Ahead of ITMA 2019 in Barcelona this June, a Swedish company Texo AB has reported a surge in demand for its specialised weaving machines for the production of paper machine clothing (PMC). “Rather surprisingly, given that China is now by far our biggest single market and the paper manufacturing industry has been gradually consolidating in Asia, we currently have new orders from both long-established North American and European customers,” said Texo President Anders Svensson. Texo’s TCR high-s

The Nigerian Government recently signed in Marrakesh an agreement with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group for a $523,823 technical assistance grant for capacity building and logistics upgrade of the Hajj Commission and for improving the cotton, textile and garment value chain in the country. The 44th annual meeting of the IsDB was held in Morocco. The agreement was signed by Nigerian finance minister Zainab Ahmed and IsDB Group president Bandar M H Hajjar, according to Nigerian media

Bangladesh has approved Tk 90.6 million for a project to manufacture biodegradable jute bags, popularly called Sonali bags, and conduct advance research on the environment-friendly product. The Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund, formed under the ministry of environment, forest and climate change in 2010, allocated the amount at a recent meeting. The project will help the government achieve the seventh five-year plan and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Bangla media reported citing an

Control Union, a founding member of Textile Exchange, has given five new standards to Textile Exchange for future growth and industry transformation, with a grant to support the initial review. Control Union is a strong promoter of the third-party assessment system, namely policy making, certification and accreditation organised by different parties. Pic: Control Union In 2011 Control Union gifted to Textile Exchange the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and Recycled Content Standard (RCS) whic

India’s annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), stood at 3.18 per cent for the month of March 2019. The index for textiles fell by 0.3 per cent while for apparel it declined by 0.9 per cent in March, according to the provisional data released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, ministry of commerce and industry. The official WPI for all commodities (Base: 2011-12 = 100) for the month of March 2019 rose by 0.4 per cent to 120.0 from the previous month’s level

Sri Lanka's Hirdaramani Group recently joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Make Fashion Circular initiative, which aims to create a new textiles economy in line with the principles of circular economy. The core partners of the initiative, launched in 2017 at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, include Burberry, Gap, H&M, NIKE and Stella McCartney. Pic: Hirdaramani Group Hirdaramani's infrastructure powers end-to-end supply chain solutions to the industry via factories in Sri Lanka, Bangl

Crossbred sector continued to post new all-time highs at the Australian wool auctions this week. However, the Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) lost 7ac or 0.36 per cent to close at 1937ac clean/kg. The EMI when expressed in USD was actually stronger by 5usc or 0.37 per cent to see that indicator close at 1387usc clean/kg. Pic: Skitterphoto from Pexels “A strengthening Australian dollar (AUD) was a factor in the diminishing prices of the Merino sector, but the qu

Alchemie Technology, a UK-based digital materials science company that bridges the gap between the digital world and the physical domain, has launched a breakthrough new technology in textile dyeing: The Alchemie Endeavour waterless smart dyeing process, at Interdye in Shanghai, delivering a step change in sustainability at a radically lower cost. Pic: Alchemie Technology The Alchemie Endeavour waterless smart dyeing process is capable of throughputs of over 2,000 square metre per hour and w

NSC (N. Schlumberger) will display latest core machines at ITMA 2019, in hall 6-A107. The textile and garment technology expo will be held in Barcelona, Spain, from June 20-26, 2019. Designer of textile machinery and complete fibre-to-yarn lines, NSC is a leader in combing/recombing, spinning preparation, tow to top, and semi-worsting of long staple fibres. Pic: NSC The ERA combing machine will be presented in a multi-servomotor drive design. With this new drive, most of the settings will b

Since decades machine supplier answered requirements on enhanced product quality, better line efficiency and higher productivity with new concepts and innovative processes. Now we see a new dimension rising. As a supplier of complete production lines, Truetzschler Nonwovens offers machinery, service and know-how out of one hand – everything from implementing product ideas to enabling new businesses. From May 14th to 17thTruetzschler Nonwovens presents production lines for “green” nonwovens