Meridian Specialty Yarn Group (MSYG) ushered in a new era for the US textiles supply chain in July, officially opening a new, high-tech, yarn dyeing plant at the site of their current operations in Valdese, NC, US.The 116,000 square-foot facility is the first yarn and fibre dyeing operation to be built in the United States in over two decades and offers the only tow-dyeing capacity in the US. Until this summer, all producer-dyed acrylic tow was imported from outside US borders.“Our new technolog

Gen.G Esports has signed a manufacturing and distribution deal for North America with Meta Threads. Gen.G, the parent company of the Seoul Dynasty, and hosting some of the top players and teams across nine games, is one of the largest esports organisations worldwide. The goal is to improvemerchandise and logistics for North American fans.Meta Threads continues to create thein gaming apparel and joined Gen.G to create a full solution for their popular players and teams to design and create a line

Meridian Specialty Yarn Group (MSYG) ushered in a new era for USsupply chain in July by opening a new, high-tech, yarn dyeing plant at the site of its current operations in Valdese, NC, US. The 116,000 square-foot facility is the first yarn and fibre dyeing operation to be built in US in over two decades and offers the only tow-dyeing capacity.Until this summer, all producer-dyedtow was imported from outside US borders. The plant officially went live on July 8 and is equipped to provide a broad

Welspun India Ltd, part of $2.7 billion Welspun Group and one of the world’s largest homemanufacturers, has reported total income for the April-June 2019 quarter at ₹17.363 billion, registering a 10 per cent growth over total income of ₹15.778 billion in Q1 FY19. Emerging businesses grew more than 30 per cent year-on-year during the quarter.Pic: ShutterstockEBITDA margin for the three-month period was 21.4 per cent, higher by 77 bps y-o-y. Spaces ‘Bamboo Charcoal’ innovation and wellness campaig

The decline inyarn exports from India during the first quarter of the current fiscal is a matter of deep concern, The Cotton TextilesPromotion Council (TEXPROCIL) has said. The organisation has urged the government to extend Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme to cotton yarn sector at the earliest to avoid layoffs.Pic: ShutterstockCotton yarn exports from India have fallen by a steep 33 per cent from 338 million kg for the period April-June 2018 to 226 million kg in Apri

Levi Strauss & Co recently launched Future Finish, a new online customisation experience available in the US only that provides next-level customisation. It uses a proprietary laser-powered technology developed through its Project F.L.X. to digitise the design and development of denim finishing, enabling it to take its online customisation experience to a new level.Pic: LevisConsumers can choose an iconic Levi’s® fit – 501® Original and 502&; Taper for men; 501® Short and 721 Skinny for

For the first time, Italian textile company Manteco will showcase its ultimate innovations at Première Vision’s Smart Creation this September, the fair’s cutting-edge platform showcasing visionary innovators pushing for a sustainable change and making the difference in the fashion business.The Prato-based company is a leader in the production ofNew Generation Recycled Woolthanks to a specially designedKM0traceable and circular economy model. “Behind the sustainable approach and the premium quali

With 1,311 premium targeted visitors and a growing, selective offer, the seventh edition of the Blossom Première Vision show fulfilled its role as the show of reference for luxury and creative fashion pre-collections.This season the show welcomed 1,311 visitors. © Blossom Première VisionLaunched three years ago by the Première Vision group, the show dedicated to materials for pre-collections has solidly emerged as the sector’s key event. This season it welcomed 1,311 visitors, who came to discov

AOSTA – Italian casual-wear brand Napapijri – a subsidiary of VF Corporation – is set to launch Skidoo Infinity, a 100 per cent recycled jacket made from Aquafil’s Econyl Regenerated Nylon, a high-performance nylon 6 yarn recycled from fishing nets and other waste materials.Photo: NapapijriThe company says that thanks to its mono-material composition, its fibres can be up-cycled repeatedly without losing any of their original characteristics or quality.Source:Eco Textile

SAN FRANCISCO –The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has published a new report on transparency that’s designed to stimulate greater collaboration among brands, retailers and manufacturers to engage consumers globally and win their trust on environmental and social issues.Based on findings from 12 consumer focus groups in six cities (Chengdu, Shanghai, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, London and New York City), the report aims to stimulate greater collaboration between brands, retailers and textile manufa