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Insight19 Jul 2018

Downlite and 37.5 create ClimaSMART down

Downlite, a major down and feather processor and supplier of responsibly-sourced performance fills to the textile industry, has developed the new ClimaSMART thermoregulating down

FibresSyntheticsCompanies & Finance

Insight19 Jul 2018

Nonwoven fabric market to top US$75bn by 2026

The global nonwoven fabric market is anticipated to witness healthy growth over the next eight years

NonwovensMedicalResearch & Development

Insight18 Jul 2018

High-end yarn spinners on an eco mission

The defining theme of Pitti Filati was sustainability as exhibitors took their green commitments to a new level

YarnsEvents

Profile18 Jul 2018

Renewed optimism for digital designers

Self-taught US-based digital designer Kathy Shimmield reveals how the latest design software is presenting opportunities to a new breed of designers. Joe Link reports

EffectsDigital PrintingDesign & Trends

Insight18 Jul 2018

Archroma and Ternua collaborate on food waste dyes

Global colour and speciality chemicals leader Archroma has joined forces with outdoor brand Ternua to create a range of garments made from upcycled agricultural waste

FibresYarnsDesign & Trends

Insight17 Jul 2018

Event showcases AI and big data to India

The inaugural Apparel Tech-Up India explored how a range of new technologies can assist the city’s ready-made garments (RMG) industry

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Insight17 Jul 2018

Fashion and AI integration

The Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has organised a first-of-its-kind academic conference

FibresYarnsEvents

Insight17 Jul 2018

EU-Japan trade deal removes textile tariffs

Europe’s exporters of textile and fashion goods will see new opportunities opening up following the signing today of an Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Japan

FibresYarnsTrade

Insight17 Jul 2018

Interest grows in Icelandic wool

New opportunities are emerging for Icelandic wool thanks to the country’s unique environment and the fibre’s sophisticated construction.

FibresNatural

Insight17 Jul 2018

Dugdale Bros launches 100% British-made cotton collection

A new range of fabrics made entirely in the North of England celebrates Manchester’s cotton heritage

FibresNaturalDesign & Trends

Intelligence17 Jul 2018

Delivering textile knowledge through test standards

WTiN interviews executive vice president of AATCC, Brian Francois, at Techtextil North America, held in May 2018

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Insight16 Jul 2018

GB£5m investment for blend fibre recycling technology

After more than six years of intensive R&D, a method of recycling blend fibres is on the verge of commercialisation thanks to a GB£5m investment

FibresSyntheticsResearch & Development

Prices16 Jul 2018

Executive Market Report - 16th July 2018

A new US tariff has been proposed on Chinese goods including a string of petrochemicals, both raw materials and items made from textile and plastic resins

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

Insight16 Jul 2018

Surveying sustainability in textiles

A video interview from Techtextil North America with Malinda Salter of Hohenstein Institute North America, who discusses the Oeko-Tex Association

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Review16 Jul 2018

Technical solutions on show at Pitti Uomo

New innovations were evident throughout a buoyant Pitti Uomo as exhibitors looked to meet demand for higher performance as well as enhanced sustainability measures

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Prices16 Jul 2018

PSF prices up on rising upstream cost

Polyester inputs, PTA prices edged down, while MEG markets were subdued in Asia compared to the previous week

SyntheticsSpun/Man-madeMarkets & Prices

Prices16 Jul 2018

Benzene, capro prices decline while nylon stays stable

Nylon filament yarn markets remained supported by rising and firm costs, while demand was modest leading to mixed trends

FibresSyntheticsMarkets & Prices

Prices16 Jul 2018

Cotton futures gain as investors cover short positions

US cotton futures rose to a three-week high this week, as investors covered their short positions

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Insight16 Jul 2018

A biomimetic approach to nonwovens

Dr Veronika Kapsali, inventor of the award-winning Inotek fibre, talks to Fiona Haran about developing nonwoven material that mimics the insulating properties of penguin feathers

FibresSyntheticsResearch & Development

Prices16 Jul 2018

USDA revises end stock down for 2018-19 citing revisions for China

According to a World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report for July 2018, the US 2018-19 cotton projections showed lower production, exports and stocks compared to last month

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices