The medical textile laboratory of the Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre (FFDC) in Kanpur recently claimed to have developed a fabric with fragrance and can survive after multiple washes. FFDC assistant director Shakti Vijay Shukla said trials are under way to see how many washes the fragrances like rose, khus, chameli and sandalwood can survive.The aromatic clothes will be more comfortable than those designed using normal fabric, the scientists told a news agency.The aromatic fabric is be

Los Angeles-based Tukatech recently claimed to have introduced the ‘feel factor value’ to fabrics based on a mathematical calculation using bend and surface friction values in all warp, weft and shear directions. The feature helps in 3D product design as customers can quickly relate fabric feel without having to wait for a physical sample that can delay the development process.A ‘fabric feel factor’ is a number that someone may be able to learn and associate in their mind when imagining what the

LONDON - A new coalition of more than 190 organisations from 36 countries is urging brands and retailers to cut all ties with suppliers implicated in forced labour involving Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China within 12 months.The End Uyghur Forced Labour initiative was launched by 72 Uyghur rights groups, along with civil society organisations and labour unions from around the world, in a bid to end fashion's complicity in the Chinese government’s human rights abuses.It says &quo

American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) research committee has released the updated standards and test methods.Image Courtesy: clothingindustry.blogspot.comThe data is released twice a year: in the AATCC Technical Manual in January and in the Mid-Year Supplement in June.The latest supplement includes a total of 11 approved standards of 9 revised test methods, 1 editorially revised test method and 1 revised monograph.The documents are available as only downloadable PDFs for

The Flipkart Group, India’s homegrown e-commerce group, has launched Flipkart Wholesale, a new digital marketplace that will help transform the kirana retail ecosystem in India by leveraging cutting-edge and locally developed technology. As part of the launch, the Group also announced the acquisition of 100 per cent interest in Wal-Mart India Pvt Ltd.Pic: ShutterstockWalmart India operates the Best Price cash-and-carry business, and its acquisition will help Flipkart to strengthen capabilities a

Walmart is planning to invest US $ 3.5 billion to revamp its Canadian stores with latest technology.Image Courtesy: specials-images.forbesimg.comThis is a part of the company’s 5-year plan to make the shopping experience simpler, faster and convenient for both the offline and online customers.The main focus of the company is to enhance its omnichannel business capabilities.“Millions of customers choose to shop with us in-store and online every day. Today’s significant investment will position us

Pushing its case for countries to be able to tax electronic transmissions, India recently proposed imposing customs duties on computer-aided design (CAD) files needed for 3D printing. Electronic transmissions are at present immune from taxation under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) regulations under a moratorium. South Africa has been backing India’s stand.If the moratorium continues, foreign firms can export any software duty-free to developing countries to 3D print products that they curren

India has begun a probe into alleged low-cost imports of a certain type of yarn from China, which is reportedly affecting the domestic industry. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) initiated the probe to assess if the subsidy programme of China for export of viscose rayon filament yarn above 60 deniers is affecting the Indian industry.The Association of Man-Made Fibre Industry of India (AMFII) had filed an application with the DGTR on behalf of the domestic industry for anti-subsidy

The Indian textile ministry recently opposed the final findings of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) recommending the imposition of anti-dumping duty (ADD) on nylon multifilament yarn. In a letter to the deputy secretary of the department of revenue, the textile ministry stated that nylon multifilament yarn is a key raw material for the power loom industry, including knitting and weaving.Pic: pxhereThere should not be any ADD imposed on the import of yarn from China, Korea, Taiwan

The Indian cotton spinning sector is expected to log a 25-30 per cent year-on-year decline in revenue and a 300-400 bps contraction in operating margin in FY2021 amid the COVID-19 led disruptions in manufacturing activities and an all-encompassing weakness in demand from the downstream segments, within as well as outside the country, according to ICRA.Pic: Shutterstock"While the industry was pinning its hopes on a gradual recovery in cotton yarn exports from Q4 FY2020 onwards, aided by the