Denim focused show Denim Premiere Vision will present more than 80 exhibitors showcasing their F/W 2023/2024 collections and technical innovations at its first physical show post pandemic on May 17-18, 2022 iin the Arena Berlin.

Countries participating in the show will include, Pakistan, India, China and Japan Exhibitors will include Advance Denim, AkkusTekstil, Azgard9, BertoIndustriaTessile, Bossa, Calik, Iskur Denim, Island Denim, Kassim, Kilim, Komet Metal, Kurabo, Kuroki, Maritas, Naveena, NDL, Orta, Pacific Jeans, Panama Trimmings, Polsan Button, Prosperity Textile, Rajby, Sharabati Denim and Soorty.”

The show will also have certain new participants like Square Denim from Bangladesh, and others returning to the show, like, for instance, Isko, that hasn’t participated in any trade show since 2016, and Isko Luxury Isko by PG, a new collaboration project between Isko and denim designer Paolo Gnutti, debuting at Denim PV as a worldwide premiere.

The show will launch a new initiative - “PV Denim Fashion District” - showcasing a select group of 11 brands and designers presenting pieces they developed together with show exhibitors, including items which will be part of their collections for next season.

The show’s other initiatives will include a conference on May 17, organized as a partnership with TextilWirtschaft magazine. Among participants there will be the weaver Naveena Denim (NDL) and the brand Tom Tailor from Hamburg, Germany, discussing their latest joint development, a jeans line made from hemp. Moderating the conference will be Maria Cristina Pavarini, senior features editor international, The SPIN OFF/TextilWirtschaft.

Along with digital and physical trend seminars, the show will also host two Digital Denim Smart Talks to review the sector’s ecological progress and innovations in terms of sustainable materials.

Coloreel has granted a new order for printing services to Snuggle, one of UK's leading and largest DTG print fulfillment companies based in Peterborough. Coloreel is a Swedish textile innovation brand with a groundbreaking technology for embroidery that enables high-quality coloring of textile thread on demand, unlocking a world of potential.

The brand uses its technology to both preserve the craftsmanship of embroidery and take embroidery to the next level. The unique solution makes previously complicated designs accessible, including gradients, textures and other stunning effects. Using only a single thread and needle means that it also significantly improves quality and efficiency, enabling immediate start up and faster delivery. In short, Coloreel empowers creativity and enhances quality and efficiency, making the ordinary extraordinary. In the future, the technology can also be used for sewing, knitting, weaving and more.

Coloreel is also part of the movement to reduce waste and move the textile industry towards more sustainable production. By coloring the thread directly, there is no wastewater, hence no water pollution. And, using a single reel of thread and needle also means minimized thread waste and minimized microfiber pollution.

Snuggle is one of the UK's leading & largest DTG print fulfilment companies. Since launching in 2011 Snuggle has offered its services to businesses large and small across a wide spectrum of industries. By focusing on service, quality and turnaround times for the trade they have enabled DTG to be embraced by a multitude of companies. Launching with UV printing they now offer Direct To Garment, Sublimation & Embroidery services for print on demand sellers as well as to the industry, a core part of their mission is offering a sustainable, eco friendly print on demand fulfillment service

Global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, Archromaand Stony Creek Colors, a trusted manufacturer of traceable natural indigo dyes, have entered into a strategic partnership to produce Stony Creek’s IndiGold™ high-performance plant-based pre-reduced indigo at scale.

Stony Creek Colors developed the new IndiGold™ concept as the world’s first pre-reduced natural indigo dye, which was then developed with Archroma to offer the first ever plant-based alternative to synthetic pre-reduced indigo. The dyestuff will be sold as a 20 per cent concentration in a soluble liquid form that displays similar performance to comparable synthetic indigo products available on the market.

Stony Creek Colors evolved into an innovative leader in plant-based indigo due to its complete development of an improved agricultural value chain, from seed breeding and production to biomass harvest and extraction. The company has been selling its US grown indigo to denim mills since 2015.

The pre-reduced plant-based indigo partnership took root in 2020 when Stony Creek was looking to work with like-minded partners to produce the new dyestuff at scale. Archroma emerged as the ideal partner as the company is well known for its expertise in indigo manufacturing and application, as well as for its commitment to transform the denim industry towards creating better blue jeans.

Global sports brand Adidas Originals has teamed up a non-profit organization Parley for the Oceans to launch a collection of iconic sneaker models including the Superstar, the Stan Smith, the Nice and the Forum, etcto help offer our planet a better future.

As per a Spin Off report, the collection is made from a yarn containing at least 50 per cent Parley Ocean Plastic, obtained from recycled plastic waste collected from remote islands, coastal regions and beaches. The other 50 per cent of the yarn is made from recycled polyester. The collection combines style and progress and is just one of the innovations that reflect Adidas' commitment to the fight against plastic waste.

The centre pieces of the collections are two reworked interpretations of the iconic Nice silhouette: the Nice Parley Hi and the Nice Parley Lo styles. Both shoes are made of wrapped webbing that has been assembled layer by layer to minimize the production process. Each sneaker is finished in simple black and white and created with the aim to set a new step in order to give waste a new life.

