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News20 Mar 2014New Zealand wool prices sag at largest sale of the season
A large offering encountered a limited amount of buying interest at this week’s sale and prices fell. Volatility in the local currency’s standing against the US dollar is thought to have contributed to a slow pace of business. The sale was the largest of the season to date, totalling 22,605 bales (both North and South Island wool), of which 80% moved off.
Pegas 2013 revenues up 6%
Pegas Nonwovens achieved consolidated revenues of €199.2m in 2013, up by 6.1% year-on-year. In the fourth quarter of 2013, consolidated revenues reached €53.2m, up by 11.8% year-on-year. The growth in revenues was the result of increased sales levels relating to start of production on the new Egyptian production line, according to Pegas.
Lenzing launches European fibre concept for nonwovens
Lenzing is presenting a new concept for the nonwovens industry based on cellulose fibres made in Austria in an environmentally responsible process.
News20 Mar 2014Wool ‘shampoo’ given Woolmark approval
Wool & Cashmere Shampoo awarded Woolmark Apparel Care symbol.
News19 Mar 2014Menges Roller wins technology award for ‘virtual’ design
Menges Roller, whose products include heat-transfer rollers used in textile applications, has won the AIMCAL (Association of International Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators) 2014 Technology of the Year Award in recognition of its use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to design better rollers.
News19 Mar 2014UK wool prices generally softer
The latest wool auction was held in Bradford on March 18. Prices for mountain styles wools tended higher, while those for finer types generally softened. Overall, the market eased, with the British Fleece Wool Price Indicator dropping by around 1.0%, to 217 pence per kilo, clean. A total of 1,742,932 kilos were offered, of which 93% was sold.
Review19 Mar 2014JEC Europe expects further growth in 2015
JEC Europe attracted a record number of exhibitors and visitors to Paris, France, last week and the organisers are now considering the addition of a third floor for the event in 2015.
Profile19 Mar 2014Ramtect ramps up the heat
The co-creator of Ramtect lightweight US wool insulation, discusses the possibilities for a 100% Made in the USA product.
News19 Mar 2014China’s spun yarn output expanding slowly
According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, spun yarn production during January/February totalled 5.15 million tonnes, up 3.66% from the corresponding timeframe last year. Furthermore, the growth was also unimpressive when compared with what was recorded during much of 2013.
News19 Mar 2014Polyamide 6 filament yarn values on a downward trajectory in China
Quotations for polyamide 6 FDY 70 den/24f, a key product in eastern China’s nylon sector, today declined by a further 100 yuan, to 22,800 yuan per tonne, the third consecutive day on which the price has declined.
News19 Mar 2014Adidas unveils ‘world’s lightest’ football boot
Adidas builds on reputation for lightweight football boot design.
News19 Mar 2014Chinese supply chains still plagued by corruption
Sedex examines the opportunities - and pitfalls - of Chinese supply chains.
News19 Mar 2014Wind power and automobiles account for 60% of CF use
Research and Markets has added the ‘Concise Analysis of the International and Chinese Carbon Fiber Industry’ report to their offering. Carbon fibre is the new-generation reinforced fibre, mainly used in the fields of aerospace, wind power, automotive, sports and leisure. In 2013, global industrial applications like wind power and automobiles showed the largest demand for carbon fibre accounting for 60%, followed by aerospace, where growth is steadily increasing, while growth of demand from sports and leisure was relatively slow, said Research and Markets.
News19 Mar 2014Unions and brands press for Cambodian minimum wage resolution
IndustriALL Global Union, Uni Global Union and the ITUC together with 30 major brands, including H&M, Inditex, Gap, Adidas and Nike, have signed a joint letter to the Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia reiterating the need for an urgent resolution to the minimum wage and to respect the human rights of 21 wage protestors detained since demonstrations in January.
Chemical producer COIM invests in Italy
COIM investment to increase polyester polyol capacity by 35,000 metric tons.
News19 Mar 2014Puma reclaims leftover denim
Sportswear brand Puma's latest line of recycled denim shoes are destined to benefit orphans in Vietnam.
Insight18 Mar 2014Leading futurist sees ‘tremendous future’ for cotton
Keynote speaker at the Cotton USA Brand & Leadership Summit, Dr Patrick Dixon, identifies the key drivers for future textiles.
News18 Mar 2014China’s fabric output displays low growth
According to China National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), fabric output during January and February amounted to 9.3 billion metres, increasing only 1.2% from the comparable level last year.
Disposable hygiene products industry heads to Chengdu
The China International Disposable Paper Expo (CIDPEX) is the largest exhibition for the disposable hygiene products and tissue paper industry in the world, according to organisers China National Household Paper Industry Association (CNHPIA).
News18 Mar 2014Indian fabric prices decline
A softening in domestic cotton and cotton yarn prices has influenced an easing of local fabric prices during the past month. As we reported in January and February, the principle factor that had influenced fabric prices to edge higher was an upturn in input costs and with that factor diminishing, fabric values have again sagged. Polyester fibre and yarn values have declined by a still greater margin and some reports indicate that there has been a modest shift out of pure cotton yarn and fabric products, into blended constructions.
News18 Mar 2014Growth slows in China’s man-made fibre production
According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, man-made fibre output during the first two months of 2014 totalled 6.08 million tonnes, up merely 0.91% from the same timeframe a year earlier.
News18 Mar 2014Benetton excused of violating Bangladesh Accord
Benetton ‘violated the terms of the Bangladesh Accord’ according to a new investigation.
Suominen expands Hydraspun capacity in Europe
Suominen’s patented Hydraspun Dispersible substrate for wipes and moist toilet tissue has passed the third edition of the flushability assessment test protocol. The protocol was introduced last year under a joint industry initiative from nonwovens trade associations INDA and EDANA that allows products to claim flushability in wastewater systems.