The esteemed journey of the RSWM Limited (formerly known as Rajasthan Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd), a LNJ Bhilwara Group company, started in 1961. Since the formation, RSWM has been one of the largest textile manufacturers in India, primarily producing the best quality of yarns like synthetic, blended, mélange, cotton, speciality and value added yarns suitable for suitings, shirtings, hosiery, carpet, denim, technical textiles and industrial applications.

A.T.E., an established single window solution provider for textile machinery and accessories, has tied-up with HMSU Rollers (India) Private Limited, Ahmedabad, to offer superior quality rubber compounds for the Indian textile industry.

The US market for textile chemicals is projected to surpass $2.6 billion by 2020. Presently, home textiles segment accounts for the largest share in the country´s textile chemicals market, followed by technical textiles and apparels.

A brand manager of a US textile commodity, I met recently, called the trends happening in the Indian textile market as Mega Trends. Before coming to India, he had visited China and so his remarks took on greater importance.

Evolon, Freudenberg´s microfilament fabric, is traditionally known for its very distinctive qualities of being smooth, soft and uniform. Combining a top-of-the-range look with its fabric feel and its great mechanical resistance, Evolon has succeeded in replacing traditional textiles in areas such as bedding, decoration or even acoustics.

Gujarat is the largest producer of cotton and also the largest producer of art silk manmade textile. Cotton-based textile industry is mainly targeted at both domestic and export market whereas art silk synthetic textiles is mainly focused on the domestic market, which is growing at 15 per cent.

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 increasing demand of quality textile products at competitive rates has not only made way for high performance textile manufacturing and processing machineries but also forced concerned industrialists to upgrade their existing system, to high end automated setup, which ensures high productivity along with desired quality.

One of the oldest textile businesses in India, Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company, is selling the last of its textile manufacturing units, as competition from the unorganised sectors, growing imports from Taiwan, China and Bangladesh have rendered its factory nonviable.