More than 120 customers from all around the world followed BB Engineering GmbH´s (BBE) invitation to join the unveiling of its new machine during an Open House Event at its facilities in Remscheid, Germany, on January 21, 2015. Visitors saw the world´s first ´VarioFil R´ bottle-to-POY line in operation, producing 150f48 dope-dyed black yarn.

For the Italian textile machinery sector, the year´s fourth quarter resulted in a decline in orders, mainly due to a negative performance recorded in foreign sales. These findings have been reported in an economic survey conducted by ACIMIT, the Italian Association representing the industry, indicating a 4 per cent drop over the previous quarter.

´Despite slower growth overall in the Chinese economy, the domestic housing market is still relatively strong in most cities across China,´ says Ms Wendy Wen, Senior General Manager, Messe Frankfurt.

Textile entrepreneurs now are investing heavily in digital technology, which is the fastest growing method of printing textiles. The market for digital printing technologies is moving out of the preliminary laps and gaining momentum in India.

S Senthilkumar, Managing Director of Simta Machinery Pvt Ltd and Indo Germen Joint Venture, has addded a feather to his hat. He has taken the role of President of the Indian Textile Accessories & Machinery Manufacturers Association (ITAMMA).

Naazneen Katrak, founder of Mustang Socks, was honoured with the Golden MSME award for Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. Golden Maharashtra MSME Awards recognize and reward Maharashtra’s entrepreneurs, and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

INVISTA and Lenzing have been working on the development and promotion of this innovative new denim concept that will provide wearers with cool dry comfort, softness, and sustainability ´ all in one fabric.

Farrokh Cooper, Chairman and Managing Director of Cooper Corp, a Satara-based manufacturer of diesel engines turned 70 on January 13, 2015. Taking forward the legacy of the company that his grandfather Dhunjisha B Cooper established in 1922, he talked about Cooper´s ambitions of doubling its Rs 700 crore turnover in less than five years.

The global technical textile chemicals market is expected to reach $4.96 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing penetration of technical textiles across various end-use industries such as medical, military and transportation is expected to drive the global technical textile chemicals market.