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Insight9 Jul 2015Europe’s textile and clothing industry suffered in 2014 as early promise failed to be sustained for the rest of the year, according to the latest figures from Euratex – the European Apparel and Textile Confederation.
Secant Medical is to move its US-based corporate headquarters to 551 East Church Avenue, Telford, Pennsylvania 18969 from its long time Perkasie location. The company said it has been investing heavily in the regenerative medicine field through the enhancement of its operations and new biomaterials platform technology development.
Insight29 Jun 2015Textile machinery is big business in Italy, with a value of €2.3bn last year and employing 12,000 across 300 companies. Its market share of world exports of textile machinery is about 11% and it is a key supplier along with Germany, Japan, China and Switzerland.
Insight22 Jun 2015Germany continues to play a leading role in driving the global technical textile industry forward, according to a recently published report. Some Germany technical textiles companies have grown in size to become large operations. But many have remained small or medium-sized and continue to be family-run, said the latest issue of Technical Textile Markets from Textiles Intelligence.
Insight19 Jun 2015Innovative design is credited for US-based home fabric manufacturer, Culp’s continuing growth as it posts its 2015 financial year results. Net sales are up 8% overall compared with the 2014 financial year. Its mattress segment saw a record year with sales up 11.8%.
Insight18 Jun 2015Sustainability – a word that is used over and over in today’s textile industry. Recycling – perhaps less all encompassing, but more tangible, is playing a significant and increasing role in absorbing the growing volume of unwanted clothing and home textiles that are the result of a fast fashion mentality.
Solvay Group is investing in fibre and smart polyamide textile yarn production technology to meet growing market demand for innovative textile products. The investment, of around R$50m ($16.2m), is being made in the latest equipment in the texturing area and the modernisation of textile weaving machines in Santo André, Brazil.
Insight17 Jun 2015Often fashion is separated from textile and clothing production. Fashion is seen as a creative industry whereas textile and clothing production is seen as a manufacturing activity. However, the two are inextricably linked and Euratex president Serge Piolat is right to seek co-operation with the European First Forum on Fashion and High End Industries.
Insight16 Jun 2015Last year can be considered a transitional year for Italy’s textile machinery industry. Pending a more pronounced recovery expected during the current year, production for 2014 stood at levels similar to those of 2013, at roughly €2.3bn. Following two years of decline, exports were steady compared with the previous year, while the domestic market showed signs of recovery.
Insight11 Jun 2015The African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), which allows sub Saharan African countries duty-free access to particular US markets is due to expire on 30 September 2015, but active steps are being taken to renew it and an extension act is currently before US law makers.
Insight9 Jun 2015Shipments in most textile machinery segments experienced declines in 2014. Deliveries of new short-staple spindles fell by 15% from 2013 to 2014. Shipped long-staple spindles and open-end rotors increased by 70% and 2.6% respectively while the number of shipped draw-texturing spindles grew by close to 12%.
Insight28 May 2015As applications and demand for carbon fibre grow, an acquisition, announced today promises to ramp up production of the material in Spain. Praedium, which owns premium nylon manufacturer Nylstar, has bought Montefibre Hispania, manufacturer of acrylic with its own technology for producing carbon fibre from the latter.
