With increasing interest in green buildings, a textile waste may be a good candidate. The University of Connecticut researchers are finding new applications for carpet wastes. Particle boards are being developed as a part of a project funded by Carpet America Recovery Effort.

The focus of brands on chemical management across their supply chains has traditionally been the ´tip of the iceberg´, that is, their direct contractual vendors. Their influence beyond direct vendors (the Tier 1 suppliers) has been minimal.

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has announced Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana Scheme (PMKVY) to facilitate the unemployed youth to get trained, certified and placed in various manufacturing sectors and gives financial assistance ranging from Rs 6,000 to Rs 12,000 depending upon the skill level and also Rs 2,500 for the existing employees to undergo recognition of prior learning training and get certificates.

The SYMCAD III 3D Body Scanner is a new hi-tech solution for automatically taking complete or partial measurements of the human body. It is an ideal solution for made-to-measure clothing businesses, for sizing clothes as well as having applications in the fitness and healthcare markets.

Textile Recycler, a member of the Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), the international trade association of the for-profit used clothing reuse and recycling industry, diverts more than half a million pounds of clothing and 10,000 pounds of shoes each week from landfills with the use of automated sorting systems.

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.