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NaturalSpun/NaturalMarkets & Prices

Viscose fibres show positive price movement in week ending 25 November

he market for viscose fibres saw a rise in prices in week ending 25 November, after witnessing a price fall that lasted six weeks. A 5-day average price rose 0.13% in week ending 25 November to 15,308 yuan per tonne from 15,288 Yuan per tonne the week before.

NaturalSpun/NaturalMarkets & Prices

China’s cotton fibres and yarns continue to rise

In China, cotton prices continue to rise, as 5-day midpoint price rose 1.31% to 15,896 yuan per tonne in week ending 25 November, from 15,690 yuans per tonne the week before.

FabricsWeavingManufacturing Technology

Automated sewing furthers interest in digital print

Sewbo Inc in Oregon, USA, has announced it has achieved the goal of using an industrial robot to sew together a T-shirt.

NaturalSpun/NaturalCompanies & Finance

Merino the natural source for Weebits

A New Zealand designer is highlighting the benefits of merino wool for childrenswear with a brand committed to local sourcing and eco-friendly production.

Company Intelligence28 Nov 2016

Paul Hartmann

Paul Hartmann is a German based manufacturer of medical products, headquartered in Heidenheim an der Brenz. It is a public listed company, owned by Paul Hartmann AG.

Medical

Company Intelligence28 Nov 2016

B Braun

B Braun is a German manufacturer of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Melsungen. The company has over 55,000 employees and is recognised as a big player in wound management.

Medical

Insight27 Nov 2016

Wool Market Report - 28th November 2016

A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.

Insight27 Nov 2016

NCWSBA Australian Wool Market Report

Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.

Brunei woven industry "must innovate"

A leading textile designer from Brunei says his country’s traditional woven fabric industry needs to innovate to boost domestic sales, while it struggles to compete in the global marketplace.

NaturalSynthetics

SyntheticsFilamentResearch & Development

Engineers develop muscle-like nylon fibres

MIT researchers have come up with a simple and inexpensive system for developing artificial muscle fibres, which reproduces some of the bending motions that natural muscle tissues perform.

EffectsDyeingManufacturing Technology

Benninger India celebrates anniversary

Benninger India Pvt will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year at India ITME.

KnittingEffectsManufacturing Technology

Karl Mayer’s innovation in warp knitting technology

Karl Mayer will display its latest innovations in warp knitting, warp preparation and technical textiles at India ITME next month.

Prices generally cheaper at British Wool sale

The ninth British Wool sale of the 2016/17 season offered 2,066,471 kg.

Subdued competition at South African mohair sale

The penultimate sale of the 2016 South African mohair winter season had a larger than usual offering of 145,719 kg.

South African wool market 1% lower

The South African wool market traded 1% lower this week and the Cape Wools Merino Indicator decreased by 152 points to close at a value of R153.18 (Clean).

Most types ease further at New Zealand wool sale

At this week’s New Zealand North Island wool sale, 7,250 bales of wool on offer saw a 72% clearance with most types easing further.

Australian wool market leaps to 17-month high

The Australian wool market surged to a 17-month high this week, as prices spiked in both local currency and US dollar terms.

SyntheticsFilamentManufacturing Technology

Textechno presents "reliable" test equipment for yarns and fibres

Bringing its latest technology in testing instruments for filament yarns, spun yarns and fibres to India ITME, Textechno Herbert Stein has strived to provide effective and reliable quality control.

Digital PrintingInterior (Non-carpets)Manufacturing Technology

Standfast & Barracks invests in new technology

Standfast & Barracks speaks to WTiN about how the company has bounced back since the floods, and how it is benefitting from its newly invested technology.

SyntheticsRecycledResearch & Development

Importance of biodegradable textiles drives lyocell market

The global lyocell fibre market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of close to 8% in the period 2016-2020, states a new report by Technavio.

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Digital textile micro factory at Heimtextil

Next year's show will see organisers put together an event titled Interior.Architecture.Hospitality.

SyntheticsSpun/Man-madeManufacturing Technology

Technical textiles to drive Russian light industry

Technical textiles will be a key driver of growth within the Russian textile and light industry in the coming years, say experts at the Russian Union of Entrepreneurs of Textile and Light Industry (Soyzlegprom).