Browsing: Industry Update

The highest ever attended Inter-textile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics ? Spring Edition 2015 concluded last week with huge increases in both exhibitor and visitor figures as the fair took place for the first time at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre (Shanghai).

The United States cotton producers are focusing their efforts to deliver quality cotton this year. A group of cotton producers, researchers, extension specialists, policy staff, industry personnel and bankers gathered in the Lubbock office of Plains Cotton Growers (PCG) to discuss the state of the cotton industry.

Demand for carpets and rugs in the US is projected to advance 4.5 per cent annually to 14.6 billion square feet in 2019, valued at $16.2 billion. Growth will be spurred by rebounding building construction expenditures and continuing consumer interest in replacement and remodeling projects, such as the removal of worn or out-of-style carpets & rugs.

The Southern India Mills? Association (SIMA) jointly with PSG institutions established a Textiles Technical Training Institute (TTTI) exclusively for training the fitters and electricians at Nilambur, Coimbatore as one of its platinum jubilee commemoration activities.

Welspun Global Brands Ltd, India’s largest specialty company in the home furnishing segment, launched their new Spring-Summer 2015 catalogue of its domestic brands ? SPACES Home & Beyond and Welhome. The catalogue for both the brands speaks about the evolutionary spirit and the essence of Life that has on natural spontaneity.