The Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit organised a seminar on “Challenges & Opportunities in Textile Processing ´ A Way Forward´ in Thane on May 21, 2015. The Chief Guest was RR Gorakhia, Director, Textiles Committee, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. SM Khire, Director ´ Operations, Welspun Syntex Ltd was the Guest of Honour.

In the 2015-16 season, world cotton imports may recover modestly, increasing 2 per cent to 7.7 mts with imports outside of China rising by 3 per cent to 6.1 mts. In 2011-12, Chinese imports more than doubled from the previous season to 5.3 mts and surpassed the total volume of imports by the rest of world, which reached only 4.4 mts.

Decatising is a well-known method of improving dimensional stability and other physical features of woven and warp-knitted fabrics by use of steam and temperature. At the Shanghaitex, which was held from June 15-18, Santex (Shanghai) Textile Co presented its new Decofast machine, which was assembled in the Chinese subsidiary of Santex Group.

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

With the election of Regina Brückner, Managing Associate of Brückner Trockentechnik, for the first time in its long history the VDMA Textile Machinery Association will be chaired by a woman.

The liquid-cooled Sinamics S120 Cabinet Modules frequency converter from Siemens is a converter for use in harsh ambient conditions. Efficient heat dissipation means there is no need for air conditioning, which markedly reduces energy consumption.

Sustainability – we often hear about this, but what does it really mean? It means changing the way we think about how we use our resources and make small changes that have a big impact on nature and community. To this cause and with a mission ´to assist the adoption of Green Manufacturing Practices across Indian Manufacturing Companies´, Frost & Sullivan held its 2015 Edition of ´India Sustainability Summit´ on May 22, 2015 at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai.

After an overwhelming response and a positive start to the recruitment drive initiative taken by ITAMMA at VJTI Campus in 2014´15. ITAMMA decided to carry out the same for the year 2015´16 at DKTE Institute of Textile & Engineering, Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra.

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.