In 12 halls covering a total area of 120,000 m2 at the TUYAP Fair, Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey, over 1,200 exhibitors of ITM 2016 showcased their machines, components and parts from June 1 to 4, 2016 to one of the world´s biggest textile market, Turkey.

In a move to expand its innovative capacities, SANITIZED AG, provider of the most extensive portfolio of antimicrobial products for the plastics and textile industries, has opened the new SANITIZED TecCenter at its Burgdorf head office in Switzerland.

AT.E. and Savio Macchine Tessili, Italy, recently organised a series of ´Customer Days´ across India, to announce the tie-up between the two companies. A.T.E. has become the sole selling agent for Savio´s automatic winders and TFOs in India from April 1, 2016.

Tamilnadu Water Investment Company Limited (TWIC) is a pioneering developer of water/waste water projects in India. Promoted by Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (54 per cent) and Government of Tamil Nadu (46 per cent). Over the last few years, TWIC has been in the forefront of a number of initiatives both in the urban water space as well management of industrial effluent.

DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company have announced senior leadership appointments for DowDuPont Inc (DowDuPont), following the consummation of the proposed merger of equals.

After experiencing tremendous success in the first-ever Source India programme held at Hotel Grand Hyatt, Mumbai during 2010, the Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) has decided to organise the second edition of Source India programme under the MAI scheme ´ an exclusive buyer-seller meet in Surat inviting buyers from Asia, Middle East & Gulf, Africa and South American countries.

Mustang today manufactures more than one million pairs of socks every month, and has 36 distributors across India. With a consistent and impressive growth rate, they have tie-ups with some of the largest international brands, retailers and e-retailers, including Amazon, First Cry, Hopscotch, etc.

The Spanish company Jeanologia leads the transformation of the Bangladesh textile industry towards sustainability with its efficient combination of laser, dry and wet ozone G2 and e-Flow nano bubbles. With its latest release, Light PP Spray, it has managed to eliminate the process of potassium permanganate spraying, replacing the most damaging technique to workers and the environment.

The abolition of quota system in 2005 witnessed the new emerging markets in Asia and China for textile manufacturing and sourcing by the developed countries in the West. China surged ahead of all Asian countries and cornered maximum market share.