Canalair Air Solutions Pvt Ltd headquartered in Italy and having manufacturing facility at Coimbatore, India had participated in Bandung Intertex 2010 held at Jakarta, Indonesia between 22nd to 25th April 2010.

On May 21, 2010, the Truetzschler subsidiary, Trumac Engineering Co Pvt Ltd, has been renamed “Truetzschler India Private Ltd.”

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, has announced that – for the ninth year in a row – it has been recognised by leading PLM management consulting and research firm CIMdata, Inc as the market presence leader in the industry’s collaborative Product Definition management (cPDm) category.

As the leading global supplier of polyurethane (PU) system solutions worldwide, BASF will further expand its strong global service and production network. With the establishment of a new Polyurethane Solutions System House in West China (with a population of over 120 million), BASF will meet the demand of the growing markets in important industries like Construction, Appliance, Transportation, and Footwear.

Lenzing AG, quoted at the Vienna stock exchange and world market leader in cellulose fibres, acquires a 75% share in Czech pulp producer Biocel Paskov A S. The seller, the Austrian Heinzel Holding will keep a 25 % share in the company and manage paper pulp distribution. Biocel paper pulp production capacity runs to about 2,80,000 tons per year.

Koutons Retail India Ltd, one of the leading Retail companies in India has recently reported net sales of Rs 1,203.34 crore for the FY 2010 as compared to Rs 1,046.68 crore in the corresponding year for the last fiscal year, registered a growth of 14.97%.

AQUAFIL Engineering GmbH (Berlin, Germany) has announced the successful start-up of a Polyester Polycondensation Plant for BOPET Film in India with the latest state-of-the-art AQUAFIL Engineering Technology.

With an enjoyable entertainment programme and lots of international guests on March 23rd 2010 the official opening of the new twisting plant AMANN Twisting (Yancheng) as well as the ground-breaking of the soon-to-be production site AMANN Sewing Threads (Yancheng) took place in northeastern Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China.

The assyst GmbH in Aschheim-Dornach near Munich has further strengthened its Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Team in the person of Mr Jan Jessen, who signed an employment contract with the company on the 1st of April 2010.

Since April 2010 Ernesto Maurer has started as chief executive officer of the Swiss based SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG, Horgen. SSM is the one brand and trend-setter that drives the global market in winding technologies. It is the leading manufacturer of winding machines and of sewing thread finish winders. SSM holds also strong positions in the field of air covering, texturing and singeing of yarns.

GMG, the world's leading colour management solutions provider, announced today a partnership with Sun Chemical to integrate spot colour definitions from the world's largest ink company into the GMG contone and halftone proofing solutions GMG ColorProof, FlexoProof and DotProof. The arrangement provides a means for GMG solutions to connect via the internet to the Sun Chemical SmartColour Engine, a centralised, spot colour database comprising over 250,000 identities.

Rockwell Automation has announced a new agreement with Cisco that allows it to support and deliver services incorporating a wide range of Cisco’s infrastructure solutions. This development positions Rockwell Automation as a single source provider of the products, support and services manufacturers need to build a complete industrial and enterprise-level network architecture.

Dow Corning Corporation, a leading supplier of innovative silicone solutions for the textiles industry, will exhibit and present at FESPA Fabric 2010 in Germany this June. In Hall A2, Booth 110, Dow Corning will feature its Dow Corning® brand Silicone Textile Printing Inks, which are durable, and suitable even for tough-to-print, high-performance sports apparel.

Lenzing's subsidiary PT South Pacific Viscose (SPV) officially started up its fourth production line at the beginning of April, establishing its position as Asia's leading viscose fibre producer. A total of about USD 150 million made the production line the Group's biggest individual investment project in recent years.

Cardwell Mfg Co, Coimbatore started manufacturing the first machine in the year 2000 and as of today, they have a wide range of machinery to offer to the industry.

The coveted Rieter Award was handed over by Fred Mägerle, Head of Rieter Sales for the Latin-American market (Mercosur), on 19 March 2010 in São Paulo, Brazil. The ceremony took place at the FEI University where the Rieter Award was presented to the student Caio Santo in a celebratory event.

On April 29, 2010 Groz-Beckert was awarded a third place at the KYOCERA Environment Prize for its litespeed® system. The occasion was the “Economics Day” organised by the Federal Association of Medium-Sized Companies e.V., Regional Association of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the World Conference Centre at the former German Bundestag in Bonn.