The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) has fervently appealed to the Union Finance Minister to withdraw the cotton import duty, as the duty is severely hurting the global competitiveness of the Indian textile and clothing industry.

Higher productivity, sustainability and Industry 4.0 compatible solutions were the highlights of AUTEFA stall at ITMA Asia+ CITME 2021 in Shanghai. Latest machines from the business units – nonwovens technology, woollen carding technology and baling technology – were featured during the event.

BRFL Textiles Private Limited (BTPL), home to India’s largest single-roof state-of-the-art fabric processing facility, has collaborated with world-renowned fashion designer Manish Malhotra to unveil a new line of apparel design collection under its “LinenVogue – La Classé” brand.

Avery Dennison has announced a partnership with Browzwear to launch enhancements for its 3D design software suite.

Cosmo Speciality Chemicals Pvt Ltd, a wholly Indian subsidiary of Cosmo Films Ltd, has developed Microenz BS sourced through enzymatic process, making it an environment-friendly alkaline pectatelyase.

BRFL Textiles Private Limited (BTPL), home to India’s largest single-roof state-of-the-art fabric processing facility, has collaborated with world-renowned fashion designer Manish Malhotra to unveil a new line of apparel design collection under its “LinenVogue – La Classé” brand.

Under the new rules, named ‘Textile Industry (registration and one-stop service centre) Rules-2021’, investors have to obtain both ‘proposed licence’ and ‘existing licence’ from the Department of Textiles (DoT).

The outdoor apparel company Patagonia and circular fashion and textile technology group Infinited Fiber Company have signed a multi-year sales agreement

Chronolife and the Chugai Pharma France laboratory aims to develop a smart textile for “real-life” monitoring of the impact of chronic pathologies on patients’ articular health.