Outlast® Wins WTiN Innovate Textile Award with Aersulate®
Outlast Technologies GmbH has been awarded the WTiN Innovate Textile Award in the category Material Innovation for Aersulate®, its aerogel-infused insulation technology. The award honors outstanding achievements in advanced material development and textile innovation. Aersulate® marks a significant advancement in thermal insulation. The technology integrates aerogel, whose highly porous structure efficiently traps air, delivering exceptional […]
Ganesha Ecosphere: Leading India’s Circular Textile Revolution with Innovation, Scale and Sustainability
Exclusive Interview by K. Gopalakrishnan, Pics by Manikandan As the global push for sustainability accelerates, recycled polyester has emerged as one of the most critical materials in the transition to circular manufacturing systems. Demand is rising rapidly as international brands, policymakers and consumers seek lower-impact alternatives to virgin plastics. At the centre of this shift […]
Welspun inaugurates Terry Towel plant in Gujarat making it world’s largest towel manufacturing facility
In a significant step towards realizing the vision of Viksit Bharat the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel, virtually inaugurated the Welspun Home Solutions Limited terry towel manufacturing plant in Gujarat. Further strengthening Gujarat’s position as a global manufacturing hub, Welspun will become the world’s largest terry towel manufacturer under a single roof providing a […]
Cotton Council International Showcases Performance-Driven Support for Textile Mills
Exclusive Interview by K. Gopalakrishnan, Pics by Manikandan At ITMA ASIA 2025, Cotton Council International (CCI)—the global advocate for U.S. Cotton fiber—reaffirmed its strategic commitment to the Indian and South Asian textile industry. Represented by Mr. Joerg Bauersachs, Head of CCI Technical Services, and Mr. Peush Narang, CCI Program Representative for India and Sri Lanka, the […]
Ecosis and Decathlon Forge Pioneering Partnership to Scale Textile-to-Textile Recycled Polyester in Sportswear
In a landmark development for India’s textile circularity mission, Texfil Private Limited — a wholly owned subsidiary of Filatex India Limited and home to the Ecosis™ chemical recycling technology — has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indeca Sporting Goods Pvt. Ltd., an entity of the Decathlon Group, France. The partnership aims to accelerate […]
Asahi Kasei Advance and Teijin Frontier to Integrate Businesses for Sustainable Growth
Asahi Kasei has announced that Asahi Kasei and Teijin Limited (“Teijin”) have entered into an agreement to implement an absorption-type merger between Asahi Kasei Advance Corp. (“Asahi Kasei Advance”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi Kasei, and Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd. (“Teijin Frontier”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Teijin, whereby Teijin Frontier will serve as […]
MAS Holdings unveils plan for Change 2030: A roadmap for transforming the apparel industry
MAS Holdings, South Asia’s largest apparel tech company, unveiled its refreshed Plan for Change, a bold roadmap to reshape the future of apparel. The Plan for Change 2030 is MAS’ company-wide sustainability strategy, building on the momentum of the 2025 Plan for Change, which was established in 2020. Having made significant progress against its 2025 […]
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 […]