Year: 2014

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently approved its final changes to the wool products labelling rules, which now incorporate the Wool Act´s new definitions for cashmere and fine wools

On behalf of the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India, representing over 2,000 manufacturers and 15,000 retailers, I would like to congratulate the Finance Minister for his balanced, growth oriented, and manufacturing friendly budget presented.

For 2014-15, budgetary allocation under the Technology Upgradation Funds Scheme (TUFS) increased to Rs 23 billion from the revised estimate of Rs 19.5 billion in 2013-14 .

As part of the research project (AiF No. 17031 N) “Absorber systems for the laser welding of textiles”, scientists at the Hohenstein Institute (Bonnigheim) and the DWI Leibnitz Institute for Interactive Materials (Aachen) have developed new absorber systems for laser welding technical textiles in the infrared spectrum

INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry, has been recognised for its environmental stewardship with a 2014 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

In Italy, there are approximately 300 companies who produce textile machines and related accessories, for a total of about 11,000 employees. In 2013 the value of Italian production was Euro 2.3 billion, with exports worth Euro 1.9 billion.

Lorenzo Maffioli, MD of Itema China, is an experienced professional with 19 years of solid track record, of which 17 mainly in production and supply chain management with shorter experiences in purchasing and quality.