Cosmo Speciality Chemicals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cosmo Films Ltd, has launched a clay-based sourcing agent, Eco Clay, for the textile industry which reduces load on E.T.P upto 30% along with reducing COD/ BOD levels in the wash effluent by eliminating/reducing the need for additional auxiliaries in treatment baths i.e. wetting, sequestering, demineralizing & stabilizing agents, surfactants, lubricants, softeners, and defoamers.

Garment rejection/alteration due to weaving or knitting defects in the fabric can lead to a huge value loss to the company. Fabric inspection is considered to be one of the most difficult of all textile processes to automate. In this article, authors (Dr Rashmi Thakur, Dr Deepak Panghal and Dr Prabir Jana) track the evolution of fabric inspection technology in textiles from manual to AI-based system. Read on…

Global textiles giant Trident Group has once again won the Gold Trophy for Highest Global Exports at the Texprocil Virtual Awards 2019-20, which is one of the world’s most coveted ceremonies of the textile industry.

The increasing demand for organic cotton goes hand-in hand with the increasing interest in the cotton stickiness testing. Mesdan’s CONTEST-S helps to check cotton stickiness to improve yarn quality.

According to the traders, the cotton prices have been lifted to an 11-year high of Rs14,500/40kg due to dwindling supplies and delayed imports.

RD National College of Arts and Science has signed a MoU with the Texvalley in Gangapuram so that the students can gain hands-on experience in the textile market and design.

According to Cotton Association of India (CAI) estimates, cotton consumption for the current crop year will increase by 5 lakh bales to 330 lakh bales of 170 kgs each from its previous estimate of 325 lakh bales of 170 kgs each.

The pandemic has accelerated a transformation already underway in the textile supply chain. Realising the urgency of enacting a digital transformation, Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) has accelerated its Digital Label project for certifying Italian textile machinery that adopt a common set of data, in order to more easily integrate with the operating systems of their client businesses (ERP, MES, CRM, etc.). In this interview with Rakesh Rao, Alessandro Zucchi, President, ACIMIT, explains the importance of digitalization and sustainability for textile machinery makers.

Cotton prices have remained volatile for quite some time. The textile industry has raised the issue of rising domestic cotton prices with the government. If raw material prices continue to remain elevated for an elongated period, it can negatively impact margins for yarn manufacturers, says Pulkit Agarwal, Associate Director, CARE Ratings. In this interview, he analyses the fibre and yarn market against background of rising input costs and recent policy announcements (like of the Government of India.