Registration is now open for the International Cotton Association´s (ICA) next major trade event – ´San Francisco 2015´. Taking place on October 30-31 and with over 700 delegates expected, San Francisco 2015 will be one of the highlights of the cotton calendar.

The buzzword is Sustainability. The Year 2015 is considered the Year of Sustainability. Sustainability touches every aspect of industry, lives…. and continuation of humankind on earth. For the textile industry, this is of greater urgency. Because textile processes are more polluting and resource-depleting activities.

Santex AG, Tobel Switzerland, will present the Caviscat scatterer at Techtextil show in Frankfurt, which can be combined with other machines of the Cavitec brand to form complete coating and laminating solutions. The grit is fed via a funnel shaped trough on the scatter roll underneath.

The Indian Textile Accessories & Machinery Manufacturer´s Association (ITAMMA) organised a seminar on ´Union Budget 2015 ´ Proposals related to direct & Indirect Taxes´ on March 4, 2015 at MC Ghia Hall, Mumbai. S Senthilkumar, President, ITAMMA, gave a welcome speech.

PurThread Technologies, maker of next generation antimicrobial fibres and yarns, announces a partnership with Burlington, a global diversified provider of textile solutions across performance and specialty apparel fabrics, active wear, advanced uniform fabrics, and technical fabrics, to provide antimicrobial and anti-odor protection to the global healthcare, industrial, and apparel markets.

The Indian textile industry, employing over 105 million people, has been pleading for several urgent measures relating to Technology Upgradation Fund (TUF) scheme, levies on man-made fibre duties, enhanced incentives under Focus Market Scheme to compensate partially, the disadvantages in the tariff rates for Indian textile products prevailing in various countries till the FTAs are finalised.

The buzzword is Sustainability. The Year 2015 is considered the Year of Sustainability. Sustainability touches every aspect of industry, lives…. and continuation of humankind on earth. For the textile industry, this is of greater urgency. Because textile processes are more polluting and resource-depleting activities.

The Germany-based Thies manufactures textile machines, which can process a wide variety of yarns, fibres, nonwovens and fabrics suitable for various technical textile applications: for example Aramide fibres which are used for security wear and top-end, bullet-proof automobiles.

The Textile Institute Council has invited Muharrem Kayhan, member of the Institute and Chairman of the Board of Söktas to be World President Elect. On 14 May 2015 at The Textile Institute Annual General Meeting its members will be requested to vote Muharrem Kayhan in as the next World President for the period of 2015-2017.