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DECEMBER 2021 SPINNING SUCCESS Global Spinning Machinery Market to cross $7 Bn by 2027

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Global Spinning Machinery Market to cross $7 Bn by 2027 Unlocking the Potential of ManMade Fibres with Ring Spinning Two-way Track to Optimum Fibre Cleaning, the Uster Way! TCO 21: The Next Generation Comber Machine

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INTERVIEW

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Environment Friendly Textiles Hybrid Events are Here to Stay: Future and Scope Processing of Pine Needles (Perul) Fibres in Textile Industries

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Spinning machinery has always been the mainstay of India’s textile machinery industry. Year after year, it has demonstrated its strength in its end-products or the machinery & parts segments. In yarns, India is No. 1 and the potential has been growing tremendously. The machinery segment is not far behind. Despite the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for spinning machines estimated at US$5 billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$7.3 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 5.5 per cent.

Fibre consumption is on the rise, and man-made fibres today along with natural fibres play an important role in this. The global demand for the textile yarn market was valued at US$11.9 billion in 2019 is expected to reach US$16.0 billion in 2026 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 4 per cent between 2020 and 2026. Major production centres of cotton yarn manufacturing are concentrated in China, India, the U.S., Pakistan, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey, South Korea, Italy, Egypt, and Japan. With the concepts of sustainability and environ-friendly products gaining grounds, research is focused on new mixes of yarns between natural fibres and man-made fibres.

Fashion no longer starts towards the end of the value chain, but commences right from the selection of raw materials. Ultimately, this will rekindle the spinning segment, and also the technologies. Besides, during 2020 and 2021, despite a difficult business climate created by the pandemic, spinning technology companies continue to innovate, say industry experts. The initiative to use recycled fibre in yarns is increasing and technologies need to be refined or created to tackle such fibres in a cost-effective way, while producing a high-quality product for downstream processing.

All these stresses the importance of technologies making an impact on spinning. Automation initiatives are on the rise. The industry in India should be aware that without industry 4.0 all will come to nought. The technology providers have a major role in this transformation.

Technical textiles have also given new opportunities for the technology companies. Spinning machinery forms a major chunk in the production of machinery in India and the total provisional production of textile machinery, parts & accessories during 2020-21 recorded a marginal decrease of 5% viz, Rs.5,093 crore as against Rs.5,355 crore achieved during the previous year. This is despite the fact that there was negligible business during first two quarters of 2020-21. Look at the machinery exports, which during 2020-21 rose to Rs. 3,307 crore as against Rs. 2,556 crore achieved during 2019-20. Predictably, the machinery import was reduced to Rs. 8096 crore as against Rs. 9,273 crore during the year. The textile engineering industry must be happy at this juncture, which has opened up opportunities galore for sharpening its competitive edge.

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COVER STORY

Global Spinning Machinery Market to cross $7 Bn by 2027 TVC Editorial Team

The global market for spinning machines is estimated to reach a revised size of US$ 7.3 Billion by 2027.

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or two years, Covid-19 raged and ravaged and the malady still at large, but fortunately the textile machinery industry in India, suffering from low-capacity utilisation at 49 per cent lost only 3 per cent of its capacity use at 46 per cent.

The total provisional production of textile machinery, parts & accessories during 2020-21 recorded a marginal decline of 5 per cent at Rs.5,093 crore as against Rs.5,355 crore in the previous year. Exports during 2020-21 rose to Rs. 3,307 crore as against Rs. 2,556 crore achieved during 2019-20.

As a good tiding for the domestic industry, the import was reduced to Rs. 8096 crore as against Rs. 9,273 crore. All these indicators demonstrate that all is well with the textile machinery industry, and the spinning machinery and parts have particularly done well domestically as well as globally.

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Spinning Machines estimated at US$ 5 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$ 7.3 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 5.5 per cent over the analysis period 2020-2027.

Ring Spinning is projected to record a 5.6 per cent CAGR and reach US$ 3.1 Billion by the end of the analysis period of 2020-2027. According to the “Spinning Machines - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics” report of the ResearchAndMarkets. com. After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growth in the Rotor Spinning segment is readjusted to a revised 5.8 per cent CAGR for the next 7-year period.

the world’s second largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected market size of US$ 1.5 Billion by the year 2027 trailing a CAGR of 8.4 per cent over the analysis period 2020 to 2027. Among the other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at 3 per cent and 5 per cent respectively over the 2020-2027 period. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 3.5 per cent CAGR. In the global Other Types segment, USA, Canada, Japan, China and Europe will drive the 4.4 per cent CAGR estimated for this segment. These regional markets accounting for a combined market size of US$ 745.2 Million in the year 2020 will reach a projected size of US$ 1 Billion by the close of the analysis period. China will remain among the fastest growing in this cluster of regional markets. Led by countries such as Australia, India, and South Korea, the market in Asia-Pacific is forecast to reach US$ 976 Million by the year 2027, while Latin America will expand at a 5.9 per cent CAGR through the analysis period.

The Spinning Machines market in the U.S. is esti- Major production centres of cotton yarn manmated at US$ 1.4 Billion in the year 2020. China, ufacturing are concentrated in China, India, the TVC | Dec 2021 9

U.S., Pakistan, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey, South Korea, Italy, Egypt, and Japan. Accordingly, the top spinning machinery suppliers focus on catering to these regions. A macro level factor driving factor the spinning machinery market is the rising contribution of the fashion industry to the overall GDP. Another factor driving the technical textiles industry across the globe such as automotive textiles and geo textiles, which demand high-end performance from industrial yarns. A prominent issue facing the industry is that very few new players are involved in manufacturing yarn. New sales that account on the yearly basis are the result of expansion of plant capacity or replacements of older machines. Accordingly, the buyers of spinning machinery have higher bargaining power.

However, the yarn industry still requires mass production of different types of yarns and accordingly, manufacturers of spinning machinery are consistently working on innovations in order to cater to customers with better productivity. A key trend witnessed in the spinning machinery market is the shift toward automation in each spinning machinery line. Additionally, yarn manufacturing companies across the globe are preferring Spainbased brands for spinning machinery. Additionally, the textile government is taking initiatives to setup up more textile parks in countries such as India and China, which have abundant supply of raw material and inexpensive labour.

Spinning machinery are intended to produce yarn from textile fibres, comprising natural, synthetic, or blended fibres. These machines were manufactured during the Industrial Revolution in order to mass produce cotton textile products. Presently, the spinning machinery setup involves considerable capital investment along with prominent infrastructure, as it includes installing a line of machines with an intention to carry out a series of functions from fibre stage to yarn stage. The stages of spinning include bale opening, conditioning of man-made fibers, blending, carding, drawing, speed frame, ring frame, and cone winding. During 2020 and 2021, despite a difficult business climate created by the pandemic, spinning technology companies continue to innovate. Sustainability and circularity concepts are a new focus for the spinning industry as textile manufacturers 10 TVC | Dec 2021

look for creative ways to save textile waste from landfills. The desire to use recycled fibre in yarns is increasing and technologies need to be refined or created to handle such fibre in a cost-effective way, while producing a high-quality product for downstream processing.

There are two aspects taking distinctive shapes in the growth of the spinning market: One is automation and the other is spinning of recycled fibres, which is abundantly available today. Automation is expected to grow exponentially, particularly in the Western countries where labour costs and labour availability are a huddle. China’s wages have started to rise on the east coast, which has ignited a hunger for automation. Following up this trend, many suppliers of spinning machinery producers are reinvesting in automation since their demand and market is huge. Despite a decline in overall textile machinery shipments, the appetite for interest and investment in new innovations from technology producers undiminished.

For instance, Toyota Industries has developed a rich line-up of spinning machinery to meet the varied needs of its customers, including high-speed ring spinning frames and roving frames. It is working on initiatives to combine the pursuit of great spinning performance to produce high-quality yarn, with reduced energy consumption into our

product development. Toyota’s net sales of the Textile Machinery Segment during April to September 2021 totalled 30.3 billion yen, an increase of 12.5 billion yen, or 70% which is attributable primarily to an increase in sales of yarn quality measurement instruments.

function of the Autocoro is perfected with its new Vacuum Trash Cleaner, which removes unwanted particles from the dirt channel during spinning. In this way, these rotor-spinning machines automatically stay cleaner when processing all raw materials. The manual interventions required by the At Rieter, the world’s leading supplier of systems operating personnel are reduced, and so are the for short-staple fibre spinning, a lot of research personnel costs. and development is currently underway to make For the last over 4 years. A.T.E. Enterprises Private MMF more sustainable, with recycling offering Limited of India and Savio Machine Tessli group the greatest opportunity. The key to this is polyes- from Italy have entered into a strategic partnerter with its large market share. In 2019 the share ship at parity position for sales & marketing of Auof recycled polyester reached 14%, mostly using tomatic Winders, Two-For-One Twisters (TFO), plastic bottles as feedstock. Numerous innova- Continuous Yarn Shrinking Machines, and OE Rotive initiatives have the potential to accelerate the tor Spinning Machines in India. Savio now opertransition to a circular economy. ates worldwide in the production and marketing As population growth and prosperity increase, so of automatic winders, two-for-one twisters, and does the consumption of fibres across the globe. rotor spinning frames with manufacturing plants While this holds true for all staple fibres, the use in Italy, China and India. of man-made fibres such as cellulosic staple fibres and synthetic staple fibres is growing particularly quickly. The consumption of cellulosic staple fibres is expected to double to 10 million tons by 2030 while the consumption of synthetic staple fibres is expected to grow by 48% to 28 million tons compared to 2015.

Higher productivity. Better quality. Automatic optimisation -- the search for continuous improvement in the textile industry never ends for Truetzschler Spinning, which has presented its new state-of-the-art comber TCO 21. Its latest innovation explores fresh ways of optimising combing performance. The TCO 21 is the latest milestone in its long history of driving progress for spinners around the globe. It leverages market-proven designs and technologies from Truetzschler to offer next-level performance and an expanded range of features that give its customers a decisive advantage over their competitors.

Autocoro 10 by Saurer demonstrates the ingenious networking of economy and sustainability in rotor spinning. Saurer has sold more than a million Autocoro spinning positions with individual drive technology to rotor-spinning mills all over the world. Automation – one of the Autocoro’s recipes for success – has been further perfected in the new Autocoro 10. The automatic cleaning

Marzoli of Italy is currently a market leader in the supply of spinning machines. The only manufacturer of complete machinery lines in Europe, it offers latest generation plant, electronic control and management systems, making it possible to manage spinning processes at maximum yield.

Synergies with the digital expertise of the Group and the most recent technology adopted -- Cloud Computing, Smart sensors, Industrial Ethernet, Machine Learning, etc. -- have allowed Marzoli to interpret the paradigms of Industry 4.0 and to develop YarNet and MRM for its customers, two platforms for the informed and optimised management of the entire spinning process. This added value makes Marzoli the perfect partner for success in the spinning world.

With a robust manufacturing base, and technology partnerships with key world leaders, A.T.E. Group, with its headquarters in Mumbai, offers the latest technology systems for blowrooms, cards, drawframes, combers, twisting machines, humidification systems, as well as a range of accessories and spinning machinery components.

A.T.E. has developed 6 core technologies – textile spinning, industrial IoT, wastewater treatment, heat exchange, static and ink control, and print control and vision systems.

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Unlocking the Potential of Man-Made Fibres with Ring Spinning TVC Editorial Team

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ibre consumption is on the rise, and man-made fibres (MMF) play an important role in this.

Blends containing various fibre materials are particularly popular and are found in an increasing number of applications. Rieter ring spinning machine G 38 offers unique solutions for processing MMF and blends.

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Key points Flexible ring spinning Special SERVO grip with a knife Oblique ORBIT ring New sieve drum

As population growth and prosperity increase, so does the consumption of fibres across the globe.

While this holds true for all staple fibres, the use of man-made fibres such as cellulosic staple fibres and synthetic staple fibres is growing particularly quickly. The consumption of cellulosic staple fibres is expected to double to 10 million tons by 2030 while the consumption of synthetic staple fibres is expected to grow by 48% to 28 million tons compared to 2015 (Figure 1). Rieter addresses these market needs and continuously develops innovative technology components and solutions for MMF and blends for all end spinning processes.

specially developed for the characteristics of MMF and special settings that should be considered. One of these technology elements is the bottom roller with a diameter of 30 mm. It helps to reduce the build-up of fibre lapping for fine fibres like MMF.

Thanks to an additional drive unit for the middle bottom roller, positioned in the middle of the machine, Rieter can offer long ring spinning machines also for MMF: The G 37 machine with semi-electronic drafting system drive can be equipped with up to 1 632 spindles and the G 38 machine with a fully electronic drafting system drive

MMF package for ring spinning Synthetic fibres – usually polyester – and their blends with cotton are commonly processed on ring spinning machines. Different blends with cellulosic fibres are another popular application. In general, ring spinning is very flexible compared to other spinning processes and reacts less sensitively to fibre finish deposits which is a common challenge when processing MMF. Nevertheless, there are some technology elements on the ring spinning machine that have been

with up to 1 824 spindles.

