The Indian cotton crop for the 2015–16 season, beginning in October, is estimated to be 38 million bales, each nearly 375 pounds. The first estimate was announced this week by Mumbai-based Cotton Association of India (CAI). The new season’s crop will be less than this year’s estimate by 275,000 bales. Acreage is expected to be [...]

Roland DGA Corp., an Irvine, Calif.-based manufacturer of advanced wide-format digital printing equipment, has hired Ralph Abdelhak as director of product management, and Mark Czerniakowski as regional sales manager. With more than 18 years of product marketing and management experience, Abdelhak recently worked as a professional marketing consultant and will oversee all of Roland DGA’s [...]

The Fabric Graphics Association (FGA), a division of ATA, is hosting a webinar exclusive to ATA members on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. CT, focusing on the state of the U.S./Canadian fabric graphics market. Topics to be discussed include fabric usage in 2014; the percentage breakout of 2014 sales for the fabric graphics market by [...]

Performance textile manufacturer Concept III Textiles International, Red Bank, N.J., has partnered with Coolcore, the Portsmouth, N.H.-based developer of a patented chemical-free fabric cooling technology. Coolcore’s technology uses a unique combination of fibers and cross-sections for three specific functions: wicking, moisture transportation and controlling the rate at which moisture evaporates from the garment for the [...]

After receiving preferential access to European Union markets, Pakistan was the fastest growing textile supplier among the EU’s leading 20 textile supplying countries in 2014, according to the latest issue of Textile Outlook International from global business information company Textiles Intelligence. Preferential access has been provided to Pakistan in the form of the EU’s GSP+ [...]

Safe Reflections Inc., a St. Paul, Minn.-based provider of reflective solutions to the safety, active apparel and military training markets, has opened a new headquarters for its Asia business unit in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The new facility is located in the Tucheng District near the Taiwan Textile Research Institute, bringing Safe Reflections closer to [...]

BASF, a Singapore-based global chemical company with sales of 74 billion euros in 2014, has divested its global textile chemical business to Archroma, a Swiss specialty chemical supplier to the textile, paper and emulsion industries. BASF will continue to manufacture and supply textile chemical products to Archroma. The transaction includes BASF Pakistan Ltd., Karachi, but [...]

Minnesota Knitting Mills is hiring a knitting machine mechanic. The mechanic will be responsible for the upkeep of the knitting machines and other duties related to the operation of the knitting machines. Minnesota Knitting Mills is a privately held knit manufacturing company located in Mendota Heights, Minn. Applicants can inquire about the position by calling [...]