Driven by Demand for Aspirational Clothes and Eco-Friendly Textiles

Based on a report on Textile Colours Market by Future Market Insights, the global textile colors market is expected to reach US$ 7.6 Bn by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 6.2% during the forecast period. The market is driven by rising demand for aspirational clothes and eco-friendly textiles.

Key factors propelling the textile colors market growth:

Growing demand for aspirational clothes: The demand for aspirational clothes has increased in recent years, as consumers are willing to spend more on high-quality and stylish clothes. This has led to increased demand for textile colors with vibrant hues and high durability.

Rising demand for eco-friendly textiles: Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impact of synthetic dyes. This has led to increased demand for eco-friendly textile colors, such as plant-based dyes.

Other factors driving the market growth include increasing population, rising disposable incomes, and expanding urbanization.

Region-wise analysis:

The Asia-Pacific region is expected to be the largest market for textile colors during the forecast period. This is due to the region's large population base and growing demand for aspirational clothes. China and India are the two major markets for textile colors in the region.

North America and Europe are also expected to witness significant growth in the textile colors market during the forecast period. This is due to the region's high disposable incomes and growing demand for eco-friendly textiles.

Competitive landscape:

The textile colors market is highly competitive, with a number of global and regional players operating in the market. Some of the key players in the market include BASF, Dow, Huntsman International, Evonik Industries, and Lanxess.

Lenzing Group, a global leader in wood-based specialty fibers, and Kaihara, renowned Japanese denim manufacturer, are taking their longstanding partnership to new heights. This collaboration, fueled by the versatile TENCEL branded fibers, aims to introduce Kaihara's expertise in denim craftsmanship to international markets as part of its expansion strategy. The world will witness this innovative partnership during the "Kaihara x TENCEL Denim Week" in Tokyo, Japan, from October 16 to 21, 2023.

Since 1994, Kaihara has seamlessly integrated TENCEL fibers into its collections, pushing the boundaries of denim fabric manufacturing. The partnership combines TENCEL's fiber performance and sustainable production with Kaihara's innovative designs, authentic aesthetics, and diverse functionality, leading the evolution of premium denim fashion. This collaboration opens new doors for brand partners and consumers worldwide, emphasizing shared success in a sustainable way.

Dennis Hui, Global Business Development Manager, Denim at Lenzing, commends Kaihara's role in denim fabric innovation, highlighting TENCEL fibers' role in expanding into new application categories. Kaihara's commitment to sustainability is showcased through water-saving TENCEL Modal fiber with Indigo Color technology and reduced cotton denim fabrics using TENCEL fibers.

This collaboration offers a versatile design with authentic appeal, ensuring soft, comfortable textures, breathability, and color retention. As global brands seek sustainable materials, TENCEL branded fibers become instrumental.

Lenzing and Kaihara will unveil a capsule collection of seven denim fabrics using Jeanologia’s finishing technology, showcasing the potential of TENCEL Lyocell and Modal fibers in high-end denim applications. The future of premium denim fashion is being reimagined through this dynamic partnership, promising exciting prospects for fashion enthusiasts worldwide.

Jeanologia, a pioneering Spanish company specializing in eco-efficient technologies, is set to revolutionize the textile industry at Kingpins Amsterdam, taking place from October 18-19 in SugarCity, Amsterdam. The firm will unveil its cutting-edge innovations that promise to usher in a new era of air-powered and highly efficient textile production, underpinned by automation and digitization.

The company's visionary approach signifies the end of the water era in textile processing, with a focus on harnessing the power of air. Jeanologia's atmospheric washing process, Atmos, allows for the creation of authentic vintage garments without the use of water, pumice stones, or chemicals. It's a game-changer that offers both sustainable production and the preservation of traditional denim aesthetics.

Jeanologia's G2 ozone technology is another breakthrough, dramatically reducing water and chemical consumption in denim and knitwear production. The system achieves a natural wear tone more quickly and cost-effectively, all while reducing environmental impact.

With the Atmos process and G2 ozone technology, the textile industry can dry-finish jeans with an authentic vintage look, eliminating traditional polluting processes and increasing sustainability. This innovation, a part of the "Washed by the atmosphere ecosystem," not only benefits textile companies' profitability but also contributes to greater sustainability in the textile finishing industry.

For over 25 years, Jeanologia has been on a mission to transform the textile industry into an ethical, sustainable, and eco-efficient field. Its range of disruptive technologies has garnered the trust of major brands, with over 35% of jeans produced globally using their solutions. 

Jeanologia's dedication to sustainability, digitalization, and automation is set to reshape the industry, proving that the future of textiles lies in the power of air and eco-conscious technologies.

Advance Denim, Grace, and CIRCULOSE® have joined forces to launch a new denim collection featuring Gracell® x CIRCULOSE® viscose made with a 50% blend of CIRCULOSE® pulp. This is a significant milestone in the denim industry, as it is the first time that such a high-CIRCULOSE® content viscose fiber has been used in denim manufacturing.

The collection features two fabrics constructed from an innovative blend of cotton, Gracell® x CIRCULOSE® viscose, recycled cotton, Ecovero, spandex, T400, and LYCRA®. These fabrics offer superior comfort, performance, and sustainability.

This collaboration is a testament to the commitment of Advance Denim, Grace, and CIRCULOSE® to accelerate textile circularity. 

Advance Denim has a rich history of championing sustainable practices in the denim industry, while Grace is a leader in the production of viscose with a higher CIRCULOSE® blend. CIRCULOSE® is a branded dissolving pulp created by Renewcell that is made from 100% recycled textiles.

The Advance Denim capsule collection will be showcased at Kingpins Amsterdam on October 18 and 19, 2023.

Apparel Group, a globally acclaimed fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate, has once again made headline-worthy strides in the Middle East and India. In addition to launching 49 new stores across the region during August and September, the company has celebrated numerous significant partnerships, milestones, and accolades.

Store Launches & Highlights

7 Beverly Hills Polo Club stores commenced operations in several key markets, including Sharjah, UAE, Jeddah, Jizan in KSA, Kuwait, and Ranchi, Kochi, and Pune, in India.

24 leading brands, such as Calvin Klein, Crocs, Aeropostale, Forest Essentials, Havaianas, Levi's, R&B, Rituals, Steve Madden, Inglot, Skechers, Birkenstock, Tommy Hilfiger, Dune London, and Coldstone Creamery, expanded their footprint in premium locales in the Middle East and India.

September featured the emergence of 4 brands, including Bath & Body Works, ALDO Accessories, Inglot, and Beverly Hills Polo Club in Pune's Phoenix Mall of the Millennium, India.

Tim Hortons celebrated the launch of its 300th store across GCC and India, continuing to brew delightful experiences for its customers.

Babies & More made its grand debut at The Warehouse, Kuwait, solidifying Apparel Group's commitment to offering holistic solutions to consumers, including new parents.

Pivotal Strategic Collaborations

Apparel Group penned an exclusive deal with Firehouse Subs, aiming to roll out over 100 restaurants across UAE and Oman in the next decade.

The group sealed a multi-brand agreement with Marquee Brands, integrating brands like BCBG, Ben Sherman, Bruno Magli, Sur la table, and Martha Stewart within its portfolio across the GCC and India.

Apparel Group formed a joint venture with the distinguished womenswear brand, Forever New, promising a unique blend of global fashion insights tailored to local preferences.

MAS Matrix, the diversified flat-knit apparel manufacturing facility under MAS Holdings, announced the launch of its latest product platform, 'MVTM.' MVTM is a new athleisure platform that offers a range of highly functional, versatile, and fashion-forward designs, meticulously engineered to offer freedom of movement and with unique zonal support.

The MVTM collection is also committed to sustainability, with 77% of the collection composed of recycled post-consumer waste or natural and regenerative fibers. These include recycled polyester, organic, Better Cotton Initiative-certified cotton, and bio-based fabrics like modal, Tencel, and hemp.

The launch of MVTM is a testament to MAS Matrix's unwavering commitment to innovation, sustainability, and providing consumers with apparel that seamlessly adapts to their dynamic lifestyles.

Key points

MVTM is a new athleisure platform from MAS Matrix that offers a range of highly functional, versatile, and fashion-forward designs.

MVTM products are meticulously engineered to offer freedom of movement and with unique zonal support.

The MVTM collection is committed to sustainability, with 77% of the collection composed of recycled post-consumer waste or natural and regenerative fibers.

The launch of MVTM is a testament to MAS Matrix's unwavering commitment to innovation, sustainability, and providing consumers with apparel that seamlessly adapts to their dynamic lifestyles.

OETI, a member of TESTEX Group, is a ZDHC Approved Solution Provider under the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme, which aims to eliminate hazardous chemicals from the textile and leather sectors. 

OETI is also a ZDHC Approved MRSL Certification Body for OEKO-TEX ® ECO PASSPORT worldwide.

OETI India has launched the ‘ZDHC CMS Framework Training for Suppliers’, which teaches how to implement chemical management systems (CMS) in accordance with ZDHC standards. The training targets different departments within the organisations, such as management, chemical teams, procurement, compliance, and sustainability.

OETI India’s country manager, Vignesh Amalraj, says: ‘We want to demonstrate the collaboration among these departments to achieve ZDHC alignment, as required by brands and consumers.’

OETI India is conducting training sessions in Tirupur, Delhi, Bangalore, and Ahmedabad in the next few months. OETI also offers customised training for specific facilities or clusters based on their needs and processes.

As digital technologies and platforms become increasingly important in addressing global challenges, the textile industry is taking on many new forms in the automation, data analytics, and supply chain management segment to reduce costs and improve the overall product quality and customer experience. Whether it is energy conservation or waste management, rapid digitalization made age-old industry practices far more sophisticated and prompted faster implementation across various operations. With e-commerce emerging strong in post-Covid years catering quickly to changing customer preferences, the need for more sustainable production and consumption is driving forward rapid digitalization in this segment.

