Planet Textiles 2017, which is jointly organised by MCL News & Media, Sustainable Apparel Coalition And Messe Frankfurt, will be held on May 24, 2017 in Bangalore

Schoeller Textil AG has developed ecodye, a new auxiliary concept used in polyester dyeing processes.

Schoeller Textil AG has developed ecodye, a new auxiliary concept used in polyester dyeing processes.

Schoeller Textil AG has developed ecodye, a new auxiliary concept used in polyester dyeing processes.

Sobel Westex, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of linen and terry, will acquire Baltic Linen Co Inc, a supplier of bed and bath textiles for retail, cruise lines, healthcare, and hospitality industries.

Key advances in the last five years have led to early commercial products, with the e-textiles market having grown at double digit rate to reach around $100 million in annual wholesale revenue.

Investors from the Chinese textile industry have committed to investing in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone).

Lux Industries is planning to enter the woman’s lingerie category to drive better margins in the hosiery segment. The company will be extending its woman’s legging brand Lyra into lingerie and pitting itself against domestic players like Lovable in the mid-market segment.

The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) is all set to develop first-of-its-kind mega textile park on 70 lakh sq m of land owned by the state government at Pinjrat in Olpad taluka of Surat district, Gujarat with an initial investment of Rs 1,500 crore.