The 15th edition of TEXCON, the annual conference on textiles and apparel will be held on December 14, 2023, at Hotel Ashok, New Delhi by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The theme of this year’s TEXCON is ‘Making India a Global Textile Manufacturing Hub: A Paradigm Shift’. The
An event was organised in Istanbul as a curtain raiser to ‘Bharat Tex 2024’, the biggest global textile exhibition to be held in New Delhi from February 26-29, 2024. “Bharat Tex will be the largest global textile event, covering the entire value chain of textiles from farm to fashion,” the Indian Consulate General’s office in […]
Belgium based advanced weaving machine manufacturer Picanol, recently got an opportunity to share its insights on the sustainable characteristics of their weaving machines. Picanol R&D Manager, Kristof Roelstraete gave a keynote speech at the Sustainability Talks conference in Istanbul, which was hosted by Picanol customer Kipas Textiles and Orbit Consulting. “The aim
The new Carpets & Rugs hall at Heimtextil, which will be held from January 9-12, 2024, has now around 100 manufacturers and brands and is fully booked, due to a strong increase in suppliers of machine woven carpets. These exhibitors include Merinos Hali, Oriental Weavers Group, Ragolle Rugs, Universal XXI, Verbatex and the Belgian association […]
UK headquartered fashion, home décor and beauty products retailer Primark, has orders worth Rs 2,000 crore in the pipeline which it has placed with the Tiruppur textile and garment cluster. This was revealed by Tiruppur Exporters Association (TEA) after a meeting with an environment social governance team from Primark. TEA added that Primark has been […]
The Walmart Foundation has granted US $1.2 million to support Goodwill Industries International and Accelerating Circularity to transform unsellable textile donations into recycling feedstock. The partnership with Goodwill is intended to develop skills, systems, and infrastructure at local Goodwill organisations to transform unsellable textile donations into recycling
Sustainable compacting with Compas is the environmentally-friendly route to controlled shrinkage. Sperotto Rimar’s revolutionary compacting technology brings unmatched results without adding chemicals. Sperotto Rimar’s Compas is an open-width compacting and finishing machine for knitted and woven fabrics, which uses a unique compacting concept. “This is based on a belt
Shahi Exports, India’s largest apparel manufacturer and exporter has been able to increase renewable energy capacity to 92.5 MW, bringing it closer to 100 percent renewable electricity goal by 2026. This was revealed in the Shahi Exports Sustainability Report for 2022-23. Another initiative is phasing out coal from garment factories and continue working on coal […]
Operating profits of Indian cotton yarn spinners will plummet 250-350 basis points from 10-10.5 percent in the previous fiscal to decadal lows of 7-8 percent in the ongoing fiscal. Crisil Ratings has attributed this to shrinking spread between cotton and cotton yarn, inventory losses and slower than expected pickup in downstream demand. Revenue too, will […]
Hong Kong researchers have developed a fabric that is capable of changing colours with just a tap, by combining polymer optical fibres and artificial intelligence technology to create stunning smart textiles. First launched at Milan Fashion Week, this innovation promises to have a major impact on the global fashion industry. “I will have every colour […]





















