The Textile Institute Council has invited Muharrem Kayhan, member of the Institute and Chairman of the Board of Söktas to be World President Elect. On 14 May 2015 at The Textile Institute Annual General Meeting its members will be requested to vote Muharrem Kayhan in as the next World President for the period of 2015-2017.
Year: 2015
The Indian Textile Accessories & Machinery Manufacturer´s Association (ITAMMA) organised a seminar on ´Union Budget 2015 ´ Proposals related to direct & Indirect Taxes´ on March 4, 2015 at MC Ghia Hall, Mumbai. S Senthilkumar, President, ITAMMA, gave a welcome speech.
SDC Enterprises have combined their extensive knowledge of fabric quality control, textile testing, dyeing and continuity of technical performance in test materials to develop a range of verification fabrics to improve the controls available to organizations involved in textile testing.
Bayer MaterialScience and the International Apparel Federation (IAF) have entered into a collaboration aiming at significantly improving the innovation and sustainability in the apparel and footwear industry. As an important first step, both partners have recently run a number of INSQIN® series workshops which took place across three continents.
A University of California-Berkeley professor is using molecular biology to synthesise an important dye used to colour denim.
At the end of 2014-15, world ending stocks of cotton are projected up 11 per cent to nearly 22 mt. After increasing substantially in each of the three previous seasons, China´s ending stocks are expected to remain stable reaching just over 12 mt in 2014-15, and would account for 56 per cent of total world stocks.
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI ) has signed an agreement to be a ´Supporting Organisation´ of ITMA 2015. ´We are delighted to engage with ITMA, and bring the message of Better Cotton to a wider industry audience this November,´ said Ruchira Joshi, Demand Programme Director.