Month: February 2018

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) will be organising its 9th Asian Textile Conference (ATEXCON) on March 14, 2018 at Hotel ITC Maratha, Mumbai.

Teijin Frontier, the Teijin Group’s fibres and products converting company, announced its development of SOLOTEX® Nanofibre, a polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) nanofibre with a diameter of 700nm that combines excellent gripping power with stretchable comfort for high-performance gloves, sportswear and innerwear.

As a world-leading trade fair for home and contract textiles, Heimtextil will present a fundamentally revised concept from 8-11 January 2019 – with more floor space, all kinds of furnishing inspiration and new synergies for buyers.

During the Sourcing at MAGIC tradeshow in Las Vegas held recently, Electronics For Imaging, Inc showcased its award-winning end-to-end solution for digital textile manufacturing – the EFI™ Mini Textile Factory.

Durst, a manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, has launched a new printing platform – the P5 series. The first member of the family is the large format printing flagship, P5 250 HS, with shipping starting from April.

Apparel exports have declined by 14 per cent in rupee and 8 per cent in dollar terms in January this year compared with the year-earlier month, latest data showed. Exporters cutting back on orders because of funds crunch and the delay in refund of levies hurting industry, say sources.

Hyosung Corporation, the largest global spandex producer of South Korea, which is working with several leading Indian players in the textile field is likely to invest around Rs 3,000 crore Maharashtra’s spandex project.