The Indian government has extended the rebate of taxes and levies on apparel exports till March 2024. These rebates will include exports of garments and madeups and will be at the same rate as notified by the Textiles Ministry in March. They will boost investments in the domestic textile firms.

RoSCTL will continue with the same rates as notified by the ministry of textiles vide Notification dated March 8, 2019; w.e.f January 1, 2021 on exports of apparel/garments (Chapters-61 & 62) and made-ups (Chapter-63) in exclusion from Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme for these chapters.

The other textiles products (excluding Chapters-61, 62 & 63) which are not covered under the RoSCTL shall be eligible to avail the benefits, if any, under RoDTEP along with other products as finalised by department of commerce from the dates which shall be notified in this regard.

After months of lockdowns, RadiciGroup Advanced Textile Solutions will once again showcase its products at Milano Unica on July 06 and 07 at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibitions district.

As per Textile Focus, the Group will focus on fashion textiles–one of the sectors hit the hardest by the pandemic–and to exhibit its portfolio of low environmental impact yarn. The RadiciGroup stand is located in the Innovation Area of TexClubTec, the technical and performance textiles section of Sistema Moda Italia. It showcases all the Group’s most innovative and sustainable yarn solutions for the textiles world: from Renycle®, yarn made from recycled nylon 6, to Repetable®, polyester yarn originating from the recovery of PET bottles, and the Biofeel® range, including all the products from renewable sources (PET, PA and PLA).

At the Bio Materials Forum in the Innovation Area, RadiciGroup will dress a female manikin in garments made using yarn from the Biofeel PET range.

Additionally, RadiciGroup is taking part in Milano Unica’s Tendenze and Sustainability Forum in the Sustainable Creative Samples section, where it is presenting 7 fabrics created with its innovative green yarn.

As per Export Promotion Bureau, for the Fiscal Year 2021-22, the Bangladesh government plans to target export revenues of $34.14 billion from its apparel sector.

Of the total exports target, $18.51 billion would come from knitwear products and $15.62 billion woven products.

With an 8.54 percent growth target, the Bureau stated Bangladesh would be able to earn $34.14 billion in exports in the fiscal year 2021-22.

The growth target for the knitwear products is set at 10.45 per cent and 8.51 per cent for woven products. In the fiscal year 2020-21, Bangladesh earned $31.45 billion exporting apparel goods. The government also aims to target to $1.37 million revenues from export of home textiles.

Fashion companies Adidas and Bestseller have invested in Infinited Fiber Company, a Finnish recycling firm that turns textile waste rich in natural fibers such as cotton into a biodegradable and recyclable material known as Infinna.

In the latest funding round led by existing investor H&M Group, the recycling company secured €30 million (about $36 million), with other participants including investment companies Nidoco AB and Security Trading Oy, and Sateri, the world’s largest viscose producer.

Bestseller and H&M Group have also signed multi-year sales deals to use the Infinited Fiber Company’s Infinna fibre, the company said. Infinited Fiber Company is preparing to increase production with a new flagship factory.

This move comes amid growing interest and investment from brands in textile-to-textile, as fashion players look to act on sweeping commitments to adopt more circular production methods and business models that reduce waste and keep materials in circulation for longer. Last year, Ralph Lauren took a minority stake in material science start-up Natural Fiber Welding. Meanwhile, H&M Group doubled down on its investment in recycled textile innovator Renewcell and launched a machine developed with the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel that processes and re-spins old clothes, with plans to install the machine at a handful of manufacturing suppliers.

Statistics from Manzhouli Customs show, textile and apparel exports from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region increased by 22.6 per cent year-on-year to 840 million yuan in the first four months of this year. As per a China Textile Report, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region exported 750 million yuan worth textiles and apparel from January-April, 2021, a year-on-year increase of 27.4 per cent.

Textile and apparel exports by private enterprises in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region increased 90.8 per cent year-on-year to 600 million yuan during the four months. They accounted for 70.9 percent of the regions total exports. Manzhouli Customs reminds companies to guard against the risks involved in the return of overseas orders, and adjust production and trade strategies in a timely manner to ensure the steady growth of exports. It is recommended that local enterprises accelerate the industrialization process of the apparel industry, realize full-process automation, improve the development and use of professional equipment, and unified real-time management of resources, energy, and working hours.

Bestseller’s investment arm Invest FWD has joined the list of Finish textile Group Infinited Fiber Company’s list of investors to raise capital worth €30 million. The brand has signed a multiyear sales agreement with the company for the sale of Infinna fibre. Since last year, Bestseller’s sustainability innovation platform Fashion FWD Lab has been collaborating with Infinited Fiber Company and its patented Infinna fibre, looking at the potential to put the fibre into production – as well as the investment potential.

