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  1. Issues
  2. July/August 2011

July/August 2011

Late-comer India now starts to show its appetite for nonwovens

1 February 2011
In the production of nonwovens, India lags behind other emerging economies, but the local industry, aided by the government, is determined to catch up.
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Nonwovens showcase from the biggest and the best at ITMA 2011

1 February 2011
While many builders of nonwovens equipment - notably those dealing in spunmelt technology - consider themselves far removed from conventional textiles, ITMA always reveals plenty of innovation for sta
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Outdoor performance apparel attracts innovation in the USA

1 February 2011
John W. McCurry reviews US developments concerning textile-based products for performance apparel.
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Technologies ready to process the next generation of textiles

1 February 2011
A successful new exhibition showed machinery for the making-up of technical textiles, as well as conventional apparel.
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Textiles demonstrate their smart and light sides at Techtextil

1 February 2011
While reporting on Texprocess in Frankfurt, Germany (see also, pages 19-22), Niki Tait came across some interesting developments in smart textiles at the Techtextil exhibition, which was being held in
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Medical textiles primed to grow with Indian healthcare boom

1 February 2011
Foreign investment, Indian Government incentives and a growing degree of sophistication in the provision of healthcare are creating a favourable market for manufacturers and suppliers of medical texti
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