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Insight8 Jun 2015New Zealand Wool Services International’s marketing executive, Paul Steel, reports that the weakening New Zealand dollar, coupled with exporter pressure to meet shipping requirements and a limited supply, continues to underpin the market. The weighted indicator for the main trading currencies came down 2.14% compared to the last sale on May 28. Of the 6,876 bales on offer, 94% sold.
Insight8 Jun 2015Globally, the main segments of meltblown nonwovens include the three basic application types: filtration (liquid and air) media, insulation (thermal or sound) media and sorbent (absorption) media. Filtration end uses remain the biggest market for meltblown nonwoven fabrics, with a current market size of $4bn and combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5% projected over the 2015-2020 period.
Insight5 Jun 2015The increasing strength of the home-textiles sector in Turkey is confirmed by the growth in a major international trade fair, held annually in Istanbul. The 21st Evteks International Home Textile Exhibition, in May, attracted around 125,000 textile professionals, with the largest groups coming from the Middle East and Russia.
Insight5 Jun 2015A study contracted by the European Commission will screen about 100 biocidal active substances to see if they have been connected with endocrine disruption effects in animals. The screening is part of a wider cost-benefit analysis conducted by Brussels in its effort to introduce criteria for what constitutes an endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) under European Union (EU) biocides (and pesticides) regulations.
Insight4 Jun 2015The Teijin Group and its Dutch subsidiary Teijin Aramid BV are set to exhibit at INTERSCHUTZ 2015, international trade fair for rescue, fire prevention, disaster relief products and services, in Hannover, Germany, from June 8-13.
Insight3 Jun 2015According to CCF Group, a leading textile information provider in China, polyester filament yarn exports during April rose 3.59% on the previous month, to 153,674 tonnes, another monthly record high after March also broke the record.
Insight3 Jun 2015According to CCF Group, a leading textile information provider in China, polyester staple fibre exports during April were up 7.74% on the previous month and 14.37% annually, to 84,627 tonnes, the highest level since August 2014.
