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Next generation space suit
Cambridge-USA based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers are a step closer to developing active ‘second-skin’ space suits. According to MIT, Dava Newman, Professor of Aeronautics, and her collaborators have developed active spring-like coils made from shape memory alloys (SMA) that can be used as compression garments that can find applications in space suits.
News22 Sept 2014Pakistan cotton price drops Rs 100
Pakistan cotton values fell last week, as the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rate dropped Rs 100 to Rs 5,550 per maund on Tuesday September 16, and remained at the same value for the remainder of the week.
News22 Sept 2014Outlast and New Era offer high performance heat management caps
Outlast Technologies, manufacturer of proactive heat management technology, has partnered with lifestyle brand New Era Cap to develop temperature-regulating hats for players during the 2014 PGA Ryder Cup from September 26-28, at Gleneagles in Perthshire, Scotland.
News22 Sept 2014Cotton futures fall 5.3% in a week
Cotton futures fell sharply last week, with the most active December cotton contract on ICE Futures US down 3.61 cents, or 5.3%, to 64.39 cents per lb.
Picanol launches training centre
Picanol has inaugurated its new training centre and test and shipping area in Ypres, Belgium. The official inauguration took place in the presence of Geert Bourgeois, Minister President of the Government of Flanders.
News22 Sept 2014China’s textile investment for August up 17% on last year’s figure
According to the China National Bureau of Statistics, fixed assets investment in the textile industry climbed 6.28% to 48.38 billion yuan in August, up 17.47% on the same month last year.
Shortage of quality wools causes mediocre SA market performance
The wool market receded slightly at this week’s sale and the Cape Wools’ Merino indicator shed 1.3% to close the day at R113.97 per kilo clean. This is still 2.1% above the opening sale and is up 4.0% on the corresponding sale of the previous season.
News22 Sept 2014China’s textile and apparel exports 5.7% up on last year
According to China Customs, textile exports during August fell by 1.42% from the previous month, to US$ 9.96 billion. However, this figure was 6.14% higher than the same month last year.
Kid mohair market indicator up 4.8%
The mohair market continued to deliver strong results on the 3rd sale of the 2014 winter season on September 16. A total of 185,727 kilos was offered.
News22 Sept 2014China’s PX imports remain sluggish
According to China Customs, paraxlyene (PX) imports continue to be sluggish, with the figure for August 679,000 tonnes, a drop of 0.29% on July, and 13.78% down on August 2013.
Insight22 Sept 2014Chinese buyers keep NZ wool market afloat
The wool sale held in Napier on September 18 was firm to slightly easier in comparison to the previous North Island sale held on September 4. The comparison has been made with the last North Island sale, largely due to the similarities of selection – a predominantly crossbred early shorn and second shear offering.
News22 Sept 2014China’s man-made fibre production 5.6% up on last year
According to data from the China National Bureau of Statistics, man-made fibre production during August fell 1.99% from the previous month to 3.64 million tonnes.
Wools favoured by early stage processors keep Aussie market firm
After a significant climb two weeks ago, the Australian wool market has held on this week, with the Australian Wool Exchange’s (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) coming up 1 Australian cent on the previous week’s sale on September 11. The EMI closed at 1,023 Australian cents per kilo clean on Thursday, September 18. In US dollar terms, the EMI lost 22 US cents, to close at 917 cents per kilo.
News22 Sept 2014China’s fabric production down in August but still up on last year
According to the China National Bureau of Statistics, fabric output during August reached 5.9 billion metres, down 2.32% on the previous month.
News22 Sept 2014China’s MEG imports continue steady growth
According to China Customs, MEG imports in August continued the solid growth seen in July, reaching 734,000 tonnes, an increase of 5.61% on the previous month, and 4.53% up on the same period last year.
Wool Market Report - 22nd September 2014
A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.
Turkey gears up for machinery exhibition
The centre of Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia, Gaziantep is preparing to host the OTM Middle East Textile Machinery Exhibition, organised by Tuyap and Teknik in collaboration with TEMSAD Textile Machinery and Accessories Industrialists Association.
Profile19 Sept 2014ITA: 80 years of high performance fibres research
Today, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister of Science, Ms Svenja Schulza, opened the 80th anniversary of the Instutut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University. Addressing over 350 guests, Minister Schulze explained the importance of the €7m that the state of NRW had given in support of the ITA’s work.
Texworld registers surge of Asian visitors
Texworld and Apparelsourcing Paris closed its doors on Thursday evening after four days of trends, designer catwalk shows, the Sustainability Days and an important talk on the responsibility of the textile industry by Jason Kibbey on behalf of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.
Textile industry still awaiting clarity on EU-Vietnam FTA
Although outgoing European Commission president José Manuel Barroso, on his late-August visit to Vietnam, presented the planned EU-Vietnam free-trade agreement (FTA) as a nearly finalised deal – and Vietnamese state media predict the signing will happen in October – the Vietnamese textile industry is still unsure about the FTA’s potential impact.
News19 Sept 2014SESEC supports 50 European textile companies to improve energy efficiency
The final SESEC project conference took place this week in Brussels, Belgium, bringing together entrepreneurs, industry representatives, researchers, consultants and policy makers to discuss the most profitable energy efficiency measures.
17 companies named in US denim patent infringement investigation
Several top denim companies are expected to figure in an investigation by the US International Trade Commission into alleged infringement of a patent held by laser technology specialist RevoLaze.
News19 Sept 2014Lectra appoints new Northern Europe director
Lectra has appointed Edwin Ingelaere as director of Lectra Northern Europe. Based in Destelbergen, Belgium, Edwin Ingelaere is responsible for a team of 35 people spread across nine countries: Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands), Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden) and the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania).