KARL MAYER, the market leader in the fields of warp knitting, warp preparation and machinery for technical textiles, is celebrate its 80-year anniversary this year. “We will organize various in-house shows for our business partners, giving them an insight into the future of textile development and production technology.

Two different methods of cotton harvesting were each examined at two different farmers. The comparison was carried out through to the knitted fabric, whereby carded ring and rotor yarns with various counts were spun, says Harald Schwippl.

As a part of its move to establish a textile park, the regional office of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation?s (MIDC) has acquired 113 hectares of land at Sayane near Malegaon. A proposal for infrastructural development has been sent to the head office for approval.

The focus during the budget session was predominantly on infrastructure, affordable housing, agriculture, rural development, employment, speedy accountability, prudent fiscal management and transparency in taxation, says Amit Gugnani.

Johnny Wan, Director of Exhibitions Market Development, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), highlighted opportunities for Indian companies at the HKTDC’s world-class trade fairs during a press briefing in New Delhi recently. Wan underscored the robust bilateral trade relations between Hong Kong and India, adding that the Council’s trade fairs offered a good platform to boost business.

Lenzing has developed a new fibre based on cotton scraps and wood. Refibra is the first cellulose fibre featuring recycled material on a commercial scale and was launched today at Première Vision textile fair in Paris. The fibre is produced in the Tencel production process.

By adopting the dope dyeing process, less chemicals and energy are needed as the process is short and less waste water is generated, infer Ajay Sardana and Amit Dayal.

In synthetic fibres, Indian market has high potential mid-term for FDY, IDY and staple yarns, which might have been also due to the slowdown in the Chinese economy, said Michael Korobczuk. “There is no change in the strong consolidation in China’s man-made fibre market.

Unitop Projects & Services Pvt Ltd is into project engineering and turnkey execution of chemical and other projects. The company is an off-shoot of Elite Engineers, who have been operating in this field since 1974. The Group enjoys the facilities of a modern engineering office at Thane and two manufacturing units in the name of Elite Engineers, Thane and Special Process Equipment Engineering Co, Badlapur.