Event

GTTES 2025: A Game-Changer For India’s Textile Machinery And Technology

Textile Insights February 9, 2025

The third edition of the Global Textile Technology & Engineering Show (GTTES 2025), organized by the India ITME Society, is set to take the textile industry by storm from February 21-23, 2025, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. This highly anticipated event promises to be a platform

Corporates

Birla Cellulose Achieves Top Rank In Canopy’s Hot Button Report 2024

Textile Insights December 18, 2024

Birla Cellulose has been recognized as the leading supplier of Man-Made Cellulosic Fibers (MMCF) with the highest rating of ‘Dark Green Shirt’ for the fifth consecutive year in Canopy’s Hot Button Report 2024. This prestigious ranking reflects Birla Cellulose’s commitment to sustainable wood sourcing, forest conservation, and transparency across its value

Corporates

RSWM Limited Appoints Rajeev Gupta As CEO For Growth & Innovation

Textile Insights December 11, 2024

RSWM Limited, the flagship company of the LNJ Bhilwara Group and one of India’s largest textile manufacturers, has appointed Rajeev Gupta as its Chief Executive Officer. With over 30 years of transformative leadership across diverse industries, Gupta brings extensive expertise in operational optimization, strategic vision, and technological innovation. Renowned for his

Sustainability

RSWM Pioneers Sustainability With Progressive Green Initiatives

Textile Insights September 30, 2024

RSWM Ltd, the flagship company of the LNJ Bhilwara Group, reinforced its commitment to sustainability by launching its comprehensive Sustainability Report at the 3rd Sustainable Textile Summit, organized by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The report was unveiled by Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for Textiles, Govt. of India, and Rohit Kansal, Additional

Event

Winners Of The ITMF Awards 2024 Announced

Textile Insights September 2, 2024

The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has announced the winners of the ITMF Awards 2024 in two distinct categories: ITMF Sustainability & Innovation Award and the ITMF International Collaboration Award. The award recipients will present their groundbreaking projects at the ITMF & IAF Conference 2024, scheduled to take place from September 8-10,

Industry

Textile Waste Mismanagement Costs Bangladesh Billions

Textile Insights August 28, 2024

A recent study reveals that Bangladesh is losing out on $5 billion in potential annual export revenue due to a lack of policies for recycling post-industrial textile waste, known as jhut. The report, “Regulatory Framework to Enable Recycling of Post-Industrial Waste (Jhut) for the RMG Industry in Bangladesh,” stresses the need for a circular economy […]

Sustainability

Canada Intensifies Efforts To Combat Plastic Waste In Textiles

July 11, 2024

Canada is ramping up its initiatives to tackle plastic waste and pollution in the textile and apparel industry. Textiles are the fifth-largest category of plastic waste in Canadian landfills, prompting the government to prioritize keeping these materials in the economy and out of the environment. On July 4, Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate […]

Industry

T&A Sector’s Wish-list From The Upcoming Budget

July 10, 2024

Highlights of the industry recommendations:  Removal of import duty from all varieties of cotton Increase the BCD on MMF yarn from the present 5% to 10%. Exempt varieties of textile raw material (fibre and yarn) which are not available domestically from the scope of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) Statutory/regulatory measures to curb cheap imports of […]

Cotton

CCI Promotes India-US Textile Partnership With Focus On US Cotton

July 10, 2024

A media roundtable led by Cotton Council International (CCI) highlighted strategic India-US textile trade partnerships, emphasizing US cotton as the favoured choice for Indian spinners. On June 19, the “COTTON USA: Weaving Threads of Unity between the U.S. Cotton and Indian Textile Industry” event held in New Delhi, delved deeper into this collaboration. India’s textile

Sustainability

How Circular Economy Catalysts Are Leading The Way In Protecting Environment

July 10, 2024

By leveraging the efforts of Circular Economy Catalysts, the textile industry can significantly reduce its environmental impact and contribute to a more sustainable future, write Dr P Alli Rani, Director and Dr TKS Lakshmi Priya, Adjunct Faculty at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore The circular economy is a