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New Zealand is a specialist area in the production of coarse crossbred wools, the longer types of which are ideally used in carpets. The country has a strong reputation for wool and is a key producer of carpets.
Insight13 Apr 2015With news coming in from Australia that the country’s shortage of rural skills may be threatening the local cotton industry, the global cotton picture is looking increasingly troubled. According to agribusiness development specialist, Gordon Stone, who is working with the Cotton Research and Development Corporation, the reason is that there is not enough of the right people coming into the sector in the first place, Farm Weekly reported.
Insight13 Apr 2015The Australian wool market started 2015 on a steady note, easing gently week by week in January. In US dollar terms, the Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) fell more significantly for the month, with the whole market governed strongly by the changing exchange rates.
Technical10 Apr 2015Dye-fixing agents are of considerable interest in the art of textile coloration. Dyed and printed fabrics often have unsatisfactory wet fastness, especially washing and water fastness. This is found with dyeings carried out using direct dyestuffs, acid dyestuffs and, to a lesser extent, reactive dyestuffs.
Insight10 Apr 2015Mexico’s part in the global clothing and textile market has been growing over the past few years, as the country becomes one of the key producing areas in Central America. Mexico’s textile industry began to strengthen in 1994, when it entered into the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada, making it a formidable part of the global industry and the top garments and textiles exporter to the US.
China has decreased its 2015 target price for cotton in Xinjiang, the key growing district, to 19,100 yuan ($3,080) per tonne, down from 19,800 yuan last year, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on Tuesday.
INDA has appointed Jim Loftus as its new Director of Education and Technical Affairs. Loftus brings to INDA years of experience in research and development functions from previous positions with Owens Corning and Union Carbide.
The last six months has seen several reports indicating that major brands are beginning to look more seriously at Africa as a sourcing destination, particularly countries such as Ethiopia and Kenya. Textile machinery companies have been showing an interest by holding roadshows and the governments in Ethiopia and Kenya are creating favourable conditions in order to attract investors.
Insight9 Apr 2015Konica Minolta has confirmed to WTiN that it is building its first single-pass digital textile printer. The machine will be installed at the Demo Center of Konica Minolta IJ Textile Europe, in Como, Italy, and is scheduled to start printing on a demonstration basis in the early autumn of this year.
Review9 Apr 2015China Interdye 2015 opens at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center (SWEECC) next week, from 15-17 April, 2015, with over 600 exhibitors housed by a 40,000sqm exhibition area. 14 countries will be represented and exhibits will include a variety of environmentally-friendly dyestuffs, organic pigments, catalysts, intermediates and equipment, as well as textile printing and dyeing automation technologies and materials.
Insight9 Apr 2015Warp knitting technology manufacturer Karl Mayer is looking to expand its business in India with its assembly plant which opened in Ahmedabad last summer now manufacturing its MJ59/1B lace making machine, DS21/30EC2 direct warping machine and IsoWarp sectional warping machine.
Insight9 Apr 2015The Indian textile industry’s end of FY 2014-15 operating results are not very encouraging despite the fact that global crude oil prices experienced a substantial fall. Cotton prices also fell by 40% in the last six months as did polyester fibre.
