At a brainstorming session held with officials of the Ministry of Textiles, Minister for Textiles Piyush Goyal discussed the roadmap to achieve the target of $250 billion in textiles production and $100 billion exports by 2030. According to a PIB press release, at the Chintan Shivir, Piyush
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has demanded scrapping import duty of 11 percent on raw cotton imports, banning waste cotton exports and restructuring the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS). In a letter to PM Narendra Modi, Stalin said these three measures are needed to help revive spinning mills mainly in the MSME category […]
Indo Texnology which introduced Sortlink, India’s first cop sorter or bobbin sorter has launched a better and improved version of bobbin sorter called Sortlink Magic. “Sortlink Magic was introduced to resolve limitations and pain points faced by spinning mills in bobbin segregation with the Sortlink,” Indo Texnology said in a press release. Sortlink is an […]
Piana Nonwovens which specialises in vertically and cross-lapped nonwovens has received ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management system for its Georgia and Arizona based US facilities. ISO 14001 is the world’s most recognised environmental management system and supports the environmental pillar of sustainability. The standard describes requirements that
US based Laguna Fabric has launched a new collection called Natural Selection made with Lenzing’s Tencel Lyocell and Hyosung’s Creora bio-based spandex fibre, which altogether prioritises style, functionality, and environmental responsibility. According to Hyosung, Creora bio-based spandex replaces 30 percent of petroleum-based resources with bio-based materials sourced
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global leader in sustainable chemicals, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), a prominent international financial institution, inaugurated Thailand’s inaugural sustainability-linked Trade Finance facility. The facility, worth US$ 50 million, aims to support Indorama Ventures’ ongoing commitment to
Although in the past two decades man-made fibre has progressed and even gained a larger share in the total annual global consumption of fibre, the rising interest in sustainability is bringing cotton back into the forefront as the most popular fibre, says Dr. P. Alli Rani In this competitive world, every country aspires to become […]
The Ministry of Textiles has decided to keep the PLI Portal open till August 31, 2023 for inviting applications from interested companies under PLI scheme of Textiles for MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and products of Technical Textiles. In a notification dated July 18, the Ministry of Textiles stated that it did so, considering numerous requests […]
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Green Power Limited signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support garment factories in becoming more energy efficient with green and clean sources of energy. BGMEA President Faruque Hassan and Managing Director of Green Power Shaikh Ehsanul Habib inked the MoU on behalf of their respective
The government of India has announced extension of implementation of Quality Control Order (QCO) on 100 percent polyester spun grey and white yarn till October 5, 2023. Earlier, the deadline was extended till June 30, 2023, but the government did not issue any notification to extend it further, due to which it became effective from […]





















