Event

Number Of Overseas Visitors Up 90% At Yarn Expo Spring 2024

Textile Insights April 11, 2024

Yarn Expo Spring 2024 which was held in March, saw visits from nearly 22,000 buyers from 107 countries and regions to connect with over 515 exhibitors from 11 countries and regions. International exhibitor numbers doubled, while domestic exhibitor numbers were also up by 27 percent and there

Fibre

Birla Cellulose & Usha Yarn Jointly Unveil Recycled Yarn Blends

Textile Insights January 25, 2024

Birla Cellulose and Usha Yarn have joined forces to introduce ‘Puneh’, a groundbreaking range of highly sustainable mechanically recycled yarn blends. “This association aims to revolutionise the textile industry by seamlessly integrating recycled fashion yarn with sustainable cellulosic fibre,” Birla Cellulose said in a press release. Derived from Sanskrit, ‘Puneh’

Policies

Indian Govt Moots Separate HSN Code For Recycled Textiles

Textile Insights December 1, 2023

The Indian Textiles Ministry has started a process to create separate tariff codes also called HSN codes, to keep a record of exports or imports of recycled textiles. Currently, these recycled textiles are exported or imported under the current and relevant HSN codes of textiles like yarns or fabrics, which makes it difficult to track […]

Sustainability

Uster Tech’s Sustainability Bulletin: Navigating Recycled Textile Challenges

November 27, 2023

Uster Technologies comprehensively addresses the narrative of recycled textile materials in its application report, Sustainability Bulletin No. 1. This publication underscores Uster’s dedication to supporting the use of recycled materials throughout the entire textile value chain. Many contemporary consumers already anticipate the incorporation of recycled materials

Sustainability

Cellulose Fibre Recycler Renewcell Launches Supplier Network

Textile Insights July 5, 2023

Textile recycling innovator Renewcell, has launched CIRCULOSE Supplier Network (CSN), which is a group of 47 yarn and textile producers, who will help drive the circular economy and create a steady source of CIRCULOSE in the market. CSN members will streamline CIRCULOSE production across the supply chain and are committed to continuous development of circular […]

Sustainability

PET Recycling Takes Leap With Oerlikon Barmag Technology

Textile Insights July 5, 2023

PT. Kahatex, one of Indonesia’s biggest fabric manufacturers has commissioned the homogenisation technology provided by Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering (OBHE), a joint venture between Oerlikon Barmag and Yangzhou Huitong Chemical Engineering Technique Co., Ltd. The system has a daily capacity of 25 tons for recycling popcorn and bottle flakes into textile quality chips