Textile exports in 2014-15 registered a 3 per cent growth at $41.7 billion, against the targeted $45 billion. There was a significant uptick in the overseas sales of handicrafts (17 per cent), carpets (15 per cent), ready made garments (12 per cent), silk (13 per cent), and wool and woollen textiles (18 per cent).

At TekTextil in Frankfurt, SDCE announced the launch of their first ever 7 stripe Multifibre fabric test consumable. Developed in co-operation with a major international retail brand, from Germany, who will incorporate the use of SDCE Multifibre SLW (SLW) into their in-house testing standards, SLW benefits from the inclusion of a silk stripe.

In today´s tougher global business environment, successful textile mills don´t just rely on product quality and performance to stand out. They leverage their environmental credentials and economic competitiveness as well. Textile mills worldwide are under more pressure to attract international buyers as brands and consumers become more demanding and discerning.

Yarn Expo Autumn 2015 will take place for the first time in the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), a bigger venue that is closer to China’s textile manufacturing hubs in surrounding provinces, from 13-15 October.

The buying season is here and has brought with it a host of interior decor, home textile and furnishing manufacturers to India to present their new collections, made-to-order product ranges and high-end designs at the country?s leading trade fairs for Interior Decor and Home Furnishings ? Ambiente India & Heimtextil India 2015.

Along with its income from registration fees, the Dornbirn Man-made Fibers Congress relies largely on the support of such sponsors as industry, universities and colleges, and the technical press.

India’s biggest intimate wear sourcing show, Galleria Intima 2015, moves to Delhi from 26-27 August 2015. The show will witness participation from over 80 exhibitors and 1,500 visitors. An initiative of the IAAI, Galleria Intima 4.0 is held on a much larger and grander scale so that the voice of every stakeholder in the industry gets heard.

China will start selling its massive cotton stockpiles this year, in a move likely to depress demand as the country’s mills hold off buying in anticipation of sales of discounted fibre. Market rumours have been hinting that China was preparing to release some of its holdings, which have swelled to around 10 million tons more than 40 per cent of world stocks.

Almost 400 international exhibitors are expected at the next Apparel Sourcing Paris trade fair, which will take place from Monday 14 to Thursday 17 September 2015.