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Bullish growth prospects for Indian home textile exporters: ICRA

Riding high on pandemic-induced lifestyle changes stemming from heightened consciousness about hygiene and increased prevalence of stay-at-home options, Indian home textile exporters are set to register robust performance during FY2022.

RAJAPALAYAM MILLS

Focus on Modernisation, Capacity Expansion and Value added products

Sutlej: Leadership through Transformation

Green fibre project to enhance global competitiveness

GANESHA ECOSPHERE expanding Recycled Polyester Staple Fibre capacity

The world is awakening to the pressing need to save the Mother Earth from drowning into the plastic pollution. People and countries across the globe are looking at alternatives to reduce the impact on the environment, and become more sustainable and greener.

WEAVERS IN POLE POSITION 2FAST accelerates performance with speed, quality and versatility

Speed by name and speed in performance…the brand new 2FAST rapier weaving machine from SMIT is built for ultimate productivity. Its compact design combines maximum output rates with quality and versatility. Made in Italy, it echoes the country’s traditions of speed in motorsports, with competitive performance that is also environmentally kind.

TWINE SOLUTIONS Spearheading a revolution

A technology start-up that has developed a proprietary and revolutionary digital on-demand thread dyeing system and a digital dye-to-match colour application, Twine Solutions now has a partner in India to explore the growing textile industry even as it continues to develop new products and solutions for its global outreach strategy

KUSTERS CALICO completes 25 years of Indian operations

Creates new benchmarks in the processing and finishing technology

Quality, efficiency and good service - this is what makes BRÜCKNER successful in Turkey

The Turkish family-owned company ARIKAN Mensucat Industry and Trade Inc. was founded in 1993 and is located in Kahramanmaras, one of the southernmost cities of the country.

NESTLING TECHNOLOGIES' i-Spin, a game changer in the spindle monitoring segment

‘i-Spin’ spindle monitoring system now gets added to Nestling Technologies’ portfolio. As such, a variety of analysis such as the whole year performance of the ring frame, lot-wise performance, etc. is now available instantly, which can be viewed from anywhere across the globe.

Trützschler establishes the Trützschler Foundation

The Mönchengladbach-based family-owned Trützschler company has created a charitable foundation: the Trützschler Foundation. The Foundation’s main focus is on supporting children and young people with learning and education, sport and exercise, and science and research.

WarpMasterPlus – The new generation

Drawing-in 4.0 – innovation in weaving preparation

Industry hails continuation of RoSCTL: To give fillip to export of apparel, garments and made-ups

After a period of the Covid-19 pandemic induced lull, there is some good news filtering in for the textile industry. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for continuation of Rebate of State and Central taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) with the same rates as notified by Ministry of Textiles vide Notification dated 8th march 2019, on exports of Apparel and Garments (Chapters-61 & 62) and Made-ups (Chapter-63) in exclusion from Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme for these chapters. The scheme will continue till 31st March 2024.

Simultaneous or traversing distortion detection in textile production: a tough decision. Or is it?

With the invention of the first automatic weft straightener, Mahlo GmbH + Co. KG set a milestone in the textile industry. Continuous further development and a high level of innovation, incorporating many years of experience in application technology, resulted in the straightening technology that still defines the standard in the industry today. No other system on the market can detect distortions as precisely as the scanning system of the machine manufacturer from Bavaria, Germany. Even the most complicated weaves, surface structures and patterns are detected fully automatically and reliably. The appropriate measuring principle for the interested customer's product mix can be selected from a broad portfolio of different scanning technologies and sensors. Mahlo sales manager Thomas Höpfl explains what is behind this.

The Secret to Achieving Best Sliver Quality - Draw Frame Maintenance and SERVOdrive Upgrade

Rieter’s new draw frame maintenance concept takes a comprehensive approach. It defines the machine as a system of components that need to work together as a team so they can deliver the best results. One of the key components is the levelling system. Replacing it with a new SERVOdrive not only improves the quality of the sliver. It also reduces overall maintenance costs as high-maintenance components such as the gearbox are eliminated.

SHAHI EXPORTS

India’s first woven apparel and textiles manufacturer to create Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold products

How Stäubli's TIEPRO warp tying machine delights weavers worldwide

Stäubli unveiled the revolutionary TIEPRO tying machine in 2019. In the short time since then, this machine has become a standard workhorse in renowned weaving mills around the world. Offering unique, easy-handling properties and efficient warp-sheet processing, it has thoroughly convinced operators and managers alike. TIEPRO has become a must-have for forward-looking weaving mills. What makes it so special?

ITALIAN TEXTILE MACHINERY - Pandemic Accelerates Digital Transformation Process in Textile Sector

The Covid-19 pandemic that hit the world a year ago has also severely impacted the textile machinery sector. At ACIMIT’s general assembly, the association representing the Italian textile machinery manufacturers, this was seen as an opportunity to consider what the sector had lost in 2020, while also presenting a variety of future projects to relaunch the industry.

