Arvind OG Nonwovens Private Limited (AOG), a joint venture between Arvind Ltd (India) and OG Corporation (Japan), opened its manufacturing facilities near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on 31 May 2014 at an investment of about Rs 50 crore.

Greg Foran will replace Scott Price as the new chief executive for Walmart China. Price is named as executive vice president for international strategy and will handle a wide range of global operations including development, real estate and mergers and acquisition.

Taking a new step in its global outreach, Regine GmbH and IQtrim, the solution partners, announce the complete merge of the two companies under the name Regine IQtrim Ltd.

Brescia – Santoni has developed a new seamless knitting machine designed for the high level production of a range of different garments, from underwear to sportswear, all knitted with 8 feeds to provide high-definition patterns with sharp colours.

Gildan Activewear is to build a new knitting facility in Costa Rica, a location that will ensure the company has duty-free, quota-free access to its major markets in the US.

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has announced the closing of the sale of its Leather Services business to Stahl Holdings B.V. as of 30 April 2014. Stahl, majority owned by Wendel Group, is a Dutch company providing high-quality chemicals, dyes

As part of the research project ´Absorber systems for the laser welding of textiles´, scientists at the Hohenstein Institute (B¦nnigheim) and the DWI Leibnitz Institute for Interactive Materials (Aachen) have developed new absorber systems