The European Union is likely to clinch a textile protocol with Uzbekistan only if it is satisfied Uzbekistan has made progress in scaling back the use of child labour. The EU wants the practice of forced labour and child labour to be eradicated from the national to the local levels.

Dry compressed air is a must for compressed air-powered pneumatic tools and systems. Compressed Air Dryer – Desiccant Type removes moisture from compressed air. A major problem in compressed air systems is the presence of water, dust particles, oil (oils particles are introduced by lubricated air compressors) and solid contaminants, which can adversely affect air quality.

Textile filament has been one of the fastest growing segments for PA6, increasing from 32 per cent of global demand in 2010 to 36 per cent in 2016. But by 2030, textile filament is expected to be only 34 per cent of total PA6 demand. “For the last decade China has been the epicenter of the global PA6/PA66 industry.

Sri Lakshmi Fire Controls was founded in 2012 by AS Venkat Krishna, who is well experienced in fire protection field. Sri Lakshmi Fire Controls has a technical collaboration with German-based GreCon, a leader in fire protection system with more than 2,00,000 successful installations around the globe. AS Venkat Krishna, Chief Executive Officer, Sri Lakshmi Fire Controls, spoke to The Indian Textile Journal in an exclusive interview.

Picanol will take this opportunity at the India-ITME 2016 to present all of its latest high-tech weaving machines and underline its prominent position in the Indian market by displaying four high-tech weaving machines at its booth. In addition to two recently introduced OptiMax-i rapier machines, two state-of-the-art OMNIplus Summum airjet machines will also be on display.

A partnership is a bridge that allows a free-flowing passage of expertise and experience.
A ladder that empowers an organisation and its brands to scale up in quality, repute and market acceptance.
It is with the intent of escalating the quality of Indian textile processing technology to global standards Bianco S.p.A. Italy extends its hand of association.

Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat is all slated and geared up for a grand show in the form of Indian Textile Sourcing (ITS) exhibition (www.ITSExhibition.com) that is scheduled to take place from February 16 to 18, 2017.

bluesign technologies announced that it has appointed Jill Dumain as the CEO effective January 2017. He will succeed Peter Waeber who has elected to retire at the end of the year. Dumain has held various senior positions at Patagonia Inc, Ventura CA, USA, for over 27 years and her tenure at Patagonia Inc. spanned positions in textile research and development to her current role as Director of Environmental Strategy.

How spinners can achieve the critical balance between input and output. Spinning mills today are expected to transform incoming raw material that fluctuates in quality and cost into a consistent yarn that exactly meets the needs of customers. This difference between input and output is the critical balance which determines customer satisfaction, market reputation and ultimately the mill’s own profitability – and ideally this balance is optimised by a sophisticated system.