Social and environmental concerns will soon play a greater role in public procurement. Although the aim is simple, the implementation may prove to be difficult.

India’s exports rebounded in August after slowing down in July , helped by a recovery in global demand. The country’s exports grew 10.3 per cent to $23.8 billion last month. Imports outpaced exports and increased 21 per cent to $35.46 billion, etc.

IRO TEC is the new programmable brake for weft thread accumulators. It is fitted additionally with a leaf spring brake (uni-brake) and is suitable for an extremely wide range of yarns. It provides a marked reduction in wear and ensures an excellent fabric appearance.

PrimaLoft, Inc (www.primaloft.com), the world leader in providing comfort solutions with high-performance insulations, fabrics and yarns, etc.

India’s exports rebounded in August after slowing down in July , helped by a recovery in global demand. The country’s exports grew 10.3 per cent to $23.8 billion last month. Imports outpaced exports and increased 21 per cent to $35.46 billion, etc.

RO TEC, the latest programmable brake for weft thread accumulators, offers highly-responsive thread tension control.

Archroma, a global leader in colour and specialty chemicals known for pioneering custom colour engineering in textile and fashion, made its debut as an exhibitor at the Première Vision 2017 expo in Paris from 19-21 September.

The USDA Quality Assurance Laboratory (USDA) has become the latest laboratory to be certified under the ICA Bremen ‘International Laboratory Certification Scheme’.

Incorporation of biological molecules to cotton may lead to novel functional cottons. Finding value-added applications for cotton, enabling it to be wearable smart textiles will be the next phase of R& D in the cotton sector.