High tenacity requires special solutions Due to their high tenacity, synthetic fibres cause high-

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er part wear during processing. This can be mitigated by installing separators with reinforced front edges.

These edges help to protect the separators from the fibre ends in the event of an ends down and increase the life cycle of the parts significantly. The high tenacity of synthetic fibres also poses challenges in terms of reliable detachment during the cop change procedure. If the detachment is unsuccessful, this can result in dragged yarn and a series of ends down, which affects yarn quality and efficiency. For this reason, a special SERVOgrip with a knife has been developed that reliably cuts off the yarn during the doffing process and prevents yarn breaks during start-up (Figure 2).

bres. They guarantee smooth guiding properties and have a good heat diffusion to prevent melting spots.

The ORBIT ring/traveler system handles the fibres very gently thanks to the large contact area between ring and traveler, as well as the reduced targeted surface pressure.

Compacting technology with wider application range While it is less common, MMF can also be processed on compact-spinning machines. An important feature is the new sieve drum which is available as a standard on the compact-spinning machine K 48 and as an option on the K 47. A new coating has improved the durability of the sieve drum 20-fold compared to the previous series. The application range covers 100% cotton, viscose, polyester, and their blends.

Correct settings improve yarn quality Furthermore, the correct setting of the drafting system is important for yarn quality. The width of the drafting zone as well as the appropriate cradle nose bar and top apron should be defined according to the fibre length and the draft resistance of the raw material. For man-made fibres up to a cut length of 38 mm, the use of the stepped nose bar in combination with the specific active cradle without pin (Figure 3) improves yarn quality. With an active cradle, the top aprons are tensioned by a spring-loaded leading edge. Variations in apron tension are automatically compensated. It also permits lower cradle spacing for better guidance of the fibres, resulting in better yarn quality.

Tailor-made rings and travelers Synthetic fibres do not self-lubricate the way cotton does and have a lower melting point. These properties are addressed by the oblique ORBIT ring and corresponding traveler in various surface finishes, which were specifically developed for spinning synthetic fi-

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MMF and sustainability A lot of research and development is currently underway to make MMF more sustainable, with recycling offering the greatest opportunity. The key to this is polyester with its large market share. In 2019 the share of recycled polyester reached 14%, mostly using plastic bottles as feedstock. Numerous innovative initiatives have the potential to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

An overview of all solutions for MMF in the Rieter system, from the blowroom to all four end spinning processes, can be found on www.rieter.com.

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Two-way Track to Optimum Fibre Cleaning, the Uster Way! TVC Editorial Team

The unrivaled detection capabilities of the Jossi Vision Shield come from the sensors and the powerful imaging recognition technology.

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ster fosters a highly effective dialogue with its customers – so that spinning mills play a continuing role in the development of system improvements. Customer needs are fed back directly to Uster R&D experts, leading to constant progress in fibre cleaning, with reductions in costs, less waste and a stress-free experience for the spinners. It’s a two-way track to progress.

continue to be driven by an ambition to explore still further improvements. Their work doesn’t necessarily result in a completely new fiber cleaning system, but it does make a valuable difference to spinners, which is well worth talking about.

Performance for relaxation The unrivaled detection capabilities of the Jossi Vision Shield come from the sensors and the powerful imaging recognition technology. This is a sophisticated image analysis technique perfected

by Uster. The smallest particle of contaminant will be picked out, helped by unmatched image recognition.

Such great detection performance might make some spinners nervous that too much good cotton might be ejected with the contaminants. But they can relax with Uster Jossi Vision Shield! Its speed measurement feature even provides a notable reduction in waste. By continuously measuring the velocity of the passing cotton tufts, the system can adapt the duration of each ejection, so that a minimum of material is removed with the contaminant. Mill trials have proved that optimizing ejection times in this way results in significantly less waste per ejection.

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The software built into Jossi Vision Shield is under continuous improvement. Algorithms are adapted to take account of customer feedback, which is proactively requested and passed on via Uster Service to the research and development teams.

The Uster Jossi Vision Shield illustrates this per- This two-way connection between the mills and fectly, with both the model T and model 2 well es- Uster R&D is the secret of success in developing tablished in the market. Over 2,000 installations in exactly what customers need. The fact that the inspinning mill blowrooms around the globe testify formation passes different Uster experts makes it to its success. But the Uster development teams a sophisticated solution. Each of them – also from 16 TVC | Dec 2021

textile technology and product management department – add knowledge and experience. Uster literally means it when saying “your feedback is important to us.”

One example of the impact of this feedback is the ‘Laydown Change Button’. Spinners based in various markets requested the facility to mark the change-over time for a new laydown. The new feature helps with this, and also allows to them to aggregate the statistical data correctly.

Quantum and Uster Jossi Vision Shield. Total Contamination Control ensures precisely-controlled contamination levels in yarns, with minimum waste – and at minimum possible cost. Uster is the only single-source provider of this integrated solution.

Uster is the world’s leading provider of quality management solutions from fibre to fabric.

Uster Technologies offers high-technology instruments, systems and services for quality control, Furthermore, some customers told the service prediction, certification and optimisation in the team there could be improvement potential with textile industry. This includes systems for quality hardware – so the R&D team found a solution to management, laboratory testing and in-line proreduce the downtime of products. With the soft- cess control for fibers, staple and filament yarns, ware too, several enhancements were made for fabric inspection as well as value-added services. the overall stability of the system, which were not directly visible to the customers.

Ongoing integration of practical experience in the software and continuous deployment has become standard for Uster fibre cleaning. “We consider the fact that inputs of customers are applied with each software update as part of our success model,” says Suresh Kris, Vice-President Global After Sales & Service. The information flow was maintained, even in pandemic times, as Kris and his teams stayed in contact with customers via digital communication.

Contamination control: now it’s Total Spinners want to take the safest options when it comes to contamination control. At the same time, they don’t want to waste good cotton through tight fibre cleaning settings. Most of all, they need to keep their yarn production under control. So, they will welcome the latest improvements focused on KPIs for irregularity in performance. The new data allows subsequent process- Uster provides the globally-acknowledged es to be taken into account, for added value and Uster Statistics benchmarks for trading, textile ease of operation. know-how training, consulting and worldwide Spinners at every market level can gain major ben- after-sales services – always aspiring to fulfill the efits from Jossi Vision Shield. In the highest quality textile market’s needs, to drive innovation forsegment, fibre cleaning settings can be set to even ward with ‘quality in mind’. tighter tolerances, without increasing waste. For Uster Technologies AG is headquartered in Uster, less critical applications, spinners can retain exist- Switzerland and operates worldwide. It has sales ing quality settings and see waste greatly reduced, and service subsidiaries in the major textile marwith fewer ejections. In all cases, mills can expect kets and Technology Centers in Uster (Switzersignificant improvements in the balance between land), Knoxville (USA), Suzhou (China) and Caequality and efficiency. sarea (Israel).

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TCO 21: The Next Generation Comber Machine TVC Editorial Team

TCO 21 Comber Machine can perfectly be coordinated with Trützschler’s highly economical JUMBO CANS which not only reduce yarn defects due to fewer piecings which leads to quality improvements, but also offer a significantly higher efficiency because of their larger dimensions.

Comber machines from Trützschler are already trusted by customers across the textiles industry and around the globe. Now, a stateof-the-art new design is building on this track record to boost productivity, ensure quality and support increased automation: Meet the TCO 21!

Higher productivity. Better quality. Automatic optimisation. The search for continuous improvement in the textile industry never ends. That’s why innovators at Trützschler never stop exploring fresh ways of optimising combing performance. The TCO 21 is the latest milestone in our long history of driving progress for spinners around the globe. It leverages market-proven designs and technologies from Trützschler to offer next-level performance and an expanded range of features

that give our customers a decisive advantage over their competitors.

Powerful productivity and raw material savings One of the key benefits of the TCO 21 is its advanced processing speed. This next-generation combing machine is able to produce at a rate of up to 600 nips per minute. This puts it at the very top of the market, offering bestin-class productivity. To increase this even further, the TCO 21 can perfectly be coordinated with Trützschler’s highly economical JUMBO CANS (Ø 1.200 mm). They not only reduce yarn defects due to fewer piecings which leads to quality improvements, but also offer a significantly higher efficiency because of their larger dimensions. This, for example, has positive effects on the number of necessary cans and can transports – and results in lower personnel costs.

Excellent yarn quality The TCO 21 comes with COUNT MONITORING as standard. This feature makes it possible for the machine operator to define limits for count variations via an easy-to-use display.

Trützschler’s DISC MONITOR system of sensors measures the count continuously, and the machine alerts the operator and switches off if the limit is exceeded. In addition, the COUNT MONITORING function also includes specTVC | Dec 2021 19

trogram analysis.

Customers can further strengthen their focus on quality by choosing to add the COUNT CONTROL function to the TCO 21. It is managed via the same easy-to-use display, and offers automatic sliver count measurement, as well as spectrogram analysis. On top of this, it automatically regulates the main draft during production to balance count variations and ensure the desired sliver count. This feature is particularly attractive for customers who who manufacture blends of cotton and synthetic, as it can also be used to avoid variations in the overall yarn composition.

and adapts the information on the display to their individual needs. The multi-colored T-LED display provides visual indications of the machine’s status or quality parameters over large distances which enables the operator recognizing them at a glance in the entire spinning mill. The TCO 21 is built with original Trützschler electronics that ensure top-class performance and durability: Our intelligent cooling system, that has already proven itself in the draw frame TD 10, contributes to a longer service life by reducing the operating temperature of electronic power components. Even if components have to be replaced at some point, the customer can keep his spare parts inventory small because he can switch also electronics spare parts flexibly between different machine types, e.g. cards and draw frames. The option to add an automatic greasing function perfectly completes the easy operation of the TCO 21.

Automatic optimisation The TCO 21 joins the TCO 12 from Trützschler as the only combing machines on the market that offer an automatic PIECING OPTIMIZER technology that finds the right piecing setting without a single laboratory test because of two functions: First by adjusting the piecing time in the combing cycle (timing function).

Whereas the resetting of the detaching point (piecing time) is usually a very time-consuming task, it now takes only a few minutes and is performed automatically at a push on a button. Second the customer is helped to select specific detaching curve types (curve function) for their unique requirements.

The TCO 21 marks an exciting step forward in the constant journey toward more effective spinning processes. With its impressive range of modern and easy-to-use automated features, the machine is able to boost productivity and quality, while empowering operators to customize and optimize performance quickly and easily. It’s the latest innovation that builds on Trützschler’s tradition of providing stateof-the-art spinning preparation machines that give our customers a competitive advantage.

Easy operation And it’s now available for sales around the The TCO 21 is simple to operate and maintain. world.

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INTERVIEW

MadhuSudan Group makes rapid progress in 40 years

Mr. GirdharGopal Mundra Vice Chairman

Mr. Yatiraj Mundra Director

GirdharGopal Mundra , Vice Chairman and Yatiraj Mundra, Director of Madhusudan Group speak about their company, plans for the future and also the values important for entrepreneurs.

Brief of company since inception In 1982, we shifted to Surat from Pipariya Madhya Pradesh, which falls under Jabalpur railway division. The main reason for shifting is that in Pipariya there is no wholesale shop for buying clothes. There was no scope in Pipariya. We also travelled and studied Bombay, Ahmedabad, and Surat and found that Surat is a more progressive place and in future there is plenty of scope. Having travelled for 10 years, first in Surat we made sarees for 2-3 years, and then we made shirts. In Surat we launched a shirt, called Texcon Tex shirting in latest fashion. In 1992 we had developed a process house in Madhusudan. Students studying engineering or non-engineering study, 22 TVC | Dec 2021

chemical industry, etc have the potential to set up textile industry. A student who has studied mechanical engineering and 2 students having done MBAs in the US came over here. Here, innovative pop culture thriving, t-shirts became popular, and we made cloth from plastic bottles. China being a tough competitor in these products.

How was the company going in the last 40 years under your leadership?

In 1975 I set up a business and from 1976 onwards I had managed the complete work. This is a family business of textiles and we have offices in Mumbai, Bhiwandi, Surat, Panipat, Amritsar, Kolkata and many more places. Apart from the domestic business, we are in the export business too

in yarns and garments. Our company has this industry. There is only one thing which moved from Rs 3 lakh turnover to Rs 500 says we come with innovation that gets crore. copied and then we proceed with more How much are your domestic and in- new things. Always be one step ahead to always come with new ideas because era ternational turnovers currently? of patent has vanished. The people of Surat The share of domestic business is 60% and are very sharp since they grasp new things 40% is export. We are exporting to coun- and also maintain reasonability for custries including Thailand, Turkey, Bangla- tomers. If something costs somewhere Rs desh, Sri-Lanka, and many more. We are 10 lakh here it will cost only in thousands. having textile centres in some areas and We brought our machine idea from Korea we have our agents’ offices as well our of- in 1998-99 for Rs 1.5 crore and made our fices. In some areas our teams are availa- first machine for Rs 12 lakh and afterwards ble and are running the business. it was copied and made for Rs 3 to 4 lakh.

