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Insight1 Mar 2017Cotton, a long-time staple crop on the South Plains of Texas and major part of the region’s economy, is growing into a new sector: environmental clean-up following oil spills.
Insight1 Mar 2017Unifi, a leading recycler of fibres produced from plastic bottles, was honoured for its efforts at the World Textile Awards where it was named the 2016 Fibre Producer of the Year.
Deutsche Leasing Vostok, a member of German company Deutsche Leasing Group, encouraged Russian textile manufacturers attending Russian Textile Week events, staged on 20-24 February in Moscow, to lease rather than buy manufacturing equipment.
Insight27 Feb 2017Viscose prices continued to rise, but growth in the longer-term 5-day average price began to slow, relative to the week before. In terms of dollars, viscose prices increased 0.1% on Friday relative to the week before, thanks to the appreciation of the Chinese yuan. The price of polyester staple fibre dropped by 1.86% in terms of yuan, 1.88% in terms of dollars, relative to Friday the week before. On average, recorded polyester filaments fell 0.24%, but most filaments had stable price levels in terms of yuan. In terms of dollars, the drop in price level averaged 0.25%. In Pakistan and India, cotton prices began to fall, due to low demand for yarn and fabric. Price levels remain high, however, relative to the first week of February.
