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Insight9 Sept 2015Boosted by stronger buying interest, Pakistan cotton values recovered from a multi-year low this week.
Insight9 Sept 2015According to CCF Group, the leading textile information provider in China, MEG imports during July reached 784,601 tonnes, up 11.02% on the previous month and 12.89% on an annual basis.
Insight9 Sept 2015Knitwear companies selling into China’s huge market will have to take account of new advertising laws that came into effect on September 1. The first major revision since a 1995 advertising law was introduced, the new amending legislation’s 75 articles cover a wide range of issues and while implementation could be tough for retailers and brands, the law could be beneficial to the wider industry in the long run, if properly enforced.
Fabric sales in Keqiao, the world-beating hub for textile production and trading in China’s Zhejiang province, shrank 4.97% during August, from the prior month, to 329 million metres.
Insight8 Sept 2015INDA has selected three finalists for its Visionary Award that will be presented during Hygienix 2015. The nominees include an adult incontinence product from Proctor & Gamble, a diaper extender pad from Sienabena, and a leak-proof pouch for men by McAirlaid’s.
Insight7 Sept 2015The Indian textile sector is preparing to implement the country’s first technical standards for textile products offering fire protection. With four draft standards already prepared by the central government’s ministry if textiles (IS 15741:2007, IS 15742:2007, IS 15748:2007 and IS 15768:2007), the industry and officials are still debating some details. And some of the sticking points are causing anxiety amongst Indian textile manufacturers, a seminar ‘Standardisation of Flame Retardants in Technical Textiles’ was told in New Delhi.
The South African wool market consolidated at this week’s sale with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator maintaining its recent rand gains with a slight decline of only 1% compared to the last sale to close the day at a value of R126.80 (Clean).
Insight7 Sept 2015Imports of denim jeans into the EU bucked the trend of decline in world trade in denim fabric and denim jeans and increased by 8.2% to a record high in 2014. Bangladesh became the EU’s largest supplier of denim jeans, ahead of Turkey. Overall, the EU’s four largest suppliers accounted for almost three-quarters of EU imports of denim jeans from all sources.
