markets are buzzing with activity. Retail demand is high, leaving the market in a bullish mode for the festival season ahead. “There has been a good demand ahead of Eid,” Gaurang Bhagat, President, Maskati Cloth Market Mahajan said. “Ahmedabad’s textile traders are reporting a significant increase in […]

Cotton

Mills Are Buying Cotton But Need Uptick In Demand: Dr Ramkumar

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

On April 2, 2024, about 350 people gathered in Lubbock for the 67th annual meeting of the Plains Cotton Growers (PCG). PCG’s President Martin Stoerner opened the meeting stating the last two years have been tough for the producers, but the industry is resilient and hopes for a better 2024. The recent USDA’s Prospective Planting […]

Cotton

USDA Projects US Cotton Production At Nearly 40 Year Low

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

According to the latest US Department of Agriculture report, the department has projected US cotton production to be down by 300,000 bales to 12.1 million bales, the lowest level in nearly 40 years. Global cotton production is up about 100,000 bales to 113.0 million as a larger cotton crop in India more than offsets lower […]

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