GHCL, India’s leading Chemical & Textile Company, post its board meeting today, announced an Interim Dividend of Rs 3 per equity share for the financial year 2019-20.The record date for the purpose of Interim Dividend is fixed on March 26, 2020.

Confederation of Indian Textile Industry’s (CITI) Chairman, T Rajkumar thanked and appreciated the Central Government and State Governments for the efforts undertaken under the dynamic leadership of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to contain and minimise the effects of unprecedented outbreak of deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Groundbreaking new research from The Woolmark Company has found that Merino wool does not contribute to the issue of microplastics in our oceans.

A new Secretary General has been chosen by Cematex, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers. Cornelia Buchwalder has served on an interim basis since June 2019, following the retirement of Maria Avery, and was elected to the permanent position by the Cematex Board on March 12.

Applied DNA Sciences announced the completion of design of a diagnostic kit for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes the disease COVID-19) being developed for production via the Company’s proprietary PCR-based DNA (LinearDNA™) manufacturing process.

Advanced textiles to apparel manufacturers are turning to their own creative ways to support the fight against the invisible enemy.

SGS has expanded its product recalls online platform with Australia and Canada now contributing official data alongside the EU and the USA.

To help fight the current COVID-19 pandemic in India, LANXESS India has donated its highly effective Rely+Onâ„¢ Virkonâ„¢ disinfectant to Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to reduce the cross contamination of COVID-19 in civic hospitals and other establishments.

ASTM International is providing no-cost public access to a suite of two dozen important standards used in the production and testing of PPE to combat COVID-19.