Release of GOTS Due Diligence Handbook marks sustainable milestone for textile industry

Release of GOTS Due Diligence Handbook marks sustainable milestone for textile industry

October 05, 2023

The GOTS Due Diligence Handbook marks a significant progression following the incorporation of Due Diligence Criteria in the latest GOTS 7.0 version. By Rebecca Gollin GOTS PR Specialist 4 October 2023. Stuttgart: The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), in cooperation with the...Read More

Silver Denim collection with Ionic+

Silver Denim collection with Ionic+

October 05, 2023

Naturally antimicrobial ring-spun cotton selvedge fabrics designed for all-year-round use. cover image © Mack Weldon 28th September 2023 Innovation in Textiles New York City New York-based menswear brand Mack Weldon is launching the Silver Denim collection featuring Ionic+...Read More

Last chance for UK businesses to have a say on EPR

Last chance for UK businesses to have a say on EPR

October 05, 2023

Compliance costs expected to rise from from £350 million to £1.7 billion per year. 27th September 2023 Innovation in Textiles Startford Upon Avon, United Kingdom. As the deadline for the UK government’s consultation on reforms to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)...Read More

Local apparel suppliers are deprived from premium prices for greening the RMG factories

Local apparel suppliers are deprived from premium prices for greening the RMG factories

October 04, 2023

When the international clothing retailers and brands place work orders they consider the green factories although they do not pay additional prices for green initiatives. Unfortunately the international clothing retailers and brands are not paying additional prices for the green initiatives as...Read More

No more Plain Janes here. Washable rugs are now equal parts pragmatic and posh

No more Plain Janes here. Washable rugs are now equal parts pragmatic and posh

October 04, 2023

By Cecile Corral -Contributing Editor Home Textiles Today 3rd October, 2023. Once upon a time, not long ago, machine-washable rugs were akin to utility bath rugs. Solid colored, somewhat plush, non-skid backed. Simple. Today’s new breed has severed ties with their Plain Jane ilk to...Read More

Research demonstrates PFAS levels in recycled textiles

Research demonstrates PFAS levels in recycled textiles

October 03, 2023

By Haydn Davis 02 October 2023 PRATO - Researchers in Italy have called for a longer time scale for the introduction of rules restricting the allowed levels of PFAS chemicals in recycled textiles. During an extensive research project, the team from the Prato-based TIL Test and Innovation...Read More

Govt approves 18 R&D projects of technical textiles

Govt approves 18 R&D projects of technical textiles

October 03, 2023

The approved projects were led by institutes and research bodies like BTRA, ATIRA, IIT Delhi, IIT Jammu, NIT Jalandhar, IIT Kharagpur, CSIR New Delhi, and IIT Madras, among others. PTI SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 / 08:56 PM IST Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday chaired the 7th meeting of the...Read More

Government comes up with insurance scheme for cotton growers

Government comes up with insurance scheme for cotton growers

September 26, 2023

Haryana Fasal Suraksha Yojana to provide cover for crop loss By Tribune News Service Deepender Deswal September 23 Hisar: After a crop insurance firm refused to implement the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to give cover to kharif crops in “Cluster 2”, the Agriculture...Read More

Indian textile exports show signs of revival

Indian textile exports show signs of revival

September 26, 2023

With exports worth $2,951.9 million in August this year, the year-on-year growth was 4.33% By M  Soundariya Preetha September 22, 2023 09:04 pm Updated 09:04 pm IST  COIMBATORE: With exports worth $2,951.9 millions in August this year, the year-on-year growth was 4.33%...Read More

‘Textile industry in Tamil Nadu unlikely to make investments in the near future’ -SIMA Chairman

‘Textile industry in Tamil Nadu unlikely to make investments in the near future’ -SIMA Chairman

September 25, 2023

By M. Soundariya Preetha September 22, 2023 06:48 pm  Updated 06:49 pm IST COIMBATORE: Textile units in Tamil Nadu are unlikely to make any major investment in the near future, said S.K. Sundararaman, the newly-elected chairman of the Southern India Mills’ Association. With the...Read More

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