For the entire financial year 2020-21, the GDP contracted 7.3 per cent — a record low. In January-March last year, the economy had grown 3 per cent.

At ITMA Asia + CITME 2021, Santex Rimar will showcase fabric manufacturers’ favorites.

The worldwide market for bioplastic textile is forecasted to grow at a 12% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next decade, according to a FACT MR study.

As a fresh wave of Covid-19 virus hits the country, innovative products such as the PyroTex specialty fiber are the need of the hour as it prevents the spread of the deadly virus, says Rajanna L Gotipamul & S B Vhanbatte.

Microfibres are shedded out of garments during washing of textiles. They enter aquatic food chain and ultimately impact human life. Understanding the pattern of microfibre release and eliminating the resultant contamination of water is a major challenge, says Dr Ashok Athalye and Sharan Shetty.

Shuttle-less looms are useful in fulfilling the rising demand for woven products. Apart from the high speed, the shuttle-less looms have advantages like less picking energy, more colour weft insertion, higher design capability, wider width etc. In this article, S Sundaresan, V Ramesh Babu, and Arunraj Arumugam review techno-economics of shuttle-less looms.

The Indian weaving industry is growing slowly but steadily despite several constraints. To accelerate its growth, the industry needs to develop a robust model and infrastructure. In this article, Sanjay Arora sheds more light on the current status of the Indian weaving industry in terms of production, capacities, fabric demand and emerging trends. He also highlights on the challenges and suggests ways to overcome the same.