According to the Nepal Textile Industries Association (NTIA), Nepal’s textile industry is close to collapse as no stimulus package has been offered in the 2020-21 budget for it.

Textile, engineering, leather and infrastructure clusters of Tirupur, Coimbatore, Kanpur and Durgapur are among the top industries pumping additional investments into their businesses by taking advantage of the government’s Rs 3 lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for meeting the liquidity needs of industries during the COVID-19 crisis.

Arvind Limited announced launch of anti-viral textile technology for the first time in India under its brand ‘Intellifabrix’. Arvind has partnered with Swiss textile innovation leader HeiQ Materials AG and Taiwanese specialty chemical major Jintex Corp to introduce the revolutionary anti-virus technology.

Welspun India is foraying into health and hygiene segment as it responds to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, a top company official said.

Welspun India is foraying into health and hygiene segment as it responds to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, a top company official said.

Filatex India has resumed partial operations at its Dadra plant to meet the urgent requirement of yarns that will be mainly used in production of face masks, PPE and some specific urgent requirement of fabrics, to be used in tents suitable for quarantine applications for Ministry of Defence.

Filatex India has resumed partial operations at its Dadra plant to meet the urgent requirement of yarns that will be mainly used in production of face masks, personal protective clothing and some specific urgent requirement of fabrics, to be used in tents suitable for quarantine applications for Ministry of Defence.

Known for their pioneering efforts, NEO TECH® has partnered with HeiQ, a Swiss company, to power up its suiting & worsted fabrics with an intelligent textile technology – HeiQ Viroblock NPJ03.

Members of Sweden’s ACG Group have rapidly responded to their country’s urgent need for PPE (protective personal equipment), by setting up and staffing a dedicated new nonwovens fabric converting and single-use garment making-up plant in just three weeks.