Chinese cotton imports reached an all-time low in September, as large domestic inventories reduced reliance on foreign supplies, at a time when economic slowdown is weighing on demand. China imported just 50,900 tonnes of cotton in September, a decline of 59 per cent YoY.

Spinning the best possible yarn, with minimum irregularities, is what every spinning mill aims for. Roving frames and ring spinning machines are the final stages of the staple fibre spinning process and the quality of components that are directly in contact with the fibre are critical to yarn quality. TeraSpin specialises in these precision components that are vital to spinning good yarn.

Fulgar has introduced a new high-performance fibre made up of a biopolymer derived entirely from castor oilseed. Suitable for all textile applications and an ideal solution for the sportswear world, the innovative 100 per cent biological EVO® by Fulgar is set to revolutionise the sector.

For the man-made fibre industry (MMF) in India, its disgruntlement is turning into unceasing aggression. The reasons are many: China exports 65 per cent of manmade textiles out of its exports of $650 billion while India´s share of manmade textiles is hardly 20 per cent out of its exports of $40 billion.

The Karnataka Government has modified its Textile Policy 2013-18 to strengthen textile value chain activities and to boost technical textiles.

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), the apex national chamber of textile industry, elected its new leadership team led by Naishadh Parikh as Chairman. Mukund Choudhary and Thulasidharan will continue as the Deputy Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively.

The latest edition of the Italian Textile Technology Awards was held as part of the promotional activities linked to ITMA Milan 2015. With the aim of promoting knowledge and awareness relating to textile machinery technologies and manufacturing, as well nurturing links between training initiatives

Faster than a formula 1 car: During cabling ? a mechanical yarn finishing process in carpet manufacturing ? the yarn in the ?CarpetCabler?, built by Saurer Volkmann in Krefeld, reaches top speeds of up to 420 km/h (261 mph). With a few decisive innovations the Saurer Group, with seven locations in Germany, is making a significant contribution in the effort to reduce energy consumption and therewith also the CO2 emissions associated with industrial carpet manufacturing

Pakistan has ratified the WTO?s new Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), making it the 51st WTO member to do so. Ambassador Syed Tauqir Shah presented Pakistan?s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Roberto Azevêdo on October 27.