PLA staple fibres are a possible alternative as a substitution of existing synthetic fibre products. The replacement of oil-based polymers by bio-based alternatives is a topic that is regarded with high priority in textile innovation programmes, aver Vadim Tenner, Marie-Isabel Popzyk, Yves-Simon Gloy, Raf Van Olmen and Thomas Gries.

Replying to the questions from the ITJ, Persistence Market Research Report says that textiles and apparel industry growth is strongly linked to the overall global economic growth. Excerpts from the interview.

Why India is still a laggard in textile export while countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh are making strides?

HGH India, the leading B2B trade show for home products and gifts, stimulates the growing home products sector in India. This year, apart from home textiles, HGH saw an increased number of exhibitors from houseware, home décor and the cleaning and hygiene segment.

Jogindra Industries Pvt Ltd is an eminent organisation based in New Delhi, which endows an exceptional assortment of textile dyeing and processing machines.

The 60th anniversary of USTER STATISTICS highlights remarkable increases in quality expectations worldwide. It all started as three pages in the German textile magazine Melliand in 1957. Today, the global benchmarks known as USTER STATISTICS have legendary status throughout the industry as an objective measure of quality.

Elgi Equipments Limited is a leading air compressor manufacturer with a broad line of innovative and technologically superior compressed air systems. ELGi has earned worldwide distinction for designing sustainable solutions that help companies achieve their productivity goals and keep the cost of ownership low.

“We offer value enhancing quality products and not cheap ones”: Shujaul Rehman, Chief Executive Officer, Garware-Wall Ropes Ltd (GWRL) is never tired of repeating this phrase time and again.

Raga Tex, was launched in 1996 as a proprietorship concern by a young lady entrepreneur Thiurmagal, ably assisted by her doctor husband Dr Bharathi Muthurathinam. “It appears that many big retailers abroad, either have already done, are planning to open shop, in India. We should therefore have plans to start investing in brand building and product promotion, within India”, says G Shekar, Executive Director, Raga Tex India Private Limited, in an interview with ITJ Senior Editor Karthik Muthuveeran.

Nonwoven and technical textiles have important roles to play towards the growth of the Indian textiles sector. India wants its textile sector to reach $250 billion by 2020. There needs to be growth in natural fibre, synthetic fibre, conventional and technical textiles sectors to achieve this economic figure.