DiloGroup, a leading textile machinery group, is set to exhibit a complete operating textile production line at ITMA 2019, in hall 5, booth B201. The line will show improvements and modifications as well as innovations in numerous machine design-engineering aspects. The textile and garment technology expo will be held from June 20-26, 2019, in Barcelona.Pic: DiloGroupThe complete technological process starting with fibre preparation via card feeding, to precise web forming and the new Hyperpunch

UK’s Debenhams Group Holdings Ltd recently announced details of two proposed company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), one related to Debenhams Retail Limited, the main trading entity, and the other regarding Debenhams Properties Limited. These actions will serve to keep Debenhams on a stable financial footing and ensure the company’s future, it said in a statement.The issues facing the UK high street are quite well know, but for the business to prosper, Debenhams needs to restructure its store por

The Kenyan Government will provide business to the Kitui County Textile Centre (KICOTEC), according to Interior cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i, who toured the centre recently. Matiang'i said the textile factory was an embodiment of a county government keen to improve its people's livelihood. County governor Charity Ngilu took him on a tour of the factory.President Uhuru Kenyatta, during his recent visit to the place, is said to have agreed to award KICOTEC the tender to make uniforms f

Garment 10 Corporation and a number of member enterprises of the Vietnam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) will soon visit Canada to explore export opportunities there. Canada is a promising market, with the annual import turnover of garment and textile products reaching $13.3 billion, according to the company’s general director Than Duc Viet.Export of Vietnamese garment and textile to the market, however, is just about $550 million per year, Viet said, adding that in the absence of a bilatera

Shima Seiki Mfg Ltd, a Japan-based computerised knitting machine manufacturer, will be introducing new technology at the forthcoming International Textile Machinery exhibition (ITMA 2019) in Barcelona, Spain from June 20-26, 2019. Held every four years in Europe, ITMA is the stage for presenting the latest technology to the textile industry.Pic: Shima SeikiShima Seiki’s 566 square metre booth located at hall 8.0, stand B106 will feature a comprehensive lineup of brand new Wholegarment knitting m

MM Lafleur, the New York-based company that offers products made from high-quality, easy-care materials, is partnering with Polygiene, the world’s leading provider of odour control technology, to incorporate Polygiene Stays Fresh technology in professional womenswear. MM Lafleur provides clothing for busy professional women in a new and innovative way.Pic: PolygieneMM Lafleur has incorporated Polygiene Stays Fresh technology in a number of pieces in its spring collection. The company offers pers

Karl Mayer, Germany’s leading textile machinery company, will be presenting state-of-the art technology and best-of-textile solutions for warp knitting, warp preparation, and technical textiles at ITMA 2019, in stand 8.0/B107. ITMA, the leading international textiles and garment technology exhibition will be held from June 20-26, 2019, in Barcelona, Spain.Pic: Karl MayerThe visitors can expect a display of highly efficient, complete solutions for production, which will give them the edge over th

Eastman Chemical Company, a global advanced materials and specialty additives company, has witnessed decrease in its sales revenue from fibres in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The reduction was due to lower acetate tow sales volume, attributed to China trade-related issues and other customer buying patterns, as well as lower acetate tow selling prices.Pic: Eastman Chemical CompanyReported and adjusted EBIT decreased primarily due to lower acetate tow sales volume somewhat offset by increased

Testing and certification body OETI in Vienna now audits textile firms that want to obtain the V-label on behalf of the Vegan Society Austria. The first pilot project with terry product manufacturer Vossen has been a success. The V-label requires the disclosure of the full composition of the textile product and all textile auxiliaries used during processing.The product must not contain any animal-raw materials to be eligible for a V-label certification.As cotton towels do not equal vegan towels,

The experts are agreed that every company, regardless of its size, must deal with the subject of digitization and find its own approach to it. Mayer & Cie. sees in smart solutions an opportunity to continue to be a step ahead of the competition. The circular knitting machine manufacturer is tackling the resulting tasks successively and with clear priorities. Its customers are to benefit first and foremost. That is why Mayer & Cie. is working on collecting and bundling machine- and qualit