- After a sharp reduction in global shipments of new textile machinery in 2008 and 2009 as a result of the global financial and economic crisis in 2008/2009, deliveries of new textile machinery jumped in 2010 and 2011, in most cases to new record highs.

- The Board of Directors of Rieter Holding Ltd, Winterthur, has nominated Norbert Klapper as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rieter Group.

- Twenty-two Indian textile companies, which recently participated in an Indian Textile Exhibition in Lagos, are looking to Nigeria for export market.

- Textiles accounted for 27 per cent of all dangerous products alerts in 2011. Any non-food product sold in the EU must be traceable and labelled with the name and address of its manufacturer.

- Cotton is unlikely to reclaim market share unless its price trades below polyester, said Mr Gary Adams of Memphis-USA based National Cotton Council (NCC).

- Overall growth in India's exports during fiscal 2012 - 2013 is expected to be around 9% over the previous year against the backdrop of adverse market conditions in European Union & USA.

- The ITMA ASIA + CITME combined show continues to be the unrivalled marketing platform for textile machinery manufacturers seeking to tap the China market. The fourth edition will be held from 16^th to 20^th June 2014 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, and space application is now available on the show website.

- The Textile Association (India), the largest professional organisation having more than 23,000 memberships with 27 affiliated chapters, is committed to promote and protect trade & business and trading activities in textile industry.

- The DORNBIRN-MFC will take place for the 52nd time and has become the European/American lead event in the field of man-made fibres.

- In the two-day conference "Advantage Vidarbha" held in Nagpur recently, various pacts worth Rs 18,461 crore for various sectors like textiles, food, cement, steel, etc were announced and the memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed in presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Pithivraj Chavan, Industries Minister Narayan Rane, Union Minister for Heavy Industries Praful Patel and others.

- The International Cotton Association (ICA) has appointed Mr John Gibson to head up its arbitration team and assist the ICA Managing Director in driving forward the Association's ongoing strategy to improve the effectiveness of its global arbitration system.

- The 11th Convocation Ceremony for the academic year 2011 - 2012 was held recently at NITRA, Ghaziabad. Noted industrialists Mr R L Nolkha, Chairman, Mr R K Jain, Vice-Chairman, and Dr R C Jain, Past Chairman, NITRA graced the occasion.

- KCT-TIFAC CORE in Textile Technology & Machinery Jointly with Department of Fashion & Textile Technology of Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore organised one-day National Conference on "Recent Development in Spinning Machinery" recently at Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.

- The world's best-known textile fibre brand, Woolmark announces Mr Rajesh Pratap Singh as the first ever wool ambassador for India.

- The Woolmark Company, the global authority on Merino wool, is organising a seminar in New Delhi on 'Wool - Versatility and Luxury' where industry leaders will share their knowledge and thoughts on the potential of premium and luxury wear market in India where fine wool will plays a vital role.

- IWTO - International Wool Textile Organisation - plans to organise the 82nd Congress "Excellence in Manufacturing - Heritage for the Future" in Biella from 12th to 14th June 2013.

- SGS India has announced that its largest laboratory and facility has been officially opened by Mr Chris Kirk, Chief Executive Officer, SGS Ltd in December 2012 in Chennai, India.

- In today's complex and changing consumer marketplace, manufacturers, brands and retailers in the textile and footwear industry need to ensure that the products they deliver meet consumer expectations, along with the required safety, regulatory and government standards.

- US demand for natural polymers are forecast to expand at a strong 6.9 per cent annual pace to $4.6 billion in 2016, reaching 1.7 billion pounds.

- International Sericulture Commission (ISC) headquarters have moved to India from France consequent to the election of Ms Ishita Roy, Member Secretary, Central Silk Board as Secretary General of ISC for three years beginning January 2013.

- As per data available with Textile Commissioner, the number of closed cotton/man-made fibre textiles mills (Non-SSI) in the country during last three years on account of financial and labour problems.

- To honour the achievements of OEKO-TEX® certified companies who have shown special commitment to the issue of sustainability, the OEKO-TEX® Association will be presenting the Sustainability Award for the first time on 12th June 2013 during an evening event in Frankfurt.

- At Oerlikon, CFO Jurg Fedier will become interim CEO and take over the responsibilities of CEO Michael Buscher, who is leaving the company.

- The Finance Minister, Mr P Chidambaram has generally triggered off a string of apathetic reactions from the public for his lack-lustre proposals, the Union Budget for 2013 - 2014 seems to have brought some cheers to the textile industry.

- Savio Macchine Tessili SpA has become the controlling shareholder of the company Mesdan SpA, with the support of the private equity fund Alpha (major shareholder of Savio Group).

- KCT-TIFAC CORE in Textile Technology & Machinery, jointly with Indian Statistical Institute, organised one-day workshop on Application of Statistical Techniques for Textile/Apparel Industry recently.

- Mr Sohail Sheikh and Ms Rohini Nimje, students of final year Diploma Programme in Textile Manufacture of Government Polytechnic, Nagpur won first prize in national level Paper writing competition organised by The All India Federation of Co-operative Spinning Mills Ltd and DKTE Society's Textile and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji recently.

- Bannari Amman Institute of Technology organised, 14th FUTURA, a 3-day National Technical Symposium and Project Design Contest recently.

- The Fiber Society's Spring 2013 Conference at the Mercure Hotel in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

- Demand high for 'Complete Cotton' take up for this year's 'Complete Cotton' training programme, has proved so popular that the Association has had to close registration two months ahead of training.