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Insight2 Nov 2017Joshua Ellis, one of the UK’s oldest textile companies, is celebrating its rich history and looking ahead to the future as it marks its 250th year
Insight2 Nov 2017Gerber Technology and X-Rite are teaming up to demonstrate how apparel companies can accelerate the design, creation and merchandising process
Innovation is the key to developing future materials that could solve the textile industry’s issue of sustainability
Prices30 Oct 2017According to figures provided by China’s National Bureau of Statistics, the number of industrial enterprises associated with the textile industry – by August 2017 – increased marginally (0.2%) relative to the previous months but dropped 0.5% relative to the same month in the previous year. Meanwhile, growth in textile-related inventories slowed down, both in terms of month-on-month and year-on-year growth. China’s textile investment in fixed assets continued to be positive in 2017 up to August, relative to the same period the year before. Yarn production in China dropped marginally in the third quarter, both in terms of year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter growth. The year-to-date (YTD) year-on-year growth rate slowed down in 2017 up to September, to 2.3% from 4.3% in 2017 up to August. Cloth production in China also dropped in the third quarter, relative to the previous quarter and the same quarter the year before. The year-on-year change in accumulated cloth production increased 2.9% in 2017 up to September, from 4.2% in 2017 up to August.
