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A new antimicrobial finishing treatment can kill biofilm-forming bacteria. Madison, Wisconsin-based Imbed Biosciences has come-up with an efficient antibacterial finishing technology that can enable wound dressing and textiles to have enhanced antibacterial efficacy.

The ‘Circular Design Challenge’ — a collaboration of Reliance Industries Ltd.’s (RIL) R | Elan ‘Fashion for Earth’ initiative, Lakmé Fashion Week (LFW) and the United Nations (UN) in India, has announced a shortlist of 8 designers.

China’s textile industry is accounting for over 60 per cent of the world chemical and synthetic fibre production, and it is second in cotton production, says Avinash Mayekar of Suvin Advisors.

Enabled by industry innovations, including REFIBRA technology, Eco Soft technology, Eco filament technology and Micro technology, textiles produced under the TENCEL brand offer premium standards of sustainability and natural comfort to meet evolving consumer demand.

The Department of Handlooms and Textiles, Government of Tamil Nadu and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management (SVPISTM) jointly organised a series of workshops for the establishment of technical textiles activity.