In spite of slowdown in nonwovens, following general economy, the global per capita consumption is expected to grow from 1 kg to 2011 to 2 kg by 2025. And nonwoven and nonwoven-based products find wide applications in personal & healthcare, infrastructure, air & water purification and mobility.
Year: 2015
Farrokh Cooper, Chairman and Managing Director of Cooper Corp, a Satara-based manufacturer of diesel engines turned 70 on January 13, 2015. Taking forward the legacy of the company that his grandfather Dhunjisha B Cooper established in 1922, he talked about Cooper´s ambitions of doubling its Rs 700 crore turnover in less than five years.
For the Italian textile machinery sector, the year´s fourth quarter resulted in a decline in orders, mainly due to a negative performance recorded in foreign sales. These findings have been reported in an economic survey conducted by ACIMIT, the Italian Association representing the industry, indicating a 4 per cent drop over the previous quarter.
KARL MAYER to focus on technology for reinforcing textiles & carbon application at the JEC Europe Composites Show & Conferences in Paris.
With the introduction of the rotating tangle unit RoTac3 at the Domotex 2015 from 17 to 20 January in Hanover, the Oerlikon Segment Manmade Fibers wants to pave the innovative way to the future of BCF technology. Oerlikon Neumag´s (hall 5, stand A31) exhibition highlight enables substantial energy savings and creates many further advantages for the production of BCF carpet yarn with the 3-end plant S.
Organic cotton is a highly sustainable fibre. It has been ranked above conventional cotton, viscose bamboo and linen in Higg´s Index. Globally, brands, retailers and consumers are increasingly supporting organic cotton. But to use organic fibres is not enough.
The technical textile industry has been registering an annual growth of 11 per cent, and it is expected to grow at about 20 per cent by 2017. The Union Ministry of Textiles has sought additional funds for the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) in the current financial year, says Textile Commissioner Kiran Soni Gupta.