Despite export posing problems, many in the textile industry see an uptick in the overall scenario in 2018. The cover story tracks industry’s performance in 2017. The ‘Face2Face’ section covers three interactions – Christian Straubhaar of Itema S.p.A., Chandrasekaran PS of Nestling Technologies and G Radhakrishnan of SKAAT Machine Works. SRE Corporation is featured in our ‘EnterPRIZE’ section, wherein the company’s founder NS Rajan speaks on electronic jacquards and their benefits to the industry. Other important interviews include: Gowtham VV of Genn Controls India, R Balakrishnan of Techno Electronics & Instruments, Jindas Jain of JP Modatex, Lohithashan Potti of Consul Neowatt, S Sriram and S Shivaram of Pranav Systems, Asim Dalal of Indo Count, and Rajiv Merchant of Indian Home Variations. Do subscribe.​