Textile printing is proving to be one of the fastest growing sectors in the digital wide format print industry, and with technology a key driver for the changes, demand for education is high on the agenda for print service providers.

In May 2015, the European Commission launched the Digital Market Strategy, which includes digitalising European industry, standards and interoperability. European top officials recognise the importance of digital data exchange enabling effective communication or traceability along the supply chain, from raw material to point of sale.

ITMA 2015, held in Milan from November 12-19 at the Fiera Milano trade fair grounds, closed its doors with some significant statistics.

Raw cotton exports from India plummeted by over 50 per cent in the 2014-15 cotton season (October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015).

The current scenario demonsrates that almost four-fifths of the total printing is being done on the screens, aver Shruti Gupta, Bhawna, Jyoti Kumari, Kamil Malik, and Khyati Singh.

SSM and SSM GIUDICI ? at ITMA ? showed eight new product launches

Chinese cotton imports in December were down 29 per cent year on year at 188,200 tonnes in December, as demand from the world’s largest cotton consumer remains muted.

The latest edition of the Italian Textile Technology Awards was held as part of the promotional activities linked to ITMA Milan 2015.

The Textile Association of India, Karnataka Unit is organising an exhibition showcase on January 22-23, 2016 in Bengaluru. This is part of international textile conference on ?Functional Textiles and Apparels: Global requirements and opportunities?.