Researchers have minuscule fibres from blue denim jeans in the remote Arctic, according to a new study published in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) ‘Environmental Science & Technology Letters’. Indigo denim accounted for 20 per cent of all microfibres in sediments from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, a region just south of Greenland, the researchers found.Pic: ShutterstockThis is an indication of the far-reaching impact of human activity on ocean life and environment, the researchers

The Northern Indian Textiles Mills Association (NITMA) recently welcomed the government’s decision to significantly reduce the anti-dumping duty (ADD) on imports of acrylic fibre originating in or exported from Thailand. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) recommended that the continuation of the duty is required on imports of acrylic fibre from Thailand.Pic: ShutterstockThree Indian producers—Indian Acrylic Limited, Pasupati Acrylon Limited and Vardhaman Acrylics Limited—had filed

The Union Cabinetchaired by Prime Minister Narendra Moditoday approved for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Textiles Committee, India and Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan, according to an official release. The MoU is for improving quality and testing of Indian textiles and clothing for the Japanese market.Pic: Shutterstock"The MoU would enable Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan in assigning Textiles Committee as their cooperative testing and inspectio

Picanol is set to display its latest textile machinery at Cinte Techtextil expo, in booth E-3-A15. The trade fair for technical textile and nonwoven products will be held from September 2-4, 2020, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Picanol is one of the industry leaders for high-tech weaving machines in the sector of technical textiles.Pic: PicanolThe company will present the OptiMax-i rapier machines at the expo. The wide OptiMax-i rapier machines can be equipped with positive guide

Bangladesh export earnings in July 2019 stood at $3.88 billion, and $3.91 billion in this July, based on data provided by the country-based Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). This July, too, is an export of about 44% more than in June 2019.In addition, exports of clothing amounted to $3.2 billion, 14.1% higher than the July target of the Ministry of Commerce. It was however lower than the revenue posted in July last year of $3.3 billion.Knit element income logged a 4.30% increase to 1.75 billion dol

In a webinar, Sakthivel, President of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) said that India quickly emerged, due to the COVID-19 crisis, as the second biggest exporter of medical textiles. Medical textiles are sometimes referred to as healthcare textiles as part of scientific textiles. The global medical textile industry in 2018 is estimated to hit 23,752.66 million dollars by 2025, according to estimates.Sakthivel also said multinational corporations are interested in moving their investm

According to recent data from the Japan Department Stores Association (JDSA), apparel retail sales in Japan dropped by 40% in the first half of 2020 compared to the same time in 2019. The decline was noted both in the January-March 2020 first quarter as well as in the April-June quarter of the COVID-19 struck. A monthly surge can be seen from mid-May onwards, as the state of emergency has been lifted in stages across the country since May 14, 2020 before being finally ended on May 25 , 2020.As a

“Trade friction between the U.S. and China could help countries like Sri Lanka improve exports,” Wing Tak Bill Lam, Chairman, Teejak Lanka feels that. Lam says Sri Lankan’s textile and clothing exports are likely to decline in the near term, especially to key European and US export destinations.In the first six months of this year, Sri Lankan exports of apparel declined from $2.6 billion a year ago by 30 per cent to $1.8 billion. In the first six months of this year, clothing exports to the Euro

Kenyan export processing zone (EPZ) apparel company Nguo Yetu is planning to engage Kenyans working abroad, including the United States whose market offers preferential treatment to apparel and textile products from most African countries, in expanding its distribution footprint. The company with 300 employees also plans to get into partnerships with foreign companies in certain strategic markets.Pic: Shutterstock"You [the Kenyan diaspora] can take advantage of such trade agreements like AG

Global technical textile demand continues to touch historic lows, but technical textiles are showing resilience, raising hopes of a quick recovery in 2021. An updated edition of the study which also tracks the COVID-19 impact on the market offer insights on how demand will evolve during 2020-2030.Figure:Technical textiles have been among rapid growth areas of the textile industry that are commonplace, from gym gear and sportswear to car seats and in airbags.Technical textiles have been among rap