Austrian fiber firm Lenzing and Belgian chemical group Solvay have partnered up to launch a new sustainable fabric combining Tencel’s lyocell fibers and Amni Soul Eco, a biodegradable polyamide.
Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, a platform of European buyers and brands, has claimed that more than fifty per cent of readymade garment factories inspected by the initiative still lacked adequate fire detection and alarm system.
TIRUPUR: AIC-NIFTTEA Incubation Centre for Textiles and Apparels has signed a memorandum of understanding with ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT) to promote ‘Salt free dyeing technology’ at its regional office in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
An RBI-appointed panel Monday sought suggestions from the public on long-term solutions for economic and financial sustainability of MSME sector, including ways to improve credit rating mechanism to help them raise funds at competitive rates.
Mumbai: The rupee edged 2 paise higher to 68.51 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meet. Besides the greenback's weakness against some currencies overseas, increased selling of the American currency by exporters as well as banks supported the rupee, forex dealers said.
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India’s newly constituted committee for MSME development has called for public suggestions on a list of seven underlying issues faced by the sector ranging from definition of MSME to infrastructural gaps and even the credit rating mechanisms in the industry.