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Insight4 Aug 2017Since its launch in March, Xaar’s new online community is providing product and technical information 24/7 as the company aims to make it even easier for customers to work with its leading inkjet print head technology, according to the company.
Preview4 Aug 2017Organisers of the fourth annual Inkjet Conference (The IJC) have announced the speakers for this year’s event, which takes place on 24-25 October in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Prices4 Aug 2017Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.
Creativity meets digital technologies at Munich Fabric Start this September with the German Institute of Textile and Fiber Research (DIFT) and its partners inviting visitors to “find out how to answer market demands for customized products and on-demand production,” at the Digital Textile Microfactory. The live showcase of the Microfactory allows visitors to experience a fully networked, integrated and seamless production chain, from 3D design to digital printing, cutting and assembling.
Insight3 Aug 2017When we talk broadly about emerging markets, it’s often the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) that come to mind. To call India and China emerging markets in 2017 sounds a little unfair, with China’s nominal GDP for 2017 set to rank the country at number two in the world, second to the US and with the highest purchasing power, and India ranking at number 6, based on nominal GDP, but set to move up to number 4 in the world by 2022. But the scope for growth in these markets is astounding and Brazil and Russia aren’t far behind, at 8th and 11th respectively when it comes to nominal GDP, and despite economic and political troubles in recent years, strong re-emerging markets.
Prices31 Jul 2017The value of the US dollar dropped 0.42% against the yuan, due to congress failing to pass a healthcare bill. The US economy, however, looks positive, with consumer spending continuing to support its economic growth. Brazil’s 2016/17 cotton trade surplus was revised further downwards in July, relative to expectations made in June by the United States Department of Agriculture, due to a reduction in both exports and imports. Exports were revised downwards by a relatively larger amount than imports. Cotton prices in Brazil dropped 1.1% relative to the week before. The USDA’s 2016/17 market year ends in July. The Cotton Association of India predicts a slight year-on-year drop in cotton arrivals in its 2016/17 market year (which starts in October). 58% of cotton arrivals and production are in the Central Zone. 29mm Gujarat price remained constant relative to the week before, by Wednesday 26 July and by Friday, severe flooding in India appreciated the value of cotton China’s YTD yarn production grew positively year-on-year in 2017, up to June. Yarn production in the second quarter also grew positively relative to the previous quarter, and relative to the second quarter the year before.
Prices31 Jul 2017Acrylic staple fibres remained constant at 14,670 yuan per tonne relative to the week before. Viscose staple fibre started off positive on Monday 24 July, relative to the week before. The price of polyester staple fibre fared worse than yarns, dropping 1.3% by Friday 28 June to 8,225 yuan per tonne from 8,335 yuan per tonne quoted on 21 June the week before.
