Monocel displayed Monocel yarns showing how natural yarns can represent the next generation of smart cellulosic yarns, at the 46th edition of Filo, international yarns exhibition, held recently in Milan, Italy.

Israel-based Nano Dimension Technologies has conducted a successful test for 3D printing of conductive traces onto a treated fabric, in collaboration with an European producer of functional textile fabrics.

With cotton prices rising to Rs 50,000 per candy in the end of the 2015-16 cotton season, many spinning mills in Tami Nadu have cut down on yarn production.

Israel-based Nano Dimension Technologies has conducted a successful test for 3D printing of conductive traces onto a treated fabric, in collaboration with an European producer of functional textile fabrics.

The orders index for Italian textile machinery dropped during the second quarter of 2016 due to negative export figures. According to ACIMIT President Raffaella Carabelli, the drop in machinery exports is due to the ?underlying political uncertainty?.

Swedish communication technology firm Ericsson announced the launch of handloom cluster digital development project in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.

ColorJet India Ltd has bagged the ‘Rising Star of Asia’ 2016 award in the digital inkjet printer manufacturer category, at the Indo-ASEAN Global Investment Summit held in Bangkok, Thailand on September 17, 2016.

US home textiles manufacturer Madison Industries has signed an agreement with Kathy Ireland, a global design firm to design, manufacture and market slipcovers, table linens and kitchen textiles.

Yoga guru Ramdev-owned Patanjali Group is planning to venture into garments area and a ‘swadeshi’ jeans will be launched by end of the year or early next year. Baba Ramdev said the idea behind his expanding business ventures is to end the dominance of multinational corporations that have for decades been capitalising on the country’s market. There’s a great demand from the country’s youths for jeans, the reason why Patanjali has decided to launch “Indianised” jeans to compete with foreign brands, he said.