Miller Weldmaster has announced the appointment of Jeff Sponseller as Chief Marketing Officer. In this capacity, he will be in charge of new product development, branding, positioning and product strategies.

KK Maheshwari, Group Business Director ´ Fibres and Textiles, and Managing Director, Grasim, spoke eloquently addressing the press a few hours before the launch of brand ´LIVA´ stating that the launch of LIVA was ´indeed a defining moment for us as we take another major step forward in the continuing journey of Birla Cellulose towards achieving greater heights of excellence and growing leadership globally.

A.T.E. ties up with Superba, France, for carpet heat-setting process. Superba S.A.S is a global leader in saturated steam continuous heat-setting process of BCF carpet yarn (PA6, PA66, PP, PES, PAN) or spun and wool blend.

DiloGroup will provide extensive information about production lines made in Germany and machine concepts from the DiloGroup companies DiloTemafa, DiloSpinnbau and DiloMachines.

At SPOVAK, which was held last year in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands, Hunter Sportswear launched its latest innovation: a safety glove for ice-skaters with the highest´class 5´cut resistance. The glove represents a breakthrough in hand safety. It offers users the highest level of cut resistance, combined with a high level of comfort.

US-based home textile company Nextt, which is as a key supplier to big retailers such as Walmart, Target, Kohl´s, Dillard´s, etc., may soon introduce its popular brands to Indian market, according to its CEO Arun Agarwal who has been in India to explore what he says ´Make in India´ possibilities.

In a matter of two decades Suditi Industries Ltd, located in the Pawana Village of Turbhe in Navi Mumbai has made rapid strides since its humble beginning sometime in 1992. Today Suditi has introduced a variety of materials ´ from cotton, polyamide to silk, wool, modal, denim, and anything the consumer desires.

One of the leading German textile finishers, the Lörrach-based enterprise Textilveredlung an der Wiese GmbH (TVadW) has invested in a new textile calender line concept by ANDRITZ Küsters, Krefeld, a company of international technology group ANDRITZ.

With its companies ANDRITZ Asselin-Thibeau, ANDRITZ Küsters, and ANDRITZ Perfojet, ANDRITZ Nonwoven provides worldwide leading turnkey and individual production solutions for spunlace, wetlaid, needlepunch, technical textiles, bonding and finishing for spunbond applications.