INDITEX targets net zero emissions by 2040

The Executive Chairman announces that Inditex will bring its net zero emissions target forward 10 years to 2040. The Group is also bringing several other sustainability targets forward. This includes aiming for all its cotton to be more sustainable or recycled by 2023, two years ahead of schedule.

Good Fashion Fund signs contract with Pratibha Syntex

The Good Fashion Fund, the Fashion for Good initiated fund to drive sustainable manufacturing practices, has signed its first deal with Indian manufacturer Pratibha Syntex Limited. The 4.5 million US dollar, long-term loan, will support Pratibha Syntex’s planned capital expenditures for the replacement of machinery and expansion of sustainable equipment in their spinning, processing and garmenting divisions. Pratibha Syntex supplies textiles and garments to popular brands including C&A, H&M, Patagonia and Zara.

HeiQ and The LYCRA Company

Collaboration promises an exciting future for textiles with a focus on stretch, comfort, freshness and sustainability

BRÜCKNER's top performance, the basis for a long-term partnership

Hayri Taşdemir, General Manager of the Elif Iplik Group, wants to remain successful with his company in the long term: "The most important thing for us is the large production capacity, high quality of goods and flexibility. The customers' requirements are changing constantly, we have to be able to react to them immediately in order to remain competitive. With BRÜCKNER and INTER TEKSTIL we have definitely chosen the right partners!"

“Innovation Is In Our DNA” HEIQ

Taking the global pandemic in its stride, HeiQ has been extra proactive in developing masks that have not only been labelled user-friendly but are also highly protective. For instance, fabrics treated by the HeiQ MetalliX technology deactivate most of the infectious viruses that cause corona virus in as little as five minutes. In this exclusive interview, Carlo Centonze, Co-Founder and CEO, elaborates about the company’s product portfolio, discharging its social responsibility to make the world a safer and healthier place and its future growth strategies

EPRICON – An Alternate To Conventional And Digital Prints

Evolution of Textile Printing Technologies and Innovative Sustainable Solutions

This Is The Last Battle And Eventually We Will Win This War

Savio Macchine Tessili (SMT) is considered an industry leader in automatic winders, two-for-one twisters (TFOs) and rotor spinning frames. With its manufacturing plants located in Italy, the Czech Republic, China and India, SMT – established in 1911 in Pordenone, Italy – has been making deeper inroads into the Indian market. Textile Magazine caught up with Valter De Carli, Regional Vice President (India), Savio Macchine Tessili to find out how the company has been tackling the challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic

“U.S. Cotton will give brands and retailers the critical assurances they need - ILAVARASU MD, S A Aanandan Spinning Mills

S A Aanandan Spinning Mills P Ltd. has since long been an active promoter of sustainability initiatives which are implemented in its day-to-day operations

“Our partnership with U.S. Cotton will establish credible supply chain links - M RAM MD, Paramount Textile Mills

Paramount Textiles strongly believes in sustainable manufacturing and business processes and is a net consumer of its emissions

“We see possibilities and opportunities in every challenge - SUCHITA OSWAL JAIN Vice Chairman and MD, Vardhman Group

Vardhman Group, with its portfolio spreading across yarn, fabric, acrylic fibre, garments, special and alloys steel, has not only been a leader in its business space but also an active cheerleader of environment sustainability initiatives. As the company’s Vice Chairman and Managing Director Suchita Oswal Jain informs through this article, the desire to be sustainable has propelled it to think out of the box, ideate, innovate, and create something new and add value through all its processes

World Environment Day Special Edition: U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol setting new standards in sustainable cottton production

Every year June 5 th is celebrated as the ‘World Environment Day’ (WED). Every year the day, which has now become a global platform for creating awareness about sustainability, is celebrated with a theme. In 2021 the theme is ‘Ecosystem Restoration’. Coincidentally, this time around, just as in 2020, the event is being held amidst a raging Covid-19 pandemic. While extremely unfortunate, there is no denying the fact that the pandemic has been instrumental in raising the levels of awareness about sustainable practices and products.

Proven results with innovative comber machines from TRUETZSCHLER

More and more TCO 12 combers are now operating in India – and that success had to be earned. Customers in the Indian spinning industry want to experience real-world results from innovations on the shop floor. The rising popularity of the Truetzschler comber TCO 12 is a powerful indication of how our machines meet these expectations by providing outstanding quality and productivity.

KPR Mill's education initiative for women employees yields excellent results

Coimbatore-based KPR Mill Limited has been in the news for its pioneering educational initiatives as part of its CSR activities. Over 27,000 women employees working in the group have successfully completed higher education courses in the last 23 years. Going one step further, it has now successfully trained 52 candidates of which 45 students have already been placed in reputed establishments till now. A report