Tirupur, India´s biggest cotton knitting textile hub, is foraying in to manmade fibre apparels to beat the lean season they encounter in exports of knitted cotton garments.

The textile finisher SC Ready Garment Technology SRL Romania, a subsidiary company of the German Dr. Dietrich Bock & Partner Group, has become the first textile company in Romania to be awarded with STeP by OEKO-TEX-« certification.

The lace shown is full of surprises. At first glance, it appears opulent and hand-made but, on closer inspection, it has a filigree look, especially in the filled-in pattern areas.

Loris Bellini Srl, Italy was founded 1949 and along with many years of brilliant activity in manufacturing high-end yarn dyeing machines it has become a true benchmark for all

An interview with Stephanie Mnller, Division Manager Clothing Technology at Hohenstein Institute.

Gildan Activewear has unveiled plans for a new textile facility at its Rio Nance complex in Honduras. Gildan said it was looking to increase capacity at its Rio Nance complex to bridge capacity requirements until the start of the planned facility in Costa Rica.

Picanol of America has appointed Tom Johnston as new Sales Manager with immediate effect. In his new function, Johnston, who has wide international experience in the textile sector, will be responsible for the sales of Picanol weaving machines in the US.

The process of converting fibres into yarn is complex, and requires many investigations and new technical solutions. The most common spinning systems to convert fibres to yarn are ring, compact, rotor, and air-jet spinning.

German technology can play a major role in nations´ efforts to make the environment cleaner and to increase the energy efficiency of the textile industry.On occasion of a guided tour initiated by the German VDMA Textile Machinery Association at ITMA ASIA CITME in Shanghai, high representatives from Chinese authorities