April 2008

 
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April 2008


   














 
EDITORIAL
Value-addition in textiles is needed not only to survive, but to thrive
   
TEXTILE BRIEFS NATIONAL
   
TEXTILE BRIEFS INTERNATIONAL
   
NEWS AND VIEWS


   
AROUND THE WORLD
   
CORPORATE NEWS

 

 

 

 




Interview:
Dr. Marco Pintus, The Italian Trade Commissioner.

New elastane machine by Karl Mayer
ASTM International Board of Directors to hold meeting in Stockholm
LAUNCH PAD - The Huntsman Award for European Textile Designers
Mayer & Cie reports increase in sales
USTER® QUANTUM 2 touches a new high – 1.5 million clearers
CapMax flash cure unit by Workhorse Products
   
PERSONALIA
   
FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS
ITMA ASIA + CITME: Global perspective on technological progress
Intertextile Beijing Apparel Fabrics
Yarn Expo Spring
ASD/AMD Las Vegas - General merchandise show
9th Textech Bangladesh 2008
Knit+tex Bangladesh 2008 International Expo
   



 

 



 

FEATURES
ACIMIT reports growth for Italian Textile Machinery in 2007
Italian Textile Technology in Pakistan – Seminar / Workshop
by Dr. H.R. Sheikh, Professor Emeritus, Textile Institute of Pakistan.
“Pakistan has to focus on improving quality and finishing of textile products for an increased presence in the Italian market”
Interview: Dr. Marco Pintus, The Italian Trade Commissioner.

 

 
GENERAL ARTICLES
Energy crisis of Pakistan and attenuation prospects
by Dr. H.R. Sheikh, Professor Emeritus, Textile Institute of Pakistan.
Energy savings and conservation measures
by Hafsa Riaz-Lecturer, National Textile University, Faisalabad.
Textile Education in Pakistan
by Dr. Tanveer Hussain, National Textile University, Faisalabad.
   
DYEING, PRINTING AND FINISHING
Development of Textile Printing in Pakistan
by Dr. Noor Ahmed Memon.
Protecting the environment through waste water recycling and heat recovery in textile finishing
by Jürgen Ströhle, Benninger AG.
New variable roller adjustment with Monforts Thermex 7000
The bluesign®-Standard – EHS-Management right along the textiles supply chain
by Peter Waeber, CEO and Detlef Fischer, Vice President, Bluesign® Technologies.
THEN-AIRFLOW® technology – a story of success
by Roland Adrion, Then Maschinen GmbH, Schwäbisch Hall.
Fong’s Industries shows support to University of Hong Kong (HKU) with the donation of HK$15 million

DYES & CHEMICALS
Purista’s new tag line for new markets
Baiksan gains sustainability edge with EastONE
Purista® freshness-enhancing finish introduced to shalwar kameez
Bayer MaterialScience acquires BaySystems BÜFA
DyStar launches new Dianix® Dyes for top performance

SYMPOSIUM
Huntsman & Brueckner conducted symposiums in Pakistan



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