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The Textiles Ministry is positively working on the proposals for a Centre of Excellence (CoE) and a mega textile park at Surat, a hub for the man-made fabric industry in Gujarat.

Rockwell is taking up head-on challenges of smart manufacturing with its programme for enabling smart manufacturing through The Connected Enterprise. It recently showcased excellence in manufacturing automation at Rockwell Automation On The Move, largest automation exposition, held recently at the Renaissance Hotel in Mumbai.

New developments in nonwovens technology will be featured at the Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry’s, (popularly known as TAPPI) Innovative Nonwovens Conference (NET Inc) to be held from from April 23-26 in Minneapolis, United States.

An essential production hub for the garments manufacturing sector thanks to its low labour costs, Vietnam is currently a major industry supplier for both the European and US markets.

The focus during the budget session was predominantly on infrastructure, affordable housing, agriculture, rural development, employment, speedy accountability, prudent fiscal management and transparency in taxation, says Amit Gugnani.

Worldwide flame retardant consumption in construction applications is projected to increase 3.2 per cent per annum through 2020 to 803,000 metric tonne. Between 2010 and 2015, gains were fueled primarily by a rebound in US construction spending, as well as double-digit gains in the Chinese market.

The International Cotton Advisory Committee has accepted the resignation of its Executive Director, José Sette, who is leaving to pursue other professional challenges.