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Review5 Sept 2014Texworld's global fashion fest
Texworld is showing its dark side in style this year with a show-stopping Vampires collection from an up-and-coming couturier.
PGI adds second Spinlace line in North Carolina
Polymer Group Inc (PGI) has added a new Spinlace line to its facility in Benson, North Carolina, which increases capacity by 300 million square metres. The line is the second of this kind in the Benson plant and will be commercial during this quarter.
European construction slowdown hits Low & Bonar sales
A slowdown in construction activity and the continuing difficult economic and geopolitical climate in Europe has contributed to a drop in demand for the European civil engineering markets at Low & Bonar, the UK-based global performance materials group.
News5 Sept 2014Cut above (and below) the rest
Bangladesh is unbeatable on price and quality in the global textile industry, according to the head of Multifabs Limited. Multifabs specialise in cotton fabrics and garments for all ages, and boast a spectacular growth rate of 20% a year since they started in 1993.
News4 Sept 2014Europa stretches out for success
Europa is stretching the boundaries of the fabric industry with its latest range of casual and sporty denims.
News4 Sept 2014Ohmatex poaches Vestergaard regional director
Smart textile producer Ohmatex has appointed Klaus Østergaard as CEO, as part of a new phase of commercial development. The company is pioneering smart textile development and has attracted investment from the Danish Growth Fund (Vækstfonden) and from private investors in 2014 to increase production capabilities and commercialise R&D investments.
Eastman adds flat microfibre to Cyphrex range
Eastman has added a flat PET fibre to the Cyphrex range of microfibres for the production of wetlaid nonwovens and speciality papers, mainly targeting filtration applications. The new fibre is less than 0.4 denier in size, and can be used to make uniform, light yet strong materials that boast improved processability compared with other synthetic microfibres.
News4 Sept 2014Pakistan cotton trading loses pace in heavy rain
Trading volume on the Pakistan market dropped further on Thursday as the supply was affected by the heavy rain in many parts of growing belts.
News4 Sept 2014China textile investment displays steady annual growth
According to China National Bureau of Statistics, fix-assets investment in the textile industry plunged 21.69% from the previous month, to 45.52 billion yuan, indicating the influence of the scorching summer heat.
News4 Sept 2014China yarn exports increase
According to China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and Apparel (CCCT), yarn exports during July amounted to 364,000 tonnes, up 8.33% on the previous month and 18.23% from the same period of 2013.
Polyester harbours odour-inducing bacteria better than cotton
Polyester clothes smell worse than cotton, following intensive exercise, according to research to be published in the journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The authors say the reason is that bacteria that cause odour grow better on polyester.
News4 Sept 2014Puma axes Clever Little Bag
Puma is axing its ‘groundbreaking, sustainable’ footwear packaging after just four years on the shelves. The nonwoven Clever Little Bag was developed in conjunction with Fuse Project and hailed as the smartest shoebox ever. It was found to reduce cardboard use by 65%, save 8,500 tons of paper, 20 million megajoules of energy, one million litres of water and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 10,000 tons.
Solvay to buy Ryton PPS
Solvay has signed an agreement to buy the Ryton PPS (polyphenylene sulphide) business from US-based petrochemical company Chevron Phillips Chemical Company for $220m, expanding its offering of high-performance polymers and entering a solid growth market.
Profile4 Sept 2014There’s something in the water
With the launch of its innovative new technology Insqin, Bayer MaterialScience envisaged revolutionising the polyurethane leather market. But Nick Smith, the global head of the company’s textile coatings business, tells Kamelia Kountcheva its applications don’t end there
Italy’s textile industry supports TTIP
Italy’s textile sector says the Transatlantic trade deal is potential boon – but the devil is in the details. By Brenda Dionisi in Milan
News3 Sept 2014New Luxury Lite fabric from Fisher Textiles
Fisher Textiles has added the new DD 3800 Luxury Lite (FR) to its Direct Disperse fabric line for applications including soft signage, exhibit graphics, high end displays, retail advertising, table covers and silicone edge graphics.
Hanes completes DBApparel acquisition
HanesBrands has completed the acquisition of DBApparel for €400m ($528m).
G-III net sales up 39% in Q2
G-III Apparel Group has announced that net sales increased by 39% to $424.0m in the second quarter of 2014, from $304.2m in the previous year’s second quarter.
TeXtreme grows sales team
Oxeon has appointed two new sales managers to the European sales team. With over 24 years of combined experience in working with the composite market, the company hopes Thierry Rebot and Pierre Euzenat will bring great knowledge and understanding of the industry.
Profile3 Sept 2014Always innovating
Dyneema was first introduced in the 1970s but over 40 years later the applications for the proprietary Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre continue to expand. Tara Hounslea catches up with DSM Dyneema CEO Gerard de Reuver to discover how the company works to stay ahead of the curve and where new opportunities lie
News3 Sept 2014New York cotton future slumps amid tepid demand
Cotton futures plunged on September 2 as the demand subdued. The most active December cotton contract on ICE Future US dropped 1.26 cents, or 1.89%, to 65.31 cents per lb, displaying the biggest daily contraction since the end of July.
News3 Sept 2014China nylon production increases y-o-y
According to China National Bureau of Statistics, polyamide output during July tumbled 6.79% from the previous month, to 206,000 tonnes, indicating the seasonal impact on the operating rates of main extruders.
Insight3 Sept 2014China fabric exports display slight y-o-y growth
According to China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and Apparel (CCCT), fabric exports during July amounted to 3.4 billion metres, up 7.79% on the previous month and1.7% from the same period of last year.
Rieter focuses on energy saving
Rieter has published its third annual sustainability report for 2013, highlighting its efforts in energy saving, facility modernisation and apprenticeships. The core themes of this report are global promotion of future generations of personnel and energy efficiency.