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News4 Jul 2014Cotton prices decrease slightly in India
Cotton prices in India softened as demand waned and new crops became available on the market.
Intertextile Shanghai 2014 preparations underway
Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Autumn Edition 2014 (October 20-23) is to again feature Salon Europe, alongside six regional and country pavilions from Asia.
News4 Jul 2014Cotton fabric industry sluggish in China
Dominated by tepid demand, surging costs and a labour shortage, China’s cotton fabric sector struggled during the first five months of this year.
Karl Mayer manufacturing in India
Karl Mayer has recently begun manufacturing in India, a market which it believes has great potential. India is currently the second most important sales region for its Warp Preparation Business Unit. In some sectors, such as direct beaming and sizing machines, Karl Mayer said it has a market share of more than 90%.
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.
Textile Terms and Definitions goes digital
The Textile Institute’s collection of textile terms and definitions (TT&D) is now available digitally. The collection of industry terms is produced by a panel of experts, coordinated by a main Textile Terms and Definitions Committee and assured by The Textile Institute.
Insight3 Jul 2014Reactive printing of cotton fabric using carboxymethylated karaya gum
In the textile industry more than 70% of all printed substrates are cellulosic fabrics. The most important printing method after pigment printing is that with reactive dyes and the consumption of reactive dyes continues to increase, since these dyes give brilliant prints of very good fastness on cellulosic fibres.
Technical3 Jul 2014Critical concerns and solutions in the wet treatment processing of regenerated cellulosic textile materials: an overview
Wet-processing engineering is one of the major streams in textile engineering and refers to textile-chemical processing, engineering and applied science. The other three streams in textile engineering are yarn-manufacturing engineering, fabric-manufacturing engineering and garment-manufacturing engineering.
Freudenberg Board of Partners chairman retires
Freudenberg & Co’s chair of the Board of Partners, Dr Wolfram Freudenberg, has retired at the age of 73. The announcement came at the Kommanditgesellschaft's General Meeting, where Martrin Wentzler (61) was elected as his successor. Mr Wentzler will be both the new chair of Freudenberg Kommanditgesellschaft's Board of Partners and of the Supervisory Board of Freudenberg SE.
Textile & Fashion Showcase celebrates Yorkshire
Two days ahead of the Tour de France’s Grand Départ, the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) has teamed up with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and the Campaign for Wool (CFW) to host a showcase illustrating the diversity and creativity of contemporary Yorkshire textiles.
Necessary knowledge
ITMA ASIA + CITME, now in its fourth edition, saw in excess of 100,000 visitors, a 7% increase on the 2012 event. Exhibitors commented that attendance from outside of China appeared to be growing, confirming that, while China remains the dominant textile industry force, there is also interest in the latest textile technology from a growing number of other countries, particularly in Asia.
Huntsman develops PA fabrics dyes
Huntsman Textile Effects has extended its Lanaset range of dyes to include additional shades for woven and knitted polyamide (PA) fabrics. The new dyes will help textile mills meet rising demand for cost-effective PA fabrics with high light-fastness and wetfastness in a broad range of shades, according to Huntsman.
News3 Jul 2014Successful show for Verdol
French manufacturer of technology for filament yarn processing, Verdol, reports a successful exhibition at ITMA ASIA + CITME, generating interest and orders.
News3 Jul 2014FRETWORK proposes cost survey
The Flame Retardant Textiles Network, FRETWORK, is to run a survey among textile coaters to test the benefits claimed for proposed changes to the UK’s Upholstered Furniture (Fire) (Safety) Regulations (FFR).
Indian railways to consider nonwoven linens
Indian railways will initiate trial runs of nonwoven beds to enhance the comfort of passengers.
News3 Jul 2014China viscose exports display strong growth in 2014
According to China Customs, viscose staple fibre exports during May increased by 6.2% on previous month, to 29,216 tonnes. The figure soared 104.71% from the comparable statistic last year, registering a y-o-y growth for the third consecutive month.
News3 Jul 2014China polyester staple fibre exports surge during May
According to China Customs, polyester staple fibre exports during May reached 85,498 tonnes, up 15.55% on the previous month and 57.87% from the same month of 2013.
Pakistan Minister tells WTiN how he wants to increase textile exports
Pakistan’s minister for the textile industry, Abbas Khan Afridi, has said his government’s proposed textile policy for 2014-2019 is designed to generate additional textile and clothing exports worth $3bn during the next two years.
Sympatex Technologies receives ‘Top 100’ award
Sympatex Technologies GmbH has been awarded a ‘Top 100’ certificate following a multi-stage scientific selection and testing process. Initiated 20 years ago by compamedia, the award marks Sympatex as a top innovator in Germany for 2014.
Mouret collection to promote Aussie Merino wool
Fashion designer Roland Mouret has partnered with The Woolmark Company to develop an eight-piece ready-to-wear Merino wool collection exclusively for Australian retailer, Myer.
News2 Jul 2014Polyester values soar on Turkey market
Quotations for polyester products on the Turkish market increased significantly this week. The prices of key products, staple fibre (1.4den, 38mm) and filament yarn (150den), inched up by 5% to 12%, depending on the source of imports.
World cotton stocks increase for fifth consecutive season
World ending cotton stocks are expected to rise by 6% to 21.4 million tons in 2014/15, making the stock-to-use ratio 89%, due to higher ending stocks outside China and lower imports into the country, according to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). This would be the fifth consecutive season of increase in ending stocks after a 27% fall in 2009/10.
OUTLOOK Plus Latin America conference location set
Global nonwovens associations EDANA and INDA announced today that the Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel in Brazil will be the OUTLOOK Plus Latin America conference location. The conference will cover market, product and technology intelligence for hygiene, personal care and durable applications, and will take place from March 3-5, 2015.
NDC Infrared Engineering and Beta LaserMike merge
NDC Infrared Engineering and Beta LaserMike, have joined to form NDC Technologies. The companies specialise in near infrared (NIR), nucleonic, optical, x-ray, laser, microwave, ultrasonic and process control technologies for non contacting measurement and control.