Browsing: Linen

The Ministry of Textiles has conferred Pratibha Syntex Managing Director Shreyaskar Chaudhary with Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Award in the textile sector, in the category of garments and made-ups.

The new steel spinning ring—UniK1—is suitable to spin fine and super fine counts, compact yarns, dyed yarns as well as highly-abrasive fibre yarns.

Jayashree Textiles Ltd, a unit of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, is aiming at 10 per cent growth in its turnover in this fiscal. The company, which focuses on linen and woollen fabrics and garments, logged Rs 1,600 crore turnover in the last financial year.

The cup of cappuccino on a winter’s day, NILIT Heat nylon yarn from Nilit, made with coffee charcoal, warms wearers from the inside out. Wearers enjoy a comfortable sweat-free sensation due to the excellent absorption and moisture management provided by the yarns.

Sobel Westex, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of linen and terry, will acquire Baltic Linen Co Inc, a supplier of bed and bath textiles for retail, cruise lines, healthcare, and hospitality industries.

Handlooms sector in Khurda district of Odisha, which was facing a crisis due to weak demand for cotton lungis and towels for the last few years, has received a new lease of life with the production of linen and mercerised cotton fabrics.

Arvind Limited has announced its foray into premium worsted suiting with the launch of ‘Primante’ brand. To be sourced entirely from Milan, Italy, the Primante fabric will see a combination of Australian Merino wool and Italian design to conceptualised by Arvind for urban Indian customers.