Organised by the International Expo Consults (IEC) as part of Falak Holding, the Sign and Graphic Imaging (SGI) Dubai 2018 show will be held from January 14-16, 2018 at DWTC Dubai, UAE.

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is planning to set up 7 to 8 khadi centres in Meghalaya this year, said the organisation’s Chairman Vinay Kumar Saxena.

NSFDC under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment signed an MoU with the Development Commissioner (Handlooms) to help SC weavers and their families by promoting production and marketing of high-value quality handlooms products.

Future Market Insights’ recent report on global technical textiles market projects that Asia-Pacific will be observed as the world’s largest market for technical textiles during the forecast period, 2017-2027. The report values the global technical textiles market at little less than $166 billion, and anticipates it to reach $260.3 billion by the end of 2027.

Brazilian exports of textiles and clothing to the Arab region surged during the first two months of 2017, increasing by 87.5 per cent compared to its performance during the same period in 2016, according to the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC).

ITM 2018, the International of textile, yarn, knitting, weaving, dyeing, printing, finishing and hosiery machinery, sub-industries and chemicals, organised by Tüyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization Inc & Teknik Fairs Inc partnership with the Cooperation of TEMSAD (Turkish Textile & Machinery Industrialists Association) will be held 14-17 April, 2018 at TÜYAP Fair Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul – Turkey.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Textiles India, a mega event comprising conferences and exhibition, and showcasing the country as a global sourcing hub in Gandhinagar on June 30, 2017. The Union Ministers and key policymakers along with industry leaders are expected to will deliberate upon issues and challenges faced by the sector.

Siemens is driving forward the expansion of its cloud-based open IoT operating system MindSphere with new partnerships, new apps and extended connectivity. The company will be joining forces with its partners at the Hannover Messe to showcase around 50 apps providing a range of new functions such as reducing security risks or improving the availability of connected machines and plants.

Cotton industry stakeholders in the High Plains of Texas who gathered in Lubbock recently, were highly optimistic on this year’s cotton planting, Washington politics and global demand and market scenario. There is going to be lot of acres in Texas with about 20 per cent increase in acreage predicted.