SGS India’s Softlines testing laboratory offers textile and jute manufacturers from eastern India a wide range of quality test options for their products.

In the wake of the migration of one-fourth of textile business workers and curfew restrictions, Surat’s textile industry reports a fall of 22% in fabric production as compared to last year.

Finland’s Infinited Fiber Company is set to invest Euro 220 million in a new flagship factory to meet the increasing demand for regenerated textile fibres.

The Apparel Export Promotion Council seeks the Centre and state governments’ support in avoiding another lockdown. Textile exporters say another lockdown would mean failing to complete existing export orders.

The re-emergence of the Southeast Asian garment industry, increasing labour cost and reluctance of clients to stock products are negatively affecting China’s fabric export volumes.

QuoteMartial, the first printed apparel company, has launched its India operations with an exclusive range of never-used-before quotes and statements. The collections have been receiving enthusiastic responses from customers.

Declaring Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) standards sub-par, China plans to release a new set of quality guidelines to encourage high-quality cotton farming and improve production.

The pandemic has led to a decline in the production capacity of textile industries in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat, among others. It has also resulted in reduced demand for textiles across the country.

The Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) has reached out to Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister, for financial measures, like schemes and extensions, to help the apparel industry escape its current crisis state.