The ‘Customer Days’ were held at three places in the first phase – Ahmedabad on April 26, Rajkot on April 27, and Coimbatore on April 30. 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.

European flax fibres and Chinese linen yarns are flooding the Indian market thanks to a spurt in consumers’ interest in linen products. Samuel Joseph reveals some emerging trends in the linen scenario. Linen is the coolest fabric material in the world, but its market is getting warmer day by day in India, thanks to a spurt in promotion mounted by the big names including Grasim, Raymond and many more small players.

The Holden Medal for Education, by The Textile Institute, United Kingdom will be conferred on Dr Darlie Koshy, DG and CEO, Apparel Training & Design and Centre (ATDC) and Institute of Apparel Management (IAM), for his outstanding contributions in technology based education at the levels. Dr Koshy has been an educationist par excellence

Since India did not have export subsidies during 1986 to 1988, which is the base period per the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (AOA), India is not entitled to export subsidies. However, subsidies to reduce the cost of marketing, transportation costs, handling and processing costs are permitted without circumventing the export subsidy reduction commitments.

The global technical textile market is growing along with new innovations and developments. While a large part of the demand comes from developed countries, the increasing industrialisation and development of emerging countries is driving the growth of the overall market. The United States is the largest market for consumption of technical textile products, accounting for a share of 23 per cent followed by western Europe, China and Japan with a share of 22 per cent, 13 per cent and 7 per cent respectively.

Many specialised yarns are gaining importance in recent times over conventional yarns, elaborates an ITJ exclusive feature. It was a trickle a decade ago, but now speciality yarns are flooding the market. Boom in fashion, fast growth of technical textiles and newly emerging areas like leisurewear and sportswear are fueling the growth of speciality yarns.

At ITM 2016, SPGPrints [at stand 805A] introduced the JAVELIN® digital inkjet textile printer. Featuring the company?s acclaimed Archer® print head technology, this multiple-pass solution combines precision geometrics with low running costs, and is ideal for medium volume requirements. The company also exhibited its NEBULA® digital inks that offer productivity and an expanded colour gamut for virtually all textile applications. SPGPrints also reinforced its commitment to optimising the rotary screen workflow, by showcasing the bestLEN 7412 laser engraver and its long-life, high-resolution NovaScreen® programme, including 245 mesh.

The International Apparel Federation, together with the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India, is hosting the 32nd IAF World Fashion Convention in Mumbai (India) on September 27-28, 2016. The theme for this Convention is ‘Insights into New Opportunities’. The Convention will be held at the Trident Nariman Point Hotel.

Dayanand Shetty, Actor, in presence of RM Parmar, Dy Director, Weavers Service Centre, inaugurated the first home of India Handloom branded products at Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Limited (CCIC), DN Road, Fort, Mumbai. The first “India Handloom Brand” showroom was launched in Delhi in March 2016.