Teijin Aramid has officially launched its Value Partner Program (VPP) for its Personal Protective Equipment business. At the Techtextil 2017 exhibition in Frankfurt the company welcomed the first four European partners.

Max Mara and The Woolmark Company have together developed an innovative Wool Denim line for Max Mara’s wool-rich Autumn/Winter 2017 collection, celebrating the unique qualities of Australian Merino wool.

JEC Asia is on the threshold of 10 years. In November of this year, not only does it transfer the composites exhibition to Seoul for the first time, but it will also highlight the composites industry in End-Users Markets.

“How do you imagine the ultimate functional jacket 4.0?” Sympatex Technologies investigated this question during a two-day design hackathon* together with a group of 20 outdoor bloggers and influencers at Mittenwald Hut recently.

The All India Recycled Fibre & Yarn Manufacturers Association has requested the Union Finance Ministry to maintain the current excise duty cost advantage of recycled PSF vis-à-vis virgin PSF, while finalising the GST rates.

Jharkhand is all set to promote its tussar industry. A website for online shopping of tussar has been launched by Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed the conditional reopening of 578 textile units in Rajasthan’s Pali district that had been shut for the last eight months for flouting pollution norms.

Raymond Limited, textile and apparel major, is planning to invest Rs 350 crore in capacity and retail expansion this year. This will help ramp up its apparel sale and grow the fabric business over the next few years, a senior company executive said.

Jindal Films Americas, an industry leader in the development and manufacture of high-performance films for flexible packaging and labeling, is planning to expand product offering to include polyester films.