NITRA, India’s premier textile research association has launched Focus Incubation Centre (FIC), a step towards innovation. Further, NITRA in association with Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) is also planning to come out with a competition to identify bright and innovative ideas, and help such ideas be converted into commercial utility.
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The order intake index for textile machinery compiled by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, for April-June 2018 period fell by 15 per cent compared to the same period for 2017
The Woolmark Performance Challenge is a new annual competition for tertiary students aimed at pushing the limits of product innovation
Aditya Birla Group’s flagship company Grasim Industries Limited, with a strong presence in viscose staple fibre and chemicals in Madhya Pradesh, recognised the growing representation of women talent in the manufacturing sector by awarding a unique Green Certificate
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Education and Research began an initiative in May 2018 to promote “materials for intelligent (smart) textilesâ€Â
Supply of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) in Asia is expected to lengthen in the second half of 2018 as new capacities will start up in the major markets of India and China, amid a slowdown in demand, according to ICIS, a leading petrochemicals market information provider.
The unsettling trade situation between the world’s leading cotton exporter, United States of America and a leading user, China, should place India’s cotton and textile sector in a better situation.