The Mumbai chapter of SDC EC recently organised its 5th National Students Competition – Young Talent Search 2015 at the Textiles Committee’s office in Mumbai. The theme for this year’s competition was ‘Innovations ...
At a recent two day handicrafts exhibition and buyer seller meet in Peru, the 20 member Indian delegation met up with more than 350 Peruvian entrepreneurs. “Alongside, 108 Peruvian companies also participated by showcasing ...
Kohl’s Department Stores said it has been recognised with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2015 ‘Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence’ award. According to a Kohl’s press ...
Tags: future generations, energy use, Apparel
Kornit Digital Ltd., a marketer of digital printing solutions has priced its initial public offering of 7,100,000 ordinary shares at a price of $10.00 per share. Kornit has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an ...
Tags: Kornit Digital, printing systems, Textile
DuPont Protection Technologies has launched the latest version of DuPont SafeSPEC, its suite of online interactive product selector tools. “SafeSPEC for Nomex Flame Resistant (FR) Apparel-North America enables professionals to make ...
Tags: SafeSPEC platform, DuPont Protection Technologies, Textile
Zünd Systemtechnik is exhibiting fully automated and the latest innovations in digital cutting systems for garment manufacturers and fabric processers at Texprocess 2015 at booth C/63, hall 4. Zünd is showcasing the G3 L-2500, ...
Tags: Zünd Systemtechnik, roll-off system, Textile
Advanced weaving technology producer Picanol reached an impressive milestone this week when the 20,000th OptiMax rapier weaving machine rolled off the production line at its plant in Ypres, Belgium. “The first OptiMax which was ...
Tags: Picanol, weaving machine, Textile
In response to the Greenpeace Detox Campaign, Aldi one of the top ten discounters worldwide, has pledged to ban all hazardous chemicals from their textile and footwear supply chain by 2020. “Aldi scored poorly when Greenpeace tested ...
Milano Unica, organisers of the trade fair of the same name will collaborate with organiser of textile trade fairs across the globe, Messe Frankfurt and participate at the NYC Textile Week in July 2015. “This means that there will ...
Tags: Milano Unica, Messe Frankfurt, Textile
Five years after introducing I-Fix, Netherlands based Setema, a producer of fabric finishing equipment, mainly for printing will show a complete newly developed high speed II-Fix, for the fixation of disperse dyes and pigments up to 5 ...
Sequential Brands Group said it will acquire a majority interest in the Jessica Simpson brand, including the Jessica Simpson Collection master license and other rights. Brand founder Jessica Simpson, who selected Sequential as her new ...
Net loss widened steeply by 63.15 per cent at US apparel marketer Perry Ellis International for the 2015 fiscal ended January 31, 2015. On a GAAP basis, net loss for fiscal 2015 was $37.2 million, or $2.50 per diluted share compared to ...
Tags: GAAP basis, sportswear collection, Apparel
PPSS Group has now launched Cut-Tex PRO, an ultra-high performance cut resistant fabric in five additional colours to better fulfill needs of textile and clothing manufacturers. According to a PPSS Group press release, Cut-Tex PRO is with ...
Tags: Cut-Tex PRO, line uniforms, Textile
Cotton exports from India are expected to fall 41 per cent over 2013-14 to a five-year low of 7 million bales (1 bale=170 kg) in the 2014-15 season, which is also down from 9 million bales forecast last October. Speaking to reporters, ...
Tags: Textile, CAB, Indian Cotton
The Confucius Institute, the fourth of its kind in Kenya, was officially launched at Moi University located in Eldoret town of Kenya’s western region. The institute which has been founded in partnership with Shanghai-based Donghua ...