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Executive Market Report - 20 May 2019

The ongoing tariff trade war between the US and China will dampen or kill the H2 2019 recovery for many chemical companies

South African wool market under pressure of weak Australian performance

The 32nd sale of the 2018-19 wool season held on 15 May saw 5,686 bales on offer, of which 76.5% was sold

Prices20 May 2019

NZ wool prices run flat after a week’s recess

Wool sales held on 16 May in New Zealand's South Island saw prices run flat in domestic currency terms and down in US dollar terms

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Rare and speciality fibre prices monthly round-up – April 2019

Monthly review of the latest global rare and speciality fibre prices from The Schneider Group

Aussie wool auctions witness large price drops and reduced sales

The Australian wool auctions witnessed large price drops across all microns at all the three centres.

Cotton prices fall on escalating US-China trade war

Cotton Futures were mostly lower in an active but range bound trading week

SyntheticsMarkets & Prices

PTA-MEG plunges on weak upstream and downstream

Purified terephthalic acid futures prices in China declined 4.4% early this week amid a bearish sentiment following the escalation of the US-China trade war

All filaments cheaper on lower cost

Polyester filament yarn offers were lowered in China and remained unchanged in India and Pakistan this week.

Markets & Prices

SyntheticsMarkets & Prices

USDA’s weekly export sales report of week ending 9 May

Cotton net sales of 226,900 RB for 2018-19 were down 4% from the previous week, but up 8% from the prior four-week average

SyntheticsMarkets & Prices

Prices fall as polyester enters off-peak season

The polyester staple fibre markets were weakened by falling upstream cost and the escalating US-China trade war

Insight20 May 2019

Researchers develop wearable cooling and heating patch

Engineers at the University of California San Diego, US, have developed a wearable patch that could provide personalised cooling and heating.

Wearable TechnologyApparelResearch & Development

Preview20 May 2019

ITMA Speakers Platform introduces new format

Experts from non-exhibiting commercial organisations have been invited for the first time

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Intelligence20 May 2019

Energy harvesting technologies for wearable textile applications: Part 2

In 2014, human beings consumed around 23,800 TWh of electrical energy. Around 66% of that electricity was generated from fossil fuels, with only 6.3% coming from renewable sources such as solar energy.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Review17 May 2019

European expansion for US footwear show

Jonathan Dyson reports on the Materials Show – which made its European debut in London earlier this month

FabricsSportswearDesign & Trends

Profile17 May 2019

Innovating in the hat-making market

CEO of Bollman Hat Company, Don Rangione, discusses the firm’s sales growth and its investment in knitting machinery

FabricsDesign & Trends

Insight17 May 2019

New company launched to deliver Higg Index

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has recently launched Higg Co – a public benefit company that will develop the technology that delivers the Higg Index

ApparelSustainability

Pricesfree17 May 2019

NCWSBA Australian Wool Market Report

Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.

CoatingApparelResearch & Development

Insight17 May 2019

Eco-friendly membranes

Mario Stucki, CEO and co-founder of Dimpora, talks to Jessica Owen about the company's environmentally friendly membranes for outdoor clothing

Intelligence17 May 2019

Knitting technology innovations for performance clothing: Part I

In this series of reports, WTiN will provide information about knitting technologies challenges and innovations that are applied in performance textile applications.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Creating the digital yarn factory

To better monitor and control production across all systems against this background, global machine and systems constructor Oerlikon has expanded its Manmade Fibers segment portfolio to include new digital products and services

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

ApparelFibresSustainability

Organisations partner to launch manifesto on circularity

Five leading apparel organisations have partnered to call on existing and forthcoming EU policymakers to rethink tools to establish a circular fashion system

Winner of the Filtrex Innovation Award announced

The Filtrex Innovation Award, the only award recognising innovation in the filtration industry, was won by Math2Market for its GeoDict software

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