The International Textile Machinery Federation (ITMF) has opened registrations for its ITMF Annual Conference 2023, scheduled to be held in Keqiao, China from November 4-6, 2023. The conference is being co-hosted by the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) and the Shaoxing
Cotton arrivals in Pakistan soared 97.5 percent from a year ago period as on August 31, 2023 to total 3.04 million bales as against 1.53 million bales in the same period last year. “Pakistan is expecting a bumper cotton output and production may reach the target of 12 million bales in 2023-24,” data from Pakistan […]
Giorgio Calculli has been appointed as the new managing director of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers. He is a law graduate with a Master’s degree in training and employment policies and has been a part of ACIMIT since 2006, serving as the head of the Association’s training, internal relations, and technical department. […]
Operating profitability of the Indian home textiles sector will improve 150-200 basis points to 14.0-14.5 percent, due to lower raw material costs and better operating leverage. In a report, Crisil Ratings added that despite improvement in operating profitability, they will still hover below pre-pandemic levels. The ratings agency also said that revenues from the home […]
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company announced its support for the ‘Circular Innovation Challenge 2023’ for the third consecutive year. “The five-week hackathon aims to inspire and engage young people across Southeast Asia to create solutions to address sustainability challenges and the circular economy in Southeast Asia and
Digital textile printer manufacturer, Kornit Digital has bagged the Pinnacle Product Award for ‘Best Technology’ by the Printing United Alliance for its Atlas Max Poly DTG printer. According to the Israeli company, the industry award singles out those technologies, predicted to have a significant impact on the world of digital textiles, now and in the […]
Setex and Navis TubeTex have joined hands to improve textile dyeing and finishing by integrating their respective solutions. Navis TubeTex has been appointed as the new Setex agent for Canada, Honduras and the United States. Through this partnership, Navis TubeTex will offer textile manufacturers comprehensive and integrated solutions to enhance efficiency, streamline
In July 2023, garment exports from Vietnam totaled US $3.27 billion, an increase of 6.8 percent, when compared with June 2023. As against the earlier eleven months, Vietnamese clothing shipments recorded the highest value in July 2023, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). “Shipments of apparel are showing recovery signs in several markets and […]
In today’s ever-evolving corporate landscape, company culture has long been dismissed as a soft and secondary aspect of business, often overshadowed by the more tangible metrics such as profit and loss. However, the post-covid world has brought about a profound shift in thinking, prompting a reevaluation of these conventional notions. We have come to realise […]
The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) is set to host an exciting international seminar in Taipei on October 18-19, 2023, in collaboration with the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF). The seminar, the 8th in the series, will be centred on the theme of ‘Sustainability and Innovation in the Global Textile Value Chain.’ Mark Sussman, a member […]





















