Retail brand Free People recently announced three activewear styles made from ECONYL, a sustainable yarn developed in Italy. ECONYL is a 100% regenerated nylon fiber made with discarded waste collected from landfills and oceans (fishing nets and fabric scraps). ECONYL allows new products to be made without ever revisiting new resources.
It all happened between 2000 and 2008, when the premium international brands started to invade into the Indian market. Although, there were a few Indian brands that started exhibiting their new and stylish designs hoping to capture the attention of the Indian women. Slowly, innerwear invaded the retail segment through Exclusive Branded Outlets, LFS and departmental stores.
This year’s INTIMASIA 3.0 will surely be exciting and interesting as compared to its two previous versions, as in this year, Lenzing’s own textile brand Tencel TM will be the prime sponsorer.
The innerwear segment has grown manifolds in India, but is yet to realise its full potential. During the last few decades, the organised inner wear sector has risen exceptionally. The men’s inner wear is currently worth Rs 9477 crore as per 2017 estimates, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7 per cent in the next decade to reach Rs 17454 crore by 2027. While, the women’s inner is valued at Rs 18454, and is expected to touch a whopping figure of Rs 56364 crore by 2027, if it continues to grow at an fabulous rate of 12 per cent CAGR over the next decade.
Leading Japanese computerized flat knitting machine manufacturer SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. is set to partake at the upcoming Expotextil Peru 2017 show, an international suppliers fair for the textile and clothing industry. Shima Seiki will promote its WHOLEGARMENT knitting technology for the first time.by displaying its SWG061N2 WHOLEGARMENT knitting machine.
Spandex, a copolymer based on polyurea-polyurethane also known as elastane. Spandex fibers are significantly consumed in a wide range of textiles due to strength and strong elasticity as well its ability to return to its original shape after stretching as compared to ordinary fabrics. It was first manufactured by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
The global market for spandex has been witnessing a noticeable increase due to rising demand from the textile and apparel industry. Spandex fibers are used in a wide range of apparels such as competitive swimwear, cycling jerseys, leggings, and gloves.
Shera Hoisery Pvt Ltd., a company who started its journey in 1969 by taking up job works, now an integrated producer of hosiery items with hosiery units in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. It has its own range of Hosiery and Innerwear products under brand name of `SHERA’. The Company wishes to set up production unit in the state of Bihar, seeing the present scenario in Bihar which provides opportunities for industrialist.
