KP Ramasamy led KPR Mill is expanding its fabric processing capacity and also increasing its solar power generation capabilities. KPR Mill has planned an expansion of the processing capacity from 25,000 to 37,000 metric tons per annum at an investment of Rs. 250 crores and is expected be on
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has teamed up with specialist test instrument manufacturer James Heal to hold the first public demonstration of a test method for fibre fragmentation from fabric. The TMC Test Method utilised James Heal’s Gyrowash to assist in measuring microfibres released from simulated domestic laundering. Created originally for testing colour fastness in
ITMA ASIA + CITME, scheduled soon after ITMA 2023 in Milan, offers Picanol a prime opportunity to exhibit its technological supremacy in airjet and rapier weaving machines. The event, taking place from November 19-23, 2023, at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre in Shanghai, will feature Picanol’s cutting-edge weaving machines and the innovative PicConnect
The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has forecast that global cotton reserves in the 2023-24 season will be the highest ever projected in the 83-year history of ICAC data collection. With global production in 2023-24 projected to increase by 3 percent to 25.41 million tons and consumption projected to decrease by 0.43 percent to 23.35 […]
The Indian Textile Accessories & Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (ITAMMA) organised seminars at Ichalkaranji and Solapur titled ‘Digital Tools to Promote Capital Goods Sector’ These seminars were held under a series of events to be held Pan-India for the development of capital goods sector with support from the Ministry of Heavy Industry. The seminar in Solapur
A section of Bangladeshi garment workers unions have rejected the new proposed wage hike by the Bangladesh government and are insisting on a minimum wage of Taka 20,000 per month. State Minister for Labour and Employment Monnujan Sufian on November 7, informed that the wage has been hiked to Taka 12,500, up 56 percent compared […]
Karl Mayer will be showing what pioneering technologies for warp knitting looks like, at a product show on the sidelines of ITMA Asia at its plant in Changzhou City. According to the German company, high-tech solutions can be used to build up an advantage over competitors, especially in times of economic downturn. Karl Mayer will […]
At the ITMF Annual Conference 2023 which was held from November 4-6, 2023 in China, the federation presented the ITMF Awards in the categories of ‘Sustainability & Innovation’, ‘International Cooperation’ and ‘Start-Ups’. The winners of the ITMF Start-up Award 2023 include CarboScreen from Germany for its ‘Online monitoring system for carbon fibre manufacturing’
Uzbekistan exported textile and garments totaling to US $2.33 billion in the first nine months of the current year, down 3.31 percent compared to $2.41 billion in same period of previous year. Exports of textiles like yarn touched $945 million between January and September 2023, while exports of clothing and other finished textile products amounted […]
Heimtextil 2024 is experiencing strong national and global demand across all product segments, with more than 2,600 exhibitors presenting their new products in Frankfurt am Main. The global trade fair for home and contract textiles is also introducing “Econogy,” a realignment of sustainable formats in the global Texpertise Network. Econogy aims to standardize





















