Prime Minister Narendra Modi, flanked by Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Darshana Jardosh inaugurated Bharat Tex 2024, touted as India’s biggest textile fair at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Bharat Tex will not only display India’s rich textile heritage but also positions India as a
Textile and garment exports from Vietnam reported a remarkable turnaround in the month of January 2024 Vietnamese textile and apparel exports totaled US $3.13 billion in the first month of ongoing year, a significant increase of 39 percent over the same month of previous year. “In January, the US continued to be Vietnam’s largest textile […]
Australian environment minister Tanya Plibersek is mulling regulating fashion clothing from going into landfills by levying a tax. According to the Australian Fashion Council, Australians on average now purchase 56 items of garments annually, and more than 200,000 tons of apparels go to Australian landfills yearly. Nearly all discarded clothing ends up in landfill, and
Liva, a leading fabric brand from Birla Cellulose is participating at Bharat Tex 2024 and will present its wide-ranging product portfolio and applications and its sustainable attributes. According to a press release, Liva is a high-quality sustainable fabric ideal for clothes, renowned for its fluidity, breathability, moisture-wicking properties, and resistance to
Bangladesh’s economy was in ruins in the early 1970s. It had just won its independence from Pakistan in a nine-month war. It emerged as a very poor, densely populated country largely dependent on jute production and subsistence farming but unable to feed its people. “In 1974, it fell into a devastating famine. A World Bank […]
Autefa Solutions will present innovations in nonwoven technology with a clear focus on sustainability, including energy efficiency, fibre selection, life cycle management and emission reduction at Techtextil. “As a supplier of nonwoven systems and machinery, Autefa Solutions offers needle punching lines, aerodynamic web forming lines, spunlace and thermobonding lines,” the
Samir Joshipura has returned to the Trident Group and has been named the as its Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO). “With over 25 years of experience in strategy formulation and business transformation across various sectors, Joshipura brings a wealth of expertise to his new role,” the Ludhiana based company said. Prior to rejoining Trident Group, […]
Lindström India, a subsidiary of the Finnish Lindström Oy, a global textile rental company offering workwear and cleanroom services has included recycled polyester from PET bottles into its workwear garments. “Through this initiative Lindström India has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability with yet another proactive initiative,” the company said in a press release.
Manufacturer of electronic sensors for the weaving machinery industry, Eltex of Sweden is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month. Eltex claims that its sensor technology has made a significant contribution to enabling fault-free, high-speed production resulting in speeds growing from 150-200 picks per minute to 1,200 picks per minute. Eltex launched the world’s first
“India’s textile industry is anticipated to attract Rs 95,000 crore investment in the following four to six years, and generate over 2.25 million additional jobs,” Union Textiles Secretary Rachna Shah said. “This will primarily be due to the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and the proposed seven PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) […]





















