SANITIZED AG, Switzerland´s leading worldwide producer of antimicrobial hygiene function and material protection for textiles and plastics, will be presenting at the Techtextil a new technology that, for the first time, assures a UV-resistant, outstanding anti-mildew effect, suitable for aqueous coating systems. This product innovation has already won the ITMA future materials award.

Does going organic make better business sense in textiles? This is one of the major questions that pop up today in every meeting bordering on sustainability in textiles. The humanity has to draw a line somewhere and say such & such textile products are harmless to the skin, environment and to life itself.

INDA has announced the appointment of Jim Loftus as its new Director of Education and Technical Affairs. Loftus brings experience in R&D functions from previous positions with Owens Corning and Union Carbide.

In September 2014, Van de Wiele extrusion successfully signed a contract with a Turkish customer to deliver a BCF extrusion line. The line is a mono colour line able to produce polypropylene, polyamide 6 and polyester BCF yarns. The mono colour line is delivered in March 2015. Other orders have been accepted and will be delivered in the near future.

Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management, was awarded the ´Global Specialist In Energy Management´ under Editor´s Choice category and ´Best UPS 2014´ under Most Innovative products category, at the recently concluded 8th NCN Award Ceremony 2015 held in New Delhi.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), Coimbatore, and Indian Textile Accessories & Machinery Manufacturer’s Association (ITAMMA), Mumbai to establish a common facility centre for textile engineering industry at the campus of KCT under the Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India.

Trade encouragement policies of the western countries, availability of cheap labour and low energy costs have provided Bangladesh with huge potential in the global clothing market, especially in EU and the US, feel Rakesh Kumar Goyal and Dr RP Agarwal

World demand for silicones is forecast to rise 5.7 per cent per year to $19.3 billion in 2019. The pace of growth in value terms will be in line with that seen over the 2009-2014 period, largely due to an improved outlook for silicone prices.

Polysistec has launched a new complete process for polyamide (PA) preparation and dyeing. With this new innovative system, it is possible to reduce substantially common problems that arise with PA fabrics, such as unleveling, differences of affinity, lack of fastness, long dyeing process, water consumption, etc.