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Insight24 Feb 2017It has been confirmed that Turkish fabric manufacturer Tekboy Tekstil has installed a SPGPrints Javelin digital printer.
Intelligencefree24 Feb 2017The WTiN Intelligence: Digital Textiles channel continues to provide insight into a unique and fast-moving industry that consistently changes and grows as key regional markets mature and newer markets start to develop. The latest round of data, which shows industry findings from 2017, continues to surprise, with higher-than-average growth rates and the start of some unusual trends being seen. The digital textile industry continued to grow globally through 2016, with machinery sales helping to push the market above 1.5 billion sq m of digitally printed fabric globally. The largest global markets of China, Italy and Turkey dominate, with steady growth rates seen in these large markets, despite a forecast of slowing growth, while other large markets such as the US and India continued to grow on a global scale.
EFI hosted one of the largest exhibits at this week’s Sourcing at Magic show at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, organised by UBM Fashion.
Insight20 Feb 2017Yuan appreciated against the dollar on 17 February by 0.13% relative to 10 February – therefore placing upward pressure on the dollar value of Chinese man-made fibre and yarns. Pakistan had a terrorist attack, which suppressed trading activity in Pakistan. Cotton prices in the country therefore fell on Friday, relative to the week before, despite the short supply of cotton and India tightening their cotton exports. Viscose and polyester staple fibres are at a new high following the Chinese holidays. US cotton responds positively to strong demand for its cotton exports. China is expected to continue to have a shortage of cotton in 2016.