What are the Value and Ethics of Mad- Views on pricing… hu Sudan?

There are two things: First, those who will invent; their prices will always be high and the second thing is we are in this market and we will sell to customers who are going to buy things from others also. We are a competitive company with competitive price and additional service and value is innovation where customer gets the realisation of price today. Customer gets How much research is going on and that benefit if someone takes value added product from us. what developments?

We are known for 6 types of values, i.e., team work, diversity, innovation, adaptable, discipline, accountable. Madhusudan company is an ethical textile company in the world. Any of the company can be associate with Madhusudan and they will definitely get best services, best innovation best development in the ethical way.

We have research centres in every division.

In garments, every day is a new innovation.

Today we have 11,000 different qualities we have R&D department in every sector they study and come with new ideas on how the trend is going on and then produce goods giving it back to customers. Why it is successful? Because here the top management, R&D and we ourselves personally do all machine development. The team is working towards new development.

What are your patent policies?

Unfortunately, textile industry is very unorganised. There is one solution which says if we perform new innovation that will be copied so patent doesn’t work in

What are your new plans and textile expansion?

It is already a vertically integrated yarn plant. It also has processing and garmenting and we own our brand and the plan after 1 to 2 years is to expand in every field.

The more the production the more is our sales. We have expanded right from toy to garments. Madhusudhan will vertically integrated textile company. Apart from this we also have one vertical in medical into health care division, which manufactures equipment and products for health care.

We export to the US, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, etc. In India, we supply directly and also distribute.

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Share us more about recycling division In India we are the first company who brought technology of good quality recycled material. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to create a quality which European customers would prefer. We are not having proper ecosystem and so we internationally learn things and bring it here. For example, we take plastic water bottles then we convert them into raw materials and make fabrics which are equally good.

Recycling is the future because pollution has increased and so much plastic has increased.

Earlier 5 years back this knowledge was not known of recycle and now in Europe people don’t miss out this topic. So, I think in coming next years this will become a word of mouth.

We have already started working on it. Because we won’t stop drinking water and the plastic bottles can be recycled to make good quality garments, so why not utilise it.

the technology we have and if we have best one then market will automatically get good. We should consider the trends going on in the market and so we should consider having new technologies only then we will survive. We all are trying to come out with new innovations

Being the Chairman of successful company, what advice would you give to entrepreneurs …

I would like to say “you should work with commitment that what is our goal and to achieve it you should go with all your energy and the second point is investment.

Today, you get many facilities from government loans, etc. then you should use that fund properly. “ If there is no dedication it is of no use. We have taught our children to go abroad. They should not stay there but come back to India and use latest technology. We have given them liberty but have warned them for one thing which is ‘never buy second hand machine’. Technology is a longtime investment. There are so many ways to get information.

Industry is huge and we have our own speciality. For example, Reliance has its own alliance with specific products they make.

Comparatively we are smaller ones, so we are open to coming out with new products, Japan is a country having cluster econowhich is an advantage to our customers. my. There, all come together to form an Future Expansion Plan industry that is how it works; four peoWe are working on many things. In the next ple should combine and form an indusfive to six months, you will see Madhu Sud- try. The Government will also support han with new ideas. We make many fancy since subsidy is of Rs 300 crore from things. For example, cotton which is so cost- which 15% is the incentive, so we should ly so looking at the economic perspective take advantage of it. In Surat there is no we are coming out with cotton, wool and unity, understanding. Even if we talk of silk replacement and this is our core mastery. forming a cluster they won’t agree. Little The rates usually are good enough for a mid- has changed here. Cluster approach will dle-class man who also wants to look good, have to be considered, how much will an so we have mastered in it. individual perform? This motive should reach to everyone.

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SPECIAL FEATURES

Environment Friendly Textiles Basics of pollution & pollutants

(This article by Sanjay Harane, is specially focused on producing textile end products used for fashion & luxurious life in non-toxic, ethical and sustainable manner. It also highlights the methodology - How to produce sensuous fabrics which is eco-friendly & not harmful to human being & surrounding environment. The author, Sanjay Harane, has 38 years of experience. He worked with leading textile companies and represented various textile related associations. He has also published many articles on pollution and hazardous chenicals.)

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he textile industry in India is a gigantic industry – and it is gigantically polluting. The textile industry uses copious amounts of two things: water and chemicals third largest pollution generating industry after Leather & paper. This industry is a unique industry where designer wants to touch the emotions of human - ultimate user. When this industry moves towards fashion, it is ultra-dynamic in nature & it changes at every moment. In this era of global warming, it is very clear that, we stand at a turning point. For the first time, humans are no longer just affected by weather cycles & affecting natural seasons & climatic cycles - and also suffering the consequences of doing so.

Climate change is one of the most pressing problems of the 21st century. It affects everything, right from the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we grow & eat & cloths we wear. Also, the textiles we consume on daily basis are produced in a harmful manner right from cultivation to disposal. This is because the chemicals used during the lifecycle of garment releases harmful pollutants which affect nature including human being.

Water is used at every stage in fabric manufacturing process to dissolve chemicals to be used & then to wash and rinse out those same chemicals to be ready for the next step. It takes between large amounts of the chemicals to produce fabric. The production of the one T shirt (right from cultivation to disposal) consumes approximate 4000 Litres of water & huge amount of chemicals.

The chemically infused effluent-saturated with dyes, de-foamers, detergents, bleaches, optical brighteners, softeners, stiffeners, and many other chemicals -- is often released into the local river, where it enters the groundwater, drinking water, & gives adverse impacts on flora, fauna, and our food chain.

One should note a seriousness of this & try to understand that, many of these chemicals remain in the fabric that gets absorbed through human skin during usages. Over a period of time, we abrade tiny particles of the fabric that we then ingest or inhale. One Kg of cotton fabric conventionally processed into fabric contains 75% cotton fibres and 25% chemicals, many of which are proven toxic to humans and animals. These chemicals get mixed with local water reservoirs / rivers & pollute it. Just imagine living without fresh food & water. In India alone textile industry consumes water quantity equal to around 2 million Olympic size swimming pools every year that too release largely untreated. The use of chemicals and dyes during the manufacture of textiles generates an enormous quantity of waste as sludge, fibres and chemically polluted waters. As a consequence of such high quantities of solid & liquid waste, textile industries are now facing major problems in environment pollution.

While understanding basics of Textiles, it leads to variety of chemical operations and materials. Let us accept the truth that, Textile is the only material which is in contact with human skin for 24 hours & any pollutant present on fabric surface is tend to accumulate on surface of skin or accumulate in fat tissues & harm the body. It is also harmful to mother earth when it is released to atmosphere by the way of production activity, frequent washes at user end, & also at the time of disposal after use. Textile contributes a range of potential hazards to its workers and the surrounding communities and environment. Chemicals are frequently used in workplaces & some of them are by nature hazardous. It is essential to understand the chemical nature & its impact on environment before application & should try to eliminate such chemicals. Many scientists have worked deeply on this subject & derived a list of

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chemicals in textiles – popularly known as RSL (Restricted Substances List) In addition to this, as a further activity, they released a list MRSL (Manufacturers Restricted Substances List) This leads to restriction of chemicals usage during production activity.

This is because, large numbers of man power being used in textile production activity & they can have adverse effect of pollutants & lead to develop harmful effect. European countries have worked in this connection & developed REACH document (REACH stands for - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry. It also promotes alternative methods for the hazard assessment of substances in order to reduce the number of tests on animals.

In principle, REACH applies to all chemical substances; not only those used in industrial processes but also in our day-to-day lives, for example in cleaning products, paints as well as in articles such as clothes, furniture and electrical appliances. Therefore, the regulation has an impact on most companies across the EU. REACH places the burden of proof on companies. To comply with the regulation, companies must identify and manage the risks linked to the substances they manufacture and market in the EU. It also helps to understand how the substance can be safely used, and they must communicate the risk management measures to the users.

If the risks cannot be managed, authorities can restrict the use of substances in different ways. In the long run, the most hazardous substances should be substituted with less dangerous ones.

It’s necessary for Employers to make necessary arrangements to ensure the safety and health of employees who handle, store and transport chemicals. In order to make such arrangements the employer has to evaluate work related hazards or potential hazards and develop safety procedures and risk control measures.

What is Pollution: -

The contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances is known as the act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted, Generally, pollution is an outcome of human activity & impact of other living animals on natural atmosphere.

The textile industry is one of the most pollutants releasing industries of the world. ... Besides, 20 percent of all fresh water pollution is made by textile treatment and dyeing. Pollutants released by the global textile industry are continuously doing unimaginable harm to the environment. It is essential to have sharp focus on pollution & pollutants created by Textile industry.

Impact of pollution is observed on Air, Water & Soil.

It Disturbs the Natural cycles (seasonal changes) in atmosphere.

Global warming Ozone layer depletion

Process

Pollutants

Sizing & Desizing

Enzymes, Starch, Waxes, CMC, PVA etc..

Scouring & Bleaching

Hydrogen Peroxide, caustic, Soda ash, Sodium Hypo chloride, Pero stabilizer, Surfactant, Acetic acid, cotton wax etc..

Mercerizing,

Caustic Soda, Cotton wax etc..

Dyeing

Dyes, Salts, Surfactant, Urea, Soda Ash etc..

Printing

Urea, Dyes, Pigments, Binder, Soda Ash, Thickener etc..

Finishing

Resins, Formaldehyde, PVA, Waxes, silicones, Polyethylene etc.

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There are three basic needs that a man possesses food, clothing, and shelter. When we think of pollution, we envision coal power plants, strip-mined mountaintops and raw sewage piped into our waterways. We don’t often think of the cloths on our bodies.

The global textile and clothing industry is bound to be huge, as it fulfils the second basic requirement of man. The consumption of textile products is very huge & is increasing day by day due to increase of population & also increase in sq. meter consumption per person. Ultimately the overall impact the apparel industry has on our planet is quite large. Fashion is a complicated business involving long and varied supply chains of production, raw material, textile manufacture, clothing construction, shipping, retail, use and ultimately disposal of the garment. It is said that textile is the second largest polluter (after paper industry) in the world. A general assessment says that, right from the pesticides used in cotton farming, the size used in fabric manufacturing, the toxic dyes used in manufacturing and the great amount of waste generated during disposal of garments. Other supporting systems also generate lots of pollution load which includes coal for steam generation, transportation & packing material. Pollutants released by the global textile industry are continuously doing unimaginable harm to the environment. It pollutes land and makes them useless and barren in the long run. Surveys show that cotton consumes the highest amount of harmful pesticides and fertilisers. Majority of them fall on land while they are sprinkled on the crop. Similarly, textile manufacturing units release hazardous waste into the nearby land.

What are Pollutants:-

Here we link this word with chemical pollutants. The substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere is known as chemical pollutant. The textile industry is water intensive and produces pollutants of different forms. The manufacturing operation also generates vapours’ during dyeing, printing and curing of dye or colour pigments. Dust emission is associated with Fibre processing / boiler operation. Other than these process operations, textile mills have wood, coal or oil-fired boilers and thermic fluid heaters which are point emission sources. Major environmental issues in textile industry result from wet processing.

Wet processes may be carried out on yarn or fabric. The transformation of raw cotton to final usable form involves different stages. The various important wet processes involved in the textile industry are as follows:

Sizing : This process involves sizing of yarn with starch or polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or carboxyl methyl cellulose (CMC) to give necessary tensile strength and smoothness required for weaving.

Desizing: The sizing components which are rendered water soluble during sizing are removed from the cloth to make it suitable for dyeing and further processing. This can be done either through conventional process of acid steeping or through enzymes.

Scouring / Bleaching: This process involves removal of natural impurities such as greases, waxes, fats and other impurities. The desize cloth is taken for scouring. This can be done either through conventional method (kier boiling) or through modern techniques (continuous scour). Kiering liquor is an alkaline solution containing caustic soda, soda ash, Hydrogen peroxide, Peroxide stabilizer, with small amount of detergent. This process removes the natural colouring materials and renders the cloths white.

Mercerizing: The process of Mercerization provides lustre, strength, increases dye affinity and abrasion resistance to fabrics. It is gen-

erally carried out for cotton fabrics only for easy dyeing. Mercerization can be carried out with the help of highly concentrated caustic soda (250 to 300 GPL) with alkaline stable wetting agent.

Dyeing & Printing: This is the most complex step in wet processing which provides attractive colour on the product. Dyeing is carried

out either at the fibre stage, yarn stage, or at fabric stage. For dyeing process, hundreds of dyes and auxiliaries are used. In textile industry, various types of fibres are used which leads to different process & various dyes & chemicals printing paste add to the load of pollution drastically.

Finishing: Finishing process is a specialised process which leads to use of various specialised chemicals & ultimate pollution load is increased. The finishing chemicals are more harmful to human health & also are environmental hazards.

