WACKER POLYMERS is to raise its prices for dispersible polymer powders of the VINNAPAS®, VINNACEL® and ETONIS® brand. Effective November 1, 2017, prices will be increased by 7 per cent, or as customer contracts allow. This measure has been necessitated by the continued increase in costs.

In a signing ceremony, Huntsman Textile Effects announced that it has extended the partnership and collaboration agreement with Viyellatex Group for another two years. The agreement will see the Viyellatex Group continuing to use Huntsman as its preferred and sole supplier for industry leading dyes, chemicals and dying auxiliaries.

Teijin Aramid has launched Teijinconex® Coolnex Super Wicking Fabric, a lighter, softer and more comfortable flame resistant Fabric. The outstanding feature of this new fabric is a quick dry absorption of perspiration without losing its flame resistance. An innovation that is fulfilling the needs of the work wear industry.

Conducting need based R&D for textile industry is NITRA’s major activity since its inception. As a result of that, in the sidelines of NITRA’s 14th Convocation Ceremony held in September 2017 at NITRA, Ghaziabad, Sanjay Kumar Jain, Chairman,etc.

The Kakatiya Mega Textiles Park in Telangana will become one of the biggest apparel parks in the country and Warangal to become another financial capital of Telangana as part of decentralisation process, says IT & Handlooms Minister,etc.

Huntsman International India Pvt Ltd won the Procurement Excellence Award 2017. Huntsman was awarded this honour in the ‘Best Procurement Transformation’ category at the 5th Procurement Excellence Awards. The award celebrates excellence in best practices across the industry in the field of procurement.

Rieter Award Week 2017 was held recently at the Rieter Headquarters in Winterthur (Switzerland). For around three decades, the Rieter Award has been a firm component of the company’s programme to encourage its trainees – and is an institution in the textile industry.