Reliance Brands through its wholly owned UK subsidiary RBUK has entered into a joint venture with UK-based Superdry PLC. The JV will acquire Superdry’s intellectual property assets for India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. RBUK will own 76 percent and Superdry the rest of the JV entity and
Owner of iconic denim brands Lee and Wrangler, Kontoor Brands has surpassed its 2025 water savings goal of saving over 10 billion litres of freshwater since 2008, two years ahead of schedule. The goal was reached under an accelerated timeline due to Kontoor’s focus on the implementation of the organisation’s Indigood Program. The Indigood Program […]
RadiciGroup has launched Radilon Chill-fit, a highly functional nylon yarn capable of ensuring thermal regulation of the fabric without the need for additional treatments at Performance Days. “Radilon Chill-fit provides the wearer with a pleasant feeling of comfort and freshness for an extended period, while offering high protection against UV rays,” the Italian producer
Heberlein a supplier of air interlacing and air texturing jets, has launched a new range of Advanced Performance DTY interlacing jets. The APe series jets offer significant savings in compressed air consumption, while the APh jets meet highest requirements for knot stability. Heberlein’s had launched the new APe series at ITMA 2023 with the capability […]
Portugal’s Smartex.ai has introduced Smartex Fact, a digital factory management system that permits to monitor operations of a knitting factory from a mobile. Smartex Fact provides knitters an all in one solution that significantly upgrades operations at a knitting factory. Smartex Fact provides real-time visibility, enhances quality through automatic roll grading, and
Brazil could be exporting a historical volume of 2.5 million tons of cotton in the Brazilian cotton year beginning from July 2023 This would represent growth of more than one million tons compared to the total of 1.396 million tons of cotton exported in the 2022-23 cotton year. This was informed by Miguel Faus, President […]
The India ITME Society, successfully concluded the “Curtain Raiser & Preview” of the 2nd edition of ITME Africa & Middle East 2023 on October 3, 2023. The event is scheduled to take place from November 30th to December 2nd, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya. With over 80 years of development and a rapidly growing economy bolstered […]
Several Bangladesh textile and garment manufacturers have taken initial initiatives to green their factories and make them environmentally friendly. A new study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) reports that factory owners have been motivated to take green initiatives on their own, while others have taken initiatives on pressure from garment brands. The report […]
Primark, CottonConnect, and RUDI celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Primark Sustainable Cotton Programme (PSCP) in Ahmedabad. The celebration was attended by 150 women farmers associated with the programme from across the state. Primark, CottonConnect and RUDI launched the PSCP in India in 2013 with 1,251 women farmers with the aim to understand and reduce […]
Ecosensor, a Japanese fabric producer and a division of Asahi Kasei Advance will present three new innovations at the international technical textiles show, Performance Days. Among the innovations of the new S/S’25 collection, one is the PFC-FREE Super DWR fabric, a game-changer in the world of water-resistant textiles. “This innovative fabric matches the highest standards





















