Birla Cellulose hosted a Hub Development meet at Bhagalpur focusing on growth of the hub through innovations in dress materials, sarees and stoles with brand Liva. With the market for women’s apparel witnessing high demand and expecting a further rise, it is definitely an area of focus for the industry. A traditional and one of the oldest textile centres of India, Bhagalpur has been associated with the silk industry, and is famous all over India for its Tussar Silk and Bhagalpuri Saree.Through t

Manufacturing Sportswear Joint Stock Company (MXP JSC), one of Vietnam's leading apparel manufacturing and exporting companies, has begun construction of its seventh factory (MXP7) in Thai Binh province. The MXP7 factory would be built on 80,000 square metres of area in Quynh Xa commune, Quynh Phu district of Thai Binh province at a cost of $16 million.Pic: MXP JSCEquipped with a modern production-line system with a capacity of 2 million products per year and a full workforce of up to 3,500

Malawi has failed to produce 100,000 metric tonnes of seed cotton despite various government interventions, according to Cotton Council of Malawi (CCM) executive director Cosmas Luwanda, who recently said the country would produce 24,000 metric tonnes this year, an increase of 9,000 metric tonnes from last year’s figure of 15,000 metric tonnes.Luwanda was briefing the media in Lilongwe on the day of opening season for cotton marketing.The cotton crop was affected by a pesticide called Jassids an

The total revenue of Lux Industries Ltd, one of India’s largest players in the hosiery business, stood at ₹1,218 crore for the year ending March 31, 2019, as against ₹1,079 crore in FY18 reporting a growth of 13 per cent. The EBITDA and PAT were at ₹190 crore and ₹101 crore respectively. The EBITDA margins improved by 110 basis points to 15.6 per cent.Pic: Lux Industries“We are very pleased to end FY19 on a positive note. With mounting need for quality and comfort along with fashion in the inner

ASHBOURNE — Since the Rana Plaza collapse of 2013, Fashion Revolution has held annual events to both mark the anniversary and promote more ethical, sustainable practices within the garment sector.This year will be no different, with a global series of events set to unfold between 22nd – 28th April. The latest publication of the organisation’s largest ever Fashion Transparency Index report is also scheduled for release later this week.Coinciding with the agenda for 2019, Fashion Revolution has an

Gap Inc has unveiled new sustainable commitments from Banana Republic and Old Navy. Accelerating the company’s use of more sustainable materials in apparel production and reduce the environmental impacts of product manufacturing, both the brands will increase sustainable product offerings. The announcement has marked the latest step in Gap's journey.On Earth Day, Gap also joined forces with other apparel brands to tackle clothing waste through a unique effort. As a core partner of the Make F

GHCL Limited, one of India’s leading chemical and textiles company, has launched Rekoop CertainT verified recycled PET bedding products on Amazon.com. Rekoop bedding is made by blending cotton with polyester fibre which is obtained from recycling post-consumer PET bottles. The launch coincided with the celebrations of the World Earth Day.The platform is designed to tag, test and track synthetic fibres to provide transparency, traceability and trust throughout the textile supply chain. Reliance I

WASHINGTON DC – In the lead up to 2019’s Earth Day, Olivia Wilde’s Conscious Commerce has announced it is partnering with online thrift shop Thred Up to launch the ‘Choose Used’ collection, a 3,000 piece collection of second-hand T-shirts and sweatshirts.As was recently reported by Ecotextile News, research by Thred Up suggests that the second-hand clothing market will grow to nearly one-and-a-half times the size of fast fashion by 2028.Source:Eco Textile

Retail automation solutions offer several advantages including accuracy, low cost, speed, and high performance primarily in the retail sector. This is a key factor fuelling the growth of the retail automation market.retail automation marketImplementation of automated solutions in the retail industry is the major factor propelling the growth of the retail automation market. The retail automation systems are increasingly used in numerous end users including supermarkets, hypermarket, single item s

IACC (Indo-American Chamber Of Commerce) Textile Forum, in association with US Commercial Service, US Consulate, Mumbai is organising a one day Conference on “America First & Make in India: Together Achieving USD 100 Billion Trade in Textiles” Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at The Hotel Taj Mahal Palace, Colaba, Mumbai.The objective of the conference is to create, develop and sustain successful bilateral partnership across the textile value chain. In order to promote joint investment and to suppo