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China International Nonwovens Expo (CINE) will be held from June 21 to 23, 2017. This biennial event was first held in October 2015. The expo last year featured over 80 exhibitors, with nonwovens products for the medical, filtration, building and other industries on display.

Synthetic fibres are becoming more popular in the global textile and apparel industry due to their versatility, ease of use, high availability, and considerably lower cost than many natural textiles.

During 2016, India, Bangladesh and Vietnam clocked in positive export of trousers to the EU on a year-on-year basis. In value terms, India’s trouser exports were up 4.50 per cent whereas quantities were up 8.87 per cent.

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.

Key advances in the last five years have led to early commercial products, with the e-textiles market having grown at double digit rate to reach around $100 million in annual wholesale revenue.