In an effort to ensure standardisation, India will impose quality standards on protective textile products, bringing them under the Quality Control Order (QCO). Set to come into effect from October 7 this year, this will cover 12 distinct categories of protective textiles, inclusive of products offering fire, water, and industrial…
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US’ Berry upgraded to A rating from MSCI for effective ESG management
US-based Berry Global Group has earned an ‘A’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating from international ratings agency MSCI for its progress managing ESG risks and opportunities, including improvements in carbon emissions, labour management, and packaging material and waste. “We are honoured to receive such high recognition from MSCI for…

US’ Kimberly-Clark elects Deeptha Khanna to board of directors
Kimberly-Clark Corporation has announced that Deeptha Khanna has been elected to its board of directors effective immediately. In connection with the election, Kimberly-Clark’s board size will be increased from 12 to 13, and Khanna will be appointed to serve on the board’s audit committee. “We are thrilled to have Khanna …

CBI leverages efficiencies with Canada’s Jesta I.S. solution
Careismatic Brands (CBI), a world leader in the design and manufacturing of medical apparel and footwear, is live on Jesta’s flagship cloud ERP supply chain management suite. Jesta’s supply chain ERP suite optimises global product journeys from sourcing and procurement, material resource planning, demand forecasting, product data and lifecycle management,…

QCO on 19 geotextile products to come into effect from Oct 7 in India
India is focusing on the technical textile industry to come up to par with global standards. It is often said that a 100 per cent perfect performance is the only requirement for success in the technical textile sector. From the first week of October 2023, the implementation of the quality…

Finland’s Ahlstrom announces changes in executive management team
Ahlstrom has appointed Niklas Beyes as chief financial officer and Wolfgang Laures as chief operating officer. Both will also become members of Ahlstrom’s executive management team. Beyes is appointed chief financial officer (CFO), and a member of Ahlstrom’s executive management team as of September 15, 2023. Current CFO Jorn P…

Suzano’s director discusses sustainability using eucalyptus fluff pulp
Consumers now expect that their products are sustainably sourced and hold the companies they buy from to account, observed Ari Borg, Suzano’s global fluff business and strategic projects director. In an interview with TechnicalTextile.Net, he discussed the shifting paradigms in consumer attitudes and the unique traits of eucalyptus fluff pulp…

India needs to focus on innovating medical textiles: Darshana Jardosh
There is a need for focusing on innovation, increasing the commercialisation of new products, and enhancing access to advancement in new technology in the area of medical textiles, noted Darshana Vikram Jardosh, India’s minister of state for textiles and railways. She was speaking at the Meditex 2023: International Conference on…

French firm Chargeurs’ revenue at €352.8 mn in H1 FY23
Chargeurs, a leading France-based firm in interlinings and inner components for the fashion and luxury goods industries, has reported a group revenue of €352.8 million in the first half of fiscal 2023 (H1 FY23), witnessing an 11.5 per cent decline. A notable downturn was seen in Chargeurs advanced materials, where…

India’s exports of technical textiles rise to $717 mn in Apr-Jun 2023
India’s exports of technical textiles exhibited modest growth in the first quarter of the current 2023-24 fiscal (April-March), inching up by one per cent to ₹5,946 crore ($716.9 million), a slight increase from ₹5,908 crore in April-June 2022. The data released by India’s ministry of commerce and industry indicated that…