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According to the 2012 International Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics report of the Switzerland-based International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), Indonesia was the third-largest importer globally in 2012 of short-staple spindles, with 594,288 or 5.7 per cent of the total; the third-largest importer of shuttleless looms, with 3,727 or 4.3 per cent; and also the third-largest importer of large circular knitting machines, with 1,350 or 3.7 per cent.

Rieter successfully generated interest in Indian customers with its series of sales symposia at seven places across India. The symposia had an overwhelming response of customers from all the regions with more than 2,000 participants. The purpose of the symposia was to showcase latest innovation in products in ring and rotor spinning technologies.

Sudhir Shenoy is the new CEO of Dow Chemical International (Dow India). Shenoy started his journey with Dow in 1997 as an account manager for the Polyurethanes and Epoxy businesses in Mumbai. Scaling consistently within the company he moved to take over as System House director, India South East Asia in 1999 for the Polyurethane Systems business.

Swiss certification company bluesign has reminded manufacturers and brands that are bluesign certified that they are to have no long-chain C8 durable water repellents (DWR) in their products or supply chains from January 1, 2015.
´It is important to mention the positive list of bluesign-approved chemical products includes plenty of short-chain

India´s textile producers have a clear picture of the challenges they face, and a determination to make the improvements needed along the pathways to future prosperity.

India´s textile producers have a clear picture of the challenges they face, and a determination to make the improvements needed along the pathways to future prosperity.