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News12 Jan 2015European Digital Textile Conference at Heimtextil
This Thursday, January 15, 2015, sees the second edition of the European Digital Textile Conference (EDTC) take place at Heimtextil, 4.0 Saal Europa, Messe Frankfurt, Germany.
News12 Jan 2015Schoeller puts fashion into latest functional fabrics
Technical textiles specialist Schoeller is launching a range of fashion-led fabrics in its latest collection for winter 2016/17.
News12 Jan 2015RadiciGroup presents low-denier carpet yarns at Domotex 2015
RadiciGroup introduced its new 2015 BCF yarn collection, part of its Radifloor brand, at Domotex 2015. The product has been optimised, rationalised and enhanced with more low-denier-per-filament (dpf) polyamide 6,6 SOFT options, RadiciGroup said.
News12 Jan 2015VITAWEAR launches anti-ageing compression garment
VITAWEAR, a specialist in innovative skincare compression therapy, has infused a patented formula of anti-ageing ingredients into its fabric.
Wool Market Report - 12th January 2015
A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.
INDA publishes new market intelligence report
INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry, has issued a new industry report, North American Nonwovens Industry Outlook 2013-2018.
Weaving business grows in Bangladesh
Following its announcement that it will be exhibiting at the 12th Dhaka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition, Stäubli told WTiN how it is seeing growing business in Bangladesh.
Strong start to 2015 for UK wool trade
The first sale of the calendar year saw the market open strongly with a good level of demand throughout. The offering saw a 98% clearance, with the greasy and the clean wool indicators each gaining 2 pence to close at 155 pence per kilo and 227 pence per kilo respectively.
Insight12 Jan 2015Finer wools soften at first Aussie wool sale of the year
The Australian wool market returned from its three-week Christmas break firmly in Australian dollar terms. The Australian Wool Exchange’s (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) remained steady, closing at 1,059 cents per kilo clean on Thursday, January 8. However, in US dollar terms, the EMI lost 25 US cents for the week, closing at 857 cents per kilo.
Colorjet launches Softjet Grand and Vastrajet printers at SGI Dubai 2015
Colorjet, a manufacturer of wide format Digital Inkjet print technology, launched its latest printer models yesterday at the 18th edition of Sign & Graphic Imaging (SGI) Dubai. The Softjet Grand and Vastrajet models are on display at the show, which will run until January 13, 2015, at the Sheikh Saeed Halls 1, 2, 3 & Arena of the Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE.
Profile9 Jan 2015The skill in the silks
The luxury feel and look of silk is renowned throughout the textile industry, with this delicate speciality fibre featuring in a number of high-end shirts, ties, blouses and lingerie products. Two of France’s finest manufacturers of silk textiles take us from cocoon to corsetry. Kami Kountcheva reports
News9 Jan 2015Indian cotton prices dip again
Cotton quotations were on a downward trajectory again this week despite continuing government procurement.
Shima joins KnitClub at Pitti Filati
Italian subsidiary of Japanese computerised knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki will exhibit at the 76th Pitti Immagine Filati exhibition in Florence, Italy. It will participate in the KnitClub section of the exhibition which is aimed at appealing to the technical and creative interests of visitors and to stimulate advanced integration of the entire production chain.
News9 Jan 2015Miroglio Introduces Colour DNA
A new digital colour communication has been introduced by Miroglio Textile which enables the company to identify, match and accurately reproduce digital samples of colours and surfaces.
UL Environment introduces new sustainable standard for wipers
UL Environment, a business division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), has launched a new standard, UL 2883, that establishes human health and environmental criteria for the certification of disposable wipers designed for a range of household and other applications (excluding personal care wipes).
News9 Jan 2015Kornit Digital’s Paradigm II launches in North America
Kornit Digital will launch its Paradigm II digital add-on station into North America at the Imprinted Sportswear Show, which takes place at the Long Beach Convention Centre, California, from 16-18 January 2015. Kornit commented that as this is a specialist event for apparel printing, it is the ideal platform for the formal announcement of the Paradigm II into this market.
News9 Jan 2015Durst presents new digital printer system at Heimtextil 2015
Specialist in industrial inkjet applications, Durst is set to present its enhanced Digital Textile Printing Portfolio at Heimtextil 2015, in Frankfurt, with the launch of the Rhotex 180 TR.
Insight9 Jan 2015Where will the digital textile market go in 2015?
With the beginning of the year already upon us I have been taking stock of the many different views on the digital textile market that have been expressed over the last year. Forecasts of growth in 2015 have ranged from 16% to 35%, which – in a market where estimates of digital production cover a range between 1% and 4% of total printed textiles – leaves a rather large margin for error over both the current and the potential size of the digital market in the coming 12 months.
Vietnam cotton production increase ‘could slow’
Low cotton prices and land scarcity may impede a long-term expansion plan for cotton production, launched by the Vietnamese government in 2010, an industry expert has told WTiN.com.
NCWSBA Australian Wool Market Report
Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.
Profile8 Jan 2015An unstoppable force in fibres
A flexible approach to innovation and the desire to harness the capabilities of the products it produces has seen Eastman chemicals company forge new ground in fibres. Sally Priestley speaks to Vice President, Microfibers Tim Dell to find out what drives the Eastman ethos
Profile8 Jan 2015Finding a middle ground
The Middle East and North Africa nonwovens sector presents a double-edged sword of abundant opportunities for growth alongside an ongoing instability, finds Paul Cochrane, in Beirut
Insight8 Jan 2015What’s behind cotton overproduction and the low prices?
In the wake of the International Cotton Advisory Committee’s (ICAC) predicted a cotton production surplus of 1.7 million tonnes for the 2014/15 season, ICAC statistician Rebecca Pandolph, told WTiN that global overproduction of cotton has resulted from high prices at planting time in the northern hemisphere.
