Andreas Schellhammer has been working since 1 January 2013 as a member of the Stoll-management responsible as technical manager (CTO) for development and production

Before joining Grundfos, Mads Nipper held the position of Executive Vice President at LEGO.

BASF will increase its selling prices of Butandiol, Tetrahydrofuran and Polytetramethylenetherglykol.

Memminger will be showcasing fault detection on circular knitting machines and the subsequent cost saving potential for knitting mills.

Invista has begun construction on new HMD and nylon 6,6 polymer plants at SCIP in China.

Louis Philippe has been making inroads in its efforts to shed its formal, older, serious image with the launch of its casual sub-brand LP.

The 14th China International Dye Industry, Pigments and Textile Chemicals Exhibition will be held in Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center from 16-18 April.

Production of nonwovens in Europe grew by around 1.9 per cent in 2013 compared with the previous year.

ANDRITZ has received an order from DDN Beijing Dongfang Dayuan Nonwoven-Fabric to supply a new spunlace line for the production of wipes from viscose.

Terrot will be exhibiting their two machine models-I3P154 34” E28 and UCC548T 34” E28-at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2014.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued final amendments to its textile labelling rules, addressing fibre content and country-of-origin disclosures.

BASF is going to expand its leading position in the production of superabsorbent polymers for the global hygiene industry with a new technology.

To draw attention to textile investments in Eastern Anatolia region, project named "New Manufacturing Zone of 21st Century in Textile, Production Field That is Human and Environmentally Responsible" began onDecember 18.

Accoring to the data published by USDA, by importing 83.4 thousand bales of cotton from US last year between 12-19 December, Turkey passed China which is known as largest importer of cotton.

Launched in October of last year, the Cotton LEADS™ programme continues to resonate with global textile businesses as a supply chain programme committed to responsibly-produced cotton.

Applied DNA Sciences Inc announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office issued patent no. 8,669,079 for the company’s fiberTyping® authentication of cotton-based products.

Demand for antimicrobial fibres, textiles and apparel is set for strong growth, thanks to the growing awareness among consumers of the importance of personal hygiene.

The industry is witnessing buoyant demand of cotton yarn from export markets and diversion of garmenting orders from Bangladesh due to labour unrest and safety issues.

Arvind has inked a deal to acquire 49 per cent stake in Calvin Klein India. The venture is jointly held by the Murjani Group and the US-based private equity fund Matrix Partners in the country.

The ITMF International Committee on Cotton Testing Methods (ICCTM) gave full recognition to Aqualab, a fibre-testing instrument produced by Mesdan Spa, Italy.

The ITMF International Committee on Cotton Testing Methods (ICCTM) approved updates to the guidelines for standardised instrument testing of cotton during its meeting in Bremen.

WTO economists expected the world trade to grow by a modest 4.7 per cent in 2014 and at a slightly faster rate of 5.3 per cent in 2015.

Zambia offers huge potential for the cotton textile industry. Zambia, four provinces—Eastern, Central, Southern and Lusaka—harvest an average of 500 kg of cotton per hectare.

A German astronaut from ESA will be among those on board the International Space Station (ISS) who will be carrying out about 40 experiments.

ITME Society has launched a “Focus Asia” edition of exhibition to be held alternatively with ITME Series

Lectra has appointed Céline Choussy Bedouet as Marketing Director for Automotive, Furniture, Technical Textiles and Composite Materials.

Ravendra Mishra of Garware Wall Ropes has been honoured with the “Best Global HR Leader Award” at the 22nd World HRD Congress organised in Mumbai.

The National Textile Corporation (NTC) launched its flagship store, Brand India, on at Craft Museum, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Indian Clothing League has raised Rs 50 crore in funding from mid-market private equity fund ASK Pravi PE Opportunities Fund.

From dark coloured printed skinny's to bright patterned floral bottoms, Lee rounds up a denim style for everyone.

Rieter is the only machine manufacturer participating at Fibers & Yarns Expo.

EPSON Malaysia has ventured into textile and garment industry, with the launch of its new direct-to-garment printers line-up.

The Karnataka government—through the Department of Handloom and Textiles—has invested Rs 13 billion under various schemes.

KCT-TIFAC CORE joined hands with the Department of Fashion Technology and organised a 5-day short term training programme on “Advanced Manufacturing and Testing of Textiles” recently at Kumaraguru College of Technology.

In order to meet the increasing demand for engineering and logistic services, Gherzi reinforced its presence in Germany with a second office, located in Rottweil.

The focus is to provide rapid vocational training and make available skilled youth and women to the growing apparel export sectors, which face severe skill deficit and attrition.

Uster Technologies regrets to announce the passing away of Richard Furter, a well-known and highly respected member of the global textile community.

In recent years there is increased activity in the area of technical textiles and nonwovens in India in terms of new industries being set up by Indian entrepreneurs and leading MNCs putting up manufacturing or out sourcing from India.

A flagship event of IED Communications—Automation 2014—is the biggest show in southeast Asia and the second biggest show in Asia after “IAS Shanghai”.

Acampus recruitment of textile under graduate/post graduate students was organised at TPO Hall, VJTI, Matunga, Mumbai on 13 March, 2014 inviting ITAMMA Member-Companies.

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2014 concluded this month with a huge increase in the number of overseas and Chinese buyers attending.

Seema Srivastava, Executive Director of India-ITME Society, spoke to Samuel Joseph, Editor of The Indian Textile Journal, in an exclusive interview.

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has recently urged the Ministry of Textiles and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to expedite the formulation of standards in technical textiles for health, safety and environment reasons.