Year: 2018

Heightened consumer awareness, industry initiatives such as ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) or the Greenpeace Detox campaign: they all pose new challenges for brands, retailers and manufacturers.

Kenya’s cotton sector is generally characterised by about 140,000 smallholder farmers with a low average yield of 0.53 tonnes of seed cotton per hectare, according to the World Bank.

India’s economy is projected to grow 7.6 per cent in fiscal year 2018-19, remaining the fastest growing economy in the world, as robust private consumption and benefits from past reforms help the country’s GDP gain momentum, according to a UN report

Groz-Beckert, a provider of industrial machine needles, precision parts, and fine tools, will display its latest textile machinery at Texprocess Americas and Techtextil North America trade fairs, in hall B1A, booth 701.

Make it pink! Make it blue! Or make it pink and blue stripes! With colour-changing smart fabric, you can change your outfit with the press of a button on an app!

Archroma, a global leader in colour and speciality chemicals, has entered a partnership with the House of Denim Foundation (“House of Denim”). Archroma will support House of Denim with a yearly financial contribution to the Foundation’s Denim City and will share its expertise and network with House of Denim.

One of the world’s largest cotton exporters, Uzbekistan is looking at Indian textiles companies for a possible collaboration. The former Soviet republic is likely to ink an agreement with the Union Textiles Ministry in this regard.