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Insight4 Sept 2015According to China Customs, technical textile exports during July reached US$ 1.96 billion, down 4.82% from the previous month and 5.85% y-o-y.
Insight4 Sept 2015A Chinese textile-industry leader has predicted that international buyers will use the recent devaluation of the yuan renminbi to demand reductions in prices for textile and clothing products sourced in China.
Bayer CropScience, the world’s number one cotton seed producer, has opened a new Seed Innovation Center at the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, Texas.
According to data published by China National Cotton Reserves Cooperation (CNCRC), the auction of state reserve cotton during July and August missed the expectations of the government, with a mere 63,400 tonnes changing hands, 6.34% of the total auction.
Insight3 Sept 2015Vietnam’s fledgling silk sector is aiming for sustainable growth, competing with China’s dominant silk producers by stressing the quality of their production and securing technology transfers from abroad. Japanese companies have been helping install new production systems and an American GM silk specialist is negotiating a partnership deal.
Insight3 Sept 2015Performance characteristics, whether delivered by yarns, knitting techniques or a combination are no longer confined to sportswear. Recent exhibitions in the US, such as SPINEXPO and Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, as well as knitwear manufacturers, are confirming this trend.
Insight3 Sept 2015Design and diversity of product offering are credited with driving growth as US-based mattress and upholstery fabric manufacturer, Culp, reports its first quarter results. Culp saw net sales of $80.2m, compared with $76.1 million a year ago, for its first 2016 financial year quarter ended 2 August. The company reported net income of $4.7m for the first quarter FY2015, compared with net income of $3.3m for the first quarter of FY 2015.
Insight2 Sept 2015Experts at key US-based sustainable fabric organisation, Textile Exchange, have told WTiN that Turkey is well-placed to significantly expand its organic-cotton production, thanks to its GMO ban and growing international demand for organic cotton.
Insight2 Sept 2015Industry 4.0 has been revolutionising production processes for technical textiles companies across Germany, bringing increased speed and efficiency for manufacturers who have adopted the concept. And now researchers are looking to composites as the next area to benefit.
Insight2 Sept 2015The Russian Union of Entrepreneurs of Textile and Light Industry has welcomed progress towards forging a free-trade agreement between Russia and Iran – despite the fact that this follows similar negotiations between Russia, India and Vietnam, which could also increase imports.
Insight1 Sept 2015Data published by CCF Group, the leading textile information provider in China, shows polyester filament yarn exports during July amounted to 140,469 tonnes, up 8.69% on the prior month, reversing a two consecutive months of shrinkage.
