Techtextil North America 2020 has announced that the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will serve as the Official Academic Partner for the 2020 edition, taking place alongside Texprocess Americas in Atlanta, GA, from 12-14 May 2020.Tech Talks at Techtextil North America 2017. © Messe Frankfurt GmbH/Techtextil North AmericaLocated in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is one of the South’s largest industrial and engineering research agencies, ranked as the nation’s#8 Top Public Unive

History of SilkThe origin of Silk dates back to Indus Valley Civilization between 2450 BC and 2000 BC. However, the origins are still also seen 2500 BC in China.Silk's textile origins date back to 6000 BC, when the wife of the Yellow Emperor, Xi Ling-Shi, went for a walk among damaged mulberry trees and noticed glistening threads attached to worms eating the plant's leaves. Historians disagree about how long it took before Xi Ling-Shi realized the silkworms cocoons could be harvested int

Anta Sports Products Ltd has officially become a member of the BetterInitiative (BCI) in accordance with execution of its sustainable development philosophy. Anta Sports is the first sportswear company in China to join BCI. Located in Geneva, Switzerland, BCI is an international non-profit organisation with a membership based on a ten-year history.As the largest sustainable cotton development project in the world, BCI has wide coverage in the global supply chain, from farmland to fashion andbran

Global spunbond nonwovens market is projected to grow by US$ 7.4 billion, guided by a compounded growth of 7.5% by 2025, according to the latest report published by Research and Markets. Poised to reach over US$ 12.7 billion by the year 2025, disposables will bring in healthy gains adding significant momentum to global growth.The report titledprovides the latest scoop on all major market segments. Disposables, one of the segments analysed and sized in this study, displays the potential to grow a

Meridian Specialty Yarn Group (MSYG) ushered in a new era for the US textiles supply chain in July, officially opening a new, high-tech, yarn dyeing plant at the site of their current operations in Valdese, NC, US.The 116,000 square-foot facility is the first yarn and fibre dyeing operation to be built in the United States in over two decades and offers the only tow-dyeing capacity in the US. Until this summer, all producer-dyed acrylic tow was imported from outside US borders.“Our new technolog

Gen.G Esports has signed a manufacturing and distribution deal for North America with Meta Threads. Gen.G, the parent company of the Seoul Dynasty, and hosting some of the top players and teams across nine games, is one of the largest esports organisations worldwide. The goal is to improvemerchandise and logistics for North American fans.Meta Threads continues to create thein gaming apparel and joined Gen.G to create a full solution for their popular players and teams to design and create a line

Meridian Specialty Yarn Group (MSYG) ushered in a new era for USsupply chain in July by opening a new, high-tech, yarn dyeing plant at the site of its current operations in Valdese, NC, US. The 116,000 square-foot facility is the first yarn and fibre dyeing operation to be built in US in over two decades and offers the only tow-dyeing capacity.Until this summer, all producer-dyedtow was imported from outside US borders. The plant officially went live on July 8 and is equipped to provide a broad

Welspun India Ltd, part of $2.7 billion Welspun Group and one of the world’s largest homemanufacturers, has reported total income for the April-June 2019 quarter at ₹17.363 billion, registering a 10 per cent growth over total income of ₹15.778 billion in Q1 FY19. Emerging businesses grew more than 30 per cent year-on-year during the quarter.Pic: ShutterstockEBITDA margin for the three-month period was 21.4 per cent, higher by 77 bps y-o-y. Spaces ‘Bamboo Charcoal’ innovation and wellness campaig

The decline inyarn exports from India during the first quarter of the current fiscal is a matter of deep concern, The Cotton TextilesPromotion Council (TEXPROCIL) has said. The organisation has urged the government to extend Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme to cotton yarn sector at the earliest to avoid layoffs.Pic: ShutterstockCotton yarn exports from India have fallen by a steep 33 per cent from 338 million kg for the period April-June 2018 to 226 million kg in Apri

Levi Strauss & Co recently launched Future Finish, a new online customisation experience available in the US only that provides next-level customisation. It uses a proprietary laser-powered technology developed through its Project F.L.X. to digitise the design and development of denim finishing, enabling it to take its online customisation experience to a new level.Pic: LevisConsumers can choose an iconic Levi’s® fit – 501® Original and 502&; Taper for men; 501® Short and 721 Skinny for