The Uttar Pradesh Government will bring a new policy to promote Khadi on the lines of Gujarat and is likely to be implemented from next year, Minister for Khadi and Gramodyog Satyadev Pachauri said.

Cotton sowing has reached a record high of about 120 lakh hectares in the country during the ongoing kharif season on the back of good rainfall in key growing regions.

Over 4,500 exhibitors from nearly 30 countries will gather under one roof at October’s Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, the China’s international trade fair for apparel fabrics, during October 11-13, 2017.

The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) is organising training courses to impart sound understanding of colouration, colour management and colour fastness.

To overcome the difficulty in dyeing on lycra, Everflow Petrofils Ltd (EPL) has developed an alternate product, which is directly fibre dyed lycra yarn and need not be dyed again. This is a very low priced and faster way to get cotton lycra yarn suitable for shirting.

The Cotton made in Africa (CmiA), the largest label for sustainable cotton from Africa, brought around 50 million CmiA textiles to the market in 2016, increasing its license revenues by 47 per cent in comparison to 2015. It certified 30 per cent of cotton production in sub-Saharan Africa.

Transparency of the textile and garment supply chain will be the focus of the seventh edition of the Bangladesh Denim Expo that will take place in Dhaka on November 8-9. Over 58 exhibitors from around the world have already registered to participate in the expo.

The 2nd Myanmar Gar-Tex Expo 2017 will be held from March 28 to 30, 2018 at the Tatmadaw Hall, Yangon, Myanmar

with over 4,500 exhibitors from nearly 30 countries under one roof at October’s Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, there is something for everyone’s unique fashion tastes at the
industry’s leading trade fair for the autumn/winter season.