Australian cotton production is expected to total 4.5 million bales in the 2023-24 season beginning in March, which is at the top of the previously estimated range. “The outlook for Australia’s cotton crop has improved following good rains across cotton growing regions, which prompted farmers
Overall apparel imports by the United States dropped 22.04 percent to US $77.84 billion in 2023 compared to $99.86 billion in 2022. Data of the US Department of Commerce’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (Otexa) informed that clothing imports from China declined 10.83 percent year on year to $16.32 billion in the previous year. However, […]
Net loss at Sutlej Textile & Industries plunged 93.82 percent to Rs 30.08 crores in the third fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2023 from a net loss of Rs 15.56 crores in the comparable quarter of earlier fiscal. However, drop in net loss in the three months to December 31, 2023 was slower at 49.44 […]
A recent new Indonesian regulation on import of textile raw materials like Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) is threatening to disrupt production of polyester staple fibres (PSF). The new regulation has changed import controls from post-border to border, which has become a source of great concern for textile industry players. The Indonesian Filament and Thread Manufacturers […]
Sri Lanka will negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with India by the end of 2024. Sri Lanka and India resumed talks on the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement in Colombo in October 2023. “Similarly, Sri Lanka will sign FTAs would be negotiated with Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and China too by the year’s end,” Sri […]
WEKO’s main target is to reduce the use of the resources, which results in potential reduction of emission/consumption and waste generation, says Jayanta Sanyal How do WEKO’s products strike a balance between sustainability and cost savings in the textile manufacturing process? WEKO’s revolutionary non-contact rotary atomiser spray application works on the
Brazil maintained its status as the world’s second largest cotton exporter in 2023, despite an annual decline of around 10 percent. “Brazil shipped 1.618 million tons of cotton in 2023 and generated revenue of US $3.07 billion in the year,” the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (Abrapa) said in a statement. “The 2022-2023 harvest was […]
Imports of spandex by China in 2023 skyrocketed 85.6 percent or 22,112 tons over the previous year to 47,900 tons. According to statistical data from China Customs, the average spandex import price stood at $5.36 per kg in 2023, which is a fall of $3.36 per kg over 2022. Imports from just four countries totaled […]
Revenue from operations was up 11.61 percent year on year to Rs 31,965.48 crore at Grasim Industries during the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2023. Total income amounted to Rs 32,221.97 crore, up 1.93 percent in the quarter under review, while total expenses stood at 28,749.44 crore. However in the October to December quarter, […]
Technical Absorbents, a producer of absorbent fibres, yarns and fabrics is heading to Vietnam and will exhibit at Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles and Textile Technologies (VIATT). The UK headquartered company will exhibit in hall A, stall no. L-18 at the exhibition, which is taking place in HCM City from February 28 to […]





