Cotton prices in India have reached all-time highs of Rs 45,000 and since then have been rising continuously.

The rise in prices is attributed to the cut in import duty from the Indian government. Till now, 5 percent of Customs duty and 5 percent of taxes have been waived off until September 30 to ensure or allow cheaper cotton imports.

Prices in the global markets have also continued to rise. Shipments from the biggest exporter of yarn and cotton products, China declined by nearly 9 percent in March on a year-on-year basis.Hence, lower exports, lower supplies from India and the US, and strong demand will continue to drive the rise in cotton prices across the world.

As in past editions, Italian Trade Agency and ACIMIT, the Association of Italian textile machinery manufacturers, will participate in the upcoming Techtextil exhibition.

In all, 29 companies will exhibit in the Italian pavilion. Of these, the ACIMIT associated companies will include 4M Plants, A Piovan, Aeris, Bombi, Bonino, Color Service, Corino, Cubotex, Fadis, Ferraro, Gualchierie Gualchieri, Kairos Engineering, Lawer, Loptex, Mcs, Mesdan, Monti-Mac, Noseda, Salvadè, Sariel, Srs, Stalam,.

Other ACIMIT member companies exhibit with their own booths outside the Italian Pavilion.

In the 2022 edition, the focus of Techtextil will be on sustainability, which is another strong point of Italian textile machinery.

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA)’s critically acclaimed project, the Garment-to-Garment Recycling System (G2G) has swept up two more prestigious international design awards: the Gold Award of the IF Design Award 2022 in the Retail/Sales category in mid-April and the Good Design Awards 2021 (Retail Fitting) of The Chicago Athenaeum in December 2021.

The iF Design Award is one of the most prestigious design awards in Germany and this year attracted nearly 11,000 submissions from all over the world to this highly respected competition. Of the many submissions, only 73 finally obtained a Gold Award. To achieve this level of recognition, a submission must excel in terms of conceptualization, form, function, differentiation and impact. G2G’s zero water use was commended as a sustainable upcycling solution. “This ingenious system opens up the prospect of ad-hoc and on-site-recycling systems in a variety of locations,” the jury noted.

The G2G also won the Good Design Awards 2021 in the Retail Fitting category. Organized by The Chicago Athenaeum, an International Museum of Architecture and Design, this competition received over 1,100 submissions from more than 50 nations.

Set up as a mini-factory at The Mills, a modern retail space in Hong Kong in 2018, the G2G is the world’s first post-consumer garment recycling system that operates in a retail space. It is a textile recycling line installed in a 40-foot container and enclosed in double glazing, which permits direct observation of the process that upcycles post-consumer clothes into clean and wearable new garments.

Two Japanese sewing technology giants Juki Corporation and Pegasus Sewing Machine Manufacturing have joined hands to launch their first sewing machine model. Known as M900/DJ, the machine series includes Differential Lower Feed Safety Stitch Machines and Overlock Machines with integrated Control box, reports Apparel Resources

The machines are a part of the ‘Juki Smart Solutions’ product lineup. These compact machines are integrated with the direct-drive motor, control box and operation panel. Pneumatic lint collector (LC) and presser foot lifter (PL) and operator friendly LED lights. They can automatically set thread trimming function by detecting the edge of material with sensor. Equipped with a safety function to prevent false operation, the machines prevent the SMOs (sewing machine operators) from mistakenly cutting material and getting injured by false operation.

Juki plan to initially launch these machines in certain countries before expanding them to other markets.

Aditya Birla Group company Grasim Industries has achieved highest sustainability score in the 2021 Capri Global Capital Hurun India Impact 50 list. The list includes top 50 India-based companies that have been ranked based on their alignment with the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Grasim Industries achieved a sustainability score of 47, contributing towards 17 SDGs last year.

In all, only 14 companies, featured in 2021 Capri Global Capital Hurun India Impact 50 list were able to achieve their sustainability goals against all 17 UN SDG pillars last year. The list does not include any specific textile company. Jinisha Sharma, Social Impact & Strategy, Executive, Capri Global Capital hopes, the report will inspire more companies to adopt sustainability in their operations. Companies innovating to benefit stakeholders have good prospects ahead. More companies will participate in this list in coming years.

Farrukh Qankhari, Acting President, Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has appreciated the Pakistan government for setting up the Textile Council for the development of the textile sector. As per a report by The Nation, KATI believes, the Council would help boost textile exports by identifying issues plaguing this sector and presenting viable solutions for them. Qandhari says, KATI had always raised its voice against previous government’s anti-textile policy and the burden of taxes.

Pakistan Single Window and Customs and People’s Republic of China have launched a Joint Working Group or a single window cooperation and integration between Pakistan and China. The Joint Working Group will devise the coordination mechanism and facilitate technical discussion between the two sides for proposed integration, says the United Business Group.

Both sides can also detect under and over invoicing and counter trade based money laundering through data exchange mechanism, it adds. The integration between the two single windows would boost economic activities between the two countries and expedite clearance of goods. The formation of the JWG will makes the business community of both the countries more confident, adds UBG.