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News4 Mar 2014Unemployed textile workers in Spain’s Valenciana region could get European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) aid worth €840,000 to help them find new jobs under plans approved by The European Parliament’s Budgets Committee on Tuesday. The aid still has to be approved by The European Parliament as a whole and the Council of Ministers.
Shima Seiki is to exhibit at the Daegu Exhibition in Korea. On display will be the latest version of its SDS-ONE APEX3 3D design system, said to demonstrate comprehensive support of the entire process of apparel production from planning and production to sales promotion, as well as its capability for virtual sampling that offers savings in the sample making process, according to Shima Seiki.
News3 Mar 2014India’s Apparel Export Promotion Council chairman, Virender Uppal, has welcomed a move to extend the 2% duty credit scrip under the Market Linked Focus Product Scrip (MLFPS) for the RMG sector (2% duty credit scrip, HS 61 & 62) to the EU and USA for exports from 1 April until further notice.
News28 Feb 2014Adidas has launched what it said is the first football boot to have an upper that is knitted from heel-to-toe, the Samba primeknit. It is said to provide a bespoke second-skin fit that retains the strength of a conventional boot, combining comfort and the responsiveness of playing barefoot with the protection of a traditional design.
Much has been talked about repatriating textile manufacture to Britain in the last couple of years but how sound is the business case? That was the subject of Kurt Salmon partner Alek Adamski’s presentation, given at the Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry conference held in Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK in February.
Advanced knitting technology plays a major part in the innovative fabrics that garner awards at the annual ISPO sportswear and gear show held in Munich, Germany. This year’s event – held from January 26-29, featuring some 2,565 exhibitors and attracting more than 80,000 visitors from 100 countries – was certainly no exception.
Last year was a good one for Turkey’s knitters, at least in knitwear export terms, with growth of ten per cent on 2012 and worth around $9bn. Investment in new technology was also strong in both high end flat and circular knitting machines. However, these figures don’t tell the whole story, with many Turkish knitters facing significant pressure on margins.
Shima Seiki is exhibiting at the Coterie exhibition in New York next week. On display will be the latest collection of its Isola Bella knitwear brand, including the latest in seam-free WholeGarment knitwear that features superior fit, comfort and draping characteristics.
Technical17 Feb 2014Warp-knitted textiles offer a wide variety of design possibilities for creating actual and optical ethereal effects. For example, the FL 20/16 and ML 46 lace raschel machines can produce delicate, all-over lace fabrics with an embroidered look, while open, decorative net fabrics can also be produced on the RSJ 4/1.
The British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) and 15 of its members are to exhibit for the first time at Indo Intertex, the 12th Indonesian International Textile and Garment Machinery and Accessories Exhibition. BTMA has organised a British Pavilion, supported by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in Hall A at Stands 82 and 100 for its members who are keen to do business with the lively and growing Indonesian textile manufacturing sector.