CAD, RFID help automation, waste reduction

Increased productivity and more sophisticated manufacturing processes have been advantageous in incorporating digital technology in which in turn has helped in reducing wastage and reusing raw materials. This has further helped in minimizing the need for power resources such as electricity, water, and energy and creating a greener and cleaner environment. 

Digitization processes such as Computer-Aided design (CAD) technology that helps create sophisticated patterns faster while allowing a range of design modifications have drastically reduced industrial wastage. Other digitization forms such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology helps track the movement of textile rolls for efficient material handling and many other new processes in automation, data analytics, and supply chain management are all being incorporated into the textile industry.

Digitalization driving fashion segment

A recent report by Deloitte's Global Fashion & Luxury Private Equity and Investors Survey 2023, highlighted the fashion and luxury segment has and will continue to be a lucrative one for most global investors and financial operators. This is due to many positive factors such as more predictable and mapped consumer behavior and the difficulty issues of high energy costs and raw material prices and supply chain disruptions having  becoming far more manageable. 

The growth drivers of the apparel segment have been the personal luxury goods sector. A lot of this growth can be attributed to the rapid digitization across the apparel, accessories, and textile segments.

Other industry global reports on the key prospects offered by digitalization have focused on sustainability which can together attain more Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set for 2030 by the United Nations as a global call to action to end poverty and protect the planet from environmental damage.

As Brij Mohan Sharma, Managing Director, RSWM, one of the largest textile manufacturers in India and exports points out, the fourth Industrial Revolution, driven by digitalization, is reshaping economies through digital innovation across sectors. Embracing it is no longer a choice but a necessity in current times, to gain a competitive edge in the market and can help companies position themselves at the forefront of progress by navigating the complexities of modern markets.

Brands across the board have realized to keep up with technological innovation and new computer languages, an increasing digital presence is a necessity and not just an option. It is time textile businesses include digitization to make more responsibly manufactured products and lower global pollution for more streamlined operations with sustainability and durability as its core issues. 

Textile Exports Up 11.06% YoY, Apparel Exports Down 11.23% YoY in September 2023

Cumulative Textile and Apparel Exports Up 1.77% YoY, Down 24.62% YoY in September 2023

Indian Textile and Apparel Exports Down in April-September 2023

Report

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has released its analysis of exports and imports of Textiles and Apparel (T&A) for September 2023.

Key Findings:

Textile exports registered a growth of 11.06% over the previous year in September 2023, while apparel exports registered a degrowth of -11.23% during the same time period.

However, as compared to September 2021, exports of both textile and apparel have declined by -23.02% and -27.27% respectively.

Cumulative exports of textiles and apparel during September 2023 have registered a growth of 1.77% over September 2022, while it has declined by about -24.62% as compared to September 2021.

During April-September 2023, Indian textiles exports registered a degrowth of -3.59% over the previous year, while apparel exports registered a degrowth of -15.36% during the same time period.

Similarly, as compared to April-September 2021, the exports of textile and apparel have declined by 18.37% and 5.69% respectively.

Cumulative exports of textiles and apparel during April-September 2023 have registered a degrowth of -8.81% as compared to April-September 2022, while the same has declined by about -13.59% as compared to April-September 2021.

The decline in textile and apparel exports in September 2023 and April-September 2023 is a matter of concern for the Indian textile industry. The industry is facing a number of challenges, including rising input costs, global economic slowdown, and supply chain disruptions.

The government and the industry need to work together to address these challenges and support the growth of the textile and apparel industry.

Pure London x JATC, The London Festival of Fashion, will take place on February 11-13, 2024 at Olympia London. The show has revealed an inspirational line-up of brands across the newly expanded Woman, POP, and Sustainable destinations.

Woman

Mirayama: A London-based conscious luxury couture brand that celebrates traditional Indian craftsmanship. The collection is characterized by fluid shapes in timeless designs.

Sugarhill Brighton: A renowned brand for its colorful, vibrant, and hand-drawn exclusive prints.

Other returning brands in the Woman destination include GWD by George Davies, La Fee Maraboutee, Lily & Me, and Humility.

POP

Formerly Known As: A gender-neutral brand that creates classic elevated pieces for everybody and every body.

Pheme Paris: A Parisienne ready-to-wear brand with a collection that highlights lines, graceful shapes, and refined details.

Other returning brands in the POP destination include Heretic Nine.

Sustainable

Isabelle Pennington Edmead: A brand for the conscience with zero wastage and zero guilt. The collection celebrates prints, with all fabrics sourced ethically and printed in the UK.

Meta Vocus: An activism-focused fashion brand that originated from a desire to raise awareness about complex societal and environmental issues. The wearable art collection explores these themes with beautiful painted prints on sustainable scarves.