Apparel Online India Magazine May 1st Issue 2018 | Page 26

TEX-FILE ESSENTIALS It is increasingly becoming obvious to textile companies that the textile industry is being driven by the consumer who is always searching for newness, hence they can no longer work in isolation. It was encouraging to see how exhibitors and visitors were talking of collaborations to create innovative fabrics from different fibres and yarns that were on display. Among the most popular products being searched were sustainable options, performance properties and possibilities in aesthetic enhancement. The Vardhman team (L to R) – Roopali Beri, Manager; Manjul Jain, Vice President; and Puneet Singhal, Astt. Vice President (L to R) – Midy Chen, Sales Manager, Haining Xin Gao Fibres Ltd. in conversation with Pradeep and Viraj Roongta of Stuti Exports, their representatives in India Bhaskar Rao of GTN Industries had a very successful fair with his high-end yarn range 26 Apparel Online India | MAY 1-15, 2018 | www.apparelresources.com yarn in India, the largest ever in 2017. Represented in the sub-continent by Texventures, the company recently introduced hemp yarn and displayed it at the F&Y show for all to fe