Ronald J Ebelhar, senior principal with Terracon in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named chairman of the 2015 ASTM International board of directors.

The ALPHA 500 series carpet weaving machines are state-of-the-art solutions for producing any kind of area rugs and wall-to-wall carpets. Typical applications cover the residential, contract and transportation sector. New design options in carpet weaving up to 5.3 m wide with the advanced ALPHA series: With the highest flexibility in design options and weaving widths up to 5.3 m, the new ALPHA 500 UNIVERSAL carpet weaving machine from Schönherr includes all proven features of the ALPHA 400 and delivers increased productivity while handling different carpet sizes.

For more than 60 years, WEKO, Weitmann & Konrad GmbH & Co KG from Leinfelden-Echterdingen near Stuttgart, has been active in their present business fields. WEKO develops, manufactures and sells sophisticated liquid and powder application systems for the film, non-woven, tissue, textile, paper, printing and fibreboard industries.

The Ministry of Textiles and the Man-Made Textile Research Association (MANTRA) have joined hands to encourage the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in south Gujarat.

Saurabh Patel, Finance Minister, has announced in Budget 2015-16 that the Government of Gujarat will impose five per cent tax on technical textiles. The proposal to impose tax on technical textiles will bring additional tax revenue of approximately Rs 80 crore, Patel said.

The CMAI?s Apparel Index for the third quarter, FY2014-15 from October to December 2014, with overall Apparel Index value up at 5.01, once again revealed the low sentiment among small brands, those with turnovers of Rs 10 to 25 crore.

Colorjet India Ltd, a leading manufacturer of digital inkjet textile printers will showcase the live demonstration of its latest grand format direct to fabric printer for customised home furnishing textiles – Fabjet Grand at GTE 2015, which starts from February 28, 2015 in NSIC Ground, Okhla, New Delhi in Hall E ? stall no E5.

In Northern France, textiles are part of our DNA?but yesterday?s mills have given way to cutting-edge organizations like the European Centre for Innovative Textiles (CETI) and its Innotex incubator. The result? Ideal growing conditions for the textile industry?s most innovative start-ups.

In 2015, India would witness a bigger and wider participation from Taiwan with 18 companies producing high-end and innovative technical textiles, composite Textiles (FRP, fibreglass and carbon fibre), raw materials, accessories and non-woven machinery showcasing their products.