The new Foreign Trade Policy has come under fire from two major textile trade bodies. The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry or CITI says the new policy has not provided any additional benefits to the textiles sector, though measures ...
In response to the Greenpeace Detox Campaign, Aldi one of the top ten discounters worldwide, has pledged to ban all hazardous chemicals from their textile and footwear supply chain by 2020. “Aldi scored poorly when Greenpeace tested ...
Indian online fashion retailer Saiesta.com has created a new collection of digitally printed, soft, smooth flowing, reversible scarves, inspired by multiple cultures across the world. Made using viscose georgette fabrics, the colourful ...
Tags: multiple cultures, The one-stop, Apparel
Five years after introducing I-Fix, Netherlands based Setema, a producer of fabric finishing equipment, mainly for printing will show a complete newly developed high speed II-Fix, for the fixation of disperse dyes and pigments up to 5 ...
The government of Ethiopia has ushered in a manufacturing boom that is set to make the country a major regional player across several lines of products. According to government sources, the textile sector is among the industries poised to ...
Tags: domestic market, Growth and Transformation Plan, Textile
The first ever Global Textile Congress held recently in Bangkok discussed ways to develop lasting business relations between countries producing textile fibres, fabrics, machineries and carrying out extensive research in all related areas. ...
Software applications help textile professionals to reduce investment in terms of time and money, and increase productivity as maximum work is done by a few clicks. Besides, the system is highly flexible and can rapidly be modified to ...
Tags: respective offices, new Software, Textile
Lectra, an integrated technology solutions provider to industries using soft materials like fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials said it has refurbished its website. In a press release, Lectra said the company ...
Tags: media center, world markets, Textile
UK based Worn Again, with a vision to eradicate textile and clothing waste from the global apparel and textile industry has joined forces with apparel retailer H&M and lifestyle Group, Kering. Worn Again which wants to make continual ...
Tags: Clothing Waste, new technology, Apparel
The Sri Lankan apparel export sector received a shot in the arm, with Sweden, one of the countries in the world with the highest per capita income, extending its support to the industry. This was conveyed to Rishad Bathiudeen, minister of ...
Tags: apparel export, Lanka products
Recently, a delegation from the Indian textile industry met Santosh Kumar Gangwar, minister of state for textiles to apprise him of the current as well as post budget scenario of the textile industry. The delegation was made-up of OP ...
Tags: Textile Sector, textile industry
Cotton Council International is organising an ‘Invitation only’ Seminar Evening on April 10, 2015 at Trident Oberoi, Mumbai. The Seminar will offer useful insights on the global scenario of cotton and the cotton textile ...
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Aditya Birla Group has announced the launch of Birla Cellulose’s ‘Liva’ brand. The Liva fabric uses Birla Cellulose’s viscose staple fibre (vsf) and is manufactured by the company’s accredited partners, who are ...
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Huntsman Textile Effects said it is working closely with Korean textile exporter Daechun Co. Ltd to deepen its commitment to sustainability. Under a MoU signed on March 25, Huntsman Textile Effects will help Daechun streamline operations ...
Netherlands based textiles speciality chemicals marketer, Tanatex Chemicals has launched Express FR; a flame retardant concept for PES. According to a Tanatex press release, ensuring flame retardant properties as a PES is difficult, ...
Tags: Tanatex, FR Chemical, Polyester Fabrics