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Insight14 Mar 2016

Good competition at New Zealand wool sale

The South Island wool sale in New Zealand, offering 7,800 bales, saw good competition with 88% selling.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight14 Mar 2016

EMI drops sharply as Aussie dollar goes up again

The Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) fell by 35 cents (2.8%) for the week to close on 1,223 cents per kilo clean on Thursday, March 10.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight11 Mar 2016

Green regulation can benefit textile manufacturers

A report released yesterday (10 March) by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) has advised textile manufacturers to support government efforts to tighten environmental rules.

NaturalSyntheticsTechnical Textiles

Insight

11 Mar 2016

Pakistan cotton values recover

Cotton spot rates inched up this week on Pakistan markets, as the yarn mills started to buy quality lint for their short-term consumption.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight11 Mar 2016

Xerium optimises machine performance

Xerium Technologies has expanded its product portfolio by launching new air-drying technology for tissue machines, and new SMART Connect technology to enhance the functionality of its machinery.

IndustrialIndustry 4.0

News10 Mar 2016

Huggies answers Obama’s call to support diaper need

Huggies has announced the donation of 22 million free Huggies diapers to the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) in response to President Obama’s call for companies to support diaper need in America.

Hygiene

Insight10 Mar 2016

Smart technology gets personal

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed new wearable technology that adapts to a user's thermal comfort requirements.

Sportswear

Insight10 Mar 2016

Cotton futures fall further

Cotton futures dropped once again on Thursday, as the rumours that China could soon announce a plan to sell reservation cotton reverberated around global markets. Even projections for lower output from India and Pakistan did not help the price.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight10 Mar 2016

Cotton values under pressure in China

Cotton prices were under mounting pressure in China this week, amid speculation that the government will release its massive stockpiles after National People's Congress.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight10 Mar 2016

Optima dampens optimism

With sales of just over €330 million reported for 2015, Germany-based nonwovens packaging group Optima should be optimistic about the future – but company bosses are warning of caution.

SyntheticsNonwovensPackaging

News10 Mar 2016

Graphene enhances resins for composites

Huntsman Advanced Materials (Switzerland) GmbH (Huntsman), a leading global manufacturer of epoxy, acrylic and polyurethane based polymer products, is delivering significant step change in the market for nanocomposites.

SyntheticsTechnical Textiles

Insight10 Mar 2016

Import substitution still a distant dream for Russian textiles

A shortage of raw materials and domestic equipment is making import substitution difficult for the Russian textile sector.

NaturalSpun/NaturalIndustrial

Insight10 Mar 2016

Made in India

The costs of acquiring equipment have so far limited the growth of the Indian technical textiles industry, but increased government support could turn this around.

NaturalSyntheticsTechnical Textiles

Insight10 Mar 2016

On track for sustainable sportswear

Sportswear manufacturers are increasingly seeking to combine sustainability with performance – what global progress is being made?

NaturalSyntheticsSportswear

Insight10 Mar 2016

Making perfect sense

Electrically active materials are spun into innovative filaments at the Institut für Textiltechnik at RWTH Aachen University (ITA). Discover the possibilities with these kinds of fibre sensors.

SyntheticsFilamentResearch & Development

Insight9 Mar 2016

China fabric exports rise

Data published by TTEB, the leading textile information provider in China, shows that fabric shipments during January reached 3.65 billion metres, up 3.69% on the prior month and 8.86% on an annual basis.

FabricsKnittingMarkets & Prices

Insight9 Mar 2016

China MEG imports tumble in January

According to CCF Group, the leading textile information provider in China, MEG imports during January amounted to 527,877 tonnes, slumping 22.71% from the previous month and 26.18% y-o-y.

SyntheticsFilamentMarkets & Prices

Insight9 Mar 2016

The right combination

Carbon fibre and other composite reinforcements are finding favour across a range of high end, technical application areas, including in the growth market of automotive.

NaturalSyntheticsTechnical Textiles

Insight9 Mar 2016

Introducing the Storm Hexa

On the second day of FESPA Digital, Kornit have unveiled their new configuration of the Storm generation, the Storm Hexa.

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight9 Mar 2016

More than mechanics

Santex Rimar Group is looking forward to another year of growth and development. CEO Stefano Gallucci speaks to WTiN.com about what lies in store for 2016.

SyntheticsNonwovensTechnical Textiles

Insight9 Mar 2016

Taking flight with technical textiles

Technology within the textile industry continues to change greatly, with the aviation industry particularly benefiting from developments in technical textiles.

SyntheticsCellulosicsMobile

Insight8 Mar 2016

The fibres of tomorrow

Researchers from the Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Germany, look at how and why shaped fibres may revolutionise functional sportswear.

SyntheticsSportswear

Insight8 Mar 2016

China polyester prices surge

Boosted by the strengthened feedstock markets, polyester spot rates soared in China amid improved demand from downstream firms.

SyntheticsFilamentMarkets & Prices

Insight8 Mar 2016

China viscose staple fibre values up

Quotations for viscose staple fibre were on an upward trajectory this week in China as the whole supply chain fired on all cylinders.

CellulosicsMarkets & Prices

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