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Dara O’Rourke
Professor of Environmental and Labour Policy

Collaboration Is Key

Omer Kulka
Chief Marketing Officer

Jo-Anne Godden
Founder and Designer

Micke Magnusson
Chief Commercial Officer

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Main challenges are breakdown of supply chain and shrinkage of manpower

Apart from the pandemic, Indian exporters are now facing a new issue—the stand-off with China. Textile experts discuss the consequences in detail.

Money never disappears-it just finds new opportunities

With ongoing trade conflicts and political tension among different countries and blocs, the pandemic has only worsened things. Various stakeholders from the textile industry discuss how the industry can survive the onslaught of the pandemic and the situations arising from the same.

Value of 'Made in India' should get more importance

The Covid crisis has led to shortage of raw materials and forced many weavers to choose alternative means of profession. Experts from the fashion industry discuss their steps on how to help the handloom sector tide over the crisis going forward.

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Expect growth rate of about 20% per year for digital printing

Tony Naschberger
General Manager, Zimmer Kufstein

Fashion is second largest segment

Amanda Cioletti
Event & Content Director, Global Licensing Group, Informa Markets

We are expecting to see more bonded labour cases

Nina Smith
CEO, GoodWeave International

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Sleepwear constitutes about 20% of lingerie industry

Suman Nathwani
Designer, Suman Nathwani

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India Needs to Brace up for Competition from China, Turkey, Thailand

The Non Woven Federation of India (NWFI), representing the regional associations of spunbond nonwoven fabric manufacturers, aims to emerge as the voice of this segment of technical textiles. As the pandemic continues, the production capacity of...

Suresh Patel
President | Non Woven Federation of India

Supply of materials during a pandemic is a complex situation

Fitesa is a leader in the nonwoven fabrics industry, specialising in providing innovative fabrics for the hygiene, medical and industrial markets. CEO Silverio Baranzano talks about manufacturing in the times of a pandemic.

Silverio Baranzano
Chief Executive Officer | Fitesa

Clients from North America, Europe & Asia Are Seeking Antimicrobial Textiles

Seevix Material Sciences Ltd, which develops and manufactures synthetic SVX spidersilk, in May announced that ASICS Ventures Corporation has invested in Seevix. SVX possesses natural spidersilk's extraordinary strength and elasticity and is durable, ...