Warp-knitted spacer fabrics produced on the RD 6/1-12 and RD 7/2-12 (EL) are absolutely indispensable nowadays for use as upholstery fabrics and shoe textiles.

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has published the 13th edition of its Restricted Substances List (RSL) which covers apparel, footwear and home textiles. The list identifies chemicals and other substances restricted in consumer products

A new alliance has been formed with the aim of expanding trade and investment in the cotton textile and apparel sectors between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa.

Computer-aided design (CAD) has brought a revolution in the textile industry, but CAD enables a methodology of study of consumer behavioural patterns and thereby defining trend directions having some limitations too, says Dhananjay Singh Tanwar.

Mohit Shah, Director, Gill & Co, India, has taken on the role of the International Cotton Associations (ICA) President. Mohit is the ICAs first Asian president and he will be supported by Jean-Marc Derossis

Coimbatore Air Control Systems can give best support in terms of design and development, marketing and strictly maintain quality oriented products and services.

The loop shape factor is not constant for knitted fabrics using core-spun yarn and depending on the structure, the loop shape factors are significantly different between the loop length and between different relaxed states,

Virtual product development is becoming increasingly important in the apparel industry. The Human Solutions Group now presents the outstanding features of its simulation software Vidya in detail on its own website at www.vidya-software.com

Oerlikon and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have agreed a loan totalling approximately CHF 150 million to provide low-cost financing to the companys research