In a simple ceremony of lighting, all the stalwarts of textile machinery industry including the heads of textile giants like Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu, CMD, LMW; GT Demla, CMD, Precitex; Anuj Bhagwati, MD, ATE Enterprises and veterans who have seen many more ITMEs flagged off the grand beginning of the 10th edition of ITME 2016 at the BEC grounds in Goregaon, Mumbai.

Kenya plans to revive its cotton industry, a major foreign-exchange earner until the 1980s, amid strong demand for lint from domestic mills and the potential to supply manufacturers exporting clothing and textiles to the U.S. under a preferential trade deal.

COTTON USA is making plans to promote U.S. cotton’s quality, responsible production and innovation at the world’s leading trade show for home textiles.

About 1,050 exhibitors, 38 countries, 17 chapters, 11 exhibiting halls, 24 product launches over six days of exhibition makes India ITME-2016 the largest and apex exhibition for textile machinery and technology in India and one of the most-awaited business event for the textile industry members.

Conductive cotton fabrics have been developed into flexible wearable strain sensors. A team of scientists from the UK-based Cambridge University and Jiangnan University in China has used modified graphene to develop wearable cotton smart textiles.

Thanks to the US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Cambodia’s domestic garment and footwear industry is expected to get a boost, according to the Garment Manufacturer’s Association of Cambodia (GMAC).

Kenya plans to revive its cotton industry, a major foreign-exchange earner until the 1980s, amid strong demand for lint from domestic mills and the potential to supply manufacturers exporting clothing and textiles to the US under a preferential trade deal.

COTTON USA is making plans to promote U.S. cotton’s quality, responsible production and innovation at the world’s leading trade show for home textiles.

During the first nine months of the current year, Indian apparel exports have declined by (-) 0.08 per cent to US $ 2,876.59 million as compared to $2,878.79 million in the corresponding period last year. In September particularly, India’s apparel export percentage to the US changed from positive to negative; till the end of August this year India’s growth (albeit marginal) was up 0.06 per cent.