Author: The Textile Magazine

Indorama Ventures & Jiaren Chemical Recycling form JV to enhance circularity

Indorama Ventures’ Fibers business, a leading global supplier of recycled technical textiles, polyester fibers and yarns, and Jiaren Chemical Recycling, a technology leader in chemical polyester recycling, form a joint venture to accelerate circularity in the global textile industry. Both partners plan to leverage the joint venture to unlock up to 100,000 tonnes of textile-recycled […]

Spinning Four Decades of Strength: Jiwarajka’s Next Leap into Industrial Yarns

By Arun Rao Jiwarajka Textile Industries began its journey in 1985 as a yarn trading concern and has steadily evolved into a fully integrated polyester yarn manufacturer. Under the leadership of Mr. Sunil Jiwarajka and Mr. Surendra Jiwarajka, the Mumbai-based company has built scale, diversified its portfolio, and is now making a strategic leap into […]

Downstream textile sector gets a leg-up from QCO revocation

However, polyester yarn industry at upstream end may see increased competition from imports The recent government decision to rescind the Quality Control Order (QCO) on several polymer and fibre intermediates will provide respite to the tariff-impacted downstream textiles segments, particularly readymade garments, which will now have access to more competitively priced raw material imports. This […]

Trident Group invests ₹2,000 Crore to accelerate growth and employment generation in Punjab

Padma Shri. Rajinder Gupta, Chairman/Promoter of Trident Group, has outlined an expansion strategy anchored by ₹2000 crore in Punjab, reinforcing its commitment to driving industrial growth, employment generation, and sustainable development in the region. The announcement was shared during a press briefing led by Punjab’s Industry and Commerce Minister, Shri Sanjeev Arora. Under its ₹2,000 […]

TITAS 2025 — Where AI, Circularity and High-Performance Textiles Forged the Next Supply-chain Playbook

The 2025 Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS), staged at the Nangang Exhibition Center on 14–16 October, emerged this year as a clear signalling event for the industry’s next chapter: accelerated digitalisation through artificial intelligence, tighter product-level sustainability requirements, and a practical push toward circular, low-carbon manufacturing. With 388 exhibitors across 904 booths and nearly […]

A legacy in every stitch: Inside SCM Textile Spinners’ Empire

What began as a modest Khadi store with just a few yards of fabric on the shelf is today a textile juggernaut exporting millions of garments around the world. SCM Group, a cornerstone of the The Chennai Silks group empire, has transformed from a family-run venture into a globally respected name, where cutting-edge automation meets […]

Dornbirn Global Fibre Conference Asia debuts in Mumbai: Pioneering fibre solutions and sustainability

In a remarkable union of innovation and global expertise, the world’s largest fibre innovation congress, the Dornbirn Global Fibre Conference (GFC) Asia, was successfully held in Mumbai on November 18, 2025. This prestigious event was hosted under the banner of the Techtextil India Symposium 2025. Under the theme ‘Shaping the Future: Sustainable Growth in Fibre Solutions […]

Vardhman’s New Performance Frontier: The Rise of India’s Largest Integrated MMF Fabric Platform

For more than five decades, Vardhman Textiles Limited has stood as India’s most trusted symbol of textile engineering excellence. With over 1.2 million spindles and one of the country’s largest portfolios of processed cotton and blended fabrics, the group has long dominated the cotton value chain. But in a rapidly evolving global textile landscape, where […]

Asia Pacific Rayon Targets India’s Growing Demand for Sustainable Textiles

Fashion and textile customers in India are becoming increasingly conscious of the value of sustainably produced fibres. As a result, demand for viscose and lyocell—both eco-friendly alternatives to conventional fibres—is gaining strong momentum. According to industry projections, India’s viscose market is expected to grow by 8.9 per cent over the next five years, while demand […]

SIMA hails Prime Minister’s reform-driven growth in the MMF Sector

The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) has expressed its sincere gratitude to the Hon’ble Prime Minister for the path-breaking decision to remove the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) imposed on polyester fibre, yarn, and filaments, a move that is poised to accelerate the growth of the man-made fibre (MMF) sector. The consumption pattern of man-made fibres […]