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Insight29 Oct 2015Fabric sales in Keqiao, the world-beating hub for textile production and trading in China’s Zhejiang province, jumped 36.78% during September, on the previous month, to 449.39 million metres, due to the seasonal impact.
News29 Oct 2015The Interfilière Paris trade show, taking place on 23-25 January 2016, will welcome the new season of lingerie, corsetry, loungewear and homewear in a luxurious setting.
US apparel company HanesBrands Inc has reported record third-quarter results, including double-digit growth for net sales, adjusted operating profit and adjusted earnings per share.
Wearable technology and smart textiles are becoming big business, but in this fast moving sector protecting products is a key issue.
Insight29 Oct 2015The third quarter of 2015 saw textile machinery orders decline slightly, down 2%, with external orders causing the fall. The domestic market, on the other hand, saw a rise in orders. Raffaella Carabelli, president of ACIMT, commented: “What we’ve seen in Italy is the bucking of a trend, and this is a good omen for ITMA Milan.”
News29 Oct 2015Electricians, contractors and other industry professionals now have double the options for 3M brand safety gloves. From cut resistance, to winter wear, to touchscreen finger and thumb tips, three new gloves from 3M help increase versatility, protection and convenience for a host of applications and environments, says 3M.
News28 Oct 2015BV Sport, a pioneer in medical research on venous return and specialist in the manufacture of technical sports apparel, has chosen the Q-Nova® fibre by Fulgar – the leading producer of fibres with high-tech content that embodies “green awareness” – for its NATURE3R range.
Insight28 Oct 2015From yarn to cotton to fabric to clothes, the Brazilian textile industry is losing around US$1 billion in revenues every year from black market smuggling and counterfeiting trades, according to the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (ABIT – Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil e de Confecção).
Südwolle Group, a global producer of worsted yarn for weaving, circular and flat knitting in pure wool and wool blends, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Safil S.p.A as well as an 80% stake in Gruppo Tessile Industriale (GTI) S.p.A, both are Italian based worsted yarn manufacturers.
Insight27 Oct 2015In 2013 the global flame-resistant-fabric market was valued at US$3.12 billion and was anticipated to grow at a cumulative annual growth rate of 6.7% between 2014 and 2020.1 In terms of volume the global market for flame-resistant fabric was 298.2 million square metres in 2013, and by 2020 Transparency Market Research anticipated the global market will be worth US$4.87 billion.
Kiian Digital, a leading manufacturer of inkjet inks for digital print, will launch its new industrial ink series designed for Panasonic printheads at this year’s Speciality Graphic Imaging Association Annual Expo (SGIA), which takes place on 4-6 November at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta.
