The textile filament yarn segment serves a broad range of applications from apparel to home textile.

US apparel imports from Vietnam were still strong in the first four months of the year but the growth in shipments could be negatively affected by the threat of US anti-dumping duties in the second part of the year.

G&K Services, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, USA, has announced that it will begin offering revolutionary new antimicrobial-charged garments and towels, BioSmart – the latest enhancement to its ProSura Food Safety Solutions programme, aimed at mitigating cross-contamination in the food industry.

Pakistan has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on PSF imports from Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea.

Readymade garment and knitwear exports from Tirupur have crossed Rs 11,000 crore during 2006-07, according to the Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA).

The domestic textile sector has attracted an investment of Rs 65,481 crore between 1999 and 2006. But nearly 42% or Rs 27,599 crore of the investment has fallen outside the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS).

The Brussels based European Union, which represents 27 nations, wants to make it obligatory for exporters to show the country of origin (COO) for textile articles, clothing accessories as well as footwear.

The first and only exhibition in this field in Turkey, organised by Teknik Fuarchek, 2nd HIGHTEX Technical Textiles and Nonwovens Exhibition will be held from 30th November to 2nd December , 2007, in Istanbul Expo Centre.

EDANA has announced the programme for the sixth edition of OUTLOOK, which will be hosted in a new location: Hotel Cascais Miragem in Lisbon-Cascais (Portugal) on 26th–28th September 2007.

An eight-member jury of leading textile experts named the Dow Corning® Active Protection System as a 2007 Techtextil Innovation Award winner in the New Applications category. The award was presented on June 11 at the Congress Centre Messe in Frankfurt, Germany.

Consumers the world over are increasingly becoming environment and health conscious. Developing concern for protecting ecology and preventing global warming, especially in the western countries, is boosting the demand for organic and eco-friendly products across all categories.

From 19 to 21 September 2007 the players from man-made fibres industry and academic research will meet at this communication platform with processors and users in the value-adding chain.

The first dyehouses anywhere in the world to be accredited under the Society’s Colour Accreditation Scheme (SDC CAS) are SP Apparels Ltd (India) and Ocean Lanka (Sri Lanka) – both suppliers to Tesco.

The market for moisture management fabrics is set to grow as apparel manufacturers shift their attention to the high-performance end of the sector and consumers place increasing importance on the performance of garments, according to the latest issue of Performance Apparel Markets.

Bulgaria is the fastest growing textile and clothing producer in Europe, according to a report by Textiles Intelligence.

With a year to go before the show opens in Shanghai, the first ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition has already marked a watershed in the history of China’s textile machinery exhibitions.

Exporters, who have been badly hit by the rising rupee, are being given a shot in the arm by the Indian Government by means of a few measures including a hike in DEPB rates, announced by Mr Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce & Industry.

The 15th ITMA edition in line, the ITMA 2007, to be held from September 13 to 20, 2007 in Munich, Germany is poised to set records of sorts.