The combination of all above processes used in textile manufacturing, large volume of water with various pollutants is generated & it

Type of Chemical Hazard

Impact of Hazard

Precautions to be taken

Cause fire Explosive Physical hazard

Corrodes equipment, plant & machinery Causes violent reactions when used with other chemicals in process

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Proper storage of chemicals

Skin – eye irritation Cause allergies Cause cancer Human health hazard

Damage organs

Use of proper Personal Protective Equipment’s

Affect fertility & reproduction Dusting / Odour Endocrine disruptor Toxic to aquatic life Environmental hazard (This segment is a focused area)

Toxic to terrestrial life Persistent

Avoid the use of Chemicals

Bio accumulative Contaminates soil, air & ground water

needs to be treated in Effluent treatment plant. There are two wars to reduce pollution load 1) By treating effluent in correct manner with correct discharge norms.

2) By avoiding / reducing use of chemical hazards in process.

In second option, one can select green chemicals which are no or less harmful & gets bio-degraded without adverse impact on atmosphere. Green chemistry is a whole new way of thinking or entire new production approach that helps in using the existing knowledge and fundamentals of chemistry and other sciences to decrease the negative impact environment is facing. Green chemistry is different processes and methods that can help in minimizing the effect of pollution or environmental deterioration.

It is a combination of chemistry and chemical engineering for the betterment of the environment. There are several processes in textile production line, that not only add to the environmental pollution but the processes are not cost-effective and harmful to the environment. These processes are the cause of hazardous waste generation. Moreover, disposal of by-product (Sludge) & also garments after usage are dumped & are the cause of environmental pollution. The process should be such that even though the garments or by-products cannot add anything gainful but it should not add to the environmental pollution.

Importance of Green Chemistry Therefore, it is important to utilise the presently available knowledge to reduce the chemical hazards and also help in developmental activities. This should form the basis of green chemistry. So, what are the measures that need to be taken? For instance, we should be careful while using certain highly toxic organic solvents like toluene, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, etc.

It is a fact that, textile industry is highly water consuming industry. In addition to this, the effluent characteristic and effluent quantity vary according to the processes involved, chemicals used and the scale of operation. Therefore, quality of effluent from one industry varies from another industry. As the textile manufacturing units use different types of raw materials, chemicals and processes. As per market demand, textile units change their product mix & lead to variation in effluent characteristics which leads to difficulties in treatment at ETP. To avoid use of hazardous chemicals is the only solution for pollution prevention.

There are three types of Chemical hazards It is essential for a technician to know the chemical he uses & its impact on environment.

Chemical hazards are further categorised by its chemical nature into 11 priority groups as under; • APEO • Phthalates • Azo Dyes • Brominated & Chlorinated Flame retardants • Chloro-phenols • Chlorinated aromatics

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• Chlorinated solvents • Organotin Compounds • Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffin’s (SCCPs) • Heavy metals • Per-fluorinated Chemicals (PFCs).

The restrictions on these chemical groups were imposed as & when its severity was identified. Above picture shows the year when particular hazard was banned (Pic is from IKEA brand) In order to reduce the use and impact of harmful substances in the industry, it is essential to focus on entire supply chain starting from fibre generation to end consumer to disposal. This includes suppliers of raw material & chemicals, production houses, accessories manufacturers, packaging material suppliers, screen-printers, laundries etc…

RSL & MRSL: - Restricted Substances are chemicals whose use or presence is banned in a particular end-product such as finished article

or garment. Restricted Substances List or RSL is a comprehensive list of all chemicals that are restricted of banned from use on products.

RSLs are developed by individually by Brands, Eco-labels or legislations and are continuously updated based on international, federal and local governing bodies. MRSL is a next step to control the use of restricted substances right from manufacturing stage. The MRSL differs from a RSL because it restricts hazardous substances potentially used and discharged into the environment during manufacturing, not just those substances that could be present in finished products. The MRSL takes into consideration both process and functional chemicals used to make products, as well as chemicals used to clean equipment and facilities. It addresses ANY chemical used within the four walls of a manufacturing facility. Thus MRSL has broadened the area of RSL. A typical RSL manual contains the following: • Substance name • CAS Number • Limit Values of each restricted group • Terms such as Not Detected and Detection Limit • Test Method • Regulations under which the chemical group is restricted.

RSLs Focus on End-Product: Certain chemicals used at different stages of

production are released in the environment through waste water, air or sludge.

RSLs are focused only on restricted substances in the end product and do not monitor the presence of these chemicals in waste water or sludge. RSL compliance is monitored only through random testing on the samples of finished product. But, this is like solving the problem after the damage has been done!

Due to these limitations, Brands have shifted focus from RSLs to Manufacturing RSLs or MRSLs. One must understand the difference between RSL & MRSL.

RSLs Focus on End-Product whereas MRSL Focus is on Usage of Chemicals: - Certain chemicals used at different stages of production are released in the environment through waste water, air or sludge.

RSL / MRSL

RSL

MRSL MRSL is a list of hazardous chemicals that are restricted below a certain threshold in textile, apparel and footwear manufacturing. This list includes process chemicals, which may be used in manufacturing but may not be present in the finished product.

Definition

RSL is a list of hazardous chemicals that are restricted below a certain threshold in finished textile products.

Criteria

Provides threshold limits of hazardous chemi- Provides threshold limits of hazardous chemicals allowed cals allowed in finished products in chemical formulations

Identification

Products tested for presence of hazardous chemicals

Chemical formulations tested for presence of hazardous chemicals

Process permissions

Allows hazardous chemicals in manufacturing

Does not allow hazardous chemicals to enter factory gate.

Tool

Tool used to adhere to regulatory requirements

Beyond compliance

Focus

Focus on end-of-pipe

Focus on input chemistry

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Restricted Substances in Textile production process.

Process

Natural Fibre Cultivation

Name of Restricted Substance

Details

APEOs

Emulsifier & wetting agent in formulations of pesticide & insecticide.

Restricted Pesticides

Pesticide used to protect plant growth

Heavy Metals (Arsenic)

Preservative, Contaminant in input water

All Heavy Metals

Synthetic Fibre Production Spinning Knitting

Desizing

Scouring & Bleaching

Contaminants from soil

Heavy Metals (Antimony)

Used as a catalyst in polyester manufacturing

APEOs

Emulsifier in spin finish, texturing oil

APEOs

Spin finish component

SCCPs

Waxing during yarn winding

APEOs

Emulsifier in Knitting oil and spotting oil

APEOs

Wetting Agent

Pentachlorophenol

Preservative in size paste

Isothiazolinone

Biocide in enzyme& size formulations

Unreacted acrylate Monomer

From acrylate-based size

APEOs

Wetting agents, lubricants, de-aerating agents, scouring agents

Chlorinated Solvents

Stain removers

Mercury

Impurity from caustic soda

EDTA

Chelating agent

Mercury

Impurity from caustic soda

APEOs

Surfactant and Wetting Agent

Bio-polishing

Isothiazolinone

Preservative in enzymes

Dyeing processes

APEOs

Emulsifiers, Wetting Agents

Dyestuff formulations

SCCPs

De-dusting Oil

Washing process

APEOs

Washing – off chemicals

Banned Amines

Part of dyestuff

Formaldehyde

Dye- fixing agent

Heavy Metals

Part of dyestuff

Allergenic Disperse Dyes

Dyestuff

Phthalates

Levelling agents

Chlorobenzenes

Carrier/Swelling Agent

Acid Dyeing

Carcinogenic Dyes, Banned amines

Dyestuff

Basic Dyeing

Carcinogenic Dyes

Dyestuff

Metal Complex Dyeing

Heavy metals

Part of dyestuff

Banned Amines

Part of dyestuff

Formaldehyde

Dye-fixing agent

Carcinogenic Dyes

Dyestuff

Mercerization

Reactive Dyeing

Disperse Dyeing

Direct Dyeing

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Heavy Metals

Part of Pigments

Formaldehyde

Fixer

Unreacted Acrylate monomer

Binder in Pigment Dyeing

APEOs

Emulsifiers, De-aerating Agents

Heavy Metals (Zinc, Nickel)

Part of Discharging Agent; printing screens, rollers

Formaldehyde

Discharging Agent

All Printing processes

Unreacted Acrylamide Monomer

Binder

Natural Printing gums

Pentachlorophenol

Preservative used in ptg. Gums

Pigment printing

Formaldehyde

Dye Fixing agent

Washing process

APEOs

Washing-off Aids

Banned Amines

Part of a pigment

Heavy Metals (Lead, Cadmium,)

Part of a pigment,

Phthalates

Plasticizer in PVC

Diisocyanates

Binders based on PU or PVC

Dibutyltin

Catalyst in PVC

Banned Amines

Part of Dye-stuff

Heavy Metals

Part of Dye-stuff

Phthalates

Plasticizer

Dibutyltin

Stabilizer for PVC

APEOs

Wetting Agents, Emulsifiers

Dibutyltin

Catalyst in silicone finishing

Easy care/Anti-crease/ Crease resistant

Formaldehyde

Cross-linking agent

Water, Oil & Stain-repellent Finishing

PFCs (PFOA/PFOS)

Water, Oil and Stain-Repellence

Fire-retardant

Chlorinated and Brominated Flame Retardants

Flame Retardant-finishing agent

Tributyltin

Anti-microbial finishing Agent

Triclosan

Anti-microbial finishing Agent

Antistatic Finishing

APEO

Emulsifier

PVA Emulsion

Phthalates

Stiff finish

APEOs

Emulsifier

Benzene

Thickener

Phthalates

Softener/plasticizer

Acrylates

Softener/plasticizer

Vinyl Chloride

Unreacted monomer

PVC

Coating Material

Isocyanates

Polyurethane coating

Free Acrylamide

Unreacted monomer

Acrylonitrile

Unreacted monomer

Formaldehyde

Cross-linking Agent

Pigment Dyeing Printing processes Discharge Printing Process

Pigment Printing

Reactive Printing Plastisol Printing Silicone softener & fatty acid condensates & PE/ Paraffin wax

Anti-microbial / Moth-proof Finishing

Powder Coating

Polymer Dispersion Coating

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N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)

Solvent

Di-methyl Formamide (DMF)

Solvent

N,N-Dimethyl Acetamide (DMAC)

Solvent

Toluene

Solvent

Heavy Metals

"Part of Direct Dyes, Reactive Dyes”

APEOs

Part of Reactive Dyes

Garment Wash Effects

APEO

Soaping Agent, Lubricant

Stain Removal

Chlorinated Solvent

Stain Remover

Dimethyl Fumarate (DMFu)

Biocide and Fumigant

PVC

Plastic Packaging Material

Phthalates

Plasticizer in PVC wrapping

Formaldehyde

Paper Packaging Material

Heavy metals (Pb,Cd & Cr)

Cardboard manufacturing

Solvent Based Coating

Tinting/Over dyeing

Packaging and Transportation

RSLs are focused only on restricted substances in the end product and do not monitor the presence of these chemicals in waste water or sludge. RSL compliance is monitored only through random testing on the samples of finished product. But this is like solving the problem after the damage has been done! Due to these limitations, Brands have shifted focus from RSLs to Manufacturing RSLs or MRSLs. One need to understand the difference between RSL & MRSL. An important point to consider is that if hazardous chemicals are restricted at the factory gate before they even enter the manufacturing facility, theoretically they will not be present on the finished product. This means The cost of product testing can be reduced significantly.

Fewer products to test, and less transportation to testing labs saves money.

Fewer garments need to be destroyed which is a requirement for testing.

Above list is a guidance for possible presence of restricted substances. One can study MSDS & TDS for correct selection of chemicals & dyes in process. Even chemical manufacturer can guide for selection of dyes & chemicals for restricted substances.

MSDS Let us understand important factors in MSDS MSDS is a document generated by the manufacturer of chemical.

A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a document that contains information on the potential hazards (health, fire, reactivity and environmental) and also give information on how to work safely with the chemical product. It is a basic document for development of a complete health and safety program. It also contains information on the use, storage, handling and emergency procedures all related to the hazards of the material. The MSDS contains much more information about the material than the label. MSDSs are prepared by the supplier or manufacturer of the material. It is intended to tell what the hazards of the product are, how to use the product safely, what to expect if the recommendations are not followed, what to do if accidents occur, how to recognize symptoms of overexposure, and what to do if such incidents occur. There are 16 sections in standard MSDS & it can give complete information about hazards (Physical, Health & Environmental.

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Standard format of Safety Data Sheets MSDS should be provided in the official language of the country, where the substance is supplied.

There is a total 16 sections in MSDS & should be as under: • Identification of the substance/mixture and the company/undertaking • Hazards identification (assessment) • Composition/information on ingredients • First aid measures • Firefighting measures • Accidental release measures • Handling and storage • Exposure controls / personal protection • Physical and chemical properties • Stability and reactivity • Toxicological information • Ecological information • Disposal considerations • Transport information • Regulatory information • Other information This format is based on GHS recommendations and it is acceptable throughout the world.

For sustainability, one must focus on hazard identification. Same is seen in section No. – 2, 10, 11, 12 & 13. No doubt section No 15 is also important for hazard handling.

