Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics–Spring Edition 2017, one of the world’s leading exhibitions for apparel fabrics and accessories, is set to take place from March 28-31, 2017 at Shanghai New International Expo Center.

Arab Carpet and Flooring Expo, along with Yarn and Fiber Expo in 2017, will run for the second time at the award-winning Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Abu Dhabi.

The demand for wool is continuing to grow in major international markets for imported clothing like the EU and the US. The demand is forecast to grow more strongly in China—the world’s largest producer and exporter of woollen clothing and textiles.

TEXAURA is a GOTS-certified 100 per cent organic cotton bedding range, which is luxurious and sustainable. Texaura is derived from two words- ‘Tex’ from Textiles and ‘Aura’, the combination of which is ‘Texaura’.

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its existing production plants for polymeric binders in Germany. The Munich-based chemical group is currently building another dispersion reactor with an annual capacity of 60,000 metric tonne at its Burghausen site. Some €25 million have been earmarked for production and local-infrastructure expansion.

SPGPrints announced that Tekboy Tekstil, of Istanbul, Turkey, has installed a JAVELIN® digital printer to supplement production capacity, and meet increased demand for shorter-runs, rapid turnarounds and on-demand sample production.

Beaulieu Fibres International, the leading European polyolefin fibre supplier, will unveil a pioneering new fibre-platform at Indexâ„¢17 and offer first detailed insights into the future-focused hygiene products arising from its on-going investment in innovation and manufacturing capabilities (Stand 1340).

Huafon Microfiber Co Ltd has placed orders for a total of 10 complete, most advanced and high capacity needling lines with DiloGroup for its new plant in Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China since 2015.

When the 60 winning cities (with proposals worth over Rs 1.31 lakh crore) become smart, it is expected to positively impact the lives of 72 crore urban population. While Rs 1.05 lakh crore will be spent on area-based development plans, Rs 26,141 crore will be spent on pan-city solutions in the next five years.