New dyes from Colorant Ltd, Gujarat are said to use less water and energy, and decrease processing skills in comparison to conventional dyes, in a bid to tackle environmental and sustainability issues of the textile wet processing industry.

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG has participated at the following exhibitions in spring 2015: Textile Asia, Pakistan; Indo InterTex, Indonesia; and Techtextil, Germany.

The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has become a member of the ICA, which has the following as its members: Supima, Bangladesh Cotton Association, the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers, Spinners & Weavers

The latest edition of Intertextile Pavilion at the Shenzhen International Trade Fair for Apparel Fabrics and Accessories will be held from 9 – 11 July 2015 at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center in halls 6, 7 and 9.

The 17th ShanghaiTex 2015, which will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Center (Pudong, Shanghai, China) from June 15th-18th, 2015, will have seven theme zones accounting for nine exhibition halls, with over 100,000 square meters of exhibition area.

AATCC has launched its new responsive website! The website design is fully responsive?enabling the user to view the website easily on desktop, tablet, and smart phone devices with clearly readable and accessible content.

The projection for world production in 2015/16 is 111.3 million bales, which represents an 8 million bale decrease (-6.7%) relative to the 119.3 million bales harvested in 2014/15. The forecast for world mill-use in 2015/16 is 115.3 million bales

Huntsman is addressing critical business challenges and collaborating with mills and brands in order to drive sustainable growth and create value in Vietnam?s textile industry.

In a continuation of the increased focus on design and trends at Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles in recent years, the 2015 fair features a new and expanded trend programme named InterDesign.