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The Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has identified 12 indigenous plants for manufacturing natural textile dyes. A study by the College of Agriculture (CoA), Vellayani, as part of the Western Ghat Development Programme (WGDP), has identified 12 indigenous plants capable of giving colour to cotton and silk textiles.

Over 4,500 exhibitors from nearly 30 countries will gather under one roof at October’s Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, the China’s international trade fair for apparel fabrics, during October 11-13, 2017.

Polysistec SL, Spain has presented different types of finishes using pigments that glow in the dark when loaded with any light source.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in textile sector more than doubled to $618.95 million during 2016-17 from $230.13 million in the previous fiscal, Parliament was informed recently.

The International Association for Textile Care Labelling, GINETEX’s five trademarked symbols have been registered in India and China. GINETEX is an international network that provides consumer with information on textile care by means of pictograms