Machinery

Balkan Tearing Line – Converting Textile Waste Into Value

Textile Insights August 12, 2024

Trützschler & Balkan Textile Machinery have collaborated to become the first full-service provider in spinning preparation for recycling of textile waste. Textile Hard Waste – This waste is collected from various sources as listed below: Households: Used clothes Retailers and brands:

Sustainability

Bluesign And SCTI Propel Textile Sustainability With SCI Donation To ZDHC

Textile Insights August 10, 2024

In a landmark move for the textile industry, Bluesign and SCTI have donated the pioneering Sustainable Chemistry Index (SCI) Methodology to ZDHC. This strategic collaboration, announced on June 19, 2024, in Singapore, St. Gallen and Amsterdam, aims to transform chemical management across the textile, leather and fashion industries, addressing environmental impact

Fibre

RSWM Launches Sustainable Textile Collection For AW 2025-26

July 19, 2024

RSWM Limited, the flagship company of the LNJ Bhilwara Group and one of India’s largest textile manufacturers, has launched its Autumn-Winter 2025-26 collection. This latest offering highlights the company’s dedication to innovation, sustainability, and quality across its Greige Yarns, Melantra, LNJ Knits, and LNJ Denim divisions. Central to this season’s

Corporates

KVIC Surpasses Rs 1.5 Lakh Crore Turnover, Creates 10 Lakh Jobs

July 14, 2024

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has surpassed the Rs 1.5 lakh crore turnover mark for the first time in the 2024 financial year, marking a significant milestone in its history. KVIC’s chairman, Manoj Kumar, highlighted the achievement, noting a substantial increase from the Rs 1.34 lakh crore sales reported in FY2023. Over the […]

Machinery

Italian Textile Machinery Industry Prepares for Green Transition Challenges

July 11, 2024

The General Assembly of ACIMIT, the Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers Association, held in Milan on July 9, emphasized the industry’s commitment to innovation amidst current global uncertainties. Marco Salvadè, ACIMIT’s president, highlighted key data from the Italian textile machinery sector: in 2023, production and exports both declined by 16%, reaching

Event

ATIRA Partners With Diagonal Consulting (India) To Organize Intexcon 2024 Expo

July 10, 2024

The Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA), India’s leading research organisation dedicated to advancing the textile industry through innovative research, development and testing, has announced its partnership with Diagonal Consulting (India) to organise Intexcon 2024, an international technical textiles conference and expo themed “Tech Tex

Sustainability

BioFibreLoop: Advancing Circular And Sustainable Textiles In Europe

July 9, 2024

The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) are leading the BioFibreLoop research project, funded under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. The project, launched with a kick-off event in Denkendorf on June 26 and 27, 2024, aims to develop recyclable outdoor and work clothing using renewable bio-based

Industry

Schützen Named Top 5 Finalist In Sustainable Textiles Innovation

July 7, 2024

The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) has announced the finalists for its 5th Innovation Challenge in Sustainable Chemistry and Textiles, with Schützen Chemical Group from India making it to the list of top 5 global finalists. Selected from a competitive field of global applicants, these finalists represent cutting-edge innovations driving

Sustainability

DVF Teams Up With Lenzing For Sustainable Fashion Revolution

June 21, 2024

Lenzing Group has teamed up with Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) to introduce TENCEL™ and LENZING™ ECOVERO™ branded fibers into mainstream fashion. These fibers, sourced from sustainably managed wood, are featured prominently in DVF’s latest collections of everyday fashion and accessories, available globally in both online and physical stores. The collaboration highlights a

Fibre

AMSilk To Debut Biofabricated Yarns At Pitti Immagine Filati 2024

June 20, 2024

AMSilk GmbH, a leader in advanced biomaterials made from spider silk-based proteins, has announced its participation in Pitti Immagine Filati in Florence, Italy, from Tuesday, June 25th, to Thursday, June 27th, 2024, where it will showcase its innovative biofabricated yarns. AMSilk is rapidly advancing towards becoming a commercial supplier of spider silk protein and