A Bangladesh minister has asserted that the efforts of the US and EU to obstruct or sanction Bangladesh’s apparel exports will prove futile. “Business and politics are dissimilar spheres. The US and European countries will not do anything that jeopardises the Bangladesh garment
France based textile recycling company Nouvelles Fibres, has started the country’s first industrial plant for automated sorting and recycling of textile waste. The plant is the result of a partnership between textile recycling company Nouvelles Fibres Textiles, waste sorting specialist Pellenc ST and Andritz, a specialist in textile recycling machinery and processes.
Erca Textile Chemical Solutions has repositioned its Revecol brand by giving it a new brand identity. Revecol is a sustainable textile auxiliary and is manufactured from used vegetable oils. In the new brand positioning, Revecol is highlighted for circularity, safety, high performance, competitiveness and its ability to be used on any type of textile fibre, […]
Indian companies are willing purchase the Kenyan government owned Rivatex East Africa Ltd if the government plans to privatise the textile mill A TV news channel quoted the Indian Deputy High Commisioner in Kenya, Rohit Vadhwana as saying that there are a number of Indian textile companies who have shown interest in buying Rivatex. Set […]
RSWM Ltd, one of the biggest textile manufacturers in India has signed a binding term sheet with Ginni Filaments Ltd for proposed acquisition of its textile assets in Mathura for Rs 160 crores. The acquisition is expected to be completed within ninety days of execution of term sheet subject to execution of definitive documents and […]
India’s top sustainable cellulose fibre producer, Birla Cellulose has achieved top ranking in Canopy’s Hot Button Report 2023 for its commitment to conserve endangered forests and promote circular solutions. Canopy, an environment focused not-for-profit entity, has released their annual Hot Button Report, which enables fashion brands and retailers to robustly assess
This year’s edition of ITMA ASIA + CITME proved to be a success for the exhibiting VDMA member companies, with more than 40 VDMA member companies exhibiting their innovative products. Measured by booked square metres, Germany had the largest contingent, among the foreign exhibitors. “Although facing a difficult market situation, this year’s edition of ITMA […]
The Vietnamese textile and garment industry has set a target of exporting textiles and apparels amounting to US $44 billion for the next year. This was informed by Vu Duc Giang, Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) at a press conference. This ambitious target has been set in the background of textile […]
Textile Exchange has unveiled the Electronic Trackit, or eTrackit, which will enhance integrity of supply chain traceability, by tracking the volume of materials certified to Textile Exchange standards. eTrackit is part of the organisation’s two-tier traceability offering for materials certified to its standards, working alongside dTrackit (Digital Trackit) and is a first
The Indian Textiles Ministry has started a process to create separate tariff codes also called HSN codes, to keep a record of exports or imports of recycled textiles. Currently, these recycled textiles are exported or imported under the current and relevant HSN codes of textiles like yarns or fabrics, which makes it difficult to track […]





















