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Insight29 Sept 2016A smart summit held for Asia’s disposable hygiene market by adhesive specialists Bostik saw some of the latest adhesive solutions on display.
Insight29 Sept 2016Recent Paris fashion shows organised by Messe Frankfurt France in a turbulent economic and political environment have shown that, overall, business is still good. The shows took place from September 12-15 at Paris Le Bourget exhibition centre.
Insight29 Sept 2016The data published by China Customs indicated that cotton yarn imports during August increased 4.09% on previous months, to 170,400 tonnes; however, this was a plunge of 17.96% y-o-y.
According to China Customs, cotton imports during August reached 69,510 tonnes, dropping 26.68% from the previous month and 0.7% on an annual basis.
Insight27 Sept 2016Thailand’s strong upstream and mid-stream textile sectors can gain significantly by investing in Vietnam, setting up plants in the country ahead of the key Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal coming into force, Thailand textile industry experts have said.
Insight26 Sept 2016The 10th edition of India International Textile Machinery Exhibition 2016 (India ITME), the largest textile machinery and accessory exhibition in India, is to be held from December 3 – 8 2016 at Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India.
Insight26 Sept 2016One of the most difficult aspects of developing reliable inkjet inks is creating a stable dispersion of particles within the ink. This applies to inks containing pigments for colour applications but equally to inks containing other particles for functional deposition applications, which are becoming increasingly important. The issue of dispersion quality and how to achieve it were covered by industry experts at recent IMI Europe events: the Inkjet Ink Development Conference in Lausanne, 13-14th April and the Inkjet Summer School in Heidelberg, 20-24th June, and this article will review some of the main topics covered.
News26 Sept 2016For autumn/winter 2016/17, Vivienne Westwood is launching a special MacAndreas tartan accessory collection. Each piece in this special collection has been manufactured by Johnstons of Elgin in Scotland, experts in creating beautiful cashmere and fine woollen products.
Insight26 Sept 2016Lemon Head Prints has been established with the purpose of providing a textile print service to the British design community. With digitisation of the textile industry signalling the beginning of a “make on demand” customisation trend, and time to market becoming increasingly important, LHP’s set up looks forward to a new supply chain.
