The Government of India has imposed a 10 per cent duty (5 per cent basic customs duty and another 5 per cent Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess) on raw cotton with effect from February 2, 2021. This will make imports ofExtra-Long Staple (ELS) cottoncostly, and may also lead to increase in prices of cotton in domestic market.Pic: ShutterstockIndia imports ELS cotton, especially Giza cotton from Egypt and Supima cotton from the US, to the tune of 10 to 12 lakhs bales per year to meet

ST GALLEN – Textile chemical management specialist Bluesign has completed its annual revision of its criteria for chemical assessment, which came into force at the end of last month.The revision incorporates the latest scientific thinking on the toxicological and ecological profile of substances, new legal classification of chemical substances, new legal consumer safety limits and revised risk assessments.Changes are based on feedback from the bluesignChemical Experts Groupas well as new analyti

TheCotlook-A indexhas reported a sharp decline in the cotton prices for 2020. The prices slipped to 63.53-81.02 cents per pound in 2020 compared to the prices of 70.75-87.25 cents per pound in the prior year. The index remained in between 65.00-70.00 cents per pound from March-August 2020 and was lowest in April at 63.53 cents per pound.Pic: TexproThe cotton prices moved down with decrease in global cotton demand by 7.60 million bales, or 6.40 per cent in March 2020, according to United States D

ÄLMHULT – Swedish homeware giant IKEA has vowed to accelerate its transition to using only recycled polyester across its product range, after falling short of reaching its 2020 target.The company had hoped to ensure 100 per cent of its textile products used recycled content by the end of last year, and now admits that it was a “bold ambition”, as the latest figures show that it reached 90 per cent.As it looks to double down on this target, the company has now expanded its focus and will work to

ESPOO - Recycled textile producer Infinited Fiber Company's regenerated Infinna fibre is to be made available to consumers for the first time in a limited collection of jeans from H&M brand Weekday.Just 64 pairs of the jeans, made with 50 per cent Infinna and 50 per cent organic cotton, go on sale on the brand's website tomorrow - Thursday 4th February - in what Infinited Fiber Company describe as a significant milestone.Infinna is chemically recycled from 100 per cent textile waste

Bluesign, a solution provider for a sustainable textile production, has completed 2020 revision of its chemical substances lists. Coming into effect on January 29, 2021, revision incorporates new scientific knowledge on the toxicological and ecological profile of substances, new legal classification of chemical substances, new legal consumer safety limits.Further, the revision also includes revised risk assessments based on the Bluesign Critera for chemical assessment, feedback from experts of t

MUNICH – Functional textile manufacturer Sympatex has increased the proportion of bio-based material content in its membrane to more than 25 per cent.The company says the achievement, which follows several years of research, involves sourcing bio-based materials from organic waste streams and will be rolled out this year."At the same time, Sympatex will ensure that the membrane not only retains its high performance values in terms of breathability as well as water- and windproofness, but al

NEW YORK – A new report published by the Changing Markets Foundation (CMF) says that the global fashion industry has become ‘dangerously dependant’ on cheap synthetic fibres.Fossil Fashion: The Hidden Reliance of Fashion on Fossil Fuelsestimates that based on the increasing use of synthetic fibres in the industry, predominantly in low-cost fast fashion, the material’s market share will grow from 69 to 73 per cent within the next 10 years – with polyester expected to account for 85 per cent of th

REINACH – Archroma has partnered with US-based CleanKore to improve the environmental credentials of denim through a new yarn dyeing process that claims to give jeans bright white abrasion effects without the need for hazardous potassium permanganate sprays.The new indigo ring-dyeing process works by altering the oxidation/immersion ratio of dyed yarns, coupled with tweaking processing speeds, to inhibit indigo dye penetration from the surface to the inside of the yarn. This then gives a circula

The latest episode of "Preferred Fabric from Textile City -- Live Stream Series of Suppliers"is going to be carried out from 9:30-10:30a.m. on February 4th. At that time,Guansong Textile,JiechuangTextile will show youcorduroyfabric and four way stretch fabric respectively.