Dyes & Chemicals

Covestro Exhibiting Innovative Material Solutions At Techtextil

Textile Insights April 18, 2024

Polymer manufacturer Covestro is exhibiting a wide range of innovative material solutions for the textile industry at Techtextil 2024 in Frankfurt in Hall 11.0, Booth E76. Covestro teams are presenting a selection of highlights from its portfolio that can help textile manufacturers improve the

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

TN Govt May Buy Technical Textile Products From Local Sources

Textile Insights February 3, 2024

The Tamil Nadu government is likely to look at a procurement policy to buy its technical textile requirements from local industries. “The procurement policy is likely to be a part of the state’s textile policy,” Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, Secretary in the Department of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi, told the Hindu. Some of the technical […]

Industry

Indian Textile Industry: Perspectives From 2023 And Hopes For 2024

Textile Insights January 10, 2024

The Indian Textile industry witnessed major challenges in 2023 due to fluctuating cotton prices, diminishing demand, capacity under-utilization and dumping of imported fabrics and garments from China and Bangladesh. Gurudas Aras takes an overview of the industry scenario in 2023 and what needs to be done to pull the industry out of the quagmire in […]

Industry

Tamil Nadu Will Unveil Revised Textile Policy Soon

Textile Insights November 18, 2023

The Tamil Nadu government will soon announce a revised textile policy soon with an objective to make the state a leader in textiles. This was informed by R Gandhi, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles, Tamil Nadu in Coimbatore. Gandhi was speaking at the inaugural session of the second edition of the Conference on Technical Textiles, […]

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Asahi Kasei Unveiling Fabric Innovations At Performance Days

Textile Insights October 4, 2023

Ecosensor, a Japanese fabric producer and a division of Asahi Kasei Advance will present three new innovations at the international technical textiles show, Performance Days. Among the innovations of the new S/S’25 collection, one is the PFC-FREE Super DWR fabric, a game-changer in the world of water-resistant textiles. “This innovative fabric matches the highest standards

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Ministry Launches QCO On Medical & Agro Textiles Products

Textile Insights September 30, 2023

Ministry of Textiles has launched Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six products related to medical textiles and 20 products related to agro-textiles, which will come into force from April 1, 2024. Medical textiles QCO encompass a range of products include sanitary napkins, dental bib/napkins, disposable baby diaper, reusable sanitary pad/ sanitary napkin/ period panties

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Ministry Approves 18 R&D Technical Textiles Projects

Textile Insights September 29, 2023

The Ministry of Textiles has approved a total of 18 R&D projects worth Rs 46.74 crore across different segments of technical textiles. “Industry and institute’s pro-active and robust engagement is essential for the indigenous development of technical textiles in India,” Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal said. Among these 18 R&D projects, 14 are high value projects,

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

SRTEPC Presents Awards To Technical Textiles Exporters

Textile Insights September 23, 2023

The Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) gave away awards to felicitate its members exporting technical textiles. SRTEPC gave away around 24 awards to companies who have excelled in exports under different segments of technical textiles. Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State for Textiles, the chief guest presented the awards to the winners, while

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

India Emerging As Force To Reckon With In Medical Textiles

Textile Insights September 15, 2023

From being a non-producer of Covid Grade Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), India rose to become world’s second largest producer and exporter of PPEs and N-95 masks in a period of just six months during Covid times. This was stated by Textiles Minister of State Darshana Jardosh at Meditex 2023, a conference on scope and opportunities […]

Policies

Center Extends Application Deadline For PLI Scheme In Textiles

Textile Insights September 1, 2023

Fresh Applications Welcome Until October 31st for MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics, and Technical Textile Products The Ministry of Textiles has announced an extension of the application deadline for the PLI scheme in textiles, specifically for MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics, and Technical Textile products. Interested parties are now invited to submit their applications until October