The impact of pollution is so high that, Government has laid down stricter norms for discharge of effluent & sludge (CPCB, SPCB) In addition to this, various NGO’s, Brands, buying houses are not allowing any industry to do business if they are polluting the atmosphere.

The solution to above issue is very simple & is known as CMS that is Chemical management System.

Let us take an OATH “We will take care of mother earth with social responsibility and environmental protection.

This is our contribution to a better future for us and for coming generations It simply means: Give back what you take!

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SPECIAL FEATURES

Hybrid Events are Here to Stay: Future and Scope TVC Editorial Team

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ver since Covid-19 outbreak, everything has transformed. Though the world has started to recover, nothing will remain the same in the post-pandemic world from workplace activities and our content consumption to how we engage in events. Apart from all the difficulties, it gave us some important business lessons.

For starters, it showed us that not everything has to be done in person.

During this challenging period, we have modified our contact with others by doing online meetings and conferences. Event planners have made significant strides to move live events to the virtual sphere. Once the pandemic is over, the dilemma of if we will return to normal face-to-face contacts or whether virtual events will become permanent. We already have a clear idea of what will happen as a result of the current relaxation of the Covid regulations.

Several virtual conferencing providers have opted to push into what is going to be the future – Hybrid Events.

This approach, which combines live as well as digital participation, offers substantial benefits that make it ideal of both environments.

The advantages of virtual and hybrid events extend beyond logistics. Several businesses, event organisers, and marketers are discovering that there are major advantages to holding digital events that traditional events do not offer. According to a latest Grand View Research analysis, the worldwide virtual events industry is predicted to increase by 23% from 2020 to 2027.

What are Hybrid Events?

Hybrid events are the ones that mixes a live event with a virtual system, such as an exhibition, conference, workshop, seminar, or other gathering.

A Hybrid Event is – • A smooth incorporation of technology to allow engagement from both live and digital viewers.

• An experience which serves all spectators in a viewer-friendly manner.

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• Bringing both virtual and live viewers on a same field.

The following are the reasons why Hybrid Events are here to stay: Broader outreach and greater participation An event may reach a vast number of participants by incorporating both a live audience and a digital audience through hybrid events. An in-person event may impose constraints on the capacity of the venue and the number of individuals who can participate. With hybrid events, you can get the same or even more participation virtually as you have physically. This manner, you may broaden your audience and fully utilise the capacity of your event.

Furthermore, this approach allows participants who are unable to physically visit the events at various places to participate remotely through a digital platform. Guests from all around the globe can digitally attend the event from the comfort of their homes, which would not have been possible otherwise.

Greater audience engagement Including a virtual component in a live event allows far more interaction chances than a simply live event, both during and after the event.

It’s due to the fact that the digital audience is constantly interacting from their mobile phones or desktops or laptops, which means they may discuss, share, like, remark, and do a variety of other things.

You can, for instance, hold polls in events that comprise both a live and an online audience.

Alternatively, you may hold a live Q&A session with a speaker, then ask them for a Q&A session with the virtual audience, which is often held at a studio that transmits the live event.

Coordinators and participants benefit from cost effectiveness Online events democratise thought leadership by eliminating the transportation and in-person barriers that prevent people from accessing content. Exhibitor stalls have a prolonged shelf in digital and hybrid events since

they can remain active even after the event has concluded, increasing revenue potential. It will assist organisers in replicating events or scheduling new events as needed; with the foundation already in place, less expenditure will be required and more income will be generated.

hanced outreach and adaptability.

Since your hybrid events are attracting larger individuals, this can lead to even more visits for sponsors and more sign-ups following the event. You also gain a huge amount of data, which allows you to deliver more precise performance reports.

Event’s adaptability

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Additional Possibilities for Sponsorships

Hybrid events will increase sponsorship possibilities for a number of reasons. Because of the enhanced reach of joining remotely, there will be even more attendance, allowing sponsors to access a broader audience. Sponsors will be able to participate in the event as well by establishing digital event stalls and finally presenting through video conference. Furthermore, because of the virtual element of the event, a hybrid event enables you to get more sponsors than those for the event venue.

Finally, hybrid events have the ability to solve problems.

If you’re planning a live event and are unable to attend due to unforeseen situations, hybrid events can help! It is natural to experience unexpected setbacks, and there are a variety of scenarios in which hybrid events may come to the aid. For example, the Covid restrictions have recently changed rather unexpectedly, making it incredibly impossible for a person to ensure their attendance. You always have a backup plan when you’re attending or organising a hybrid event! You’ll be able to convert part of the live participants to virtual ones. As a result, cancelling the event and incurring additional financial expenses will not be necessary.

Reduction of Carbon Emissions This is an undeniable reason. Embracing online or hybrid is a great alternative if your company wants to minimise its carbon emissions and become more environment-friendly. You can keep your event’s authenticity including all the advantages of interacting with others while being mindful of the influence you’re making on the earth.

According to a recent study, adopting virtual will lower your Co2 emissions by more than 99 per cent. If you convert some or most of your guests to a digital platform, you will save Co2 emissions by reducing transportation, food and beverage waste.

Improved Content Quality When event organisers are not preoccupied with the complexities of arranging an event for huge numbers of people, they have far more time and effort to devote to selecting the best quality content and output level for presentations and guest speakers. By reducing the number of in-person guests, organisers will be able to concentrate on quality rather than quantity.

Enhanced ROI (ROI) With all of the moving parts, calculating ROI at events is difficult. Hybrid events, on the other hand, provide a higher return on investment, owing mostly to their en-

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The opportunities for hybrid events are infinite, and they may provide an exciting and one-of-a-kind event experience. Technical advancements in recent years, such as worldwide internet services that enable live-streaming everywhere, have blurred the distinction between the physical and technical world. Take advantage of this!

Hybrid events provide the opportunity for a more enhanced meeting experience than ever before.

References: https://www.brella.io/blog/hybrid-event-benefits https://www.beaconlive.com/blog/why-hybridevents-are-here-to-stay https://morethandigital.info/en/7-reasons-why-hybrid-events-will-be-the-future/

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SPECIAL FEATURES Processing of Pine Needles (Perul) Fibres in Textile Industries Dr N.N.Mahapatra Business Head (Dyes) Shree Pushkar Chemicals & Fertilisers Ltd., Mumbai

The yarns with 70:30 Cotton: PNF (actual in yarn stage) was successfully spun and yarns were sized and woven into fabrics using loom and the fabrics have unique look and are useful to produce Jackets, home textiles and apparels.

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here are various types of fibres available as textile fibres. These are either natural or manmade (synthetic). Recent trends show that use of natural fibres is increasing all across the world as compared to synthetic fibres because natural fibres are eco-friendly, skin friendly and most importantly they are biodegradable. The Indian Himalayan region has enormous natures fibre wealth, including pine needles. These fibres are being used by the local people in a very casual way to fulfil their bare minimum needs.

Due to insufficient possibilities of employment in hills, poverty prevails in the hills. Further, the most negative and damaging impact is that pine needles (called perul in local language), fall down every year in abundance which catch fire and become highly combustible after getting dried. This leads to a forest fire causing huge losses to the people living in the region.

Thus, it can be concluded that there is strong need to open the path for generation of employment at hills.

Textile is the second largest employment giving industry in India and so it is better to exploit the use of natural fibres of the region to bring happiness to the hill people by upbringing their livelihood & earnings and reducing chances of forest fires. It has been observed that the products developed from these fibres have very high domestic and export demand.

Production of Pine Neddles Fibres The process for fibre extraction from Pine Needles (Perul) which involves low temperature and low alkali fibre extraction followed by silica removal together with provisions for softening of fibres. A plant fibre forms a fibre extracted from stem, leaf of plant and can be also produced by plant as protecting seed hairs. In existing ex-

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traction process pine fibre is extracted from leaf of pine tree that is also called as pine needle or Perul. Fibre extraction is carried out by cooking the needles. Cooking constitutes a process in which pine leaves are treated with certain chemicals at boiling temperature. Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tamara Orjola’s Forest Wool stools and carpets are made from processed pine needles left over from the timber industry.

By crushing, soaking, steaming, binding and pressing the needles, Orjola extracts the pine needles’ fibre and transforms it into textiles, composites and paper. The process also allows essential oils and dye to be extracted and used.

Further, the extraction processes are accompanied by manual/machine decortications of boiled pine needles.

The chemicals that are used in extraction are generally alkali or salt, which are used at boiling or elevated temperature. In order to impart clean look, the process is generally accompanied by bleaching. The bleaching can be done by any of the available method like hypochlorite bleaching or peroxide bleaching etc. However, the fibres produced are short and coarse. The extraction of pine fibre by treatment with alkali followed by soaking in water, wherein material must be treated at 212 Fahrenheit. Variable size fibres can be obtained.

According to this process, the needles or pine-straw not only has the effect of dissecting the fibre vascular bundles, but the contour of the fibrils is also altered.

By the constant circulation of the alkaline solution and subsequent washings with water, the pores or cells are thoroughly permeated, a great deal of foreign matter is driven out, and the place of the old natural constituents is taken by the new chemical compounds. By the decorticating process a great deal of organic matter is rubbed

out and the teeth of the cards are enabled to readily take hold of the mass to finally remove all foreign and objectionable matter and to affect the shredding of the leaves, which may be done to a greater or less degree to produce a fibre of fine or coarser grade, as desired. The pine needles are treated with warm or hot alkali. After alkali treatment needles are passed between pressure rolls. Pressure applications are followed by washing, wherein pressures are applied to loosen the silica. Silica removal is necessary as it is the constituent in the fibre that is mainly responsible for brittleness.

tion of soft fibres facilitating the process. Softening is achieved by means of oil in water emulsion method.

The temperature is near to room temperature and said alkali is in the range of 0-8%.

Properties Of Pine Neddle Fibres Parameters

Pine needles

Tenacity (g/den)

1.1

Min.

0.32

Max.

3.63

Average

1.1

CV%

66.8

Elongation%

5.94

Min.

0.8

Max.

10.1

Average

5.94

CV%

41.25

The washing is done by means of soft water.

Count (Denier/Ne)

87.69/60.61

The bleaching is conducted by Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) having concentration of 1-2 grams per litre together with 0.5-2 grams per litre NaoH and 0.25-1 grams per litre peroxide stabilizer.

Bundle strength (g/tex)

5.64

Elongation%

6.9

Moisture Regain

11 %

Fiber Length Range:-

3-8 cm

Anti-Microbial Property

Yes

Average fiber Fineness

88.56 micron

Crystallinity

61.76 %

Also in the currently available technologies, there are no provisions to achieve softness and for textile processes flexibility is required because stiffness leads to breakages during fibre processing in different textile process.

The pine fibres are conditioned at 27 + 2 C and 65% + 5 Relative Humidity.

The treatment of conditioned pine fibres carried out with alkali for 30 minutes to 10 hours, concentration of which varies from 0.5 to 5%.

The treatment with metallic salt is conducted for 30 minutes to 10 hours having concentration of 0.5 to 5 The treated pine fibres undergoes decortication followed by washing.

The drying is carried out for example at 1200C for about 20 minutes to extract fibre.

The process for fibre extraction from pine needles comprising steps of sorting of pine needles, pine fibres conditioning, dual chemical treatment, decortication, washing, bleaching, drying of fibres followed by softening and fibre extraction the metallic salt has silica removal action, which decreases harshness. This leads to softening of fibres. Thus, loosening of lignin and silica removal is carried out by the aforesaid chemical processes. The finally treated pine fibres undergoes decortication manually or by a machine. The decorticated fibres are then washed by means of distilled water.

The washing is followed by bleaching and drying. The bleaching is conducted by Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) having concentration of 1-2 grams per litre together with 0.5-2 grams per litre NaoH and 0.25-1 grams per litre peroxide stabilizer for nearly 15 minutes. The bleached pine fibres thus obtained are dried in a drying chamber for example at 1200C for about 20 minutes to extract fibre.

The silica removal is accomplished at low concentration of chemical for complete removal thereof.

USES OF PINE NEDDLES FIBRES ; The pine needle fibres (PNF) have been blended with cotton in different ratios and it was found difficult to spin yarn as the percentage of PNF fibres increases.

Also it is observed that there is preferential loss of PNF in carding, resulting in less PNF percentage in resultant yarn. The yarns with 70:30 Cotton: PNF (actual in yarn stage) was successfully spun and yarns were sized and woven into fabrics using loom. The fabrics have unique look and are useful to produce Jackets, home textiles and apparels.

The devised process of invention results in produc-

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NONWOVENS

Non-woven Fabrics: Opportunities Galore TVC Editorial Team

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onwoven fabrics closely resemble conventional fabrics but are not knitted or woven. They are bonded together by mechanical, heat solvent, and chemical treatment. The nonwoven fabrics/textiles industry is growing as an alternative to polyurethane foams. Increasing awareness about the toxic substances in polyurethane foam is expected to drive the growth of non-woven fabrics/textiles industry.

