As the demand for women’s innerwear increased due to lockdowns, the sales in this department went up by 4 to 5 times. This growth was seen more in tier 2 and tier 3 cities.

Telangana government is developing a state-of-the-art weaving facility at Peddur village in Sircilla. Welspun has laid a second foundation stone for an advanced textiles project with an investment of Rs 4.15 billion.

ITC Infotech, a leading global technology service in Bangalore, and Washington State University have collaborated to launch apparels and retail technology industry-academia program.

Donear Group Companies has become the first textile company, in India, to introduce a revolutionary anti-viral fabric, under the brand GRADO.

A new capacity line has been launched by Ascend Performance Materials to meet the growing demand by the customers. The company has expanded HiDura long-chain polyamides production capacity in Greenwood.

The shoe industry is affected by short collection cycles and is under the pressure of time and cost. Two medium-sized German enterprises KARL MAYER STOLL and DESMA have joined forces to overcome this issue.

Vaccines, social distancing, and face masks (VSF) are important tools in the toolkit to wage the war against COVID-19, says Prof Seshadri Ramkumar.

The importers of Vietnamese textile and garment products are opening opportunities for enterprises so as to boost production and expand the export market as the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is subsidized.

The textile and garment producers in Ludhiana are relieved with the easing of lockdowns but with the fluctuating rates of yarn, they are worried. Yarn is the biggest raw material in the industry.