As this title has written before, there remains a textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) sector in Australia. Its products can confusingly cut across other sectors (for example wound care fabrics or geotextiles) and the companies that contribute to it are regularly on the small side. But it’s still here. An EY report from 2021 estimated…
By Peter Roberts It shouldn’t be this way, but when a new textile is revealed that is made in Australia from Australian raw materials, processed locally, it has to be big news. This is the case with the latest fabric produced by SME, Full Circle Fibres, a company described by the Australian Fashion Council as…
New research commissioned by the Australian Fashion Council has revealed that Victoria’s fashion manufacturing industry has reached a critical point in its evolution. While the sector’s current and potential value was estimated at almost $1 billion, the state’s textile, clothing and footwear manufacturing has shed 18 percent of its value in the past five years.…
LoomTex Pty Ltd has survived in business for a century to become Australia’s last woollen furnishing textile weaving mill and dye house. Now with a name change the company, a joint venture between Instyle Contract Textiles and Colan Australia, has a vision to become one of the most innovative and sustainable textile manufacturers in Australia.…
Textile technology developer Xefco has raised $10.5 million in its latest funding round led by Australian deep technology fund Main Sequence Ventures backing its technology to reduce textile emissions. Xefco has been commercialising its patented water-free textile finishing and dyeing solution, Ausora, aiming to create a greener supply chain for the fashion industry. Other new…
Nova Systems wins Norwegian support contract Nova Systems International will support the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) with Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of C130J Super Hercules aircraft. This is a major milestone for us that supports operational capability delivery for the RNoAF, and builds on the existing contracts with Norwegian Government departments. “Nova Systems…