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News30 Nov 2014Cotton prices shift upwards in India
Indian cotton values picked up last week, with the Gujarat Shankar-6 trading at Rs 33,450 on November 24, up from Rs 32,550 the previous week, before falling back slightly to Rs 33,250 on November 27.
News30 Nov 2014Monthly fabric production in China remains at 6.2 billion metres
According to the China National Bureau of Statistics, fabric output during October amounted to 6.2 billion metres, the same volume as the previous month, and 1% lower than the same month last year.
News30 Nov 2014China’s cotton yarn imports drop marginally in October
According to China Customs, cotton yarn imports during October reached 173,000 tonnes, a marginal drop of 0.57% on the previous month, and a contraction of 5.21% on the same month last year.
News30 Nov 2014China's acrylic imports down 25% on last year
According to China Customs, acrylic imports during October amounted to 11,814 tonnes, down 17.61% on the previous month, and 32.49% lower than the same month in 2013.
Pegas sees profits rise by 36%
Pegas Nonwovens’ earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose 35.9% from 2013 to €11.9 million in the third quarter of 2014.
News28 Nov 2014Measuring effectiveness of non-medical compression textiles
The Hohenstein Institute’s director of the Consumer Tests Department, Florian Girmond, said that the institute is carrying out studies to examine the effectiveness of non-medical compression textiles, a contested topic in the industry.
News28 Nov 2014H.B. Fuller wins first ever OUTLOOK Asia Award
Hotmelt adhesive specialist H.B. Fuller was announced the winner of the inaugural OUTLOOK Asia Award at a ceremony held in Singapore from 26-27 November.
Karl Mayer launches biaxial machine
Karl Mayer has combined the key components of its RS MSUS-V machine with biaxial technology and developed a biaxial machine featuring weft insertion in line with the courses. This new innovation is known as the Biaxtronic CO.
News28 Nov 2014Further Lenzing jobs at risk
Lenzing is to restructure its internal engineering and maintenance business areas and its subsidiary Lenzing Technik, which could affect up to 250 jobs.
News28 Nov 2014Three companies STeP certified at Intertextile Shanghai
Over 3,500 international and national exhibitors took part in Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics trade fair this year, presenting across 170,000 sq m of exhibition area.
BASF to invest in pioneering SAP technology
BASF plans to invest in a pioneering superabsorbent (SAP) technology platform of its hygiene business. The chemicals company will plough up to €500 million (US $625 million) into the project over the next two to three years to establish droplet polymerisation capacities worldwide by revamping existing plants.
EOG exclusive partner of summer ISPO show in Shanghai
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has become the exclusive partner of the new summer exhibition and multi-sport platform ISPO Shanghai.
Global nonwovens filtration market report
The global nonwovens filter media market totalled US $4.0 billion in 2014 compared to $3.7 billion the previous year, according to new research from Reportlinker.
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.
News28 Nov 2014Ebola crisis fuels demand for protective surgical gowns
Nonwoven and film specialist RKW has reported high demand for its viral barrier film-to-nonwoven laminate for surgical gowns during MEDICA, the world's largest medical fair show, which took place in Düsseldorf from 12-15 November, 2014.
Speciality fibres hold firm as holidays approach
The cashmere market in China is getting quieter, mostly because European buyers appear reluctant to buy due to the upcoming Christmas holidays, the Schneider Group reported. Despite this, prices remain firm, since at the current price levels, dehairers only have a small margin and if prices drop, they may face a loss, the group added.
News27 Nov 2014Turkish cotton association joins ICA to help secure sector's future
Turkey’s Good Cotton Practices Association (IPUD) has become a member of the International Cotton Association (ICA). It joins Supima, the Bangladesh Cotton Association, the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers, the Spinners & Weavers Association of Korea and the Australian Cotton Shippers Association, who have all signed up to ICA membership and safe trading.
All in the mind: the story of the little blue dress
Ever wondered why, even when shopping takes a long time, you always end up buying something? I know speaking about this subject sounds a bit strange in the printing industry. Shopping has no relevance to our business, or does it?
Profile27 Nov 2014Profile: Rialco
The name ‘Rialco’ is not widely known in the digital-textile printing industry, but in the past 12 years this UK company has quietly carved itself a niche at the heart of the supply chain for dye-sublimation inks. It processes and supplies highly purified dye powders under the brand name Riaplas, used in the ink formulations of several of the leading global brands.
Insight27 Nov 2014Textile industry ‘united in recovery’
The global textile industry requires cooperation across national borders on the road to recovery, said Josué Gomes da Silva, retiring president of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) in his opening address at the Annual Conference 2014, in Beijing, China.
European Technology Platform to exhibit at ITMA
The European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (Textile ETP) will be in the spotlight at ITMA 2015. Its key projects will be showcased at the exhibition’s Research and Education Pavilion (R&E Pavilion).
BGMEA to hold apparel summit
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is to hold the Dhaka Apparel Summit 2014 at Bangabandhu International Conference Center from December 7-9.
Indonesian government to bankroll textiles training, signals easing of economic nationalism
The Indonesian textiles association (API) is to partner with the Indonesian ministry of industry to set up free training courses for textiles workers, according to API chairman Ade Sudrajat. The initiative is seen as an early indicator of the investor-friendly credentials of the new administration, under President Joko Widodo, who took office last month. The API (Asosiasi Pertekstilan Indonesia) boss said the country’s textiles industry was moving its factories from West Java and Jakarta to Central Java and finding competent workers was challenging: “Obviously factories are moving from Jakarta [where the minimum wage is Indonesian Rupiah IDR2.4 million-a-month [US$198] to Central Java because the minimum wage is half as much, but we need to educate and train workers here for things to move forward — it’s very important,” he said.
News26 Nov 2014India’s logistics under fire at Textile Association annual conference
Chief secretary (Textiles) at the Government of Maharashtra, Sunil Porwal, has pinpointed India’s logistics in terms of textile production as the country’s biggest challenge, at the Textile Association (India)’s Annual Conference on November 14.