Germany’s Federal Ministry for Education and Research began an initiative in May 2018 to promote “materials for intelligent (smart) textiles”

Supply of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) in Asia is expected to lengthen in the second half of 2018 as new capacities will start up in the major markets of India and China, amid a slowdown in demand, according to ICIS, a leading petrochemicals market information provider.

The unsettling trade situation between the world’s leading cotton exporter, United States of America and a leading user, China, should place India’s cotton and textile sector in a better situation.

OEKO-TEX® has announced that its ECO PASSPORT certification has been recognised as a LEVEL 3 ZDHC MRSL Conformance Indicator for the ZDHC Roadmap To Zero Programme.

Garware-Wall Ropes Ltd(GWRL), one of India’s leading players in the technical textiles sector, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Top Exporter Award’ for their outstanding performance in the Fish Netting export category and Ropes category

Textechno and Lenzing Instruments will show testing instruments for fibres and yarns at the ITMA Asia + CITME 2018 in Shanghai, hall 1, booth D38/39, from October 15-19, 2018. Textechno develops precision test equipment for textile and man-made fibres. Lenzing provides testing technology for quality control of fibres and nonwoven.

The ongoing indefinite strike of transporters has cast a shadow on the $130-billion textile industry, which is facing a staggering loss of up to Rs 1,500 crore. If the strike continues, the industry will have to curtail production, and it will affect the fund flow, credibility and reputation on the export front as India is one of the largest exporters of garments and other textile products.

KARL MAYER and A.T.E. jointly organised a technical symposium in Coimbatore on June 23, 2018 to explain the concepts behind PROSIZE – a breakthrough innovation in sizing technology for efficient and ecological sizing.

Karl Mayer, a leading developer of perfect solutions for warp knitting, technical textiles, and warp preparation for weaving, is set to present its latest, innovative machinery at ITMA Asia + CITME 2018, in stand B11, H 4. The leading technical textile machinery expo of Asia will be held from October 15-19, 2018, at China.