MARKET & ECONOMY​

Scheduled from December 5-8, 2019 in Gandhinagar at the outskirts of the Ahmedabad, ITMACH India exhibition is going to be the marketplace to interact with potential new & existing investors from India and neighbouring countries.

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Uzbekistan textile industry to carry out trade promotional activities in both the countries.

The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) has urged the Government to disburse the committed support of about Rs 3,000 crore under Textile Upgradation Fund (TUF) scheme to help the industry tide over tough times.

Epson will be creating a living room in partnership with Brochier, the prestigious brand of top of the range furnishing fabrics at Heimtextil expo, in stand G81, hall 3.

Cotton is finding applications as novel biomaterials. Professor Noureddine Abidi, Managing Director of Lubbock-based Fiber and Biopolymer Institute (FBRI) at Texas Tech University is using waste and low-grade cotton to develop bio-products that could find many non-conventional applications for cotton.

The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), the single largest employer’s organisation for the organised textile industry in the country, has planned to come out with its 12th edition of TEXFAIR 2019, the largest expo for textile machinery, spares and accessories during August 9-12, 2019 at CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex, Coimbatore.