Collaboration with academia, building international tie-ups and leveraging financial resources to effectively transform ideas into commercial products will help with industrial innovation and growth.

Business orders and enquiries worth $50 million have been generated at textiles and apparel fair Vastra, which was held from September 21-24 at Jaipur, said Rajasthan Industries Minister Rajpal Singh Shekhawat at the valedictory session of the event.

Human Solutions is showcasing its solutions for the entire apparel industry process chain at the CISMA being held in Shanghai from September 26 to 29, 2017. The company will present itself as a partner for digitisation.

Monforts is set to display its latest denim finishing technologies at ShanghaiTex, to be held at the Shanghai new international expo centre, in China, from November 27-30, 2017.

Messe Frankfurt, one of the world’s leading trade show organisers, has acquired Source Africa and ATF, two of Africa’s largest textile, apparel and footwear shows.

Trident Limited, a leading manufacturer and exporter of textiles, has bagged the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) Award for Excellence in energy conservation.

Since the purchase, Invista has been meeting individually with its denim customers and providing selected weavers with licenses to practice the technology.