Summary: Non-woven Fabrics/Textiles Market is mainly driven by increasing awareness about and rising adoption of non-woven fabrics/textiles

The global non-woven fabrics/textile industry is expected to register a robust growth due to the cost-effectiveness of the raw materials used in their manufacturing. Additionally, the raw materials are readily available. Hence, it serves a wide range of industries. Furthermore, the growing demand in the medical sector is expected to drive the industry. The medical sector requires various products such as surgical gowns, masks, caps, and bath wipes in large quantities. The industry is also expected to replace all its polyurethane foam-based products due to tightening regulations and their toxicity, further fuelling demand for nonwoven fabrics/textiles.

Moreover, the non-woven fabrics/textiles industry is expected to grow due to increasing demand from its application in manufacturing filters. These are used for filtering gasoline, oil, and air. In addition, they are used as filter for beverages including coffee, tea, and filters for the pharmaceutical industry and in mineral processing. The growing numbers of oil and gas exploration expeditions are expected to drive growth for the fabrics/textiles industry in near future.

An intelligence report by TMR is the outcome of intense study and rigorous assessment of various dynamics shaping the growth of the industry. TMR nurtures a close-knit team of analysts, strategists, and industry experts who offer clients tools, methodologies, and frameworks to make smarter decisions. Its objective insights, and actionable analytics provide CXOs and executives to advance their mission-critical priorities with confidence.

The scrutiny of the various forces impacting the dynamics of the industry, and key and associated industries, guide’s enterprises in understanding various consumer propositions. Our clients leverage these insights and perspectives to enhance customer experience in the fast-paced business environment.

All their insights and perspectives are broadly based on 4 Pillars or Stages: ASBC-S, which offer an elaborate and customisable frame-

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work for the success of an organisation. The essence and the roles of these in organisational successes are highlighted below:

Agenda for CXOs: TMR, through the study

sets the tone for agendas that are pertinent to CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, and other CXO executives of businesses operating in the industry. The perspectives help the clients bridge the gap between agenda and action plan. TMR strives to offer guidance to CXOs to undertake mission-critical activities empowered by various business analysis tools, and boost the performance of the organisations. The perspectives guide you to decide on your own industry mix that align well with the policies, visions, and mission.

Strategic Frameworks: The study offers how organisations are

setting both short-term and long-term strategic plans. Our team of experts collaborate and communicate with you to understand these to make your organisations sustainable and resilient during tough times.

The insights help them decide sustainable competitive advantage for each business units.

Benchmarking for Deciding Target Industries and Brand Positioning: The assessments in the study provides a scrutiny of

industry channels and industry mix. Our various teams work synergistically with you to help identify your actual and potential direct, indirect, and budget competition areas. Additionally, the study helps you decide most effective budgets for various processes and promotional activities. Furthermore, the study guides you to set benchmarks for integrating people and processes with the 4Ps of industry. Eventually, this will empower you to find out unique propositioning strategies and niches.

Business Composability for Sustainability (C-S): Constant

strategy planning for sustainability characterising our C-S framework in the report has become more relevant than before in the face of disruptions caused by pandemics, recessions, boom and bust cycles, and changing geopolitical scenario. The TMR study offers a high level of customisation to help you achieve business composability. Composable enterprises are increasingly gaining the attention of CXOs in order to help them combat industry volatility. Our analysts and industry experts help you wade through such uncertainties and guide you to become a smart sustainable business in entirety.

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NONWOVENS

Shift in India’s Nonwoven Exports TVC Editorial Team

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ver the past decade, the global nonwoven industry has increased at a steady rate of 7.5 per cent each year in tonnage. Though development in the nonwoven industry in the USA, Europe, and Japan has reduced with age, these countries continue to develop at a rate of 5 per cent per year. The increased demand for such fibres as emerging markets like Asia expand accounts for a large share of global nonwoven growth. The major contributors to this expansion are India and China.

In India, the nonwovens sector is booming. Nonwovens have been manufactured in India for ages, although they were primarily confined to nonwovens made with staple fibres using traditional and outdated technologies. In addition, as the trend for lower basis weight continues, spunmelt and spunlace materials have become increasingly important.

Nowadays, most of the nonwoven’s volume is used in low-end, cheap items including shopping bags, backings, and rugs among other things. However, if Nonwovens and technical textiles are the most poten- high-end applications like filtration, automotive, geotial and active areas of the textile industry; therefore, textiles, and the sanitation and healthcare industries production and usage will rise in the coming years. demonstrate constant development, the value of the development will climb as well.

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Nonwoven Exports of India

the next year. Felt of other textile materials exports India exported wadding of man-made fibres worth declined from US$0.27 million in September 2020 to US$0.34 million in September 2020 which declined US$0.15 million in September 2021. to US$0.27 million. Between January to September Exports of man-made filament weighting>25g /sqm 2021 the total exports were worth US$2 million. In which were about US$54.53 million by the end of September 2020, adding; other articles of wadding September 2020, climbed up to US$101.11 million in of cotton exports were worth US$3.92 million, rising the same time span of 2021. India supplied man-made to US$4.28 million in September 2021. By Septem- filament weighting between 70g/sqm and 150g/sqm ber 2020, the exports were totalled US$34.84 million worth US$21.81 million by September 2020, which inwhich decreased to US$31.49 million. Wadding and creased to US$36.3 million. Exports of rubber thread articles of wadding nes exports in September 2021 and cord, textile covered remained the same in Sepwitnessed a fall, from US$0.16 million to US$0.1 mil- tember of both years. lion. At the end of September 2021, the exports rose Between January and September 2021, India’s exby US$0.06 million to US$0.83 million. Exports of texports of other cordage etc of polyethylene/polytile flock and dust and mill neps by the end of Septempropylene were around US$82 million, up by US$28 ber 2021 increased to US$1.61 million, up by US$1.48 million from last year. Other twine, cordage, rope and million from the previous year. cables exports decreased from US$2.2 million in SepIndia exported felt, impregnated, coated, covered or tember 2020 to US$1.23 million in September 2021. laminated worth US$0.23 million in September 2020 India’s exports of made-up fishing nets of man-made which had a fall in September 2021. From January to textile materials by the end of September 2021 deSeptember 2020 the exports were US$0.73 million clined to US$47.67 million. India exported articles decreasing to US$0.71 million in the corresponding of yarn strap/the like of heading o. 5404/5405 twine period of next year. Needle loom felt and stitch-bond- cordage-rope/cables n.e.s. were worth US$1.21 miled fibre fabrics exports soared to US$0.49 million in lion in September 2020 which increased to US$1.5 September 2021 from US$0.19 million in September million in the next year.

2020. Between January and September 2020, the exports were worth US$2.4 million which doubled in

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CORPORATE NEWS

Suyog Sublimation Adds Mimaki TS 100-1600 Dye-Sublimation Printer TVC Editorial Team

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nsight Print Communication has installed a TS 100-1600 dye sublimation transfer printer at Suyog Sublimation, Mumbai. Textile industry has been worst hit due to pandemic and back-to-back installation of Mimaki Printers reflects customer’s belief and trust in the technology. Suyog Sublimation is a renowned name in the sports apparel and sublimation industry and is known for its quality printing and consistency. Suyog Sublimation founded 25 years ago by Mr. Vasant Bherd, who has expertise in many technologies. Mr. Vasant has been responsible for company’s success and zest towards innovation.

The 64-inch wide roll-to-roll sublimation inkjet printer TS1001600 is a dedicated transfer paper printer for the textile print industry. Perfectly suited to the creation of fashion, apparel, sportswear, furnishings, etc the TS100-1600 uses state-of-theart technology to set new performance benchmarks for the sector. Officially, the maximum speed is 70m2/hr. This machine is compatible with Raster Link 7 which speed up the RIP processing by 25 per cent as compared to the previous version and enables variable data printing whereas another compatible software Tx Link 4 gives much smoother gradation expression with 16 bit rendering and colour replacement function as compared to the previous software Tx Link 3.

TS100-1600 is equipped with High-performance Sb610 ink, containing Mimaki’s ink technologies, which achieves low-cost, high-density printing with low ink consumption. Mimaki inks have obtained the ECO-PASSPORT certification from OEKO-TEX international association.

Cockling is well known to reduce product yield and quality, and frequently occurs on transfer papers during printing. With its cockling-reduction transfer mechanism and new printhead, the TS100-1600 can print on cockled papers with a high head gap setting while maintaining beautiful print quality. Cockling reduction media transfer mechanism comprises of vacuum hold-down system beneath the platen and AMF (Auto Media Feeder) which further reduces cockling.

“Mimaki’s cutting edge technology and the Insight’s constant commitment towards innovation, customer service and application development help textile producers to meet the dynamic needs and demand of today’s consumers. I am a tech enthusiast and I’ve believed in innovation from the beginning, and my search for a partner who could help us to achieve outstanding results with strong service support ended with Insight” commented Mr. Vasant Bherd, Founder and Director at Suyog Sublimation.

The TS100-1600 fully supports continuous printing with steady technologies. NCU automatically detects and recovers clogged nozzles, and if the clogged nozzles are not recovered after cleaning through the NCU function, the NRS selects substitute nozzles and then restarts printing, maintaining productivity. With all these features, we can vouch for stable productivity which is the need of the hour,” adds Mr. Raja Kochhar, General Manager at Insight Print Communication.

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EVENTS

ISCMA get-together held in Mumbai TVC Editorial Team

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he Indian Speciality Chemicals Manufacturers Association (ISCMA) recently held a get-together function at the Banquet Hall, Matunga Gymkhana in Mumbai which brought people together with ideas to share. Members of ISCMA and distinguished dignitaries graced this occasion.

The function was inaugurated with a welcome speech by ISCMA President, Mr. Vinay D. Patil, who emphasised the key values that collaboration unlocks answers, and that “we should all work together for a better tomorrow.”

Welcome speech by ISCMA President – Vinay D. Patil.

Artists from Nritya Jhankar Academy

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ISCMA Past President Mr Narendra Mehta felicitated by President Vinay D Patil

L to R: Mr Sivramakrishnan; Mr Prasad Pant; Mr Anjani Prasad; Mr Sanjay Arya; Mr Vinay Patil; Mr Ketan Gandhi; Dr Ramesh Kabra

Mr. Vinay D. Patil informed about ISCMA’s collaboration with ICT, IIT-B, K.J.Somiya College of Engineering, BASF Alumni Association and collaboration with Deputy Director, Vocational Training and Education Government of Maharashtra for ITI students from Ambernath, Panvel, Mahad and Nagathane.

ISCMA has organised virtual training programmes on “Pollution Prevention & Industrial Safety” as well as “Boiler Training” for ITI students. Mr. Sanjay Harne and Mr. Suvra Sengupta (Thermax Ltd.) trained the students with their expertise and experience.

Mr Sanjay Harane also helps in organising visit to CETP Dombivili plant for ITI students on December 10, 2021.

This was followed by a dazzling dance performance by the a team of Nritya Jhankar Cultural Academy under the leadership of Ms. Natasha Chaudhary.

During the event, appreciation was shown by felicitating ISCMA Past Presidents-Mr. Narendra Mehta and Dr. Kishore Shah, sponsors for the get-together, GIZ representative Mr. Tarun Mhaske and trainer Mr. Sanjay Harne, dignitaries from the US ConsulateMs. Tamarind Murrietta, Mr.Sanjay Arya and Ms. Shamli Menon.

Mr. Vivek Raghuvanshi from ICICI Bank- Regional Head Sales Mumbai informed the members about their products and facilities, such as working capital requirement in foreign currency like buyer’s credit and PCFC etc.

Amit Shah (also known as the voice of Kishore Kumar) and his team kept the guests entertained by melodious old songs of Hindi movies. The event ended with interaction among attendees and a dinner.

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EVENTS

Gartex Texprocess India 2021 closes on positive business sentiments TVC Editorial Team

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etting the industry up for a post-pandemic future, Gartex Texprocess India concluded on a fruitful note underlining the dynamic domestic marketplace and the opportunities it offers. Through five focused segments and the co-located Screen Print India and Denim Show, the platform brought together 145 exhibitors with over 300 brands and more than 800 products on display.

course. The buoyant business atmosphere was further complemented by the visit of Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Mr Vijoy Kumar Singh, who highlighted the focus of the Indian Government to formulate a scheme to incentivise manufacturing of textiles machinery in India leading to intense discussions on domestic collaborations and an optimistic outlook among the fraternity.

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Gartex Texprocess India, the most comprehensive B2B exhibition on garmenting and textile machinery, fabric accessories and allied industries returned to Delhi with its first-ever post-pandemic edition in December 2021. The combined showcase of textiles and garment machineries, digital and screen-printing technologies and denim innovations and trends attracted 10,158 business visitors over its three-day

Re-affirming the potential of the Indian market in the post-pandemic scenario, Mr Adhish Aggarwal, Business Development Manager, Insight Print Communications Pvt Ltd said: “We have had many of our existing customers upgrading to the new TS55 machines and switching to TS100 machines from their traditional Chinese machines. These 2 boxes have certainly been a game-changer. There is a huge po-

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tential in the Indian market, with the Government also setting up textile hubs and sanctioning grants for the same.” The company showcased the new high-speed sublimation printer Mimaki TS55-1800 and an entry-level sublimation printer TS1001600 by Mimaki, a renowned Japanese brand in textile printing industry.