The brand has also signed a multiyear sales agreement with Infinited Fiber Company to secure access to the Finnish innovator’s fibre. Infinited Fiber Company’s technology turns cellulose-based raw materials, like cotton-rich textile waste, into Infinna – a unique, premium-quality regenerated textile fibre with natural, soft look and feel of cotton. Infinna is biodegradable and contains no microplastics and, at the end of their life, garments made with it can be recycled in the same process together with other textile waste.

Besides Invest FWD, other investors in this round of financing include sportswear company Adidas, investment company Security Trading Oy, as well as existing investors H&M Group and investment company Nidoco AB.

Global production of organic cotton is set to increase 48 per cent in 2020-21, says the 2021 Organic Cotton Market Report by Textile Exchange. As per Sourcing Journal, most of this growth will stem from India and Turkey with increased demand leading to a spurt in prices of organic cotton in India.

Largest volume of organic cotton fiber was harvested globally during the 2019-20 crop year. Around 249, 153 ton of organic cotton was grown by 229,280 farmers during the year. The crop spanned 588,425 hectare of certified organic land in 21 countries, reveals a Sourcing Journal report. It accounted for almost 1 percent of the global cotton harvest in the season.

The top seven organic cotton-producing countries during the year were: India, China, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Tanzania, Tajikistan and the US. Together, they accounted for 95 per cent of global organic cotton production. Two new countries, Uzbekistan and Myanmar, joined the lineup and at least another three countries are expected to join in the next few years. The biggest contributors to global growth were: Tanzania and Kyrgyzstan, followed by Uganda, the U.S., Pakistan, India and Turkey.

The rate of land conversion to organic cotton was the most in India followed by Turkey, Tajikistan and Tanzania.

As part of its collaboration with Infinited Fiber Company, Chinese viscose producer Sateri participated in the company’s latest €30 million funding round completed on June 30. The new funding round was announced as a part of the company’s plans to build a flagship factory in Finland for its regenerated textile fibre Infinna. To be operational in 2024, the factory will use household textile waste as raw materials have an annual production capacity of 30,000 metric tonne.

The new funding will enable Infinited Fiber Company to increase production at its pilot facilities in the years leading to 2024. The engineering progress supported by the additional funds will also accelerate Infinited Fiber Company’s ongoing collaboration and potential technology licensing with Sateri.

A part of the RGE group, Sateri strategically contributes to its commitment and strategic business direction. The company has developed and produced a diverse range of circular and sustainable products including Lyocell and Finex, which is made from recycled textile waste. The in-house R&D efforts and the investment in Infinited Fiber Company are part of RGE’s $200 million investment commitment to advance next-generation textile fibre innovation and technology.

Around 81 per cent respondents to a poll commissioned by A Plastic Planet have urged the British government to make it mandatory for brands to introduce labels indicating the presence of plastic in their clothing and accessories. As per Innovation in Textiles, the poll revealed 72 per cent were unaware of the amount of plastic used to make clothing, while two thirds were not aware of fashion’s impact on plastic pollution.

More than a third of all microplastics released into the ocean are estimated to derive from synthetic fibers, says the survey. Laundry alone causes half a million tonne of these microfibers to be released into the seas every year – the equivalent of three billion polyester shirts. Some 70 million barrels of oil are used each year to make polyester, with its production releasing up to three times more carbon than natural materials.

The survey is a part of the Plastic Planet’s newly launched Plastic Free Fashion campaign – a movement designed to curb the industry’s contribution to plastic pollution. The organization’s new open source plastic-free materials innovation freenhouse hub brings together innovators in textiles and sustainability with the fashion industry aiming to accelerate solutions.

With the majority of Britons unaware of fashion’s contribution to plastic pollution, the open letter accompanying the poll urges the UK government to implement a labeling system similar to that being rolled out under EU legislation which shows where hidden plastic is present in certain single-use items.

Denim Premiere Vision is organizing a week-long event to showcase its Fall/Winter Collections. The Digital Denim Week began on July 5 with the presentation of season’s fashion trends by Manon Mangin, Denim Product Manager, Premiere Vision team. On July 6, a fashion seminar to discover Fall/Winter 2022-23 season’s trends, new products and ecological advance is being held. The seminar showcased products from the show’s exhibitors’ collections. It was followed by another seminar by Jonathan Christopher, Owner, Jonathan Christopher Homme & Creative Design Director, Chef d’Aterlier St Ape.

On July 7, a series of two Smart Talks will be held to focus on growing emphasis on health, ethics, transparency and sustainability in fashion. The discussions will discuss the rise of new materials, new consumers, business models and designers.