Cotton seed companies will no longer require a no-objection certificate (NoC) from licence providers for developing new varieties based on the latter’s technology.

The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) together with the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) will host a seminar on sustainable textile industry on July 13, 2017.

Teijin Frontier Co Ltd, a fibre and products converting company and a part of Teijin Limited, has developed a new sweat-suit fabric, four-dimensional, bulky, light, and extra soft, DELTAPEAK.

Speciality chemicals company Lanxess has appointed Dr Jens-Christian Blad as the new head of Corporate Development. with effect from September 1, 2017, at the latest.

The eight-day training programme—Cotton Classing & Testing—that took place in Bremen, Germany from May 9-16, was delivered by industry experts from ICA Bremen, and the Bremen Fibre Institute (FIBRE).

In line with the commitments towards the digital textile printing industry, the Inkjet India Conference in its seventh year will relaunch itself as the Digital Textile Symposium.

The Agriculture Department of Pakistan’s Punjab Province has launched a cotton crop monitoring system to safeguard cotton crop from pests.

A.T.E. has joined hands with Beba Mischtechnik GmbH, Germany, one of the leading manufacturers of mixers and foam generators in Germany as A.T.E. will now be Beba’s exclusive sales and service agents in India and Bangladesh.

The Indian Government is expected to announce a Rs 4,000-crore incentive package for the leather and footwear segment in July to boost manufacturing, exports and job creation in the country.