ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016, the fifth edition of the combined textile machinery show, is expected to attract a trade visitorship of around 1,00,000 from around the world. ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016 will be held from October 21-25, 2016 at the new National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC) in Shanghai. The show opening hours are from 9 am to 6 pm daily. With less than two months to go before the show opens, interest from the global textile and garment industry is extremely strong. To-date, it has attracted around 1,600 exhibitors from 27 economies. Visitor promotion is well underway.

Shri Vallabh Pittie Industries (SVP), a leader in polyester and cotton blended yarn, inaugurated its Rs 450 crore new textile plant in Jhalawar in Rajasthan. The plant is fully automated with 1,00,000 spindles holding a manufacturing capacity of 22,000 tonnes per annum and is spread across 25 acres of area. After inaugurating the plant recently, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said, “We are committed towards forging partnerships that promote manufacturing and create employment opportunities in Rajasthan.”

The 6th edition of Techtextil India Symposium, scheduled for September 8-9, 2016 at Holiday Inn, Mumbai, will highlight the prowess of technical textiles and nonwovens sectors across the globe. Several editions of the conference have been held over the past years in Frankfurt, India, Middle East and Russia. In India, the symposium has been the centre of discussions, deliberations and dialogues among the key stakeholders.

Huntsman Textile Effects has streamlined its India Commercial organisation to strengthen sales and aftersales functions, analysis of industry and product trends, expand the business and further improve customer satisfaction. With dedicated Sales teams covering North, Central and South India and Sri Lanka regions compared to North and South regions previously, the teams are now more geographically aligned with Huntsman Textile Effects’ customer base in India.

Indian cotton crop for the next season beginning in October will remain at the same level as the current year. Mumbai-based Cotton Association of India (CAI) released the first estimate for the next year’s cotton crop beginning on October 1.

Surat polyester fabrics, saris and dress materials will be on the shelves of Bangladesh consumers if the SGCCI’s plan to set up an extension office at Dhaka with the assistance of FBCCI brings good results.

Located in Coimbatore, Sri Lakshmi Fire Controls is a provider of fire protection systems for the textile industry. The company also supplies fire protection system for ginning and fire protection system for stenter machines and other applications. It also provides all fire protection applications for the spinning industry.