European fashion retail chain C&A is opening a new jeans-focused innovation hub in Mönchengladbach, Germany this fall. The first pants produced at the facility are expected to be available next year.

Research lab Fraunhofer IZM and Weissensee Kunsthochschule have opened an e-textile lab in Berlin in collaboration. The entire laboratory can be used for interfaces between textiles and electronics to test process chains.

At ITMA Asia + CITME 2021, Santex Rimar will showcase fabric manufacturers’ favorites.

The worldwide market for bioplastic textile is forecasted to grow at a 12% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next decade, according to a FACT MR study.

Kusumgar Corporates, in collaboration with Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai, conducted the final round of Innotex recently to award the best minds in technical textiles in the country.

Grasim Industries Ltd, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, recently collaborated with Taiwanese nonwoven manufacturing firm Nanliu Enterprise Co Ltd to donate 50,000 masks in Nagda, Madhya Pradesh.

The company will again present its latest innovations at ITMA ASIA 2021 in Shanghai.

According to A Sakthivel, Chairman, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), India’s merchandise exports are going to touch $400 billion this fiscal year.

Freudenberg Performance Materials has completed the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification process for its shoe components manufactured in Asia. All Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb sites were certified by Control Union Certifications.