Ronald J Ebelhar, senior principal with Terracon in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named chairman of the 2015 ASTM International board of directors.

Established in 1996, Coimbatore-based Nestling Technologies is one of the leading providers of up-gradation of machinery like carding, open-end and spinning, etc. Apart from other products and services for the textile industry, Nestling´s main focus in on providing solutions for contamination issues.

At Coimbatore-based Indo Texnology, the focus is on automation for the textile industry. System and Process Automation when integrated to the operation, yields a significantly positive impact on the business and all its stake-holders. In process automation, the company offers SORTLINK´, AUTO CONE-PACK´, BALEXpress®, Honeycomb, and in system automation, it offers spinnova´ and TexManage.

The 10th anniversary of the Annual Meeting of China Textile Round-Table Forum, again sponsored by Oerlikon Manmade Fibers, was held on January 31, 2015 in Beijing Capital Hotel. Ten years have pastsed since Oerlikon Manmade Fiber first sponsored this high-end forum. China Textile Round-Table Forum is organised by CNTAC and hosted by the China Textile Economy Research Center and News Center of CNTA.

At SPOVAK, which will be held 16-17 March 2014 in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands, Hunter Sportswear launched its latest innovation: a safety glove for ice-skaters with the highest´class 5´cut resistance.

INVISTA and Lenzing have been working on the development and promotion of this innovative new denim concept that will provide wearers with cool dry comfort, softness, and sustainability ´ all in one fabric.

More than 120 customers from all around the world followed BB Engineering GmbH´s (BBE) invitation to join the unveiling of its new machine during an Open House Event at its facilities in Remscheid, Germany, on January 21, 2015. Visitors saw the world´s first ´VarioFil R´ bottle-to-POY line in operation, producing 150f48 dope-dyed black yarn.