MARKET & ECONOMY​

Thrace-LINQ, a global supplier of fabrics for the textile industry, is expanding its Dorchester County operations with an investment of $9 million, which is expected to create at least 10 new jobs. Thrace-LINQ manufactures nonwoven fabrics used in a variety of textile applications, including geosynthetics, automotive, construction and floor covering.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Deendayal Hastkala Sankul, a trade facilitation centre for handicrafts at Varanasi, to the nation recently. Its foundation stone was laid by him in November 2014 at and the first phase of the project, comprising a crafts museum, an entrance plaza and a shopping arcade, was inaugurated by him in December 2016.

Priyadarshini Rao, leading Indian Fashion Designer has launched this season’s exclusive autumn winter collection in collaboration with LIVA Crème, a cellulose fibre by Birla Cellulose which is 100 per cent natural and 100 per cent man-made.

Inaugurating the sixth edition of international textile and apparel fair, Vastra-2017, at Jaipur, Smriti Irani, Textile Minister, said that concerted efforts were being made for creating employment opportunities in the textile sector.

Colorant Ltd one of the leading reactive dyes manufacturer and exporter based in Ahmedabad has participated in the International Exhibition of Textile Machinery, Raw Material, Home Textile Embroidery Machines and Textile Products from 4th to 7th September 2017 at Tehran International Permanent Fairground, Tehran, Iran.