Polysistec participated in the Mermaids project in consortium with three European partners: CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; Italy), PSF (Plastic Soup Foundation; Netherland) and LEITAT (Spanish Technological Center). The main objective of the project is to help mitigate the impact of micro particles (micro and/or nanoplastics) caused from clothes attrition during laundry washes.

The 13th edition of ´INDO inter TEX 2015´, the Indonesia International Textile and Garment Machinery & Accessories Exhibition, organised jointly by PT. Peraga Nusantara Jaya Sakti, Indonesia, received a tremendous response from 452 exhibitors from 24 countries, including 17 Indian exhibitors.

Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd´s (KKCL) brands reflect the attitude of today´s youth ´ the ´Killer´ instinct to achieve; high on ´Integriti´; bold as ´Lawman Pg3´; and friendly and relaxed as ´Easies´. The company has consumers in Asia, the Middle East and CIS. KKCL designs, manufactures and markets branded jeans, and a wide range of apparel products for men and women.

DuPont has recently launched DuPont´ Tychem® ThermoPro, a single layer, triple-threat protection garment, at the Civil Defence Training Center in Dubai Academic City. DuPont´ Tychem® ThermoPro is an innovative single layer garment that offers protection from liquid-chemical jet, flash fire, and electric arc. During the launch, a live demonstration of DuPont´ Tychem® ThermoPro garment on the Thermo-Man® life-sized instrumented mannequin system was also conducted.

Céline Choussy Bedouet has been chosen as new Chief Marketing Officer of Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials. Bedouet, who was previously Marketing Director for Automotive and Furniture, will now cover all of Lectra´s markets.

Renowned chef Sanjeev Kapoor, at the recent HGH India 2015 annual trade held at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre, announced Tangerine as its authorised licensee to sell select Sanjeev Kapoor branded products like table and kitchen linen.

Manufacturing International quality denim products since 1992, Spykar Jeans is soon launching many exciting things for its customers and potential customers in the market by providing them more comfort and evolving its services to a next level. Spykar has been proactive in participating in major events and college festivals.

Following an illustrious career that has spanned over three and a half decades at Supima, Jesse W Curlee, President/CEO, has announced to the Supima Board of Directors that he will retire effective December 31, 2015. Curlee´s stewardship of the organisation during his tenure has covered a remarkable career of more than 36 years of service to Supima, its producer members and the American Pima cotton industry.

The first R 35 rotor spinning machine in India was commissioned at Saranya Spinning Mill Pvt Ltd in Namakkal (Fig 1). This spinning mill already has experience with the former R 923 model and evaluates the innovations of the R 35 as distinctive advantages.