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Insight17 Mar 2016Innovation, nonwovens and the automotive industry will be the hot topics at this year’s Dornbirn Man-Made Fibres Congress in Dornbirn, Austria.
Insight17 Mar 2016Cotton futures rebounded on Wednesday, as the softening of the US dollar supported commodities markets.
Insight17 Mar 2016It’s been seven years in the making, but now Conwed, the US-based leader in plastic netting manufacturing, has revealed the results of its ambitious sustainability plans – including achievements in four major areas.
Quotations for polyester dropped in China this week, as the price plunge in MEG hurt business sentiments on the market.
Global cotton values were mixed last week, amid expectations that China will soon announce its cotton auction plan. Polyester prices surged, boosted by strengthened feedstock markets. Viscose also advanced. Nylon and acrylic remained stable, but wool retreated. Cotton yarn prices fell due to fears of deflation in cotton spot rate, but synthetic yarn values soared. Fabrics sales improved in China before approaching the high trading season.
