Year: 2014

Growing international interest in the Taiwanese textile sector is confirmed in the final report from The Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF), which confirms that this years Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS) was a huge success.

Womens western wear accounts for 25 per cent of the Rs 78,500 crore womens wear market, as per a 2012 report by consulting firm Technopak Advisors.

The organisers of ITMA 2015 have added a recycled fibres and yarns sub-chapter to the exhibitions fibre and yarn chapter.

Textile batteries that can detect bodily fluids and generate power using them may be a reality. Peter Lillehoj, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University, East Lansing

Fabric woven with warp cotton and weft polyester exhibits higher wicking height in warp direction for plain, twill and satin weaves, infer Valsang RK and Patil LG.

Coarser cotton produced in India is making its way to the Chinese market because of its good quality and less labour cost.