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February 22, 2026

Sustainability

Will Sustainability Be Able To Sustain Us?

October 17, 2023

“Do you mean we should stop production to eschew fast fashion and support sustainability through slow fashion? Then, how can we live until sustainable actions take shape?” A friend of mine who is also a spinner asked me. I felt I was caught in a catch-22 situation. I advocate

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Vietnamese Students Shirking Garment Technology Courses

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

The number of Vietnamese students enrolling to study courses in garmenting technology has fallen sharply, following workers and staff being laid off after the Covid-19 pandemic began Students have been psychologically affected by the phenomenon of workers in this industry being fired by businesses during and after the Covid-19 outbreak. This phenomenon has resulted in […]

Cotton

Tamil Nadu Cotton Acreage Up 10% In 2022-23 Season

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

According to the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU), cotton acreage in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has risen 10 percent in the 2022-23 cotton season as against the previous season. Cotton cultivation has increased to 1.62 lakh hectares, which is a hike of 10 percent in sowing area. This has resulted in production of […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Nike Continues To Be Most Desired Brand Among US Teens

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

Nike continues to be most desired brand among US teenagers for both, apparel and footwear categories, taking a 35 percent mindshare in clothing and 61 percent in footwear. This was revealed in a bi-annual survey done by investment bank, Piper Sandler of 9,000 US teens, which also informed that teen spending dropped 1 percent to […]

Export

Chinese Exports Of Yarn Down 12.9% Between Jan-July

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

In the first seven months of the current year, Chinese overall exports and imports of yarn totaled US $11.35 billion, down 13.4 percent year on year. Of this, exports of yarn stood at $8.26 billion, a drop of 12.9 percent from a year ago period and accounted for approximately 4.5 percent of China’s overall textile […]

Dyes & Chemicals

Shortage Of Textile Dyes Impacts Nigerian Uniforms Industry

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

Nigerian textile and garment manufacturers are complaining about a shortage of textile disperse dyes to dye polyester fabrics, which is forcing garment factories to import polyester fabrics. The polyester fabric which is mainly used to produce school and various other uniforms has raised apprehensions that the cost of manufacturing uniforms will increase “This situation is

Sustainability

Indorama Shows PET Recycling Solutions At Sustainability Expo

Textile Insights October 14, 2023

Indorama Ventures sponsored and participated in the Sustainability Expo 2023 (SX2023) held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok Under the theme of ‘The Future of Recycling’, Indorama Ventures’ highlighted the latest sustainable solutions that are poised to revolutionise PET recycling. “The company’s commitment includes investments in advanced recycling,

Sustainability

Advance Denim Unveils Collection With 50% Recycled Viscose

Textile Insights October 14, 2023

Advance Denim has launched a denim collection featuring Gracell x Circulose viscose made with a 50 percent blend of Circulose pulp. This achievement has been made possible through Grace’s exceptional determination to commercialise viscose with a higher Circulose blend Circulose is the branded dissolving pulp created by Renewcell and is made of 100 percent recycled […]

Cotton

Vietnam Accounts For 37% Of Aussie Cotton Exports

Textile Insights October 14, 2023

Australian cotton is now exported to 16 different markets with Vietnam alone importing close to 37 percent of all Australian cotton exports. Exports to Vietnam have been targeted by Australian cotton merchants under the federal government’s Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) program. The ATMAC program has also allowed stronger engagement with

Cotton

Kim Hanna Named As First Woman President Of ICA

Textile Insights October 14, 2023

Kim Hanna, CEO of TransGlobal Inspections has been appointed as the first woman President of the International Cotton Association (ICA). Mohomed Bashir, Chairman, Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited has been named first Vice President and Pierre Chehab, Head of Cotton Europe, Louis Dreyfus Company has been named second Vice President. Hanna began her career in […]

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