Dr Seshadri Ramkumar says if knowledge on cotton is created in the minds of young people at school level, not only will it help with increasing…
Browsing: Fibres & Raw Materials
Composites made from corn fibre are increasingly interesting to study and their properties still need to be developed, informs Dr N Gokarneshan. Composites made from natural…
In 2025, the evolution of HimGra, a natural fibre developed from wild Himalayan grass, offered a practical case study of this transition. The fashion and textile…
Dyeing areca fibres typically involves using natural dyes extracted from areca nuts to produce shades of brown or reddish-brown, often requiring mordants to enhance colour fastness…
Commingled yarn for composites is a hybrid material that intimately combines reinforcing fibres (like carbon or glass) and thermoplastic matrix fibres within a single yarn. Commingled…
Brand alerts customers after counterfeit sets surface in Calicut. Bombay Dyeing, one of India’s oldest and most trusted home furnishing brands, has issued a public advisory…
Industry body seeks free cotton trade to restore competitiveness. The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has called on the government to abolish the 11 per cent…