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displayed our latest products in technical textile fabrics for protective wear, performance wear, workwear and bags. The platform proved to be really beneficial for us, we got really good prospects and we are happy to see customers from different parts of India converging at the exhibition.

Overall, the response has been excellent.”

He further shared that there is a huge scope for automation and that advanced technology in garment manufacturing will become the centrepiece leading to increased productivity.

Targeting the future of fashion through advancements in garment machinery, innovative fabrics, embroideries and trims, denim collections, as well as screen-printing technologies and its rising applications, the platform brought the textile value chain together through its dedicated product zones of Embroidery zone, Digitex show, Fabrics & Trims show. The specialty areas made product sourcing easy for its business visitors.

First time exhibitor Felix Schoeller India also reported to have a good business response. Mr Pranav Vaswani, Director, shared: “We participated in the Gartex Texprocess India 2021 to promote our sublimation paper which is sold out as an S-RACE brand. This is our first time participating in Gartex and we had a pretty good response in these three days. It was great to find a lot of good quality conscious customers at this exhibition and has been a very interesting experience for us as we came across a lot of new customers, who we could introduce our products to. I think it is going to give us good business traction Image Source: gartexindia.com over the next one and a half years because a lot of people have become aware of our Screen Printing segment remains products, and we are very happy overall.” strong for textile printing industry Mr Bharath Subramaniam, Managing Di- Screen printing plays a major role in today’s rector, Mehala Machines India Limited, fashion industry and holds a prominent poalso shared his experience as an exhibitor sition among brands for high volume proat Gartex Texprocess India 2021: “We had duction. With technological developments TVC | Dec 2021 47

in this space, screen printing has also made the fashion business more economical than ever. Showcasing advancements in this space with their entirely new line of ultrasoft binders, Mr Moulik Ranka, Director, Zydex Industries said: “It has been very refreshing to see and connect with old faces again after the last two troublesome years. We were very excited to launch an entirely new line of ultrasoft binders that allow expanding the pigment printing space to replace 30-40% of reactive type designs resulting in significant savings in energy as well as water. The show has been really good with excellent footfall and we are extremely pleased to have participated here.”

Image Source: gartexindia.com

Distributors of USA-based company Stahls also reported a remarkable response from Indian buyers. Mr Harish Dharamsinh, Marketing Executive, Skyscreen International Pvt Ltd explained: We are the distributors of Stahls heat transfer films, vinyl, and heat press machines of Stahls for the Asia region. We also are the distributor of GCC cutting plotters and selling DTF printing machines along with ink, matte films, etc.

Screen Print India has been remarkable in the post-pandemic scenario and provided us with a great response from the buyers.”

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Gartex Texprocess India One of the central attractions at the show, the Denim Zone with its unique art installation, a dedicated trend area and blended product showcases made waves among the buyers. The Denim show witnessed remarkable participation from 25 of India’s prominent Denim mills paving way for potential partnerships.

Asia’s largest denim producer, Jindal Worldwide Ltd reported to have received a great footfall of international buyers from the show. Mr Amit Jindal, Managing Director shared: “We have been getting great responses from the show year after year. This time we are surprised to see a lot of customers coming from outside of India like Peru, South America, Columbia, Bangladesh, Egypt and Turkey. So we really see that this show is going international and it is giving us a great business response.”

Mr Aamir Akhtar, CEO, Arvind Ltd said: “Unfortunately, the last two years we had to sort of take a brief break. Returning after two years, the show has been really amazing this time. The people here, the mood here, the sentiment here, the quality of buyers here; it is really very encouraging. It is amazing to see the general sentiment to be so positive and it is almost like setting a new direction for the industry.”

With business activity soaring and booking confirmations for the next edition starting during the show itself, Gartex Texprocess India’s Mumbai edition will be a mustwatch event for the textile, garment machinery and fashion industries to source new products and ideas. Dates of the 2022 Mumbai edition will be announced in the coming months.

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MARKET UPDATE NATURAL FIBER IMPORT AND EXPORT EXPORT Silk Commodity

Oct Oct Jan-Oct Jan-Oct %Growth 2020 (R) 2021 (F) 2020 (R) 2021 (F)

SILK-WORM COCOONS SUITABLE FOR REELING

0

0

0.94

25408.11

WOVEN FABRICS OF SILK OR OF SILK WASTE

8.66

8.29

49.06

64.34

31.14

YRN SPN FRM SLK WST NT PUT UP FR RETAL SLE

0.33

0.26

1.92

1.74

-9.67

RAW SILK (NOT THROWN)

0.02

0.03

0.12

1.48

1106.28

SLK YRN AND YRN SPUN FROM SLK WAST PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE,SLK-WORM GUT

0.05

0.07

0.55

0.61

11.22

SLK YARNS(OTHR THN YRN SPUN FROM SLK WSTE)NT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE

0.02

0.09

0.17

1.48

782.41

SLK WSTE (INCLD COCOONS NT SUTBLE FR RELNGYARN WSTE AND GARNTE STOCK)

2.78

2.07

15.48

25.16

62.54

Name: Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric Commodity

Oct Oct Jan-Oct Jan-Oct %Growth 2020 (R) 2021 (F) 2020 (R) 2021 (F)

WOVEN FABRICS OF CARDED WOOL OR OF CARDED FINE ANIMAL HAIR

0.31

0.69

2.56

4.58

79.09

FINE/COARSE ANML HAIR NT CRDED/COMBED

0.13

0.25

91.65

WOOL NOT CARDED OR COMBED

0.1

0.09

-3.31

YRN OF CRDED WOOL NT PUT UP FR RETAIL SALE

0.28

0.4

3.11

4.03

29.62

WOVN FBRCS OF CMBD WOOL/FINE ANML HAIR

0.98

2.52

11.11

15.17

36.61

0.07

0.1

39.3

GRNTD STOCK OF WOOL/FINE/COARSE ANML HAIR YRN OF CMBD WOOL NT PUT UP FR RETAIL SALE

4.62

5.95

52.23

57.61

10.29

WOVN FBRCS OF CORSE ANML HAIR/OF HORS HAIR

0.01

0.01

0.03

0.03

3.79

YRN OF COARSE ANML HAIR/OF HORS HAIR(INCL GMPD HORSHAIR YARN)W/N PUT UP FR RETL SALE

0.01

0.01

0

-71.43

WOOL AND FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR, CARDED OR COMBED (INCLUDING COMBED

0.9

0.76

7.51

6.82

-9.26

WASTE OF WOOL OR OF FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR, INCLUDING YARN WASTE BUT EXCLUDING GARNETTED STOCK

0.39

0.36

3.34

3.79

13.45

0

0.02

7466.67

3.2

4.63

44.89

YARN OF FINE ANIMAL HAIR (CARDED OR COMBED), NOT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE YARN OF WOOL OR FINE ANIMAL HAIR, PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE

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0.29

0.49

Cotton

Commodity

Oct Oct Jan-Oct Jan-Oct 2020 (R) 2021 (F) 2020 (R) 2021 (F)

%Growth

COTN YRN(OTHR THN SWNG THRD) CNTNG 85% OR MORE BY WT OF COTON NT PUT UP FR RETL SALE COTON YRN(OTHR THN SEWNG THRD)CONTNG COTON <85% BY WT NT PUT FOR RETAIL SALE COTON SEWNG THRED W/N PUT UP FOR RETL SALE

222.52

441.51

2114.74

3718.43

75.83

4.99

20.3

55.79

171.57

207.55

1.49

1.5

11.99

16.97

41.54

WOVN FBRCS CONTNG<85% COTON,MXD MAINLY OR SOLELY WTH MANMADE FBRS WEGHNG<=200G/ M2 WOVN FBRCS OF COTON CONTNG>=85% BY WT OF COTON WEGHNG NT MORE THN 200 G/M2 WOVN FBRCS OF COTTON, CONTNG >=85% COTN BY WT WEIGHING>200 GM PER SQM WOVN FBRCS OF COTON,CONTNG<85% COTTON,MXD MAINLY WTH MNMD FBRS WEIGHING>200 G/M2 COTTON YARN (OTHER THAN SEWING THREAD) PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE COTTON, NOT CARDED OR COMBED

3.58

9.19

28.61

57.52

101.07

100.31

127.25

755.08

1021.57

35.29

38.9

50.07

303.14

464.93

53.37

16.83

24.96

129.79

229.02

76.46

0.08

0.22

1

1.64

63.63

130.02

92.34

1052.77

1990.43

89.07

OTHER WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON

4.03

4.16

45.96

49.1

6.83

COTTON, CARDED OR COMBED

2.25

6.69

9.56

40.81

326.85

COTON WAST(INCL YARN WAST AND GRNTED STOCK)

7.05

9.51

70.56

81.73

15.84

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Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric

Commodity YARN OF JUTE OR OF OTHER TEXTILE BAST FIBRES OF HEADING 5303 TRUE HEMP(CANABIS SATIVAL) RAW/PROCESSED BUT NOT SPUN TOW AND WASTE OF TRUE HEMP (INCL YARN WASTE AND GARNETTED STO YRN OF COARSE ANML HAIR/OF HORS HAIR(INCL GMPD HORSHAIR YARN)W/N PUT UP FR RETL SALE JUTE AND OTHR TXTL BAST FBRS(EXCL FLAX,TRUE HEMP AND RAMIE)RAW/PRCSSD BUTNT SPUN;TOW AND WASTE(INCL YARN WASTE AND GARNT WOVEN FABRICS OF OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN FLAX YARN

Oct Oct Jan-Oct 2020 (R) 2021 (F) 2020 (R) 1.56 0.75 10.59

0.01

Jan-Oct 2021 (F) 19.35

%Growth

0.01

0.01

-36.11

0.01

0

-71.43

82.78

2.89

3.64

14.13

25.08

77.47

0.79

0.99

8.28

8.34

0.78

0.66

0.92

3.48

4.97

43.01

WASTE OF WOOL OR OF FINE OR 0.39 COARSE ANIMAL HAIR, INCLUDING YARN WASTE BUT EXCLUDING GARNETTED STOCK WOVEN FABRICS OF FLAX 3.48

0.36

3.34

3.79

13.45

4.95

27.45

36.05

31.33

COCONUT,ABACA,RAMIE AND 29.68 OTHR VGTBL TXTL FBRS N.E.S.OR INCLUDED,RAW OR PRCSSD, TOW,NOILS AND WASTE OF THESE FIBRS YARN OF OTHER VEGETABLE TEX0.52 TILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN FLUX,RAW OR PRCSSD BUT NT 0.06 SPUN;FLAX TOW AND WAST(INCL YARN WAST AND GARNTTD STOCK)

29.75

275.47

403.12

46.34

0.52

4.16

5.77

38.74

0.83

2.42

5.75

137.85

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IMPORT SILK

Commodity

Oct 2020 (R)

Oct 2021 (F)

Jan-Oct 2020 (R)

Jan-Oct 2021 (F)

%Growth

WOVEN FABRICS OF SILK OR OF SILK WASTE

1.66

2.34

13.44

14.25

6.1

YRN SPN FRM SLK WST NT PUT UP FR RETAL SLE

0.14

0.35

1.81

2.79

53.88

RAW SILK (NOT THROWN)

5.74

10.32

71.31

79.53

11.53

SLK YRN AND YRN SPUN FROM SLK WAST PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE,SLK-WORM GUT

0.02

0.06

0.23

0.35

50.26

SLK YARNS(OTHR THN YRN SPUN FROM SLK WSTE)NT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE

0.31

0.59

4.18

5.45

30.43

0.1

1.09

0.58

-46.61

SLK WSTE (INCLD COCOONS NT SUTBLE FR RELNGYARN WSTE AND GARNTE STOCK)

Name: Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric Commodity

Oct Oct Jan-Oct Jan-Oct %Growth 2020 (R) 2021 (F) 2020 (R) 2021 (F)

WOVEN FABRICS OF CARDED WOOL OR OF CARDED FINE ANIMAL HAIR

1.35

1.81

10.21

9.22

-9.71

FINE/COARSE ANML HAIR NT CRDED/COMBED

0.01

0.73

2.17

3.12

43.6

WOOL NOT CARDED OR COMBED

9.31

17.33

119.18

163.75

37.4

YRN OF CRDED WOOL NT PUT UP FR RETAIL SALE

0.06

0.08

0.42

0.84

101.44

WOVN FBRCS OF CMBD WOOL/FINE ANML HAIR

0.89

1.77

4.83

6.02

24.53

GRNTD STOCK OF WOOL/FINE/COARSE ANML HAIR YRN OF CMBD WOOL NT PUT UP FR RETAIL SALE

0.03 0.3

0.17

WOVN FBRCS OF CORSE ANML HAIR/OF HORS HAIR

2.74

3.28

19.91

0.01

0.09

1321.31

YRN OF COARSE ANML HAIR/OF HORS HAIR(INCL GMPD HORSHAIR YARN)W/N PUT UP FR RETL SALE WOOL AND FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR, CARDED OR COMBED (INCLUDING COMBED

