Yarn Expo Shenzhen will be held from November 3 to 5, 2021 at the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center in Shenzhen, China. The exhibition will provide exhibitors an ideal trade platform to explore opportunities in the yarn, fiber and fashion industry. The expo will feature two product groups: fibers and yarns. Fibers group will contain natural fibers like cotton, wool and silk, manmade fibers and synthetic fibers.

The yarns section will house fancy yarns, knitting yarns, natural and blended yarns, manmade and blended yarns, elastic yarns and specialty yarns. To be hosted by Messe Frankfurt (HK), the fair will be held alongwith Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics, CHIC fair and PH Value. Covering the entire textile supply chain, the fairs will create synergy and drive these industries’ recovery.

For buyers who cannot visit the fair in person, Yarn Expo’s new AI-driven business matching platform will offer them a virtual sourcing experience by allowing them to search among the fair’s diverse range of exhibitors online and schedule meetings with potential buyers.

Textile and textile products manufacturers in Indonesia plan to explore the viscose spun yarn market in India. As per an Indo Textiles report, the product is free from antidumping investigations initiated by the country's authorities and offers a $49.3 million export opportunity to Indonesia.

Redma Gita Wiraswata, Secretary General, Indonesian Fiber and Filament Yarn Producers Association (APSyFI) says, India has always been a prospective market for Indonesia. The discontinuation of anti-dumping duties by India is the result of the efforts of Indonesian government and producers to prove that Indonesian exports are not a threat and do not contain dumping.

Mohammad Faisal, Economist, Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) believes, the repeal of trade remedies policy could be a momentum for Indonesian producers to increase exports.

Environmental charity organization Redress has extended its clothing takeback program in partnership with lifestyle brand, Tommy Hilfiger. As per the organization’s report, from July onward, it will allow customers to donate unwanted clothes at six Tommy Hilfiger stores across Hong Kong.

The new partnership with Tommy Hilfiger will increase the total number of Redress collection box locations to 38 across Hong Kong and Macau. By expanding the program, the organization hopes to reduce clothing waste, encourage consumers to think consciously about how they dispose of clothing and normalize secondhand fashion in Hong Kong

Redress works with a network of partners, including CN Logistics, to ensure the clothes it receives are redistributed to the most appropriate locations. Each item is carefully assessed by a volunteer team before deciding whether it is in good enough wearable condition to be resold or reused by a 20+ strong network of local charities, or, if in poor condition, sent to be recycled or downcycled.

A 5G-enabled YouCare smart shirt was introduced by ZTE and its Italian partners at the Mobile World Congress 2021 held in Barcelona, Spain, from June 28-July 1, 2021. As per an Innovation in Textiles report, the YouCare smart shirt enables the detection of a combination of bio parameters such as a ‘real’ electrocardiogram, a respiratory act analysis, components of sweat, muscle effort and body temperature. The shirt allows the transmission of data via ZTE’s ultra-fast 5G connection and is a fully textile-based product with no metal components that is washable and easy to use.

Certified as a Medical Device, the YouCare shirt is based on the predictive algorithms for cardiovascular disorders of BSP-Medical a world leader in the field of medical data science located in Hunan, China, and Tel Aviv, Israel. A Chinese provider of advanced telecommunications systems, mobile devices and enterprise technology solutions, ZTE sells its products and services in more than 160 countries and is listed on the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges. It is amongst the largest developers of global 5G standards with a patented technology value of around $7billion, says the report titled Challenges and Prospects for China’s Telecommunications Industry and Intellectual Property Market by investment management company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

The company plans to initiate further 5G testing of the YouCare at its Innovation and Research Centre in Italy, with local company Accyourate from Autumn this year.

Iluna Group plans to expand its range of Global Recycled Standard yarns at Milano Unica by launching cord yarn. The cord yarn is a precious yarn with a ROICA™ EF premium stretch yarn core, GRS certified and developed with 50 per cent of pre-consumer waste materials content -- double, covered with an equally recycled shiny thread; the bright and translucent is instead to add brilliant effects so far not possible with a GRS yarn.

The yarns have printed according to Global Recycle Standard (GRS) certified sublimation and register printing that also has the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certification.

Last year, Iluna launched a collection of natural dyes made with GOTS certified plant-based dyes besides proposing magnificent prints with extraordinary effects for this edition of the Milanese fair. It is the only company to offer certified ingredients, natural colors and prints.

