The textile industry continues to be the second largest employment generating sector in India. West Bengal has a long history and tradition in textiles. The sector provides both indirect and direct employment to a large number of people, with the potential to be a major contributor to the Indian economic growth. To spur this economic growth, The Ffuture Events a leading Event & PR Management & Advertising House of Kolkata, in association with Freeman Apparel & Lifestyle plans to organise “Fashion Mega Trade Fair 2016â€Â, which is a 3-day event to be held from December 9 to 11, 2016 at Milan Mela Ground, in Kolkata, India. The theme of the event will be innovation, design and sustainability.
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Heading into the second half of the year, the global apparel fabrics and accessories industry’s attention has begun to focus on the 2016 Autumn Edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, which will be held from October 11-13. Over 5,000 exhibitors from more than 25 countries and regions will take part and showcase an all-encompassing range of products across 260,000 sq m of exhibition space at the Nation Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai.
Arecord-breaking number of delegates travelled to Prague, Czech Republic, for the latest edition of the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating; TCL 2016 was held recently. As well as learning about the latest technologies, materials, machinery and trends in the textile coating and laminating industry, the attendees were able to interact with one another and the exhibitors, who filled the available space outside the conference hall.
The new Montex 8500 from Monforts includes several new features and options including an optional integrated support belt for heavy coated fabrics; a newly designed operator´s platform with improved access; enhanced visualisation introducing smartphone features; a new stentering chain; and an Eco Booster heat recovery module where an additional Exhaust Air Cleaning device can be added.
In a move to expand its innovative capacities, SANITIZED AG, provider of the most extensive portfolio of antimicrobial products for the plastics and textile industries, has opened the new SANITIZED TecCenter at its Burgdorf head office in Switzerland.
The Spanish company Jeanologia leads the transformation of the Bangladesh textile industry towards sustainability with its efficient combination of laser, dry and wet ozone G2 and e-Flow nano bubbles. With its latest release, Light PP Spray, it has managed to eliminate the process of potassium permanganate spraying, replacing the most damaging technique to workers and the environment.
The number of facilities certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) kept on growing last year, from 3,663 facilities in 2014 to 3,814 facilities in 2015. GOTS is recognised worldwide as the leading processing standard for textiles made with organic fibres. GOTS certified facilities are now located in 68 (63 in 2014) countries around the world.