Around 1,600 Pakistani textile and garment factories have shutdown over the past 16 months and the Pakistani Commerce Ministry is contemplating a strategy to reopen these closed factories “A framework is in the process of finalisation which will provide regional competitive energy pricing,
Mylon Metallics which manufactures Yarn Conditioning Plants and Automation for the textile industry supplies a complete product range, while also supporting customers with low cost timely service, with a vision to ensure none of the plants are stopped for want of spares and services The Coimbatore based company was started in 2017 and within a […]
Indian researchers have analysed that laser and ultrasonic cutting methods reduce the microfibre release up to 20 times in environment during laundry, compared to the conventional scissor-cut edges. Microfibers released from textile materials are receiving greater attention due to their severe adverse effects on the environment. Although mitigation strategies have been
In the first fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2023, Vardhman Textiles net profit dropped sharply by 58.53 percent to Rs 136.47 crore, compared to Rs 329.12 crore in the corresponding quarter of earlier fiscal EBITDA too dropped 41.88 percent to Rs. 309.88 crore in the reporting quarter as against Rs 533.17 crore in the first […]
The South India Hosiery Manufacturers’ Association (SIHMA) has called upon the central government to take measures in curbing apparel imports from Bangladesh. Additionally, the association highlighted the need to impose restrictions on raw cotton exports once the new cotton season begins from October 1. In a memorandum, AC Eswaran, President of SIHMA said around 40 […]
Difficulties in the Pakistani textile industry, which accounts for 60 percent of Pakistan’s overall exports has been seriously affected by multiple factors in the last few years. They include the Covid-19 pandemic, slowdown in orders from the US and the EU, rise in energy costs, critical state of the economy and months of political chaos […]
The UN Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action has released two reports which aims to help the fashion industry reduce their carbon footprint. The two reports will help better understand on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from raw material extraction, production and processing, which for some companies is the most carbon-intensive part […]
Sri Lanka based garment manufacturer Aitken Spence is planning to expand its apparel business by increasing sourcing from India. Aitken Spence Apparel, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aitken Spence, is currently the sourcing, designing and tailoring partner for Reliance Industries’ (RIL’s) Gap business in India. RIL is the India franchise for Gap, an American clothing and
Tamil Nadu based MSME spinning mills which had stopped production from July 10 have restarted production and sale of cotton yarn. The South India Spinners Association (SISPA) and the India Spinning Mill Owners Association (ISMA) urged their members to resume production following a meeting with the state government ministers. These two associations along with other […]
Aditya Birla Group owned Century Textiles & Industries slipped into a loss in the first quarter of fiscal ending June 2023 as against profit in the same quarter of previous fiscal. The company posted net loss of Rs 5.88 crores for the period ended June 30, 2023 as against net profit of Rs 46.31 crores […]