Trade & Market

Cotton Yarn Demand Revives As Mill Utilisation Crosses 90%

Textile Insights September 4, 2026

India’s spinning industry is witnessing a revival in cotton yarn demand, with capacity utilisation at textile mills crossing 90% and yarn inventories remaining low. However, a sharp rise in cotton prices is threatening to squeeze mill margins and raise concerns over the sustainability of

Corporates

Rieter H1 Sales Rise 72% As Barmag Integration Advances

Textile Insights July 17, 2026

Rieter reported a strong increase in order intake and sales for the first half of 2026, driven primarily by the first-time consolidation of Barmag following the completion of the largest acquisition in the company’s history. Order intake rose 56% year-on-year to CHF 554.1 million, compared with CHF 355.4 million in the first half of 2025. […]

Machinery

Saurer Launches Zinser 51 In Gujarat

Textile Insights August 22, 2025

Saurer proudly introduced the latest Zinser 51 ring spinning machine at a partner event held recently for customers and journalists in Karjan, Gujarat. Designed for the future of textile manufacturing, the Zinser 51 is available in both ring-spinning and compact-spinning configurations, setting new benchmarks in, flexibility, energy saving efficiency and automation. A key

Industry

BTMA Seeks Urgent Policy Reversal To Avert Textile Sector Crisis

Textile Insights July 10, 2025

Bangladesh’s primary textile industry is on the brink of a major disruption, warns the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), urging the government to roll back recent fiscal measures that threaten the survival of domestic spinning mills. In letters sent to key policymakers including the finance and commerce advisers, Bangladesh Bank Governor, and NBR Chairman, BTMA

Machinery

Saurer: The Perfect Polo Shirt With Autoairo 11 Air-spinning

July 10, 2024

The ideal solution for the production of classic polo shirts is Belairo air-spun yarn, produced on the Autoairo 11 air-spinning machine. It fulfils all customer requirements in terms of durability and environmental compatibility and significantly reduces the costs of spinning mills. Polo shirts, the stylish combination of casual and business, are celebrating a comeback,

Cotton

TASMA Urges CCI to Maintain Cotton Supplies

June 26, 2024

The Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA) has appealed to the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) not to divert unsold cotton stocks to traders. In a letter reported by The Hindu, TASMA President AP Appukutti emphasized the resurgence of spinning mills due to increased garment orders and expressed confidence in procuring CCI’s cotton by August’s […]

Machinery

Uster Highlighting Fiberq & RSO 3D At ITM 2024 Exhibition

Textile Insights May 23, 2024

At the upcoming ITM 2024, Uster will highlight its Uster FiberQ and RSO 3D, both of which offer an attractive ROI in Hall 7, Booth 714B. “They also help spinners control the most expensive stages in the mill process, cutting waste and boosting profits,” the Swiss company said in a press release. According to Uster, […]

Industry

Can We Add Value To Our Normal Job Activities?

May 10, 2024

Value addition wasn’t just about numbers—it was about passion, pride and the threads that bound us all, observes Murugan Santhanam “Why do you think value addition (VA) is important in a spinning mill?”, I recently asked the GM of a renowned spinning mill near Rajapalayam. He is a well-celebrated by textile technologists in our area […]

Cotton

“Avoid Panic Cotton Buying” – SIMA Advises Spinning Mills

Textile Insights March 2, 2024

Following a steep increase in cotton prices, particularly the Shankar-6 variety in the last two weeks, the Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) advised spinning mills to avoid panic buying. According to Dr SK Sundararaman, Chairman, SIMA, cotton prices have increased by 10-12 percent within 15 days and created a panic situation across the textile value […]

Machinery

TeraSpin Adopts Lean Manufacturing on Spindle Insert Assembly Line

Textile Insights February 7, 2024

In October 2023, TeraSpin, a manufacturer of spinning drafting components inaugurated its lean manufacturing line, a spindle inserts assembly line, which completely follows principles of ‘Lean Manufacturing’. TeraSpin, a business unit of A.T.E Group is in to manufacturing of spinning drafting components like top arm, top roller and spindles and supply these components to