Month: August 2020

The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), which is holding surplus stocks of cotton just ahead of the next harvest season, is trying to boost exports of the fibre crop. A memorandum of understanding is being worked out to export 1.5-2 million bales (of 170 kilograms each) of cotton to Bangladesh while the state-run CCI will also set up its own warehouse in Vietnam to boost cotton exports.

Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) is collaborating with Switzerland-based HeiQ Group, a leader in textile innovation, to create the first antiviral mattress for the US market. The two have signed a deal which gives SSB exclusive access within the US bedding category to HeiQ Viroblock technology, which has been found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2.

Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) is collaborating with Switzerland-based HeiQ Group, a leader in textile innovation, to create the first antiviral mattress for the US market. The two have signed a deal which gives SSB exclusive access within the US bedding category to HeiQ Viroblock technology, which has been found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2.

The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), which is holding surplus stocks of cotton just ahead of the next harvest season, is trying to boost exports of the fibre crop. A memorandum of understanding is being worked out to export 1.5-2 million bales (of 170 kilograms each) of cotton to Bangladesh while the state-run CCI will also set up its own warehouse in Vietnam to boost cotton exports.

Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) is collaborating with Switzerland-based HeiQ Group, a leader in textile innovation, to create the first antiviral mattress for the US market. The two have signed a deal which gives SSB exclusive access within the US bedding category to HeiQ Viroblock technology, which has been found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2.

Following successful launch of the D-TECH line for production of surgical/medical masks in April 2020, international technology Group ANDRITZ is now presenting its new D-TECH face mask line for respiratory masks, such as duckbill and flat fold respirators.

AATCC, a not-for-profit association, has announced that to brush up on the basics of textile testing or get detailed instruction on specific methods, AATCC’s new online test method training modules are a valuable resource. One can customise their training experience by selecting any of the four modules which will be available from September 23.