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News8 May 2015Zimmer Austria has announced the next generations of its Colaris digital textile printers, complete with higher density print heads to cover a wider range of application possibilities.
Insight5 May 2015In 2014, the year began with a news item that highlighted extremely severe pollution in the Taihu basin. Located in east China, in the delta of the Yangtze River, the region only accounts for 0.4% of China’s land area. However, it was reported that the region accounted for 13% of China’s GDP last year and making the area more sustainable is ever more crucial amid the Chinese government’s crackdown on pollutants.
Insight5 May 2015Huntsman are undeniably focused on the production of more sustainable dyes and chemicals with recent introductions to the market including Zelan R3, a renewably sourced and non-fluorinated durable water-repellent finish, and its eCool70 range of dyes. However, the company is not only focused on what it is producing but also what its suppliers and partners are producing, and the environmental impact these companies may be having.
Insight1 May 2015Huntsman Textile Effects’ global reach is ever increasing and, with its recent partnership with South Korean company Daechun and suppliers based in China and India, the company is very present in Asia. However, today Huntsman announced a joint venture that will enable the company to harness the growth potential of the Turkish market, partnering with Pürsan Pigment A.Ş.
News29 Apr 2015Graphics One (GO) has announced the launch of Metalnox’s largest ever heat press, equipped with dual shuttles each measuring 39” x 67”. The new PTS 17000 air operated unit is the fourth new Metalnox heat press to be released in 2015.
Insight28 Apr 2015It’s been a chaotic six months for the SDC, beginning with an Extraordinary General Meeting in November 2014, where a vote of ‘no confidence’ in the Board of Trustees was passed, and more recently with the announcement that chemical giant DyStar is to phase out its use of the Colour Index. However, rather than treating these occurrences as setbacks for the Society, SDC is making changes which will ensure its development over the next year.
Insight27 Apr 2015The growth of soft signage and its potential profitability is increasingly seeing businesses expand into the area with the introduction of their own digital textile printing equipment, or through the purchase of printers by well known brands.
Insight27 Apr 2015Following announcements from Bordeaux and Sensient back in March, J-Teck3 is the latest ink provider to publicise the launch of a new range of dye-sublimation inks at FESPA 2015, held in Cologne from 18-22 May, 2015, with its J-Lux series.
BioAmber Inc. has been chosen by Bayer MaterialScience as the supplier of bio-succinic acid used to produce a new range of bio-based polyurethanes for textile applications, IMPRANIL eco. The series of bio-based waterborne polyurethane dispersions with renewable content that reaches as high as 65%.
Kiian Digital has announced it will use FESPA 2015, in Cologne, as the platform for the launch of its new Digistar range of water based inks for soft signage and textile printing. The company, which will present its new range in Hall 7, Stand K5.
Insight22 Apr 2015Last week, WTiN attended China Interdye 2015 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Centre, and learnt of the greater effects that China’s recent pollution focused policies are having on its textile dyeing, finishing and coating industry.
Insight21 Apr 2015Historically a domestic show, TPF’s purchase by global events giant UBM back in January signals a progressively international outlook for the show. Visiting TPF last week, WTiN spoke to Margaret Connolly, Managing Director of UBM Asia, to find out what the motivations were behind UBM’s investment and what plans the business has for the future of theshow.
Profile15 Apr 2015Indian digital-textile printer T&M Designer Studio began operating only in April 2014, as an offshoot of Sahiba Ltd – a diverse and substantial fabric company with a 30-year history. But a year has been long enough for T&M to become a major player on the Indian scene, and to formulate big ambitions.
Review9 Apr 2015China Interdye 2015 opens at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center (SWEECC) next week, from 15-17 April, 2015, with over 600 exhibitors housed by a 40,000sqm exhibition area. 14 countries will be represented and exhibits will include a variety of environmentally-friendly dyestuffs, organic pigments, catalysts, intermediates and equipment, as well as textile printing and dyeing automation technologies and materials.
