MARKET & ECONOMY​

Hendrik de Zeeuw, Business Unit Manager Cables & Composites at Teijin Aramid: “Thanks to the market-leading capabilities of EuroFibers, it is expected that, in the future, Twaron-based ripcords will be able to be further upgraded, such as by coloring and anti-wicking.

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, popularly known as TPP-11 came into force in seven countries out of 11 participating countries.

Archroma, a global leader in colour and speciality chemicals towards sustainable solutions, will be presenting its innovative and sustainable solutions for denim and casual wear manufacturers and brands at Colombiatex 2019, on January 22 to 24.

The shifting of polluting textile dyeing and printing mills outside the city limits could be a reality with the state government approving specified shifting zones for the industrial units with the addition of few provisions in the General Development Control Regulation (GDCR).

Kymira has developed a cardiac monitoring t-shirt. The garment wirelessly transmits the wearer’s heart rhythm to a mobile device and can accurately identify an unusual heart rhythm that could cause a sudden cardiac arrest.

Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports recorded a meagre 0.68 per cent year-on-year surge to $1.139 billion in December 2018, taking the six-month (July-December FY19) exports to $6.645 billion up 0.06 per cent.