0 0.88

1.15

WASTE OF WOOL OR OF FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR, INCLUDING YARN WASTE BUT EXCLUDING GARNETTED STOCK YARN OF FINE ANIMAL HAIR (CARDED OR COMBED), NOT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE

0.01

YARN OF WOOL OR FINE ANIMAL HAIR, PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE

0

0.02

7.04

11.3

60.54

0.01

0.08

442.14

0.11

0.16

43.41

0.91

0.52

-42.83

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Cotton Commodity

Oct 2020 (R) 0.79

Oct Jan-Oct 2021 (F) 2020 (R) 0.35 6.81

Jan-Oct %Growth 2021 (F) 14.08 106.7

0.07

0.26

2.96

3.91

32.13

0.06

0.1

0.52

0.63

21.92

0.98

2.4

7.64

12.09

58.15

3.6

9.49

39.11

61.65

57.62

1.79

5.11

23.43

31.04

32.48

1.12

1.66

12.45

11.69

-6.17

0.01

0.01

0.17

0.16

-7.49

23.2

36.2

299.22

444.05

48.4

OTHER WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON 0.18

0.59

2.58

3.55

37.81

COTTON, CARDED OR COMBED

0.05

0.03

0.51

0.53

3.49

COTON WAST(INCL YARN WAST AND 2.72 GRNTED STOCK)

1.79

18.84

17.84

-5.34

COTN YRN(OTHR THN SWNG THRD) CNTNG 85% OR MORE BY WT OF COTON NT PUT UP FR RETL SALE COTON YRN(OTHR THN SEWNG THRD)CONTNG COTON <85% BY WT NT PUT FOR RETAIL SALE COTON SEWNG THRED W/N PUT UP FOR RETL SALE WOVN FBRCS CONTNG<85% COTON,MXD MAINLY OR SOLELY WTH MANMADE FBRS WEGHNG<=200G/ M2 WOVN FBRCS OF COTON CONTNG>=85% BY WT OF COTON WEGHNG NT MORE THN 200 G/M2 WOVN FBRCS OF COTTON, CONTNG >=85% COTN BY WT WEIGHING>200 GM PER SQM WOVN FBRCS OF COTON,CONTNG<85% COTTON,MXD MAINLY WTH MNMD FBRS WEIGHING>200 G/M2 COTTON YARN (OTHER THAN SEWING THREAD) PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE COTTON, NOT CARDED OR COMBED

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Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric Commodity YARN OF JUTE OR OF OTHER TEXTILE BAST FIBRES OF HEADING 5303 TRUE HEMP(CANABIS SATIVAL)RAW/ PROCESSED BUT NOT SPUN TOW AND WASTE OF TRUE HEMP (INCL YARN WASTE AND GARNETTED STO YRN OF COARSE ANML HAIR/OF HORS HAIR(INCL GMPD HORSHAIR YARN)W/N PUT UP FR RETL SALE JUTE AND OTHR TXTL BAST FBRS(EXCL FLAX,TRUE HEMP AND RAMIE) RAW/PRCSSD BUTNT SPUN;TOW AND WASTE(INCL YARN WASTE AND GARNT WOVEN FABRICS OF OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN FLAX YARN WASTE OF WOOL OR OF FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR, INCLUDING YARN WASTE BUT EXCLUDING GARNETTED STOCK WOVEN FABRICS OF FLAX

Oct Oct Jan-Oct Jan-Oct %Growth 2020 (R) 2021 (F) 2020 (R) 2021 (F) 5.08 5.8 39.78 39.33 -1.14 0.01

0.08

0.04

0.22

410.47

0 5.27

3.71

29.01

20.26

-30.15

0.15

0.88

1.61

3.04

89.02

2.64

6.79

15.89

40.37

154.03

0.01

0.08

442.14

3.19

17.56

15.27

-13.02

0.6

5.19

6.01

15.63

0.56

2.57

6.67

159.32

4.69

45.19

76.31

68.87

2.32

COCONUT,ABACA,RAMIE AND OTHR 0.34 VGTBL TXTL FBRS N.E.S.OR INCLUDED,RAW OR PRCSSD, TOW,NOILS AND WASTE OF THESE FIBRS YARN OF OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE 0.37 FIBRES; PAPER YARN FLUX,RAW OR PRCSSD BUT NT SPUN;- 2.8 FLAX TOW AND WAST(INCL YARN WAST AND GARNTTD STOCK)

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MARKET UPDATE textile machinery import Unit: US $ Million India - Textile Machinery Import S.No.

Commodity Name

Jan - Oct 2020

Jan - Oct 2021

% Change

1

Machines for processing textile fibres

88.06

261.08

196.48

2

Auxiliary machinery and parts for textile machinery

173.86

326.44

87.76

3

Weaving machines (looms)

214.42

322.12

50.23

4

Machines for knitting, lace, embroidery, tufting, etc

126.07

272.58

116.21

5

Machinery for making felt, nonwovens, including hats 46.48

70.69

52.09

1252.91

93.09

Total 648.89 Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Unit: US $ Million Machines for processing textile fibres S.No.

Country

Jan - Oct 2020

Jan - Oct 2021

% Change

1

Japan

25.49

104.82

311.22

2

China

18.26

42.81

134.45

3

Germany

14.28

22.84

59.94

4

Italy

7.07

20.16

185.15

5

Netherland

1.65

19.83

1101.82

6

Switzerland

7.51

16.45

119.04

7

Belgium

2.03

9.38

362.07

8

Malaysia

1.25

7.49

499.20

9

France

10

USA

0.66

2.22

236.36

11

Others

9.85

11.9

20.81

3.18

Total Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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88.05

261.08

196.51

Unit: US $ Million Weaving Machines (Looms) S.No.

Country

Jan - Oct 2020

Jan - Oct 2021

%Growth

1

China

81.83

185.55

126.75

2

Japan

48.58

46.29

-4.71

3

Belgium

42.22

29.16

-30.93

4

Italy

12.99

24.47

88.38

5

USA

2.25

7.13

216.89

6

Hong Kong

4.08

5.88

44.12

7

Turkey

2.15

3.88

80.47

8

UAE

5.07

3.41

-32.74

9

Germany

1.81

2.98

64.64

10

Netherland

0.43

2.03

372.0930233

11

Others

12.97

11.34

-12.57

Total

214.38

322.12

50.26

Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Unit: US $ Million

Machines For Knitting, Lace, Embroidery, Tufting, Etc S.No.

Country

Jan - Oct 2020

Jan - Oct 2021

% Growth

1

China

78.31

186.9

138.67

2

Germany

12.13

21.96

81.04

3

Taiwan

11.36

16.71

47.10

4

Japan

7.66

13.79

80.03

5

Turkey

0.26

5.79

2126.92

6

Korea

4.08

5.75

40.93

7

Switzerland

1.53

5.49

258.82

8

Italy

1.01

4.41

336.63

9

USA

3.19

2.58

-19.12

10

Singapore

0.75

2.39

218.67

11

Others

5.8

6.81

17.41

Total

126.08

272.58

116.20

Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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Unit: US $ Million

Auxiliary Machinery and Parts for Textile Machinery S.No.

Country

Jan - Oct 2020

Jan - Oct 2021

% Growth

1

China

53.85

114.11

111.90

2

Germany

45.01

90.14

100.27

3

Switzerland

14.13

24.88

76.08

4

Japan

18.92

23.74

25.48

5

Italy

6.76

11.26

66.57

6

Belgium

4.34

10.02

130.88

7

Netherland

8.36

9.19

9.93

8

Czechrepub

0.62

8.16

1216.13

9

Korea

3.23

6.35

96.59

10

France

3.72

5.76

54.84

11

Others

14.88

22.83

53.43

Total

173.82

326.44

87.80

Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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MARKET UPDATE India - Home Textile Exports Unit: US $ Million Blankets and Travelling Rugs Commodity Name

May 2020

May 2021

"Jan - Oct 2020”

“Jan - Oct 2021”

% Change

Blankets (Other Than Electric Blankets) And Traveling Rugs, Of Cotton

2.94

6.44

48.17

69.62

44.53

Blankets (Other Than Electric Blankets) And Traveling Rugs, Of Textile Materials

3.79

5.83

50.18

57.64

14.87

Blankets (Other Than Electric Blankets) And Traveling Rugs, Of Synthetic Fibers

2.37

1.63

21.59

32.21

49.19

Blankets (Other Than Electric Blankets) And Traveling Rugs, Of Wool Or Fine Animal Hair

0.16

0.35

3.18

6.03

89.62

Blankets, Electric

0.02

0

0.05

0.13

160.00

165.63

34.47

Total 9.28

14.25

123.17

Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry Unit: US $ Million Bed linen, Table linen, Toilet linen and Kitchen linen Commodity

May 2020

May 2021

"Jan - Oct 2020”

“Jan - Oct 2021”

% Change

Toilet And Kitchen Linen Of Cotton Terry Toweling Or Similar Cotton Terry Fabrics

54.81

72.13

804.75

849.4

5.55

Bed Linen (Other Than Printed) Of Cotton, Not Knitted Or Crocheted

6.46

69.33

143.73

708.1

392.66

Bed Linen, Printed, Of Cotton, Not Knitted Or Crocheted

1.35

10.67

18.24

98.51

440.08

Table Linen, Knitted Or Crocheted

1.61

3.5

42.7

52.26

22.39

Bed Linen, Knitted Or Crocheted

1.25

3.56

28.21

41.32

46.47

Bed Linen (Other Than Printed) Of Textile Materials , Not Knitted Or Crocheted

0.23

3.54

14.45

46.6

222.49

Toilet And Kitchen Linen Of Cotton, Other Than Of Terry Fabrics

1.28

1.94

26.03

33.31

27.97

Table Linen Of Cotton, Not Knitted Or Crocheted

0.54

1.34

10.02

21.61

115.67

Bed Linen, Printed, Of Manmade Fibers, Not Knitted Or Crocheted

0.46

0.94

8.86

10.73

21.11

Bed Linen (Other Than Printed) Of Manmade Fibers, Not Knitted Or Crocheted

0.46

0.9

6.21

12.42

100.00

Table Linen Of Textile Materials , Not Knitted Or Crocheted

0.12

0.93

9.05

9.78

8.07

Toilet And Kitchen Linen Of Textile Materials

0.14

0.28

4.74

6.37

34.39

Toilet And Kitchen Linen Of Manmade Fibers

0

0.07

0.48

1.06

120.83

0.04

0.7

1.45

107.14

0.06

1.89

1.1

-41.80

169.23

1120.06

1894.02

69.10

Bed Linen, Printed, Of Textile Materials , Not Knitted Or Crocheted Table Linen Of Manmade Fibers, Not Knitted Or Crocheted

0.14

Total 68.85 Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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Unit: US $ Million Curtains, drapes, interior blinds, valances Commodity

May 2020

May 2021

"Jan - Oct 2020”

“Jan - Oct 2021”

% Change

Curtains (Including Drapes), Interior Blinds And Curtain Or Bed Valances Of Cotton, Not Knitted Or Crocheted

2.2

6.08

54.71

72.87

33.19

Curtains (Including Drapes), Interior Blinds And Curtain Or Bed Valances Of Textile Materials , Not Knitted Or Crocheted

12.38

7.38

65.31

48.54

-25.68

Curtains (Including Drapes), Interior Blinds And Curtain Or Bed Valances Of Synthetic Fibers, Not Knitted Or Crocheted

0.17

1.01

6.54

9.57

46.33

0.25

1.59

3.73

134.59

0.08

0.42

1.29

207.14

14.8

128.57

136

5.78

Curtains (Including Drapes), Interior Blinds And Curtain Or Bed Valances Of Synthetic Fibers, Knitted Or Crocheted Curtains (Including Drapes), Interior Blinds And Curtain Or Bed Valances Of Textile Materials , Knitted Or Crocheted

0.02

Total 14.77 Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Unit: US $ Million Furnishing articles nes, except mattresses, etc Commodity

May 2020

May 2021

"Jan - Oct 2020”

“Jan - Oct 2021”

% Change

Furnishing Articles , Of Cotton, Not Knitted Or Crocheted

25.61

102.63

542.05

1051.23

93.94

Bedspreads Of Textile Materials, Not Knitted Or Crocheted

38.36

46.35

741.64

611.32

-17.57

Furnishing Articles , Of Textile Materials , Not Knitted Or Crocheted

1.42

6.71

38.21

82.84

116.80

Furnishing articles; excluding those of heading no. 9404, bed nets, specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter

9.23

7.66

39.22

65.34

66.60

Furnishing Articles , Of Textile Materials, Knitted Or Crocheted

0.84

2.25

19.41

24.82

27.87

Furnishing Articles , Of Synthetic Fibers, Not Knitted Or Crocheted

0.36

1.84

14.73

26.26

78.28

Bedspreads Of Textile Materials, Knitted Or Crocheted

0.01

0.27

0.65

1.69

160.00

Total

75.83

167.71

1395.91

1863.5

33.50

Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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