Stretchy athletic wear has dominated fashion for several years. Between 2011 and 2016, the market for athletic wear grew to be 30 per cent of the total clothing and footwear industry, increasing an impressive 7 per cent a year compared to the 1 per cent growth of the apparel sector in general, according to Wells Fargo analysts.

Gap Inc unveiled an ambitious new sustainable manufacturing goal to conserve a total of 10 billion liters of water by the end of 2020; those water savings would be the equivalent volume of the daily drinking water need for 5 billion people.

Keeping in view requests from many exhibitors and also to coincide with the first edition of GTTES in 2015, the dates for 2nd edition GTTES 2019 to be held at Nesco, Mumbai is preponed by 12 days to 18th, 19th and 20th of January, 2019.

The 20th Shenzhen International Exhibition—which will be held from November 28-30, 2018 at Shenzhen Convention& Exhibition Center, China—will focus on the efficient trade platform of Chinese market with one feast and six themes.

Arvind Limited, India’s leading textile to retail and brands conglomerate along with INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of fibres, showcased its exclusive denim collection in New Delhi named ‘GRAVITY’, at its annual event called Arvind FESTIVE 2018.

Textile exports are likely to miss the $45 billion target for 2017-18, as the industry reels under the impact of GST roll out and tariff advantages enjoyed by competitors like Bangladesh and Vietnam, according to textile industry body CITI.

Kornit Digital, a market leader in digital textile printing, will showcase its cutting-edge solutions at three major trade shows in Asia Pacific this month. Kornit Digital and its local channel partners will conduct live demonstrations as well as exhibit the latest application samples produced on Kornit direct-to-garment and direct-to-fabric systems.

ANDRITZ will be presenting innovative nonwovens production solutions and textile finishing technologies for the US market at Techtextil North America 2018 in Atlanta, USA (May 22–24, booth 2847).

The next edition of Techtextil North America, which will take place in Atlanta from May 22nd to 24th, opens under the best auspices for the American technical textiles and nonwovens market.