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Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Fast Retailing Closing 50 Uniqlo Unprofitable Stores In China

Textile Insights March 27, 2024

Fast Retailing, the owner of Uniqlo brand and retailer of apparels is planning to close 50 unprofitable stores in China. But at the same time the Japanese company also plans to open 80 new stores. This was disclosed by Takeshi Okazaki, Chief Financial Officer of Fast Retailing who said it will

Policies

Brazil Initiates Anti-Dumping Investigation On PSF Imports

Textile Insights March 27, 2024

Brazil has initiated an anti-dumping investigation in to imports of polyester staple fibre (PSF) originating from India, China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. The Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services issued a notice regarding this earlier on March 25, 2024. The Foreign Trade Secretariat did this in response to

Machinery

Uster Technologies Automate Fabric Inspection System

Textile Insights March 27, 2024

Uster Technologies is supplying a flexible solution to upgrade fabric inspection from manual to automated system. Integration in existing production lines is quick and easy, and the data flow also brings extra benefits, which can help fabric producers significantly improve yield with fast and accurate quality monitoring. “The system offers up to 50 percent lead […]

Machinery

TeraSpin’s Smart Yarn Catcher Boosts Arunachala Gounder’s Spinning Efficiency

March 27, 2024

Arunachala Gounder Textile Mills (AGTM) has multiple spinning units with a total installed capacity of 50,000+ spindles and 600 vortex air-jet spinning drums. They manufacture approximately 1500 tons of high-quality yarn, including 100% viscose ring-spun, compact, and vortex yarn, as well as 100% modal yarn, monthly. With a focus on consistent growth, they have

Export

Vietnam Textile & Apparel Exports Optimistic Of Reaching Target

Textile Insights March 26, 2024

The Vietnamese textile and garment is witnessing a rise in export orders since the beginning of this year and so is optimistic about achieving target of US $44 billion in exports this year. A majority of textile and garment exporters have reported that they have in hand production orders in hand till May 2024. Experts […]

Export

Indian Textile & Apparel Exports Drop 7.38% Between April & Feb

Textile Insights March 26, 2024

India’s textile and apparel exports dropped 7.38 percent to US $40.76 billion in the eleven months of fiscal 2023-24 from $44.01 billion in the same period of earlier fiscal. Exports of textiles totaled $30.96 billion in the period between April and February 2024, down 4.2 percent compared to $32.33 billion in the comparable months of […]

Cotton

SIMA Chief Advises Mills To Rely Only On Govt Agencies Forecast

Textile Insights March 26, 2024

The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) has urged its member mills to plan their cotton purchase according to reports issued by the Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption (COCPC). Dr SK Sundararaman, Chairman of SIMA has advised cotton textile mills to rely only on the estimates published by the Office of the Textile Commissioner, Ministry […]

Dyes & Chemicals

Archroma Partners Artistic Milliners To Strengthen Compliance

Textile Insights March 26, 2024

Archroma has inked a strategic partnership with Artistic Milliners, one of the world’s top denim fabric manufacturers. The two companies will join forces to implement resource-saving techniques through sustainable solutions designed for long-term impact, as well as further strengthen compliance standards. “The collaboration between Archroma and Artistic Milliners aims to

Sustainability

Fashion For Good Picks Ten New Innovators For 2024 Programme

Textile Insights March 26, 2024

Building on a renewed five-year strategy, Fashion for Good has selected ten new innovators for its 2024 programme to receive tailored support validating their technologies. “These innovators represent an increased focus on novel footwear material and recycling technologies, man-made cellulosics, and nylon recycling,” Fashion for Good said in a press release. The 2024

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Swedish Microfactory For Production Of Fully Finished Filter Bags

Textile Insights March 26, 2024

Swedish textile machinery manufacturers, ACG Kinna Automatic and ACG Nyström in cooperation with Juki have developed and delivered the first microfactory for the production of fully finished filter bags. As a fully automated system, it promises to revolutionise the production of woven or nonwoven needlefelt filter bags which is assembled in laborious and time-consuming cut

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