The Hohenstein Institute, an international research centre involved in the development, testing and certification of textile products, is set to present a webinar on textile biodegradability issues on September 19, 2017.
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The stage is set for the Carpet Design Awards which enter the 13th year in 2018. Designers and makers of modern hand-made carpets have until November 1 to submit their entries for the highly coveted award.
Israel-based ROVETEX, a global textile management consulting firm, and Diagonal Consulting (India), a strategic and project consulting firm in textiles, to jointly offer strategic and operational consultation services to the Indian industry.
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has signed an MoU with Huajian Group, a Chinese business and investment company specialising in shoe manufacturing.
The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) has elected P Nataraj, Managing Director, K P R Mill Limited, Coimbatore as the Chairman for the year 2017-18. He was unanimously elected as the chairman in the 58th AGM.
Demand for carpets and rugs in India is forecast to grow 5.9 per cent per year to 120 million square meters in 2021, expanding faster than any other major nation worldwide. Growth will be driven by strong gains in construction activity, expanding the size of the country’s building stock.
Disposable goods accounted for 71 per cent of nonwovens sales in 2016. Disposables markets include consumer, filtration, and medical. Demand for nonwovens used in disposable goods is expected to increase 3.2 per cent per year to $5.6 billion in 2021.