Fibre

Polyester – The Magical Fiber

Textile Insights September 10, 2024

Polyester is the most ubiquitous fiber in textiles, serving as a staple in everything from couture to fast fashion, sportswear to high-tech garments, and bedding to home furnishings. Its unique properties make it suitable both as a standalone fiber and in blends with natural or other fibers.

Fibre

Ecovadis Score Puts Teijin Aramid Among Top 5% Worldwide

Textile Insights April 16, 2024

For the eighth consecutive year, Teijin Aramid has been recognised for its sustainability efforts with an EcoVadis score that places the company in the top 5 percent of all companies in all industries globally The EcoVadis score also places the company in the top 3 percent of all manmade fibre producers worldwide. “Known for its […]

Corporates

AEPC Celebrates 46th Foundation Day

March 3, 2024

Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) celebrated its 46th Foundation Day at its headquarters at Apparel House in Gurugram. The event began with lighting of lamp and cutting of cake. Sudhir Sekhri, Chairman AEPC, Rakesh Vaid, Vice Chairman ATDC, HKL Magu Past Chairman AEPC, Gautam Nair, Committee Member, Mithileshwar Thakur, Secretary General AEPC and staff members […]

Industry

NITI Aayog Will Examine Inverted Duty Structure On Textiles

Textile Insights August 9, 2023

NITI Aayog, a government think-tank will examine tax-related issues, including inverted duty structure in three sectors of textiles, leather and engineering. “The issues will be taken up with higher authorities for finding a resolution and in turn promote growth of the sectors,” Economic Times quoted an official as saying. The inverted duty structure refers to […]

Cotton

Cotton – The Lifeline Of India

July 19, 2023

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 […]