India´s textile producers have a clear picture of the challenges they face, and a determination to make the improvements needed along the pathways to future prosperity.

Ludwigshafen-based BASF recently announced its major investment plan in superabsorbent technology, which is worth about $625 million.

FESPA´s fourth Digital Textile Conference, which took place on 2 October 2014 in Milan, Italy, brought together a record-breaking number of delegates to expand their knowledge of digital textile printing.

Katharine E Morgan has been promoted as new president of ASTM replacing James A Thomas. She was earlier the vice president of technical committee operations. Morgan came to ASTM in 1984 as a staff manager and soon assumed roles of increasing responsibility in standards development at ASTM, rising to her current post in 2007.

The new government under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed a revolutionary economic vision based on increasing production, export and generating employment, giving particular attention to productive employment opportunity for the youth, inclusive and participative growth, skill, scale and speed, ´Make in India´ brand, zero defect – zero effect, Adarsh Gram, to name a few.

Arvind Limited, one of the largest integrated textile and branded apparel player, has bagged the first prize in the textile sector in the National Energy Conservation Award 2014 of the Ministry of Power, Government of India.

Reggiani, together with its US Agent NextWave, presented ReNOIR pigment digital printing, the new technological solution. Pigment-ONE application, especially studied for textile solutions has been introduced during SGIA event, held in Las Vegas, US, and captured the visitors’ attention thanks to its high quality and performances.

For more than 30 years, Dow Corning´s proven silicone solutions have enabled its customers in India to manufacture world-class products. The company set up its Indian operations in 2000 to better serve its customers – and since then, it has developed new products, supplied technical and business support, and offered innovative solutions to customers in dozens of industries and markets across India and South Asia.

The Textile Association (India)- Vidarbha Unit is organizing 12th International & 70th All India
Textile Conference on 17th & 18th Jan , 2015 at Dr.Vasantrao Deshpande Auditorium ,Nagpur.