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Navapur’s Looming Leap: Maharashtra’s Emerging Textile Cluster Steps Into The Spotlight

Textile Insights August 10, 2025

Tucked in the northernmost part of Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district, Navapur is rapidly evolving from a quiet tribal taluka into one of the state’s most promising textile clusters. Nestled at the foothills of the Satpura range and bordering Gujarat, this once-agrarian region now buzzes with the

Dyes & Chemicals

New ZDHC Platform Simplifies Chemical Compliance

Textile Insights August 10, 2025

The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) initiative has launched the first phase of its digital transformation with a new online platform for suppliers, marking a major shift away from traditional PDF-based guidelines. This platform centralizes all supplier requirements under the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero (RtZ) Programme, providing a structured, user-friendly experience

Dyes & Chemicals

Dyes That Don’t Pollute: The Rise Of Ionic Liquids In Sustainable Fashion

Textile Insights August 10, 2025

The fashion industry dazzles with its colours, textures and trends, but behind the curtain, it is one of the biggest polluters in the world. One of its most environmentally damaging practices is dyeing fabric, particularly polyester, which dominates the market. Traditional polyester dyeing consumes vast amounts of water, chemicals and energy, requiring high heat (around

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The Anatomy Of An End Break: How Yarn Fails In Spinning

Textile Insights August 10, 2025

The deeper I delved into the mechanics of end breakage, the more I realized how much was yet to be understood. This wasn’t the end—it was just the beginning of a fascinating unravelling, writes Murugan Santhanam During a spinning technology workshop, our technical trainer threw a deceptively simple question at the group: “What is an […]

Cotton

OECD-FAO Cotton Forecast: India To Lead, Brazil To Expand, China To Stabilize

Textile Insights August 10, 2025

The cotton industry is poised for a decade of measured growth, technological transformation and evolving market dynamics, according to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025–2034. As a critical input for the global textile industry, cotton continues to face both opportunities and structural challenges, from sustainability imperatives to shifting geopolitical trade routes.

Technology

Autoconer X6 And Preci FX – The Power Couple For High Process Efficiency

Textile Insights August 10, 2025

To accelerate their weaving and finishing processes, Arthanari Loom Centre Textile Pvt Ltd (ALC) decided to invest in its own ring spinning and winding unit. The Autoconer X6 with Preci FX technology enables process-optimized packages for better dyeing and easy unwinding. Instead of buying 12 tonnes of yarn per day, ALC decided to integrate the […]

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Premier Fine Linens: Powerhouse Of Innovation

Textile Insights August 10, 2025

From its humble beginnings in 1945 as a spinning mill in Coimbatore, Premier Fine Linens has evolved into a powerhouse of innovation in the global home textiles industry. With quiet consistency and firm resolve, this family-owned yet professionally managed enterprise has built an enviable reputation in sustainability, automation and inclusive employment. The Beginnings

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Sustainability And Innovation Are Our Foundation For Growth

Textile Insights August 10, 2025

Premier Fine Linens has clearly prioritized sustainability and innovation. Can you share a personal story or moment when you realized that these values would define the company’s future? Our Chairman R Jagadish Chandran laid the foundation by making sustainability a core part of Premier’s strategy early on. Over 20 years ago, he invested in wind […]

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Our Founder’s Vision Was Always Rooted In Responsible Growth

Textile Insights August 10, 2025

How has Premier evolved from a spinning mill in 1945 to a global home textile player today? Around 2002-2003, we took a decision to go beyond fabrics. That’s when our journey into finished articles like bed sheets, fitted sheets and pillowcases began. We got our first break through in the U.S. market, and from thereon, […]

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‘We’re Innovating To Bring ELGi’s Reliability, Efficiency And Smarter Solutions To Textile Customers’

Textile Insights August 10, 2025

In this exclusive interview, Anvar Jay Varadaraj speaks with Henry Dsouza, Associate Editor, Textile Insights, about ELGi’s vision for the textile industry from tackling rising energy costs to offering smarter, more sustainable compressed air solutions. He is joined by Premendra (Chief Strategy Officer, Elgi Equipments) and Bhavesh Karia (President – ISAAME and SEA, Elgi

Navapur’s Looming Leap: Maharashtra’s Emerging Textile Cluster Steps Into The Spotlight

New ZDHC Platform Simplifies Chemical Compliance

Dyes That Don’t Pollute: The Rise Of Ionic Liquids In Sustainable Fashion

The Anatomy Of An End Break: How Yarn Fails In Spinning

Autoconer X6 And Preci FX – The Power Couple For High Process Efficiency

Premier Fine Linens: Powerhouse Of Innovation

Sustainability And Innovation Are Our Foundation For Growth

Our Founder’s Vision Was Always Rooted In Responsible Growth

‘We’re Innovating To Bring ELGi’s Reliability, Efficiency And Smarter Solutions To Textile Customers’

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