Huntsman International (India) Pvt Ltd, a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, has appointed Rohit Aggarwal as the Vice President and Managing Director of Huntsman India subcontinent with effect from July 1, 2015. Aggarwal will be succeeding Steve Stilliard who will be retiring from the position of Vice President and Managing Director.

Renu Aggarwal, Principal Consultant with Wazir Advisors, has been leading various consulting assignments related to business strategy formulation, expansion strategies, positioning, business planning, concept development, due diligence, feasibility studies, etc. i

Bräcker, Graf, Novibra and Suessen presented in Shanghai their newly developed Premium Components. Bräcker presented the latest two new spinning rings redORBIT und OPAL®. The redORBIT and the OPAL® rings are the answers to the demands of today?s fast paced spinning industry, where the spinning mills have to work with very tight cost control, whilst adapting quickly to the ever faster changing markets.

Founded in 1999, SKAAT has since become one of the largest privately owned companies in fancy segments in India. The company offers a wide range of products including SKAAT Slub, SKAAT Injection Slub, SKAAT Rainbow and SKAAT Tester, to name a few. In slubs, SKAAT provides SKAAT DS 3L, SKAAT DS 2L, SKAAT DS 2 and SKAAT DIGI 300.

A.T.E. was founded as a part of India´s freedom movement. The idea ´ to sell high quality German textile machinery in India to challenge the prevailing British monopoly in the field. A.T.E. encompasses three essential elements of life ´ Air, Water, and Energy.

Global yarn production fell in Q1/2015 compared to the previous quarter. Thereby, yarn output in Asia and in Europe fell, while it increased in North America. On an annual basis, the global yarn production decreased the second quarter in a row. Declines were strongest in Asia and Europe, while North America saw a modest increase. Worldwide yarn stocks rose in Q1/2015 in comparison to Q4/2014.

Archroma has announced that it has closed the acquisition of BASF´s global textile chemicals business. This is the second strategic transaction by Archroma following its corporate carve-out from Clariant in 2013, after previously acquiring a stake in the textile dyes and chemicals manufacturer M. Dohmen in 2014.

Swissmem is the Swiss association of mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries). Swissmem was created by the merger of two associations: ASM (Association of Swiss Engineering Employers) und VSM (Swiss Association of Machinery Manufacturers).

Teijin Limited has launched a new business based on the company´s high-performance microporous membrane production technology, MIRAIM.