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News31 Jul 2014China yarn production rise
According to China National Bureau of Statistics, yarn output during June reached 3.43 million tonnes, up 5.8% on the previous month and 12.68% from the same period of last year.
News31 Jul 2014China yarn exports increase steadily
According to China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and Apparel (CCCT), yarn exports during June tumbled 10.16% from the previous month, to 336,000 tonnes, reflecting the seasonal fluctuation on the market.
News31 Jul 2014Pakistan cotton prices drop further before holiday
Cotton values in Pakistan lost more ground before the Eid holiday. The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rate was Rs 5,700 a tonne on July 28, Rs 100 lower than previous session.
Southeastern Performance Apparel updates business software
Southeastern Performance Apparel has begun implementation of the Simparel enterprise software solution at its headquarters in Alabama, USA.
Vietnamese yarn tangles
According to conventional wisdom, Vietnam’s near-certain inclusion in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will clearly be a major boon to the Southeast Asian country’s textile industry.
News30 Jul 2014New London hotel uses Hainsworth broadcloth
The new Ham Yard Hotel in Soho, London, UK, has used a selection of Hainsworth’s broadcloth for its interiors. Owned by London’s premier boutique hotel operators, Firmdale Hotels PLC, the hotel offers 91 individually designed bedrooms and suites.
News30 Jul 2014Concrete Canvas receives UK Queen’s Award
Concrete Canvas Ltd has been presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation by the Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan Kate Thomas.
Cotton producers visit Mid-South cotton operations
Tomorrow is the last day of the four-day National Cotton Council's (NCC) 2014 Producer Information Exchange (PIE) programme, offering nine cotton producers the opportunity to see cotton operations in Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee.
News30 Jul 2014AWI to invest $800,000 in ewe management course
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) will invest an additional $800,000 to the Lifetime Ewe Management course (LTEM), for its further expansion up to 2017. Over the last 12 years, the course and the Lifetime Wool research project it evolved from have received more than $10m from AWI.
Lenzing starts production at Tencel jumbo plant
Lenzing Group has begun production at its new Tencel jumbo production facility, said to be the largest in the world, at the Lenzing site in Upper Austria.
Clariant sees steady results in Q2
Clariant, manufacturer of speciality chemicals, has announced sales of CHF1.531bn ($1.69bn) for the second quarter of 2014, compared to CHF1.544bn ($1.71bn) in the comparable period of 2013.
Review30 Jul 2014Cascade Yarns holds open house
Cascade Yarns hosted a fully catered open house for Northwest Needle Market attendees earlier this month. Cascade opened up its warehouse to the public and shops were able to purchase directly at the event.
Dixie Group sales up 29.4% in Q2
Manufacturer of carpets and rugs, the Dixie Group, has reported sales of $108,171,000 at the end of the second quarter of 2014. The company saw a loss from continuing operations of $605,000 over this period, compared to sales of $83,617,000 and income from continuing operations of $1,677,000 for the second quarter of 2013.
Protective clothing market to reach $4bn by 2020
The global market for industrial protective clothing is expected to reach $4.06bn by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research.
US retailer orders bamboo disposable hygiene products
Green Innovations Ltd, the US-based bamboo disposable hygiene product specialist, has received an initial purchase order from Woodman’s Markets. The company has 13 retail locations throughout Wisconsin, USA, and has placed an order for Green Innovations’ Clearly Herbal Gentle Baby Wipes and Sensational Bamboo Bath Tissue.
JM merges Engineered Products business
Johns Manville (JM) is merging its American, European and Asian activities for Engineered Products into one global business unit. The Engineered Products business manufactures and markets glass and polyester nonwoven products for the building and construction industry, filtration and battery separation media, reinforcement glass fibres for composites and specialty industrial glass products.
UL appoints textile and apparel technical consultant
UL Consumer Products has appointed Mr Saeed Sheikh as a lead technical consultant and subject matter expert for the division’s textile and apparel services.
Spreadshirt acquires Brazillian e-commerce company
European print-on-demand company, Spreadshirt, has acquired the Brazilian e-commerce company Vitrinepix, which will now operate as a Spreadshirt subsidiary.
News29 Jul 2014Toyota Tsusho to use PFC-free membrane in clothing
Toyota Tsusho has introduced new high performance membranes for clothing made from Royal DSM’s Arnitel VT, a flexible thermoplastic polyester-based elastomer.
News29 Jul 2014Mitsui Chemicals inaugurates new Tianjin spunbond faciliity
Mitsui Chemicals held an opening ceremony last week for its wholly-owned subsidiary Mitsui Chemicals Nonwovens Tianjin (MCNT) in Tianjin, China.
Protective gear donated to wildfire suppression efforts
Invista has donated five sets of Tecgen protective gear to help fire fighters with wildfire suppression efforts following recent outbreaks in Washington and Oregon states, USA. The gear was donated and delivered to Douglas County Fire District 5 in Washington.
Eastman Chemical to acquire wetlaid nonwoven manufacturer
Eastman Chemical Company has agreed to acquire Knowlton Technologies, LLC. The US-based company, which is located in Watertown, New York, designs and manufactures wetlaid nonwovens utilised in filtration, friction and custom-designed composite webs.