Globally, cotton is losing its share in textile manufacturing because of the stiff competition it faces from polyester and other manmade fibres. In order to arrest the declining trend of cotton consumption, countries like USA, Australia, Brazil, etc.
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Japanese company, Toyobo intends to build a manufacturing facility to double the production capacity of airbag fabric by 2020 at a local plant of German thread maker PHP, in which they will spend some $85.1 million with Thailand textile giant, Indorama Ventures, responding to the growing demand.
Jyotirmaye Textiles, during ITME 2016, finalised its requirement of 1,800 kg yarn conditioning system (YCS) with Elgi Electric and released the order and advance alongwith Elgi Electric’s selling partner Voltas Limited.
Teijin Limited has launched Xfire® DENIM, a practical and fireproof denim-like aramid fibre fabric for firefighting uniforms. The new aramid fabric is expected to meet the growing demand for extra-maneuverable clothing for volunteer fire corps. Sales of Xfire® DENIM has begun in December and Japanese manufacturers will start selling uniforms for fire corps made with Xfire® DENIM in 2017.
According to a KMPG report, FDI equity inflow in the Indian textile and clothing (T&C) sector has surged 16 per cent in FY2015-16 over FY2013-14. Major investments (by foreign collaborators and Indian companies) in the sector during April 2014 to March 2016 are also mentioned in the report which include investment worth $51.94 million in Fashion India Private Limited by E-Land Asia Holdings Pte Limited; $37.58 million in Procter & Gamble Home Products Ltd. by Procter & Gamble Home Products Ltd.
The China Filtration Society (CFS), China Nonwovens Technology Association (CNTA) and UBM China, together with EDANA, the leading global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, announced that FILTREX® Asia 2018 will take place alongside the 10th China Filtration & Separation Exhibition / the 7th Filtration & Separation Asia (FSA) in Shanghai in November 2018 and will be co-organised by the four partners.
The hometech textiles market comprises a strong part of the technical textile market including upholstered furniture industry, household textiles and furnishings. Hometech textiles range from filter products used in vacuum cleaners to fibre fills in mattresses and pillows.