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Technology mission to modernise Indian knitting
India’s newly launched Knitting Technology Mission (KTM) project is primarily trying to diversify the country’s knitwear exports with a shift away from cotton to manmade fibre based knitted goods. The KTM committee chairman Dr A Sakthivel has hailed the project as a “platform to add value across the supply chain”.
SSM concludes order
SSM Giudici has concluded an order for 23 machines (3,000 spindles) from one of the world’s most recognised manufacturers of high quality polyamide yarns (not named), it said.
BASF increases worldwide dye and pigment prices
With effect from September 1, 2014, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices for numerous pigments and dyes by up to 15% worldwide.
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.
Positive outlook for Indian innerwear market
‘Indian Innerwear Market: Trends and Opportunities (2014-2019)’, provides an in-depth analysis of the Indian innerwear market. The report assesses the market size and trends of the innerwear segment in India for women, men and kids.
Aunde Group acquires Fehrer
The Aunde Group has become the sole shareholder in German automotive supplier Fehrer.
American Starlinger-Sahm starts construction at US HQ
American Starlinger-Sahm held a ground breaking ceremony for construction of the company’s North American headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina.
News28 Aug 2014China fabric output grows slightly y-o-y
According to China National Bureau of Statistics, fabric production during July amounted to 6.04 billion metres, dropping 5.63% from the previous month, but increasing 6.31% y-o-y.
News28 Aug 2014Indian cotton values advance
Cotton trading improved on the Indian market this week as the mills added crops to their stockpile at relatively low prices. The robust rebound of New York cotton futures also bolstered the quotations.
News28 Aug 2014Pakistan cotton price remains firm
Boosted by the persistent demand, Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rate advanced to Rs 5,600 per maund on August 25 and remained at the new level during the following sessions.
News28 Aug 2014New York cotton futures climb to one-month high
The most active December cotton contract on ICE Futures US continued to rally on August 27, rising 0.57 cents, or 0.85%, to 67.46 cents per Ib, a fresh one-month peak.
Pegas becomes largest spunmelt producer in EMEA
Pegas Nonwovens said it is now the largest producer of spunmelt nonwovens in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, based on 2013 annual production capacity. The company supplies spunbond and meltblown (spunmelt) PP and PP/PE nonwovens primarily used in disposable hygiene products and to a lesser extent, in construction, agricultural and medical applications.
North American nonwovens industry dominated by drylaid
Officials say the drylaid or carded (including needlepunch and hydroentangling bonding processes) methods are the largest web forming category in the North American nonwovens market, accounting for some 45% of capacity, contrary to some industry assumptions.
News28 Aug 2014Melton fabric inspires cushions
London tailor Patrick Thomson has created a limited edition range of cushions after being inspired by Hainsworth’s iconic Melton fabric. Thomson’s ‘Strata’ cushions are constructed from colour-block panels of vivid Melton cloth in a seaside colourway of powder blue, teal, white and cavalry yellow.
Knitwear finishing nerve centre
At first glance, the two production-scale finishing lines at the £2.5m Monforts Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) which has just been completed at the company’s head office in Mönchengladbach, Germany look very similar, yet they’re designed with very different markets in mind.
Impulse pilling tester conforms to new ISO12945-3 standard
The new two-chamber Impulse from James Heal is one of several instruments in its range for evaluating pilling. It is designed and built to meet American standard ASTM D3512, SANS 6116, the Japanese JIS L1076 standard, French NFG07-121 and more recent ISO Standard 12945-3, when used with the appropriate liner and impeller, according to the company.
News28 Aug 2014Possum fur yarn makes double debut at New Zealand Fashion Week
Designers, Zambesi and Maree MacLean, are featuring Woolyarns NZ luxury possum fur product, Perino in collections for New Zealand Fashion Week 2014.
Insight28 Aug 2014China cotton yarn imports decline
According to China Customs, cotton yarn imports during July amounted to 156,000 tonnes, 11.03% higher than the previous month (140, 500 tonnes), the lowest level of the last 17 months. However, the July imports still plummeted 21.3% y-o-y.
AATCC to hold moisture management symposium
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), in conjunction with North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles and T-PACC (Textile Protection and Comfort Center), is conducting a symposium entitled ‘Moisture Management: Enhancing Product Performance from Absorbency to Repellency’ from October 8-9 at the College of Textiles at NCSU in Raleigh, NC, US.
Energy shortages trim Pakistan textiles export growth
Pakistan’s ministry of textile industry has claimed that textile and clothing exports to the European Union (EU) increased by 18% from January-June 2014 compared to last year following its membership of the revised EU Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) for low tariffs.
Yarn testing applicable to all fabric qualities
There are two main types of yarn user: those committed to weaving or knitting high-quality fabrics and those which serve ‘commodity’ applications. Both groups have their own specific requirements and it is essential that spinners understand these needs and how to meet them. Yarn testing is fundamental to customer satisfaction, according to Uster.
Zhejiangtex to launch in November
Zhejiangtex will launch this November as a large event comprising ‘The 15th China Yiwu International Exhibition on Knitting & Hosiery Machinery,’ ‘The 4th China Yiwu International Exhibition on Sewing & Automatic Garment Machinery’ and the ‘2014 China Yiwu International Exhibition on Dyeing, Finishing & Digital Printing Machinery’ exhibitions.
News27 Aug 2014China acrylic market gathers momentum
Boosted by firmer feedstock values, acrylic quotations in China have risen again since last weekend. The spot rate of key product (1.5 den, 38mm) rallied 250 yuan, or 1.4%, to 18,250 yuan per tonne on August 27, displaying an increase for four sessions in a row.
