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Archroma confirms commitment to Future Materials Awards
With less than a month to go before winners are announced in the inaugural ITMA Future Materials Awards, global color and specialty chemicals company Archroma has confirmed its commitment to the event as Platinum Sponsor.
Clariant divests energy storage business to focus on core areas
Clariant, speciality chemicals provider, is to focus on business areas in its portfolio including coatings and natural resources, by divesting its energy storage business to Johnson Matthey in early 2015 for $75m.
Make it Fashion conference keynote by British fashion designer
British fashion designer Maria Grachvogel will be the keynote speaker at the ASBCI’s student conference ‘Make it Fashion’ to be held on November 5 at Nottingham Trent University.
Cleantech secures dyeing machinery patents
Cleantech Solutions International Inc says it has received two new Chinese patents, covering components of the hot-air circulation system of the its low-emission air-flow dyeing machines. The company believes that the hot-air circulation system helps to enhance the machines' ability to produce higher-quality textiles with a better look and feel.
Sign & Digital UK to expand footprint in 2015
Next year’s Sign & Digital UK will have a floor area one fifth bigger than the 2014 edition as a result of increased exhibitor demand. Organisers Faversham House say that even at this stage, bookings for the March event are 11% beyond this year’s total.
ITMF elects new president
Wang Tiankai has been elected unanimously as president of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) for the next two years.
News29 Oct 2014China cotton yarn imports fall y-o-y
According to China Customs, cotton yarn imports during September grew 15.85% on the previous month, to174,000 tonnes, which, however, was a contraction of 13.44% from the same period of 2013, posting a decrease for five months in a row.
News29 Oct 2014China polyester filament yarn production increases steadily
Data from China National Bureau of Statistics indicates polyester filament yarn output during September rose 4.31% on the previous month, to 2.21 million tonnes, reversing the declining trend of the last two months.
News29 Oct 2014China MEG imports shrink during September
According to China Customs, Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) imports during September amounted to 731,000 tonnes, down 0.41% from the previous month and 8.56% y-o-y.
DSM to present fibre for medical constructs at MD&M conference
DSM, biomedical materials science and regenerative medicine company will be presenting and exhibiting at the MD&M Minneapolis Conference in the US in 2015.
News28 Oct 2014PrimaLoft’s ‘Performance Down Blends’ receives Derryck Draper Award
New York-based materials science company PrimaLoft, Inc. has been awarded the OWPG’s (Outdoor Writers and Photographers’ Guild) prestigious Derryck Draper Award for its innovative PrimaLoft Performance Down Blends, the world’s first hybrid insulation.
News28 Oct 2014Guangdong Esquel Textiles first Chinese company to gain STeP certificate
Guangdong Esquel Textiles, the largest production campus of Esquel Group, has become the first production facility in China to be awarded with STeP by Oeko-Tex certification for what auditors call “exemplary” sustainable textile production.
Suominen sees net sales soar in successful Q3
Global nonwovens manufacturer Suominen has increased its net sales by 10.5% to €103.3m for the third quarter, January to September 2014, compared with €93.5m in the same quarter last year.
Alchemie announces Trident print head partnership
Alchemie Technology, the company founded by former Xennia chief executive Dr Alan Hudd, has announced a strategic collaboration with Trident, with the aim of using Trident print heads in industrial inkjet applications. The heads will be supplied as part of an industrial inkjet solution through a product line that Alchemie has named Trijetica.
Ahlstrom restructures business for stronger accountability
Ahlstrom is restructuring the business as of January 1, 2015, to enable faster execution and stronger accountability within business areas. The composition of Ahlstrom's Executive Management Team (EMT) will change with immediate effect.
News28 Oct 2014H&M opens flagship store in Philippines
H&M opened its flagship store in the Philippines this month, at SM Megamall’s Fashion Hall, following a VIP launch party held two nights before the opening.
Coats announces new executive director
Coats plc, the international industrial thread and consumer textile-crafts business, has announced the appointment of Rajiv Sharma, global CEO of Coats Industrial, as an executive director of its main board, effective December 1, 2014.
FESPA Eurasia to host digital textile printing conference
FESPA is to host a digital-textile printing conference in Turkey, alongside FESPA Eurasia 2014. The event will take place on December 5 at the WOW Hotel in Istanbul and follows a similar conference in Milan, Italy, early in October.
Moisture management fabrics market predicted to grow
Moisture management fabric technology has entered a new era as manufacturers and retailers respond to growing demand by consumers for ever greater levels of performance from their garments, according to Textiles Intelligence.
Turkish carpet industry becoming more competitive
A leading carpet producer in Gaziantep Province, a major carpet production hub in Turkey’s Southeaster Anatolia Region, has told WTiN.com that the industry is facing a number of challenges as the Turkish sector becomes increasingly competitive.
M&S seeks mobile answers to workplace questions
Mobile phones are being used by workers in Marks & Spencer supplier factories to enable the company to gain more insight into factory environments and give a higher profile to workers’ voices.
Review27 Oct 2014Shima Seiki to hold private UK exhibition
Japanese flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki will hold a private exhibition in London next month together with its UK subsidiary Shima Seiki Europe.
Polartec to show off functional fabrics at Performance Days
Polartec will be showcasing its latest fabric technologies at Performance Days, functional fabric fair for sportswear, from November 4-5 in Munich. This will mark the first time Polartec has showcased its products at this exhibition, which caters to activewear innovations, trends and new fabrics and materials for the world’s industry experts.