The need for energy conservation has assumed paramount importance in the textile industry with the rising energy cost on the one hand and the severe energy shortage on the other. S Ashok, BEE Accredited Energy Auditor, talks on compressed air savings in textile mills and various loss happening in compressed air generation.

If you ask many an Italian textile machinery company, what are the factors behind their success, they mostly point out to two elements: Tradition & Innovation. For years, these companies have upheld the great values of their tradition, and by spending 5 per cent of their turnover constantly year after year on research and development (R&D), they have given priority to innovation.

Many specialised yarns are gaining importance in recent times over conventional yarns, elaborates an ITJ exclusive feature. It was a trickle a decade ago, but now speciality yarns are flooding the market. Boom in fashion, fast growth of technical textiles and newly emerging areas like leisurewear and sportswear are fueling the growth of speciality yarns.

European flax fibres and Chinese linen yarns are flooding the Indian market thanks to a spurt in consumers’ interest in linen products. Samuel Joseph reveals some emerging trends in the linen scenario. Linen is the coolest fabric material in the world, but its market is getting warmer day by day in India, thanks to a spurt in promotion mounted by the big names including Grasim, Raymond and many more small players.

Santex Rimar Group is one of the leading machine manufacturers for weaving, textile finishing, nonwovens, technical textiles and green technologies for water treatment and drying processes.

Santex Rimar Group is one of the leading players in the world market of machine manufacturers for weaving, textile finishing, nonwovens, technical textiles and green technologies for water treatment and drying processes. As a technology partner for knitted, woven fabrics, nonwovens and green solutions the Group started as different companies that in 2015 have evolved into Santex Rimar Group: Cavitec and Isotex lead the technical textiles machinery market; etc.

Spykar, the largest and most popular Indian jeanswear brand is amidst an incredibly exciting moment this year. The Brand is associated with the Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS), the new IPL team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the seasons – 2016 and 2017.