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No place like home
There’s no escaping the fact that the annual Heimtextil show is huge. And it gets bigger every year.
Insight5 Feb 2015Questioning the quality of stockpiled cotton
In the wake of news that global cotton overproduction may continue into its fifth consecutive season, due to high prices when planting decisions were made by cotton farmers in the Northern Hemisphere, the quality of cotton which has been stored in warehouses for a long time has become a concern for buyers.
Wool Retail Forum to be a key part of 2015 IWTO Congress
The 2015 International Wool Textile Organisation Annual Congress is heading to China in this Year of the Sheep. By Elisabeth van Delden, IWTO secretary general.
EDANA infographic backs nonwovens filtration boom
Highlighting the ongoing growth in the nonwovens filtration market, a new infographic from industry association EDANA is aiming to boost awareness of the environmental benefits offered by nonwovens filtration media.
Insight5 Feb 2015Gildan forges ahead despite Q4 losses
Despite significant losses in the quarter ending January 4, Gildan Activewear is to acquire Comfort Colors, supplier of garment-dyed undecorated basic T-shirts and sweatshirts for the North American printwear market for $100m.
News5 Feb 2015Danish EPA to reduce hazardous chemicals in textiles
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into partnership with a number of textiles manufacturers with the aim to reduce the volume of hazardous chemicals used in the production of textiles.
Levi Strauss settles laser marking patent dispute
RevoLaze LLC, which makes laser technology for denim effects, says it has reached a settlement with Levi Strauss & Co, following its filing last August of patent infringement lawsuits with the International Trade Commission and Cleveland US District Court.
Huntsman wins Chinese patent dispute
Huntsman Textile Effects has obtained a final judgment from the High People's Court in Shanghai, China, against Shanghai Colva Dyestuff Industry Co Ltd for infringing its Chinese Patent No. ZL00106403.7 by manufacturing and selling Colvazol Super Black LC-G and Colvazol Super Black LC-R.
News5 Feb 2015Teijin develops latest fibre-reinforced wood
Teijin, the Japanese high performance fibres specialist, is developing an advanced fibre-reinforced wood for use in the construction of buildings.
Cotton USA shares the love with new marketing campaign
Cotton Council International (CCI), through its Cotton USA brand, has launched a new global marketing campaign titled ‘Love My Cotton.’ Stephanie Thiers-Ratcliffe, the Cotton USA international marketing manager, speaks to WTiN about the content of the campaign, the inspiration behind it, and what it is designed to achieve.
Birla Cellulose provides natural inspiration for spring/summer 2016
Birla Cellulose has developed two new trend collections for spring/summer 2016 focused around consumers’ desire to care for nature and live a natural lifestyle. Jonathan Dyson reports.
Insight4 Feb 2015In the driver’s seat
As automobile furniture becomes increasingly sophisticated, WTiN takes a look at some of the companies playing a part in the evolution of smart mobile textiles.
News4 Feb 2015First GTTES in India a success
The Global Textile Technology & Engineering Show-2015, held in Mumbai, India, last month, was deemed a landmark event for the textile engineering industry in India and overseas by the India ITME Society.
Insight4 Feb 2015Solwa acquisition continues Santex growth strategy
The acquisition of the young wastewater-treatment company Solwa srl by Santex Group is the first major coup by recently appointed CEO Marco Tecchio, who took over the post last summer and immediately embraced the growth strategy instituted two years earlier by his predecessor, Heinz Michel – now president of Swiss operating company Santex AG.
Insight4 Feb 2015Rieter reports sales up but orders down in 2014
Spinning systems supplier, Rieter Group, has announced a double-digit growth in textiles systems sales with a strong second half of the year, but a slightly subdued order intake level for 2014.
Conwed to attend RISE 2015 Conference
Conwed, a global plastic netting manufacturer, will be present at this year’s RISE Conference in Miami, US. Conwed netting is used as a reinforcement material with diverse substrates such as film, foil, paper, foam, nonwovens, and other types of fabrics.
News4 Feb 2015'World Cup' champions of wearable technologies announced
Sendrato Smart Festival Wristbands by Dutch company Sendrato BV were crowned the ‘World Champion’ of wearable technologies at an awards ceremony during the 2015 wearable technologies week in Munich.
Review4 Feb 2015India to host first GOTS international conference
India is the largest producer of organic cotton, with around 70% of the world crop – and also the largest processing and export market for textiles using organic fibres.
FluoroCouncil releases guidance on environmental practices for apparel
The FluoroCouncil – a global organization representing the world's leading FluoroTechnology companies – has released a guidance document for the global apparel industry to provide an overview of Best Environmental Practices to help wet processing textile mills and finishers minimize waste and environmental releases, while also keeping desirable fluorinated product performance in the textile.
Insight3 Feb 2015Woolmark promotes merino at Pitti Immagine Filati
On the Australian wool market, over the last two weeks’ sales, the finer microns available have outperformed the medium micron wools by a big margin. This is in quite a stark contrast to the last few months of 2014, when the finer wools were generally losing ground compared to medium merinos and coarser crossbred fibres.
Insight3 Feb 2015INFOGRAPHIC: BCI expands sustainable cotton production in Turkey
The international Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has revealed to WTiN that the volume of cotton in Turkey produced in line with the BCI’s Better Cotton Standard System is forecast to triple within the next two years.
Insight3 Feb 2015Cotton consumption may overtake production in 2015/16 – ICAC
The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) announced at the start of the year that the 2014/15 season is predicted to see overproduction of cotton of 1.7 million tonnes, the fifth consecutive season where cotton production is surplus.
Executive Market Report - 2nd February 2015
A detailed review of movements in fibre, yarn and fabric prices from the previous week, along with changes in production costs.
Insight2 Feb 2015New golf garment collection protects from Scottish weather
High performance outerwear brand, Sunderland of Scotland, has unveiled its new Autumn/Winter collection for 2015 which offers contemporary designs in a variety of vibrant colours and incorporates technologically advanced fabrics and construction techniques.