Month: December 2017

The Gaurs is focused on wet processing and finishing operations of the industry and is associated with the best known companies.

The R|Elan fabrics, a portfolio of speciality fabrics created by Reliance Industries, score over regular fabrics in a number of different ways, such as enhanced breathability, dry feel, and anti-odour.

One of Dilo’s innovations is the “Vector 200”, a new crosslapper by DiloMachines, which is unique with an infeed speed of more than 200 m/min.

The first European roadshow of 14 textile machinery manufacturers took place on October 18 in Bogota and the following day in Medellin. With over 100 Colombian textile producers attending, it exceeded the expectations of the organisers, the Belgian (SYMATEX), French (UCMTF), Spanish (AMTEX) and Swedish (TMAS) textile machinery associations.

Sven-Erik Bucht Minister for Rural Affairs from the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation Sweden arrived in Mumbai to discuss a joint project on smart textiles involving potentially Aditya Birla Group, Swedish company Domsjö and the two governments as well as the European Union.

The minister visited the Aditya Birla Group Textile Research Application Development Centre at Kharach in Gujarat, which is India’s pioneer in viscose staple fibre (VSF), a man-made, bio-degradable fibre with characteristics akin to cotton. The prime aim of this visit is to boost development on smart textiles from using VSF, cellulosic fibre and pulp as an alternative to cotton and hence the Aditya Birla group is a natural fit with its easily blendable cellulosic fibre.

A selection committee formed of the International Cotton Association (ICA) officers have appointed Bill Kingdon as their Managing Director following a rigorous and robust recruitment process. The ICA Officers worked closely with a recruitment agency to guarantee a professional and independent process to select a new managing director over a period of three months.

ELGi Equipments Limited, one of the world’s leading air compressor manufacturers, announced the outcome of its successful partnership with Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF), one of the largest textile groups in South India. ELGi’s air audit programme helped ITF member companies to reduce average compressed air energy costs up to 43 per cent. ITF is a 500 member strong organisation covering all textile operations concentrated in Tamil Nadu. ITF’s mandate is to promote the textile sector.