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Indonesia’s viscose fibre industry is experiencing solid growth, driven by a shift in global consumption patterns and significant investments in domestic production capacity.

The country’s government has also taken steps to support the industry through incentives, trade negotiations and regulations promoting sustainable practices, stressed industry insiders.…

Vietnam’s ministry of industry and trade (MOIT) has released a draft amendment to the country’s Law on Chemicals. The draft amendment stipulates that all chemicals, including paint and coating ingredients, must be declared when imported through Vietnam’s National Single Window Information Portal.…

India is integrating its textile and apparel industry more closely to achieve faster growth and become a reliable alternative to China and other Asian sourcing hubs for garments, sector executives have said at a major conference this week. Industry leaders from worldwide gathered in the capital New Delhi for Bharat Tex 2024, from February 26 to 29, discussing key issues such as sustainability and transparency.…

Indonesia’s textile and garment sector, a key pillar of the country’s economy and a major employer, is hoping for more attention and support from the incoming new Indonesian government, as it faces challenges from illegal imports, excessive costs and global instability, industry associations have said.…

Digital textile printing has been growing significantly in popularity and demand within the Indonesian clothing and textile sector, Rizal Tanzil, the secretary-general of the Indonesian Textile Association (API – Asosiasi Pertekstilan Indonesia). Speaking to Digital Textile, he stressed that it offered more flexibility and customisation for a wide range of textile applications, such as clothing, bags, hats and accessories.…

The Indonesian garment sector, already reeling from a decline in international orders, is facing a double whammy: a surge in illegal textile imports that is undercutting local producers and increasing pressure for sustainable production.

According to the Indonesian Fibre and Filament Yarn Producers Association (APSyFi – Asosiasi Produsen Serat dan Benang Filament Indonesia), the value of illegal textile and textile products, notably clothing imports into Indonesia last year (2022) reached USD2.94 billion.

The New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has called for comments on planned reductions to allowable lead levels in paints, and in art materials such as chalk, crayons, and felt-tip pens.

The country’s current lead level limit for paint is 0.1% (1,000 parts per million/ppm) and the proposed changes would reduce this to 0.009% (90ppm), in line with countries including Australia, Canada and the United States, the EPA said in a note.…

Indonesia’s tobacco farmers are enjoying a good harvest this year, but they are also facing uncertainty over new health regulations that could affect their livelihoods.

The tobacco industry is a major contributor to the Indonesian economy, generating about 10% of the state revenue from excise taxes, according to the country’s finance ministry.…

The Indonesian government is looking to actively support the country’s textile and clothing industry as it faces a downturn in exports, depressed by soft economies in overseas markets facing high inflation and interest rates.

Trade has indeed fallen, said the Indonesia industry ministry, which told Just Style of a decline in both exports and imports in the first half of this year (2023), with clothing and textile exports dropping by 18.7% and imports by 19.8%.…