Novibra, the leading company in spindle technology and the biggest exporter of spindles worldwide, will present several innovative solutions for spinning mills at ITME in Mumbai.
Born on December 17, 1957, Ujjwal Narayan Uke is Principal Secretary (Textiles) Government of Maharashtra. He has completed his B.A. (Economics)/P.G. Diploma in Marketing Management, and MBA in marketing. Before becoming the Principal Secretary of Textiles division, he was the Commissioner, Integrated Child Development Scheme (SCDS).
Subhash Deshmukh is Minister of Textiles, Government of Maharashtra. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and represents the Solapur South constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is currently the Cabinet minister for Cooperation, Marketing and Textiles in the Government of Maharashtra.
bluesign technologies announced that it has appointed Jill Dumain as the CEO effective January 2017. He will succeed Peter Waeber who has elected to retire at the end of the year. Dumain has held various senior positions at Patagonia Inc, Ventura CA, USA, for over 27 years and her tenure at Patagonia Inc. spanned positions in textile research and development to her current role as Director of Environmental Strategy.
The European Union is likely to clinch a textile protocol with Uzbekistan only if it is satisfied Uzbekistan has made progress in scaling back the use of child labour. The EU wants the practice of forced labour and child labour to be eradicated from the national to the local levels.
Vietnam’s garment and textile export in the first nine months this year posted the lowest growth rate for the last ten years, reported Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas). The down growth rate has been caused by import reduction from some major markets of Vietnam where have met with economic difficulties and the Britain’s exit from the EU.
Cotton yarn exports in India declined by 11.58 per cent in terms of value and 4.44 per cent in terms of volume during April – June this year compared to the same period last year. Cotton yarn exports to China, being the major consumer has declined.