The year 2013 was of mixed type for Indian textile industry. On the one hand the mill sector (spinning/weaving) had a good year, the decentralised powerloom weaving sector had one or the other hiccups like power cuts, high tariff in power

We expect a good cotton and signs are already there. With this there will be certainly good export of yarn and garments in 2014. China is already importing a lot of cotton yarn, particularly up to 60s count.

Oerlikon Barmag, a brand of Oerlikon´s Manmade fibres Segment, has set a new benchmark for the efficient production of polyester fibres with its new yarn winder WINGS POY 1800.

At the end of October, Voith Paper and Trützschler Nonwovens reached an important milestone: a nonwovens fabric from the jointly developed production process successfully passed the official INDA and EDANA test, and became certified as “flushable”.

Danish bio-innovation company Novozymes and the China Knitting Industry Association have signed a strategic partnership in a bid to jointly promote sustainable development in the Chinese textile industry

Technical textiles, which includes fabrics for architectures, auto-mobiles and parachutes, is becoming increasingly important in East Germany, according to the Association of South-East German Textile and Clothing Industry (VTI).

The organised apparel retail sector in India has grown at 12.29 per cent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) from a size of US $6.3 billion in 2007 to US $11.3 billion in 2012

Kornit Digital, producer of industrial and commercial digital printers for the textile industry, has partnered with Spoonflower to install the Kornit Allegro roll-to-roll printing system.

The golden era has already begun. India stands to gain a lot now because China is almost done. They are no longer a big name in the market. Our population is also growing and especially there are more & more young men & women under 30, which obviously will boost consumption of textiles in the coming decade.