Is this crisis a short or long term? A telephone conversation with two Indian textile industry professionals painted a clear picture.Indian textile industry is strong in the spinning sector, which has been heavily dependent on exports. “Yarn market is dull,” stated Subbiah Krishnamoorthy, general manager of Vaibhav Ginning and Spinning Mills, Pvt. Ltd., a spinning mill with 26,000 spindles located in a cotton growing area in Gujarat, India. China and Bangladesh are not buying yarns and the price

The government has selected 182 businesspeople as awarded CIP (Commercially Important Persons) due to their outstanding contribution to the country’s economy in export in 2017.136 persons were given the cards for their outstanding performance in the export category where majority them were from the textile and apparel industry. Other 46 were given the cards under the ex-officio trade category among the recipients.Figure: Ahmed Arif Billah, MD, Masco Group receiving the CIP award.Commerce Ministe

The Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) recently issued two developer’s licenses to BlockChain Technologies (U) Limited and Shree Modern Textiles Ltd to develop free trade zones, or free ports, in Kampala and Jinja districts respectively. Free ports are designated areas in which companies are lightly taxed or attract no tax at all to encourage trade.Pic: ShutterstockShree Modern Textiles will invest in ginning, weaving and making textiles, while the other company plans to undertake the business o

Chargeurs PCC Fashion Technologies has launched Sustainable 50 apparel interlinings. The product line is the first complete collection of interlinings, the technical components that give garments their shape and structure, to be made with eco-responsible materials, including BCI cotton, hemp, recycled polyester textiles, recycled plastics, and Bemberg.Chargeurs is set to host a series of launch events to showcase sustainable 50 designs. It displayed Sustainable 50 designs at the recently held Pr

Yarn Expo Autumn 2019 will open from September 25-27 at National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai. Covering an area of 26,000 sqm, around 542 suppliers from 14 countries will join the show including new exhibitors from Lithuania, Nepal and Taiwan. The fair will offer yarn & fibre solutions for every sourcing need and a new display area for fancy yarn.A diverse range of products and innovations can always be found at Yarn Expo. The Overseas Yarn Zone will house 132 suppliers from co

FusionTwister. © SaurerIn its 19th year, the international textiles industry exhibition ShanghaiTex will take place from 25-28 November 2019. Saurer Twisting Solutions will welcome customers and will focus on the highly efficientFusionTwisterfor staple fibre yarns.“The FusionTwister sets the benchmark for the cost-effective production of two-for-one twisted staple fibre yarns. In order to achieve this, we have taken into account the three main factors affecting our customers’ profitability, name

Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech University, USARecent drone attacks on the world’s largest oil processing facility and an oil field in Saudi Arabia emphasizes the important need for safety requirements in the oil and gas sector. Additionally, in the case of oil absorbents, with plastic contamination in both earth and marine environments, there is a heightened need for non-plastic products that are biodegradable.Today, a company in the High Plains of Texas has come out with a timely and

The 2019 autumn edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics will be held from September 25–27 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). Over 4,400 exhibitors from 33 countries will meet tens of thousands of potential trade buyers. The fair will feature 11 country and region pavilions and zones to showcase best of global talent.Pic: Messe FrankfurtKeeping its roots in internationality, the fair has organised VIP buyer delegations from India, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia,

Dawn rays transformed the habitually grey skies of Milan Thursday as luxury fashion brand Fendi sent its latest collection down the runway under a vast rising sun.It was Silvia Venturini Fendi's first show following the death of fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld in February, and her ready to wear debut featured quilted coats, skirts and jackets in pastels as well as vintage florals.Fendi described it as a "very emotional" moment, adding that Largerfeld's 54 years with the house had

Growth in fiber consumption would average annually around 3 to 4%The 58thannualhighlighted the need for innovation and networking for sustainable growth. And, more importantly, the immediate need for a circular economy in the sector.Who’s who in the textile fiber world gathered recently in the picturesque town of Dornbirn on the foothills of Karren mountain range in Austria. About 700 delegates from over 30 countries discussed the state of the fiber industry with regard to its sustainability ini