This year’s Fespa Global Print Expo will feature several screen, digital and textile printing manufacturers. To be held from October 12-15, 2021 in Amsterdam, the expo will showcase latest screen and digital printing innovations by print service providers and signmakers. As per Textile Network, visitors will be able to see hardware solutions from Brother, Mimaki, Agfa, Canon, Durst, Fujifilm, Han Glory and Roland DG; substrates from 3A, Ahlstrom Munksjö, Avery Dennison, Hexis and Re-board Technology AB; automation, workflow and colour management solutions from Barbieri Electronic, Inedit, OneVision, ONYX Graphics and Print Factory; and consumables from CHT Germany, Easy Inks Gmbh and Sun Chemical.

This year, European Sign Expo, the leading European exhibition for non-printed signage, will again be co-located with FESPA Global Print Expo. The event, which takes place in Hall 2 at the RAI, will connect signage professionals with companies specialising in channel lettering, digital signage, dimensional signage, engraving and etching, illuminated displays, out of home media, LED and sign tools. The event is supported by the European Sign Federation and Gold Sponsors Efka and Ledir Yaki will return to European Sign Expo alongside confirmed exhibiting companies including: Art Neon Lighting, Domino Sign, Led Frames, LG Hausys Europe, Nex Line SRL and Yellotools.

Statistics from Urumqi Customs show, from January to May 2021, Xinjiang ports exported textile yarn, fabric and products worth1.258 billion yuan. As per a China Textiles report, this was 3.97 per cent year-on-year decline from last year. The port’s garments and clothing accessories exports increased 54.14 per cent to 8.137 billion yuan during the period. It imported textile yarn, fabric and products worth 126 million yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 8.68 per cent, while value of garments and clothing accessories imports declined by 38.73 per cent to 10 million yuan.

To promote stable growth of foreign trade in the region, Urumqi Customs plans to implement various measures, understand the difficulties and needs of enterprises, focus on problems and take precise measures to effectively hedge the negative impact of the pandemic on foreign trade and help enterprises stabilize foreign trade.

Led by a recovery in demand in Western economies, Bangladesh’s garment exports surged by 15 per cent to $38.76 billion in the financial year ended June. The country’s garment exports rose 13 per cent to $31.5 billion in 2020-21 from a year earlier, thanks to a 21 per cent surge in overseas sales of knitwear products such as T-shirts and sweaters. However, exports remained 7 per cent below the pre-pandemic period of 2018-19 financial year, as per the Export Promotion Bureau.

Sales of woven garments, such as formal denim shirts and pants, rose by 3 per cent owing to tepid demand caused by more people working from home and avoiding social gatherings. Led by more orders from the US and Europe, Bangladesh’s garment exports grew at a record pace of 31 per cent in June to $3.58 billion. Garment industry leaders say they expect exports to increase but are concerned about rising freight and raw material costs. These could hamper the country’s apparel exports, says Shahidullah Azim, Vice President, Bangladesh Garments Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BGMEA).

Bangladesh is currently battling a record spike in COVID-19 cases, prompting the government to extend its strictest lockdown to July 14. Garment factories, however, are allowed to operate observing health protocols.

Textile brand Covolan has launched a new denim collection in partnership with Lycra. The collection is made from Lycra’s EcoMade thread and includes four products: Ancona, Bergamo, Genova, and Rutilo. These are denim fabrics with different dyes, all BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) certified and with Lycra’s sustainable thread. Covolan aims to make its entire product line with the EcoMade thread.

EcoMade thread is produced with 20 per cent pre-consumer recycled material and is GRS (Global Recycled Standard) certified. It was developed in a sustainable way through processes that reduce the use of resources, with better environmental performance and minimizing waste. The thread is ideal for denim, providing a better fit, comfort, and freedom of movement.

Brazilian textile company Covolan produces denim and twill and is a participant in Texbrasil (Brazilian Textile and Fashion Industry Internationalization Program) – the result of a partnership between Abit (The Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association) and Apex-Brasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency).

More than 170 sustainable brands plan to participate in the summer edition of Innatex. As per Textile Network, the exhibition will be held from July 31 to August 2, 2021 at the Messecenter Rhein-Main exhibition centre in Hofheim-Wallau. Alexander Hitzel, Project Manager, Muveo GmbH, the organizer of Innatex, believes the community needs a trading platform that enables them to meet business partners personally. Participants have also urged the organizer to remain committed to original dates rather than postponing the event until early autumn.

The pioneering trade fair for the green fashion industry plans to introduce many new concepts including a new store concept under the patronage of the IVN, International Association of Natural Textile Industry, and a special space celebrating African labels, created in collaboration with GIZ, the German Society for International Cooperation. It will also adapt to the latest regulations and approved by the health authorities.