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25th Oct 2021

Switzerland-based leading nonwovens exhibition Index20 concluded recently with a message of positivity for the future. Over 500 exhibitors from 44 countries displayed their innovative creations at the global event in anticipation of new business. More than 9,300 visitor entries were recorded on-site and over a thousand on the virtual platform.

18th May 2022

Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), a member-owned trade association representing specialty fabrics and technical textiles industry, has chosen a new name – Advanced Textiles Association (ATA), which will be effective from June 1. The name change was approved in April with 85.6 per cent of association members casting their votes to do...

2nd Oct 2013

Mr. Mark A. Messura was elected Chairman of the International Forum for Cotton Promotion (IFCP) for a second term at the Annual Business Meeting of

22nd Dec 2021

Egypt is in a position to be a regional player in the medical apparel sector; however, first several constraints and challenges need to be mitigated, says the International Trade Centre (ITC). The country can unlock significant local demand and tap into a large export market if it is able to organise its domestic market, potential valued of $18.6...

27th Apr 2016

Hightex 2016 International Technical Textile and Nonwoven Trade Fair, first of its kind in Turkey, will be held in Istanbul, from June 1-4.The Hightex 2016, which will be held simultaneously with the ITM 2016, is the largest gathering of technical textile in the Middle East and Eastern European region. Hightex 2016 is expected to attract over 150...

10th Dec 2015

DiloGroup was the only nonwoven machine manufacturer to show two complete lines which were operated with fibre at its stall of a surface area of more

19th Sep 2016

Italian manufacturer of sock making knitting machines, Busi Giovanni is exhibiting the Medical Terry Pantyhose and the Rimaglio device at ITMA Asia in hall 4, booth B02. While the Medical Terry Pantyhose is a high-production single-cylinder sock machine, the automatic Rimaglio enables a typical classic linking to be achieved straight on the machine.

26th Nov 2019

India's ministry of commerce and industry has initiated a sunset review of anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of nylon tyre cord fabric from China. The Association of Synthetic Fibre Industry, on behalf of SRF Ltd and Century Enka Ltd, had filed a review petition for continued imposition of the duty on imports of nylon tyre cord fabric from China.

11th Jul 2017

The tax incidence on sanitary napkins before and after GST is the same or less, the finance ministry has said. In pre-GST, they attracted concessional excise duty of 6 per cent and 5 per cent VAT and, the pre-GST estimated total tax incidence on sanitary napkins was 13.68 per cent. Therefore, 12 per cent GST rate has been provided for sanitary napkins.

20th May 2020

Coir geotextiles, a permeable fabric, natural, strong, highly durable, resistant to rots, moulds and moisture, and free from any microbial attack, has finally been accepted as a good material for rural road construction. The decision opens up a huge market potential for coir geotextiles in the country and will be a boon to the COVID-19 hit coir...