The first Global Textile Trade Fair (GTTF) was organized by the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SGCCI) in the US to promote world’s second largest manmade fibre (MMF) manufacturing hub based at Surat, Gujarat, India.

As per a report by the American Bazaar Online, the three-day exhibition was held at Gas South Convention Center, Duluth, Georgia from June 09 to 11. It was supported by India’s Ministry of Textiles.

Inaugurated by Sebastian Barron, Field Representative, Office of the Georgia Governor, the exhibition was visited by hundreds of visitors on the first day who placed large orders with 50 Suat-based textile manufacturers.

Dr Vijay GPrabhakar, Founder Chair, US Congressman Danny K Davis’ Multi Ethnic Advisory Task Force, presented a Congressional commendation to Ashish D Gujarati, President, SGCCI for the historic initiative of bringing Indian apparel and home textiles expo to the US.

Overwhelmed with the response of US buyers, Gujarati noted that the US imports nearly $112 billion worth of apparel, clothing and home textiles annually, 58 per cent of which is MMF textiles.

Surat textile industry has recently upgraded their textile manufacturing technology and is now among the world’s best. Its products will surely find relevance in the US market, he added.

Gujarati invited home textile retailers, apparel and clothing retailers, kids wear brand owners to visit the exhibition to give a big boost to India-US bilateral trade.

PittiUomowill return to its physical event format and traditional four-day program for the 102nd edition. Dedicated to the 2023 Spring/Summer collections, the reference trade fair for men's fashion will house 682 exhibitors, 280 of them from abroad, and 15,000 visitors from June 14 to 17 in Florence, Italy.

With the evocative theme 'Pitti_Island', Pitti Imagine promises a rich and stimulating program to visitors. British designer of Jamaican origin, Grace Wales Bonner will focus on the richness and diversity of Black culture in her work and unveil her collection during the event

PittiUomowill also support a dozen Ukrainian creatives during this 102nd edition, in response to the war that broke out in their country on February 24. It will dedicate a specific area will be dedicated to these designers in the Fortezza da Basso. The seven creativesto be showcased include: T Mosca, KaterinaKvit, The Coat, Poustovit, Ksenia Schneider, Bobkova and Litkovska, and the two craftsmen Olk Manufacture and Gunia Project.

Egypt-based denim manufacturer, Lotustex Textile has acquired Karl Mayer’s first Link-Matic® system for automatic batch change on Prodye®-S slasher indigo dye range

The sophisticated automation solution considerably simplifies the batch change on indigo and sizing machines, thus increasing productivity by 30 per cent, depending on the number of batch changes per day.

The solution also reduces yarn waste upto 600 million on indigo dyeing range. It saves usable yarn material with each batch – while at the same time requiring less manpower. During batch changes, only one operator is required to prepare the warper beams for entry into the machine.

A fully automatic knotting unit couples the warp yarns of the new batch to the yarns of the batch just finished.

Founded in 2019, Lotustex Textile is first company to invest in the innovative Link-matic® system in recent months in order to optimize the performance of its Prodye®-S sizing machine. Especially for its activities in the fashion sector, Lotustex Textile expects a significantly higher flexibility and cost reduction. The delivery date for the new acquisition is November 2022.

Italian textile manufacturer Sitip will present its excellence in fabric production at Techtextil.

Participating in a special Forum about innovative fabrics organized by the Agency ICE, promoting abroad the Italian companies and their internationalization, as examples of the latest developments, Sitip will display fabrics that are a part of its Native Sustainable Textiles collection at the fair.

The first of these fabrics includes the Native-Strappp RES ACR which is a recycled brushed tricot warp knit, made with post-consumer yarns. The OEKO-TEX® certified fabric is hook-receptive and mainly used in the medical and orthopedic sector.

The second fabric known as the Native Moon Pes is an anti-abrasion recycled tricot warp knit fabric ade with post-consumer yarns. Certified with OEKO-TEX®, the fabric is mainly used in the footwear sector.

The third fabric-Native Parigi NG is a recycled no-brushed tricot warp knit, made with pre and post-consumer yarns and Oeko-Tex® certified. It is mainly used in the footwear sector.

Sitip will also participate in TechtextilPerformance Textiles in Fashion special show, an initiative that aims to demonstrate the properties or possible applications some companies can develop as end products.

On the occasion, Sitip will present one of its best and highly appreciated development ‘from fabric to clothing’ coming from the Cosmopolitan Fashion-tech fabric collection. This will include the warp-knitted white shirt in Cosmopolitan Milano, a 4-way stretch fabric very quick to dry, giving exceptional comfort on the skin, freedom of movement and perfect fit; the jacket and pants made with its special Cosmopolitan Citylife, which is a 4-way stretch nylon fabric equipped with UPF 50+ protection, quick drying, easy care, highly performing, breathable, comfortable, insulating and with an exceptional fit.