Indonesia ranks fourth in the world in shoe production after China, India and Vietnam, with 1.4 billion pairs produced in 2018, contributing 4.6 per cent to the global production, Gati Wibawaningsih, director general of small, medium and various industries under the country’s industry ministry said recently. As a shoes consumer, its rank is fourth as well. The number of footwear industries in the country is 18,687 now—18,091 small-scale businesses, 144 medium-scale businesses and 155 large-s

Countries and regions along China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have received over 80 per cent of its overseas investment in the textile sector in the last five years, according to the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC). The textile industry can help industrial development in the BRI regions, said CNTAC deputy director Xu Yingxin. CNTAC will facilitate international textile production capacity partnership, especially the development of overseas cooperation zones, Chinese m

Colour experts at Pantone Color Institute have predicted latest insights into colour trends for the season and beyond, plus an exclusive Pure London X Pantone offer for Pure London expo. At Pure London AW19/20, from July 21-23, 2019, visitors can get insights on SS20’s trends from the industry leading colour authority’s marketing director, Abigail Bruce. Pic: Pure London SS20 season’s theme is the sea. The sea covers 70 per cent of earth’s surface but while it is vast, it’s size and surface

Ecofast Pure Sustainable Textile Treatment is one of the five breakthrough technologies for which Dow has been honoured with Edison Awards. Ecofast Pure is a breakthrough technology that enables unique, brighter colours on cotton textiles while helping address sustainability challenges in the industry, including quality and consumption of water. Dow has bagged silver for the patented technology that reduces water, dye, energy and chemical use in the dyeing process and meets the ZDHC Roadmap t

Tefron, a leader in in seamless textile brand manufacturing, has selected the product lifecycle management (PLM), sourcing, supply chain management (SCM), and trade management suites from CBX’s cloud platform. CBX provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to private-label general merchandise, furniture, pet, fashion, and value-brand retailers. Retailers and brands with large private-label operations use CBX to achieve their strategic product development, sourcing, supply chain automa

At the ongoing Kingpins Amsterdam tradeshow, The Lycra Company is showcasing new denim fabrics with its sustainable innovations. The sustainable offerings include Lycra fibre 166L which was recently awarded a gold level material health certificate by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. The two-day trade event will conclude on Thursday. “By specifying Lycra fibre 166L in denim and woven fabrics, mills, brands, and retailers can be assured of transparency about the product’s ing

BabyTree Group, the largest maternity and child-focused (M&C) community platform, has led a $8 million Series A funding round in Healofy, a leading women-centric social network in India. Bace Capital, a fund led by Ant Financial Services Group, and Omidyar Network, established by the co-founder of Ebay, also participated in the funding round, respectively. "Healofy has rapidly established an active online community for women in India, and we are delighted to partner with them through thi

Raymond Group, a leading fashion and textile manufacturer and retailer, has unveiled the eco-friendly Ecovera – a range of fabrics manufactured by using R|Elan, the latest technology from Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL). Ecovera will redeem almost 1 million PET bottles from landfills. It’s a testimony to both RIL and Raymond’s commitment to saving the earth. The Ecovera range will soon hit 1500 stores across 700 cities. It is made from R|Elan GreenGold, the greenest fibre in the world. R|Elan G

Voltas, India’s leading room air conditioning and engineering brand, and Shima Seiki, a leading Japanese textile machines manufacturer, have entered into a distribution agreement for sales and marketing of Shima Seiki’s products in India. This co-operation will strengthen Voltas and Shima Seiki’s reach across the rapidly expanding Indian textile industry. The knitwear industry in India is expanding at a rapid speed. There is an ever increasing demand for knitted apparels. Not only major bran

The two global nonwoven trade associations, EDANA and INDA, have announced the programme of speakers and topics for Outlook Plus Latin America, which will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 7-9 May 2019. The third edition of the three-day networking conference and exhibition will examine the latest regional developments in the nonwoven personal care and absorbent hygiene sectors. The third day will focus on nonwoven filtration media and nonwoven medical products. “This third edition of the