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Insight18 Jun 2015Sportswear and performance clothing is one of the fastest growing and most innovative sectors of the technical textiles industry. The US sportswear market was worth $91bn in 2013, with Asia Pacific at $56bn and Western Europe at $53bn. In areas where this sector is not as developed, the estimated compound annual growth rate for the next few years is very strong.
Solvay Group is investing in fibre and smart polyamide textile yarn production technology to meet growing market demand for innovative textile products. The investment, of around R$50m ($16.2m), is being made in the latest equipment in the texturing area and the modernisation of textile weaving machines in Santo André, Brazil.
Insight17 Jun 2015According to China Customs, textile and garment exports during May rebounded robustly on the previous month by 17.69%, to US$ 23.4 billion, which, however, was a 6.3% drop annually, the third consecutive month to display a y-o-y contraction in 2015.
Insight17 Jun 2015Triggered by concerns that a tropical storm could significantly damage crops in Texas, a major cotton-growing region, cotton futures surged on Tuesday, clawing back the deep losses during the previous session when contracts plummeted to their lowest level in nearly two months.
Insight17 Jun 2015Indorama Ventures Limited (IVL) is an exemplary company in terms of sustainability and social responsibility. The company has set aside a lot of resource and effort to minimise its carbon, human and environmental footprints, receiving a number of awards for its efforts over the last few years.
Insight17 Jun 2015Manufacturing babies’ and children’s clothing is a tough balancing act. There are regulations, codes and standards in place to control the use of chemicals yet bring functionality to children’s apparel, as well as to manage the mechanical safety and protective properties, like anti-flammability, of clothing items.
Insight17 Jun 2015In one of the few items on the Obama administration trade agenda that are still on track, the US House of Representative's overwhelming approval of reauthorisation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, should give a continued boost to sourcing of textile products from the continent.
Insight17 Jun 2015Often fashion is separated from textile and clothing production. Fashion is seen as a creative industry whereas textile and clothing production is seen as a manufacturing activity. However, the two are inextricably linked and Euratex president Serge Piolat is right to seek co-operation with the European First Forum on Fashion and High End Industries.
Insight17 Jun 2015At ShanghaiTex this week, Zimmer launched its new Infiniti digital textile printer to the Chinese market. Developed in collaboration with printer manufacturers Hong Kong FH-Union International Co Ltd (FH-Union), the machine will be exclusively available in China until the end of 2015, becoming commercially available in Europe in 2016.
Insight16 Jun 2015Last year can be considered a transitional year for Italy’s textile machinery industry. Pending a more pronounced recovery expected during the current year, production for 2014 stood at levels similar to those of 2013, at roughly €2.3bn. Following two years of decline, exports were steady compared with the previous year, while the domestic market showed signs of recovery.
Atexco has officially launched its single-pass digital textile printer, the VEGA One, at ShanghaiTex and, interestingly, this new high-speed printer combines both rotary and digital technology in a single solution. It is currently being targeted at the Chinese domestic market.
Insight16 Jun 2015With the wool market in Australia reaching a four-year high recently, the demand for wool seems undeniable. Wool companies have been very keen to integrate this versatile fibre into a wider range of industries, particularly those experiencing high growth. Merino wool, particularly the finer end of the market, has been infiltrating into the sportswear branch of technical textiles, given its broad range of inherent useful properties.
Insight16 Jun 2015Naming new products can be a trademark minefield - not least in the digital textile printing sector, where product introductions seem to happen almost on a daily basis. Creative minds long ago ran out of all the possible takes on the elements ‘digi’ and ‘tex’ and have to work harder for originality. So it’s not surprising that when Pigment.inc, the new roll-to-roll division of Australia’s Impression Technology, launched its RoTx printer at the recent FESPA it ran into objections from competitors who found the name had too much of a familiar ring. Managing director Steve Richardson has today signalled the immediate rebranding of the RoTx to GoTx, “to avoid confusion”.
Global cotton values failed to establish a clear direction again last week. Polyester quotations were subdued in line with softened feedstock markets. Nylon and acrylic spot rates remained stable, but viscose and wool prices continued to climb. Yarn and fabric were traded steadily in China.
