Textile Industry News

Following the hugely successful inaugural event last year in Dresden, Germany, the ITMA Future Materials Awards returns to ITMA 2015 being held in Milan, Italy from November 12-19, 2015. According to a WTIN press release, the industry leading awards recognise innovation and achievement right … Read more about Future Materials Awards returns to ITMA 2015

Two Switzerland produced technical textile products are among the eight winners of the Techtextil Innovation Awards announced on day-1 at Techtextil . The first product to win an award in the ‘New Product’ category is the textile-based ECG belt, a product made in cooperation between the Swiss … Read more about Two Swiss Textile Products Bag Techtextil Innovation Award

LT Textile Cooperatief UA, a Dutch textile firm, has started the construction of a large textile complex spread over 30 hectares in Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan, according to media reports. The construction of the textile complex comes on the back of an investment agreement between the ministry … Read more about Uzbekistan Starts Major Textile Complex Construction

Arvind Sinha delivering welcome speech The first ever Global Textile Congress held recently in Bangkok discussed ways to develop lasting business relations between countries producing textile fibres, fabrics, machineries and carrying out extensive research in all related areas. Organised by the … Read more about Bangkok Hosts first Global Textile Congress

  Yarn Expo Spring 2015, a yarn and fibre trade fair opens its doors on March 18 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). Nearly 250 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions, including Bangladesh, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Mainland China, Pakistan, Portugal, … Read more about Yarn Expo Spring 2015 kicks off from March 18

  The Bangladesh Denim Expo is returning to Dhaka and will be held on May 11-12, 2015 shocasing the best denim and resources from Bangladesh and beyond. “This show features denim mills, laundries, finishers and the entire denim supply chain, with the previous expo in November drawing more … Read more about Bangladesh Denim Expo returns to Dhaka from May 11-2015

Indian textile sector to grow at double-digit rates   The Indian textile and apparel industry will clock double digit growth rates of between 8 to 12 per cent or even more in the next fiscal, a top official at textile major Raymond said. Sanjay Behl, CEO at the lifestyle business of … Read more about Indian Textile Sector To Grow At Double-Digit Rates

UK textile sector to create 15,000 jobs by 2020 A report which studied the UK textile and apparel sector reveals that a further 15,000 jobs could be created by 2020, making a total of 20,000 since 2013. The report was published by The Alliance Project, a not-for-profit organisation established … Read more about UK Textile Sector To Create 15,000 Jobs By 2020

2016 edition onwards Heimtextile to begin a day earlier Complying with the wishes of many exhibitors and visitors, Heimtextil organisers, Messe Frankfurt said, next year’s edition will begin on Tuesday and end a day earlier on Friday. The next Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main will take place from … Read more about 2016 Edition Onwards Heimtextile To Begin A Day Earlier

Non-payment of refund claims: textile sector facing serious financial crunch: Prgmea Members of Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (Prgmea) have said the value-added textile sector is facing serious financial crisis, because more than Rs 205 billion of the … Read more about Non-Payment of Refund Claims: Textile Sector Facing Serious Financial Crunch