US: Investments, production, communication to boost cotton sustainability
Kater Hake, Vice President-Agricultural and Environmental Research Cotton Incorporated, defines a sustainable cotton as a type of cotton that meets the current needs of human being without compromising on the wants of the future generation. Speaking at the 78th International Cotton Advisory Committee meet, ha... Read more
Xinjiang bill may end up harming American interests warn China’s textile associa…
A group of textile industry and trade associations in China have condemned the US’ ‘Xinjiang bill’ saying, it endangers the security of the global textile industry. The bill was signed by the US President Joe Biden this month as a part of the US initiative to curb forced labor. It aims to cu... Read more
India’s cotton exports remain resilient with 75.71% increase in May 2021
India is the one of the largest cotton exporters in the world. Exports of cotton yarn and fabrics export account for about 23 per cent of India’s total textiles and apparel export. As per a CCF Group report, in May 2021, India exported cotton yarn worth 101.1 kt a 75.71 per cent rise year-on-year and 12... Read more
Yarn Expo Spring’21 brings innovative yarns, smart recycling technologies
Held from March 17-19, 2021 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, the 2021 Yarn Expo Spring focused on smart recycling technologies and customization. The meticulously planned expo managed to meet the multi-functional demands of its consumers. Yarn producers attending the expo, deliber... Read more
Xinjiang Cotton Ban: An opportunity for India to boost exports
The US-China trade war intensified recently with the Trump administration banning cotton imports from the sprawling Chinese quasi-military organization, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). As per a report, the XPCC produces more than 2/3 of China’s cotton. In 2019, the organization expor... Read more
ITMF elects Ruizhe Sun new President
At International Textile Manufacturers Federation’s (ITMF) Hybrid ITMF Annual Conference 2020 held on October 22, 2020, the Committee of Management of the Federation elected new board members for 2020-22. Ruizhe Sun, President, China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC), was elected the new pres... Read more
RGE Group takes sustainability to next level with new recycling projects
A new report by the RGE Group underlines its commitment to invest $200 million in next-generation textile fiber innovation and technology over a 10-year period. Released a week before the annual Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference, the report advances RGE’s ambition to develop a closed loop, circ... Read more
India gears up for commercial release of colored cotton in 2021
Although colored cotton is not new to India, the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) through its All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Cotton plans to commercially release colored cotton by 2021. Five colored cotton lines on the anvil Under AICRP, ICAR will release four to five color... Read more
Government calls for a renewed focus on MMF with growing demand
Focus on the value added MMF segment, technical textiles and manufacturing of indigenous textile machines, urged Ravi Capoor, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles at the 62nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) held in New Delhi on September 30, 2020. The meeting wa... Read more
As entire textile value chain sees a dip, manmade cellulosic fibers continues to…
Constrained by a slowdown in global economies and growing trade uncertainties, the International Monetary Fund revised its economic outlook in July 2018 from 3.9 per cent to just 2.9 per cent in January 2020. As per Textile Network, the IMF report cites weakening of large emerging markets and geopolitic... Read more
To counter Chinese silk yarns, India needs to evaluate textile trade
With COVID-19 causing significant cracks in its blooming economy, India needs to reexamine its approach to trade, especially its import of textiles and relics from China, wrote acclaimed fashion designer Ritu Kumar who owns a bespoke label in a recent article ‘How Chinese imports are destroying our trad... Read more
MIT converts plastic into textiles
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an inge... Read more
Mey launches nightwear with viscose
German circular knitter, Mey has launched nightwear with Celliant viscose. Thi... Read more
Chinese company uses Invista process
UK-basedInvista Textiles and China Resources Yantai Nylon have signed an agreem... Read more
More brands join cotton initiative
Brax, Jolo Fashion Group and Shinsegae have joined Cotton made in Africa (CmiA). Cotton made in... Read more
Cotton prices become unviable in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s cotton traders have expressed concern over the uncertainty of availability o... Read more
Growing demand for Indian and Turkish organic cotton push up prices
While prices of conventional cotton have more than doubled compared to the beginning of Q2 2020... Read more
ROICA™ V550 fiber awarded by Semken Shimbun
ROICA™ V550 fiber by Asahi Kasei has been awarded by Senken Shimbun with ... Read more
Hike in yarn prices worsens plight of Bangladesh apparel makers
The recent hike in yarn prices has worsened the plight of Bangladesh apparel ma... Read more
Bring yarn under Essential Commodities Act, urges SIMA
C Easwaran, President, South India Hosiery Manufacturers Association (SIHMA) ha... Read more
Alarming Decline Witnessed In Cotton Production
Cotton production in Pakistan declined by 34.18 per cent as compared to 8.5 mil... Read more
Bangladesh spinning mills increase focus on synthetic yarns
To cut their reliance on cotton yarns, local Bangladeshi spinning mill owners a... Read more
China’s polyester fiber exports decline 9.4%
According to the China customs, in Oct 2020, China's uncombed polyester staple ... Read more
Cotton 2040 to include US Cotton Trust Protocol in CottonUP guide
The Cotton 2040 coalition aims to include the US Cotton Trust Protocol in Cotto... Read more
Better Cotton Initiative unveils digital series on cotton sustainabiliy
Better Cotton Initiative has unveiled the ‘Cotton Sustainability Digital ... Read more
Collaboration with China imperative for Pakistan cotton industry: UAF membe…
Pakistan needs to collaborate with China to exchange cotton germplasms and shar... Read more
Fashion for Good project uses blockchain to trace viscose use in textiles
Launched by Fashion for Good, the Viscose Traceability Project uses blockchain ... Read more
Shima Seiki has launched its own yarn sourcing web service known as the ‘ya…
Yarnbank is the world’s first online web service for searching and viewin... Read more
Remove ADD on viscose fiber, urges SIMA
Ashwin Chandran, President, Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), has... Read more