Taking forward its commitment to the Indian market, IKEA, the global home furnishings leader, has announced a new initiative – ´Make More in India´, which is aimed at potential suppliers and toexpandIKEAG´s supplier base as well as the categories of home furnishing products sourced in India.

After the overwhelming success of Heimtextil India this summer, Messe Frankfurt has announced announce the next edition of inspiration – Heimtextil India 2015 that aims to bring with it enhanced opportunities to network during the Indian buying season, from 25 ´27 June 2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

After the overwhelming success of Heimtextil India this summer, Messe Frankfurt has announced announce the next edition of inspiration – Heimtextil India 2015 that aims to bring with it enhanced opportunities to network during the Indian buying season, from 25-27 June 2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

With the continuous decline in prices of cotton and yarn, and marked drop in buying of cotton from China, the Union Government is making attempts to bail out the domestic industry and farmers in India.

Corporatised retail is making inroads in the apparel sector in India. From just eight per cent in 2013, corporatised retail-that is retail businesses-owned and managed by a limited company or a partnership firm-ùis set to shoot up to 24 per cent by 2023, according to industry estimates.

The Indian Textile Accessories & Machinery Manufacturers Association (ITAMMA) has appointed a slew of office bearers for 2014-15. S Senthilkumar, Managing Director of Simta Machinery Pvt Ltd and Indo Germen Joint Venture, has been appointed as a president of ITAMMA.

I think the main difference between we Indians and outsiders are that we need to be more receptive to new technology, we should not fear of trial and errors on experimentation.

India has a huge textile industry for both domestic and export markets. It is the second largest employment earner and is growing at 11 per cent annually. It enjoys an efficient multi-fibre raw material base, skilled labour, manufacturing excellence

FESPA has appointed two new board members – Thomas Struckmeier and Christophe Aussenac. The appointments were approved by the General Assembly of FESPA´s 37 member associations in Bangkok, Thailand.