Spinning technologies manufacturer Rieter has opened its first Repair Services station in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on December 1. According to the Swiss company, as the country’s most advanced service station, it will enable both faster repair turnaround and minimum production downtime. “This will
The Czechoslovakia Ministry of Environment is planning to introduce mandatory separate textile waste collection starting from 2025. Speaking at a press conference, the Environment Minister Petr Hladík said that the aim is to increase the amount of textile waste that is reused or recycled. He also added that manufacturers of these textile and clothing will […]
Bangladeshi apparel exports fell to US $4.78 billion in November 2023, decreasing by 6.05 percent year on year and garment shipments were the highest in the month, since the fiscal began in July 2023. “Exports of clothing dropped to $22.3 billion in the five months to November of fiscal 2024, down 1.82 percent from a […]
India’s exports of cotton yarn in September 2023 totaled 103,100 tons by volume, growing by a massive 293.11 percent year over year, but declining 11.12 percent over its previous month. In the same month, China dropped down to second position among exports of Indian cotton yarn, when it reached 24,328 tons, a leap of 1,836.13 […]
Saudi Arabia has launched an anti-dumping investigation targeting imports of coated textiles or fabrics from China and South Korea. The General Authority of Foreign Trade (GAFT) in Saudi Arabia has initiated the investigation in accordance with the Law of Trade Remedies in International Trade. According to a Saudi Arabian law, GAFT is responsible for trade […]
India is positioning itself as a textile sourcing and investment hub through the seven PM-MITRA Parks being set up in various states of India at an investment of Rs 70,000 crores and other schemes. “We are hopeful that these PM MITRA Parks will emerge as growth centres in the textile sector because of foreign investments […]
Chinese home textile exports totaled US $27.33 billion in the period between January and October 2023, down by just 0.5 percent from a year ago period. “Home textile exports in October were $2.81 billion, down from $3.30 billion in September. Exports had grown in August and September, but once again slipped in October,” data from […]
Leveraging insights from Wealth in Waste, Fashion for Good has released a toolkit designed to revitalise textile waste in India. A conference on ‘Sorting for Circularity India’ was held in New Delhi on December 1-2, hosted in collaboration with Laudes Foundation, IDH, Canopy, and Reverse Resources. The event marks the launch of ‘Re-START’, a textile […]
Shelton Vision after having demonstrated its WebSpector automated fabric inspection system detecting faults on camouflage fabrics at speeds of up to 100 metres a minute at ITMA 2023 has secured an unprecedented number of new orders. “The company has subsequently been recruiting additional staff in order to beef up its operations to meet delivery times […]
Bruckner Group Asia-Pacific has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility and office in Thailand with a vision to serve its customers better in the ASEAN region. The Brückner Group, encompassing Brückner Maschinenbau, Brückner Servtec, Kiefel, and PackSys Global, has consistently prioritised cultivating strong local relationships with customers worldwide. “In alignment with





















