Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd is back in textile business after a gap of two decades. The company is in talks with H&M, Peter Van Heusen, Velocity, Raymonds and Arvind to sell denim from its plant in Ethiopia. The company has made an investment of about $50 million in the African country to take advantage from duty-free exports to the US and the European Union.

EFITM Reggiani’s strong position, and long and successful history as a leading manufacturer of high-end digital textile machines, has resulted in a comprehensive range of systems used worldwide for a growing range of fabric applications.

FICCI organised its 7th annual conference on textile and apparel industry ?TAG 2015? on the theme ?Beyond cotton: Developing Excellence in MMF based textiles? on October 28, 2015 at Taj President Hotel, Mumbai.

The global textile and garment manufacturing industry converged at ITMA 2015 in Milan to source innovative solutions to enhance their business sustainability. Their commitment to sustainability is evident from the strong industry turnout. At the end of eight days, the 17th edition of the world’s most established textile and garment technology exhibition attracted visitorship of almost 1,23,000 from 147 economies.

RFID readers in the dye house read the contents of radio tags, robotic dispensing systems supply the precisely constituted dye mix. If sensors report excessive shrinkage of the textile goods, the smart machine controller corrects the process parameters.

For 2015 third quarter the textile machinery exports from Italy declined slightly (-2 per cent), with external orders especially falling.

In addition to the solutions already announced for complete systems, spinning preparation and end spinning process, Rieter is showing further innovative products at the ITMA 2015.

Monte Carlo, known for its supreme quality and designs, has unveiled its A/W collection aimed at young boys and girls, i.e. tweens (8-14 years). The trendy and comfortable fabrics are popular amongst kids for their unique style and colors.

Is 2015 a watershed year for the textile technologies? Is the ITMA 2015 a gamechanger for the global textile industry? Joseph S, who witnessed some developments at the Fiera Milano Rho, attempts to explore the sentiments that prevailed at the fairgrounds.