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Tajikistan ‘needs to add value’ to compete
Tajikistan (Tajik) is a fast emerging cotton-rich country in the CIS block sharing a border with Uzbekistan. Tajik is producing nearly one million tonnes of premium cotton of 28-31mm fibre length with good fineness and low trash. Such cotton is capable of producing counts in the range 24 Ne to 40 Ne and, is thus keenly sought for export to cotton user countries such as Turkey, Russia, China and Korea.
News4 Dec 2014DuPont introduces stretchable inks for wearable electronics
DuPont Microcircuit Materials (DuPont) has introduced a suite of stretchable electronic ink materials for use in smart clothing applications and other wearable electronics.
Harris Tweed launches whisky-scented fabric
Harris Tweed Hebrides has launched a smart fabric permanently imbued with the scent of Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky.
Insight3 Dec 2014Microbullet hits confirm graphene’s strength
Tests carried out by Rice University in Texas, US, have confirmed graphene’s suitability in body armour and spacecraft protection.
News3 Dec 2014China textile machinery imports shrink, but exports soar
According to China Customs, China’s textile machinery imports during October slumped 19.73% from September’s level, to 1.41 billion yuan, the third straight month of contraction.
News3 Dec 2014China textile and apparel exports show growth on year
According to China Customs, textile and garment exports during October shrank 7.05% from the previous month, to around US$ 26.54 billion, dragged down by the contraction of apparel sales to the USA, Hong Kong and Japan.
News3 Dec 2014China wool imports rebound during October
The data from China Customs indicates that wool imports during October rebounded to 30,328 tonnes, 29.96% higher than the previous month, reversing the shrinking trend of last two months.
News3 Dec 2014China silk exports subdue
Data from China Customs shows that silk exports during October declined to 482 tonnes, down 13.46% from the previous month and 2.43% y-o-y.
ISPO Textrends forum 65% bigger
ISPO Textrends, the forum for innovative textiles and components and sportswear manufacturing, has seen 65% more companies register than the previous year’s event.
News3 Dec 2014Tatham appointed European service centre for Yingyang Nonwoven
Tatham, a specialist textile technology company, has been appointed the authorised service centre for Yingyang Nonwoven Machinery Co. Ltd in Europe. Tatham is already an authorised sales agent for Yingyang Nonwoven in the region.
28% of M&S sourced cotton grown to BCI standards
A six-month update on the Marks and Spencer (M&S) Plan A 2020, a 100 commitment sustainable business plan launched in June to improve the company’s environmental profile, has shown that 28% of cotton sourced by the company is now grown to BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) standards.
News3 Dec 2014MNW appoints new Plant Manager
Monadnock Non-Wovens (MNW), a provider of high performance meltblown nonwoven roll goods for the filtration, industrial, healthcare and consumer markets based in Pennsylvania, has promoted Ed Books to Plant Manager.
NatureWorks partners up to push Ingeo bioplastics in India
NatureWorks is entering a partnership with Northern Technologies International Corporation to push marketing and sales of Ingeo products in India and surrounding countries, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
News3 Dec 2014SVL scoops Top Corporate Governance Report Award
Mr Dilip Kumar Agarwal, CEO – PET and Feedstock Business, representing Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), received the Top Corporate Governance Report Award from Mr Sommai Phasee, Finance Minister.
Best Global Business Segment award goes to Sarla
Manufacturer and exporter of polyester and nylon textured, twisted and dyed yarns, Sarla Performance Fibers, received the Best Global Business Segment award at the SME Business Excellence Awards 2014 in New Delhi, India, last month.
News3 Dec 2014Stoll offers courses for knitting technicians
Stoll’s Reutlingen Training Center offers practice-oriented courses in several languages as part of the company’s scheme aiming to train more than 2,000 knitting technicians worldwide each year.
INDA’s Filtration conference and training event confirms growing nonwovens sector
More than 1,400 delegates and 130 exhibitors filled the halls at INDA’s Filtration 2014 Conference, combined for the first time this year with the association’s nonwoven filter media training course, delivered on the theme of “Pure Opportunity”.
Freudenberg develops medical innovation
Freudenberg medical nonwovens specialists have created a solution for positioning drugs exactly where they are needed in the body before they are released in a controlled manner.
News2 Dec 2014James Heal enhances Titan testing instrument
UK-based testing instrument company, James Heal, has substantially increased the tension and compression capacities of its latest model of its universal strength tester, the Titan. The product now provides the capacity to accommodate tests up to 5kN and includes a number of additional functions.
Pakistan relaunches Textile Board with promise to end power cuts
A sustained campaign by an influential textile lobby has persuaded the Pakistan government to revive a federal Textile Board advisory panel, after it has lain dormant for eight years. The board has been charged with focusing on the key challenges now facing the industry.
News2 Dec 2014China home textile exports rise y-o-y
Data from China Customs indicates that home textile exports during October contracted by 0.73% from September to US$ 2.71 billion, extending their shrinking trend to a second consecutive month.
News2 Dec 2014China yarn production increases steadily during 2014
According to China National Bureau of Statistics, yarn output during October reached 3.46 million tonnes, up 1.74% on the previous month and 5.89% y-o-y.
