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Insight16 May 2016According to China National Bureau of Statistics, man-made fibre output during April was up 1.18% on the previous month, to 4.3 million tonnes, which was also 7.6% higher than the comparable figure of last year.
A detailed review of movements in fibre, yarn and fabric prices from the previous week, along with changes in production costs.
Insight16 May 2016Bruna Angel, senior analyst at UK consultancy PCI Fibres, has revealed significant growth in demand for high-value fibres can provide a major boost to the wool industry in the next few decades.
Data published by China National Bureau of Statistics shows that fabric production during April remained at the same level of the month prior, 5.9 billion metres, which was up 2.3%, against the same month of 2015.
Insight13 May 2016A newly published draft interim technical report on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) for the first time puts numbers on the likely impact on the textile and clothing industries in Europe and the USA.
Insight13 May 2016Following IMI Europe’s recent Inkjet Ink Development Conference and the announcement of its partnership with WTiN for co-operation in the delivery of events and intelligence for the inkjet technology and textile user community, John Scrimshaw caught up with Dr Tim Phillips, managing director at IMI Europe to discuss the upcoming opportunities for those in the digital textile market.
Insight12 May 2016The global textile chemicals market is set to reach US$29bn by 2024, according to the latest market report from Transparency Market Research (TMR). Thus, the global industry is estimated to expand at a CAGR of 3.7% between 2016 and 2024.
