Month: July 2014

Brescia – Santoni has developed a new seamless knitting machine designed for the high level production of a range of different garments, from underwear to sportswear, all knitted with 8 feeds to provide high-definition patterns with sharp colours.

Gildan Activewear is to build a new knitting facility in Costa Rica, a location that will ensure the company has duty-free, quota-free access to its major markets in the US.

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has announced the closing of the sale of its Leather Services business to Stahl Holdings B.V. as of 30 April 2014. Stahl, majority owned by Wendel Group, is a Dutch company providing high-quality chemicals, dyes

As part of the research project ´Absorber systems for the laser welding of textiles´, scientists at the Hohenstein Institute (B¦nnigheim) and the DWI Leibnitz Institute for Interactive Materials (Aachen) have developed new absorber systems

On June 4 2014, during the General Assembly of the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (EURATEX) Serge Piolat (France) was unanimously elected President of Euratex for a two year term of office for the period 2015-2016

INVISTA and Lenzing, two premier innovators and fibre producers, are continuing their collaboration, working throughout the value chain to bring super soft denim with enhanced performance to the consumer.

The third edition of the Galleria Intima, Indias largest sourcing fair for intimate apparel, organised by IAAI, will take place from August 18-19 at Grand Hyatt, Goa. Organised by the Intimate Apparel Association of India (IAAI)