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Clariant Chemicals’ net sales up 8.5%

Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd.’s net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, is up at…

Technopak Leadership Forum discusses major T&A sector challenges

The eighth Technopak Leadership Forum on Fashion- Textiles and Apparel was successfully conducted in Mumbai on…

DyStar-A.T.E. interactive session on textile printing

DyStar and A.T.E. recently conducted a professional training at Tirupur on “Best Practices in Textile Printing”…

DyStar completes 115 years of technical indigo synthesis

DyStar and its owner, the Zhejiang Longsheng Group, celebrate 115 years of technical indigo synthesis at…

LMW focussing on value-added products backed by automation

Bid to overcome market demand slump Despite being one of the worst year for the textile…

Birla Century’s new initiatives to stay on top

The year 2011-12 was a tough one for Birla Century due to high volatility in cotton…

OERLIKON’s

Chinese headquarters officially opened in Shanghai The Swiss high-tech group Oerlikon has announced the official opening…

Lenzing to produce Smartcel & SeaCell for smartfiber

Lenzing AG, the world market leader for man-made cellulose fibers, and the German company smartfiber AG/Rudolstadt…

SEL foraying into home furnishing with Rs. 1,500-crore investment

Textile major SEL Manufacturing has plans to foray into the home furnishing segment by setting up…

IKEA to invest Euro 1.5 billion for setting up stores in India

The Sweden-based single brand furniture retailer IKEA’s CEO Mikael Ohlsson recently met the Indian Minister for…

TOHO TENAX ties up with Hindoostan Technical to develop and market carbon fiber textile

Toho Tenax Co. Ltd., the core company of Teijin Group’s carbon fibers and composites business, has…

Welspun to sell Wimbledon towels in India from next year

The towels used by world tennis champions like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova, generally…

YKK known for innovative fastening solutions

In the European region YKK is mainly known as a manufacturer of high quality zip fasteners.…

YKK establishes strong business in India

YKK India Private Ltd. was incorporated in September 1995 after the parent company, YKK Corporation of…

Clariant clarifies stand on strategic targets for 2015

The Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant will continue to consistently implement its profitable growth strategy during…

Silicones help swimmers gain competitive edge

  When milliseconds can mean the difference between a gold or silver medal, competitive swimmers can…

UL strengthens presence in South Asia by acquiring

Magnus Textile Services UL, a world leader in advancing safety, has announced the acquisition of Magnus…

UCMTF’s long-term growth strategy based on innovation, specialisation

UCMTF, the French Textile Machinery Manufacturers Association is an internationally active organization. Mr. Bruno Ameline, the…

Outlook for synthetics stabler than for cotton textiles

The unpredictable volatility in global economies impacted the textile markets, and demand in major consuming economies…

RIETER’s new plant in China commissioned

On June 18, 2012 the first part of the new Rieter production plant in Changzhou, Jiangsu…

Raymond launches India’s first centre to train youth, women in tailoring

Raymond Ltd., India’s leading textile brand and world leader in worsted fabric and garments, has announced…