South India registered mixed trend in cotton yarn amid weaker sentiments. Last week’s upward trend took a pause as fabric buying was weak and stocks are abundant. Cotton yarn prices slipped ₹5-10 per kg in Tiruppur because southern mills had cut factory rates as they were forced to bring down prices for want of liquidity. Mumbai maintained stable trend.Tiruppur market noted down trend in cotton yarn prices. Trade sources said that millers are struggling to meet out their regular expenses. They h

After a successful stint last year, Cinte Techtextil China is set to attract exhibitors and visitors interested in technical textiles and nonwoven products from Asia in Shanghai, China, from September 6-8. The 2022 edition of the international trade fair will highlight materials and technologies for products that focus on personal hygiene and environmental protection.Cinte Techtextil China’s product categories comprise 12 application areas, including all types of uses in modern technical textile

A 12-month trial on a cotton farm just outside the rural town of Goondiwindi Queensland in Australia has shown it’s possible to divert large amounts of cotton textile waste at end of life from landfill with no harm done to soil health or cotton yields. Project collaborators are confident that with a solid business plan and more research, returning shredded cotton products to cotton fields could soon offer benefits to soil health, and a scalable solution to the massive global problem of textile w

The term flame retardant is used to describe fabrics which will not support combustion and are self –extinguishing. Fabrics of this type, when involved in an accidental fire would not contribute to spreading the flames. Other descriptions, such as flameproof, fireproof and flame resistant, are either meaningless or misleading. Nearly all fabrics are combustible to some degree. The rate of burning ranges from that of guncotton (nitrocellulose), which burns so quickly that it produces an explosion

Fiber-to-fiber recycling at scale could be achieved by 2030, creating a new and sustainable circular industry in Europe.Today, more than 15 kilograms of textile waste is generated per person in Europe. The largest source of textile waste is discarded clothes and home textiles from consumers—accounting for around 85 percent of the total waste. The generation of textile waste is problematic, as incineration and landfills—both inside and outside Europe—are its primary end destinations. This has sev

Despite having an ample opportunity to earn a huge amount of foreign currency from jute and jute goods exports, Bangladesh failed to cash the advantage and recorded a 2.91 per cent negative growth to $1.12 billion in the last fiscal year.According to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data, in the fiscal year 2021-22 Bangladesh recorded a 2.91 per cent negative growth to $1.12 billion in exports earning from jute and jute goods products. It was $1.16 billion in FY21.Figure: Bangladesh jute and ju

Automation in Garment Manufacturing offers efficient and inclusive insights into this complicated process. The term automation is defined as the use of equipment and machinery to make the production process easier and more efficient. Textiles such as cloth, yarn, cotton, and other fabrics have been made easier to produce with the introduction of automation, thanks to automation.Figure 1: Automation in Garment Manufacturing offers efficient and inclusive insights into this complicated process.Aut

Global footwear market was unprecedentedly dented during the COVID-19 pandemic years, as lockdown and new normal of Work from Home (WFH), and deeper penetration of e-commerce reduced need for people to step out. Around 14 per cent of the footwear market wiped out due to the effect, and the market is not expected to cross the 2019 level before 2023.In 2019, a total of 24,016.88 million pairs of footwear were sold in the world, which reduced to 20,399.93 million pairs in 2020. Thus, around 14 per

IntroductionBangladesh is situated in the Southeastern part of the Indo-Pak Sub Continent. Due to its favourable geographical conditions, animal leather is of very high grade and quality. Bangladeshi leather is widely known around the world for its high qualities of fine grain, uniform fibre structure, smooth feel, and also natural texture.Figure: Bangladeshi leather is widely known around the world for its high qualities of fine grain, uniform fibre structure, smooth feel, and also natural text

China's monthly trade surplusrose to a record $97.9 billion in June as export growth accelerated after the easing of COVID-19 control measures that temporarily shut down Shanghai and hit trade. Exports rose by 17.9 per cent to $331.2 billion, up from May's 16.9 per cent, according to customs data. Imports rose by 1 per cent to $233.3 billion, implying weak domestic demand.With close to nil growth in imports, China's global trade surplus swelled by 90 per cent compared with a year ago