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Prices21 Jul 2017Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.
Intelligence21 Jul 2017Dr Jan Beringe, head of the function and care department of Hohenstein Institute, discusses the current technological innovations trends in the sports textiles industry.
Insight20 Jul 2017Sensoria, the company behind the world’s first smart sock, has put its success down to its “multi-disciplinary engineering team”, its “relentless pursuit of perfection” and its “focus on research, development and innovation”, says Sharlene Sternberg, Sensoria manager.
Smith & Nephew, the global medical technology business, and University of Hull, UK, have announced a long-term collaboration driving research into pioneering approaches to advanced wound care.
Prices17 Jul 2017The yuan rose 0.4% against the dollar by 14 July relative to the week before, a 0.03% increase relative to 30 June. Staple fibre prices have continued to move positively, but are still below peak price level in terms of yuan. The same applies to polyester and viscose yarn prices. The recorded price of cotton yarn has remained stable in terms of yuan, but increased 0.37% in terms of dollars due to the appreciation of the yuan. This is the same case for filament prices. In India, year-to-date spun yarn and filament yarn production rose by April 2017 year-on-year, while year-to-date non-cotton staple fibre production dropped year-on-year. INR appreciated 0.4% relative to the week before.
