China’s stockpiling move fails to boost cotton prices
To boost recovery of China’s cotton market, Beijing aims to buy half a million tons of Xinjiang cotton for state reserves. China’s cotton market has been on decline ever since US announced ban on cotton made in Xinjiang. Beijing has announced plans to buy between 300,000 and 500,000 tons of Xinjiang cott... Read more
TAG to develop Yarn Index System
The Textile Advisory Group (TAG) plans to develop a Yarn Index System to control the high volatility in Indian cotton yarn prices that have disrupted the entire textile value chain in recent months. Comprising senior officials from the Union ministries of textiles, agriculture and farmers’ welfare, commerce, as w... Read more
China’s PSF exports increase while imports decline in May 2022
In May 2022, China’s PSF exports increased 24.4 per cent Y-o-Y and 0.8 per cent M-o-M to 90,000 tons. Imports declined 44.4 per cent Y-o-Y and 8.5 per cent M-o-M to 6,500 tons. However, in the first five months of 2022, exports declined by 4.6 per cent Y-o-Y to 19,200 tons, says a CCF Group report. China gave ... Read more
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
Cotton exports from Brazil to reach 1.74 million tons next cycle
In the next cotton cycle, shipments from Brazil are expected to reach 1.74 million tons. From A... Read more
ICA signs three MoUs to facilitate new collaborations
To acknowledge the alliance between organizations, the International Cotton Association (ICA) h... Read more
Global cotton trade to rise marginally next season: USDA
Global cotton trade is either likely to remain stagnant or will rise marginally in the next glo... Read more
Cotton Australia announces list of 2022 awards finalists
Cotton Australia has announced the list of finalists for 2022 awards. As per a Textile Today re... Read more
Tissages d’Autan collaborates with VirgoCoop to produce organic denim
Formerly family-owned weaving mill Tissages d'Autan is collaborating with business management c... Read more
Fall in Vietnam’s June cotton, yarn and fabric imports
In June 2022, Vietnamese cotton imports dropped by 35 per cent year-on-year and 22 per cent mon... 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