Month: August 2015

Knitcon-2015 was a day-long conference organised for the first time in the eastern region by the Federation of Hosiery Manufacturers Association of India (FOHMA) in association with West Bengal Hosiery Association (WBHA) and Bengal Hosiery Manufacturer Association (BHMA).

Global yarn production fell in Q1/2015 compared to the previous quarter. Thereby, yarn output in Asia and in Europe fell, while it increased in North America. On an annual basis, the global yarn production decreased the second quarter in a row. Declines were strongest in Asia and Europe, while North America saw a modest increase. Worldwide yarn stocks rose in Q1/2015 in comparison to Q4/2014.

Huntsman International (India) Pvt Ltd, a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, has appointed Rohit Aggarwal as the Vice President and Managing Director of Huntsman India subcontinent with effect from July 1, 2015. Aggarwal will be succeeding Steve Stilliard who will be retiring from the position of Vice President and Managing Director.

Cotton imports by China in June have fallen by 26 per cent already. The see-sawing of prices in major countries including India is causing a lot of anxieties. Chinese prices are under pressure from significant left-over commercial stocks as well as sales of state reserve cotton, kicked off recently.

This April 2015, UCMTF, the French textile machinery manufacturers ´association was invited by Ilkhom KHAYDAROV, Uzbek Minister in charge of the textile industry and Chairman of the Board of the state joint-stock company for the light industry ´Uzbekyengilsanoat´, to organise two seminars in Uzbekistan.

Convincing facts: Constant quality guaranteed in the winding process, quick trend detection within production, easy-to-use, all settings at a glance, covers each and every application, online production monitoring with management cockpit, easy maintenance, and database for product and group settings.

SSM has announced their participation to the forthcoming Techtextil in Mumbai, from September 24-26, 2015. Techtextil is India´s leading fair for technical textiles and nonwoven products. The show is the subsidiary of Techtextil Germany and covers 12 application areas, which comprehensively span the full range of modern textile technologies. SSM will show their latest machine for technical yarns.