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Insight2 Dec 2014China cotton imports plunge again
According to China Customs, cotton imports during October amounted to 81,900 tonnes, tumbling by 33.36% from the previous month, the third consecutive month to register a contraction.
News2 Dec 2014PrimaLoft adopts Responsible Down Standard
PrimaLoft, high-performance insulations and fabrics manufacturer, has adopted the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) and will offer fully traceable goose and duck down products.
News2 Dec 2014Woolmark and China’s Eve Group to collaborate
The Australian wool industry’s R&D and marketing entity, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), owner of The Woolmark Company, has signed a Marketing Collaboration Agreement with China’s leading purveyor of luxury menswear, The Eve Group.
Rieter launches after-sales business
As a part of implementing its core strategies, Rieter will be putting an emphasis on innovation and profitability as well as the development of after-sales business over the next three years.
Westex Carpets has all colours covered
The ability to deliver any carpet colour a customer asks for and total control over a fully integrated manufacturing process are allowing one West Yorkshire UK-based firm to produce high quality carpets with short lead times. Marianne Curtis reports
Executive Market Report – 1st December 2014
A detailed review of movements in fibre, yarn and fabric prices from the previous week, along with changes in production costs.
EDANA hails ‘must-attend’ OUTLOOK Asia conference
European nonwovens industry association EDANA hailed its OUTLOOK Asia conference, which took place from 26-27 November in Singapore, as the new “must-attend” event for companies in the Asia Pacific region.
Oil price fall good for textile manufacturers
The continuing fall in oil prices and announcement by OPEC last week that it would maintain production levels at 30 million barrels a day over the next six months is broadly good news for textile manufacturers.
News1 Dec 2014PrimaLoft wins TGO Best Innovation Award for insulation down blend
PrimaLoft, high-performance insulations and fabrics company, has been awarded ‘Best Innovation’ for its PrimaLoft Gold Insulation Down Blend at the annual TGO (The Great Outdoors) Awards, which celebrates the achievements of individuals and organisations from across the outdoor sector.
News1 Dec 2014Hainsworth launches Scarlet & Argent collection
UK textile mill Hainsworth has launched a striking new Scarlet & Argent collection. The new Scarlet & Argent range includes The Heritage Collection, tributes to the UK’s history with throws inspired by the Battle of Waterloo, Winston Churchill, the Suffragette Movement and more.
Chinese textile power undiminished
While no longer currently experiencing double digit growth, China is still the most reliable engine for new investments by European industrialists in fields such as fibres and textile manufacturing, according to Friedrich Weninger, chief operating officer of cellulosic fibres leader Lenzing, who will leave the company after 25 years’ service at the end of 2014.
Wool Market Report - 1st December 2014
A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.
Bradford wool market slips at penultimate 2014 sale
The 9th British Wool Sale of the 2014/15 season was held by the British Wool Marketing Board in Bradford on Tuesday, November 25, and offered 1,900,662 kilos.
Insight1 Dec 2014SA wool market buckles under pressure of large offerings
The wool market came under pressure at this week’s sale on Wednesday, November 26, with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator shedding 1.9% to close at R109.48 per kilo clean. This is a 1.9% decrease on the opening sale and is down 1.8% on the corresponding sale of the previous season. The Australian market indicator gained 0.3%.
Insight1 Dec 2014NZ wool market faces lull with subdued shipping requirements
Subdued overseas interest into shipping requirements over the coming Christmas vacation period saw targeted buying with most types easing at the auction on Thursday, November 27, in contrast to the situation in Australia.
Insight1 Dec 2014Pre-Christmas break shipping orders hoist Aussie wool market
Australia saw an upturn of the market this week, with the Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) lifting by 9 cents to close at 1,056 cents per kilo clean on Thursday, November 27, a season high so far. In US terms, the market still had a strong week, gaining 8 US cents over the three days of auctions, to close at 907 cents per kilo.
News1 Dec 2014Teijin expands line-up of next-generation cosmetics
Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd, the Teijin Group’s fibre products converting company, has expanded its line-up of next-generation cosmetic products that leverage the group’s high-performance fibre technologies.
French-based industry group aims to boost Cambodian textile sector
An initiative led by Europe-South East Asia trade-promotion group EVAlliance aims to transform Cambodia’s low-value-added, largely subcontract-based and textile-import dependent garment-making business into a sector making high-end goods with locally manufactured textile input.
News30 Nov 2014Textile investments in China up 12% on last year
According to data from the China National Bureau of Statistics, fixed asset investments in the textile industry during October reached 54.10 billion yuan, down just 0.37% on the previous month, and 10.42% up on the same month last year.
News30 Nov 2014China’s PX imports down 25% in October
According to China Customs, paraxlyene (PX) imports reached 749,400 tonnes in October, down 25.50% on the previous month, but still 11.78% higher than the same month in 2013.
News30 Nov 2014Pakistan cotton values unchanged
Pakistan cotton prices stayed firm last week, with Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rates remaining at Rs 4,800 per maund throughout the week following the previous week’s drop from Rs 5,050 per maund.
News30 Nov 2014New York cotton futures up 2%
New York cotton futures lifted last week, as the most active December cotton contract on ICE Futures US climbed 1.20 cents, or 2%, to 60.96 cents per lb on November 28.
