Aurora Specialty Textiles Group, Inc, a leader in coating, dyeing and finishing of both woven and nonwoven fabrics, is celebrating the benefits of American manufacturing. The Yorkville, Illinois-based company has kicked-off a six-month programme focused on multiple benefits of investing and has launched ‘Investing in American Manufacturing’ initiative. Aurora made the decision to expand US operations three-years ago. The company invested in a new plant at home with state-of-the-art, world-cla

AATCC is set to host its textile finishing symposium on September 11 and 12, 2018, in Durham, US. The conference will introduce attendees to latest finishing technologies to achieve comfort, safety, and protection. AATCC association serves textile professionals with test method development, quality control materials, and professional networking for members. Finishing of yarns, fabrics, and garments has rapidly advanced from the days of ‘feels good’ and ‘doesn’t shrink’ to providing the wea

Replay, Italian leader in the premium denim segment, has signed a major distribution partnership with Reliance Brands Ltd, part of the Reliance Industries Group, to enter India. Boosting its global expansion, agreement signed with Reliance Brands for the distribution of Replay apparel, footwear and accessories will start with Spring/Summer 2019 collection. Under the terms of the agreement, Reliance Brands will have the exclusive distribution rights to the Replay brand in the country. The firs

Liva, a leading fashion ingredient brand from the Aditya Birla Group, has announced the launch of its state-of-the-art Liva Accredited Partner Forum (LAPF) studio in Tirupur. This is the third such studio after Noida and New York. LAPF Studios act as a one-stop customer experience centre for innovation, technical, product and marketing solutions. Tiruppur Studio has a collection of more than 2,000 fabric innovations of viscose, modal and excel. Technical specifications, uniqueness of the fabr

The state government of Gujarat has announced a new scheme, under which state goods and services tax (SGST) will be reimbursed for sales within the state. As per a General Resolution (GR) of the department of industries and mines, the reimbursement will be availed on inputs and input services except input tax credit (ITC) of capital goods. The new scheme is in lieu of value-added tax (VAT) incentives promised in the Textile Policy 2012. Prior to the implementation of the GST from July 1, 2017

As certain Chinese goods will become very expensive in the US market and vice versa because of the US-China trade war, Indian companies can take advantage by producing the goods that China has imposed tariffs on and supplying to China at a relatively lesser price, according to Nicole Bivens Collinson, president of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg (ST&R). Several other countries, including Japan and Korea, have already notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of their intent to impose ta

The US retail industry employment in June 2018 saw monthly gains in clothing and clothing accessory stores, which were up by 6,900 jobs, and non-store, which includes online, was up 1,700 jobs, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has said. Total retail industry employment during the month increased by 50,200 jobs unadjusted over the same time last year. The increase in retail industry employment in June was despite a seasonally adjusted drop from May of 25,800. The increase of 50,200 jobs ex

AMTEX 2018, the biennial machine tools and engineering exhibition in India, is showcasing the latest innovations and dedicated solutions that will address the growing needs of the machine tools industry from the Netherlands, Italy, South Korea, China, Germany, and Taiwan. The on-going exhibition is displaying machinery and products from over 450 companies. Focusing on automotive, power, electrical equipment, textile machinery and consumer goods industry, the exhibition introduced shows dedica

Earth Alive Clean Technologies (EAC), a leading Canadian clean-tech company, developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art microbial technology-based products for sustainable agriculture and mining, has announced the launch of the Clean Fibre Initiative, a collaborative research project to improve the production of natural fibre crops in Canada and around the world. Hemp is a fibre crop that is experiencing rapid expansion in North America and around the world. Legislative changes are making

An export promotion cell is being planned this year by the Indian ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) to coordinate with other departments and export promotion councils to raise shipments of products like khadi, leather and coir, and to identify clusters that can export directly or through aggregators, according to ministry secretary AK Panda.The initiative will boost strategies for export from MSMEs, which contribute around 45 per cent of the overall shipments from India, acc