What:Moda Biella ventures in India with OCM. The brand was launched in Dubai earlier this month, in the presence of the crème-de-la-crème of the textile industry from PAN-India.Who:Moda Biella is an Italian luxury heritage fashion brand producing superfine exotic fibres and forays into the Indian market with India’s largest textile manufacturers-OCM.Collection:The brand presents an array of fabrics in blends of cashmere, merino, silk and linen.Bytes:Setting the premise for the launch, Vikram Mah

Indonesia will tighten restrictions on textile imports to shield local industries, according to foreign trade director general Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana, who has said the trade ministry will require all textile importers to receive government approval before they can ship in textile goods. The move will protect local products like certain yarns and fabrics.The revision to regulations is expected to be issued before President Joko Widodo, who takes office for the second term on October 20, appoint

Power loom weavers and textile workers from Surat in Gujarat and Bhiwandi in Maharashtra have started sending postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to keep the textile sector out of the ambit of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The postcards say RCEP will harshly affect the power loom sector and render thousands jobless.RCEP is being negotiated currently in Bangkok by 16 nations.more than 50,000 weavers and workers from Bhiwandi and Surat have started sendin

India ranked seventh in the Brand Finance Nation Brands 2019 ranking, up from ninth last year, after recording 19 per cent growth in brand value to $2.6 trillion, according to a report by brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance. Looking beyond the top 10, the average year-on-year nation brand value growth among developing nations stands at 13.9 per cent.Pic: Brand FinanceThis is compared to 0.4 per cent for the developed economies included in the annual study of the world’s 100 most valuable n

Global yarn production increased by 17% between the final quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019, according to ITMF, the International Textile Manufacturers Federation. Higher output levels where observed in Asia (+18%), Brazil (+18%), the US (+3.2%) and Europe (+1.6%). The overall Asian result is due to a 27% increase in Chinese yarn production, which outperformed the contraction registered in Japan (-1.7%), India (-3.1%) and South Korea (-9.2%).A decreasing trend has further been observ

Bed Bath & Beyond has announced the appointment of Mark J. Tritton as president and chief executive officer (CEO) and as a member of its board of directors, effective November 4, 2019. He succeeds interim CEO, Mary A. Winston. Bed Bath & Beyond, an omni-channel retailer, sells a wide assortment of domestics merchandise and home furnishings.Pic: Bed Bath & BeyondA native of Australia, Tritton holds a bachelor of education in English and history from the University of Sydney. Tritton h

India's annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale priceindex (WPI), for September 2019, stood at 0.33 per cent over September 2018. The index for textiles dipped 0.3 per cent while for apparel it rose 1.9 per cent in September, according to the provisional data released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, ministry of commerce and industry.Pic: ShutterstockThe official WPI for all commodities (Base: 2011-12 = 100) for the month of September 2019 declined by 0.1 per cent to 121.3

Sustainable denim production is an important issue as the demand of consumers in denim has been increasing. As the demand for denim consumers getting more, there should have more transparency behind the clothing in utility and environmentally conscious production.Figure: Sustainable denim production requires innovative thinking that extends beyond just raw materials and production methods. Courtesy: LenzingSince consumers have become increasingly concerned about eco-responsibility and sustainabl

Ashraful Islam, Research Assistant, Textile FocusWord denim comes from fabric “serge de Nimes” made in France city of Nimes from where it originates. Denim is a durable cotton twill textile in which the weft passes under two or more warp threads. Jeansare just one of the garments made fromdenim. Because of its durability, it was used by miners workers. But in 1953 when Hollywood actors started to wear jeans to act ‘cowboy’ character then It was started gaining popularity. Around 7.5 billion feet

HUUB have collaborated with textile innovator Devan Chemicals to bring even more performance-enhancing technology to their triathlon and cycling racewear. The two companies have been working on a long-term project around ‘Moov&Cool’ which has resulted in improvements to athlete performance. The cool comfort coating has a positive impact on core body temperature as well as on heart rate, which could lead to a significant improvement in race-day performance and faster finish times.Moov&Coo