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News12 Feb 2014Indian yarn sellers reluctant to offer discounts
While the upward trend in yarn prices witnessed during January has flattened out (see chart), prices are considered well supported at current levels, even though the pace of fresh orders is not especially vibrant.
News12 Feb 2014Downbeat mood evident in Pakistan's cotton yarn sector
Sources in Pakistan appear more downbeat about the yarn business climate than has been the case for some time. Demand from downstream textile manufacturers has turned distinctly sluggish of late. The better pace of fabric trading witnessed directly after the Heimtextil exhibition in Germany appears to have subsided once more, with some manufacturers reporting a dearth of fresh orders from Europe and China. Domestic weavers have tended to adhere to a hand-to-mouth yarn purchasing policy, in part influenced by expectations that yarn replacement costs will decline in the near future. In addition, manufacturers based around Faisalabad have reported renewed power cuts, which is limiting throughput.
News12 Feb 2014Fulcrum introduces SP1/CNT reinforcement solution for Fibreglass
Fulcrum SP Materials, a leader in innovative nanotechnology for enhanced composite materials, has introduced its SP1/CNT reinforcement solution for Fibreglass and Epoxy composites.
News12 Feb 2014Improvement noted in Indonesian cotton yarn market
The tone of yarn business reports emerging from Indonesia has been more positive this week. Demand from domestic yarn buyers is understood to have picked up, as the textile chain prepares for the usual seasonal upturn in clothing sales ahead of Ramadan in July. Although export trading has again been slow, with enquiry from China still sluggish in the aftermath of Spring Festival, prices for pure cotton and cotton blended yarns have generally been revised higher (see accompanying table).
Future Materials Awards to co-locate with Aachen-Dresden International Textile Conference
The Future Materials (FM) Awards will co-locate with the 8th Aachen-Dresden International Textile Conference in Dresden, Germany, in November 2014.
Review12 Feb 2014Wool Lab to go on show at PV
Woolmark to present Wool Lab spring/summer 2015 and Cool Wool campaign at Première Vision.
News12 Feb 2014Magna to pursue biobased alternatives for automotives
Magna International Inc is to pair its automotive know-how with Italian intellectual property company bio-on's chemical expertise to research how production of a natural polyester product can be elevated to an industrial, cost-effective scale.
News12 Feb 2014China’s wool imports increase 9.88% in 2013
According to China Customs, wool imports during December totalled 30,778 tonnes, which was up 7.51% from November, as shipments continued to recover from the usual summer lull. . However, the December figure was 10.62% lower than the same month in 2012.
News12 Feb 2014India aims to bolster technical textiles production
The technical textiles market share in India currently stands at 11.43%, according to figures recently released by the Ministry of Textiles, and the Government of India has set up several initiatives to drive this industry’s growth going forward.
News12 Feb 2014Ahlstrom Strategic Business Development VP resigns
Aki Saarinen, executive vice-president of Strategic Business Development at Ahlstrom, has decided to resign from the company to pursue other career opportunities.
News12 Feb 2014Over 250 cotton varieties developed in India
Over 250 cotton varieties, including hybrids, have been developed to suit the requirements of diverse climatic conditions in India as part of ongoing R&D efforts by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
ETP Conference to highlight Effective Textile Technology Transfer
Effective Textile Technology Transfer from Research to Industry will be the focus of the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing’s 9th Annual Public Conference.
News12 Feb 2014Itema 2013 earnings up 30%
Itema closes a strong 2013 financial year, with a record first half and solid second half. Consolidated net profit and cashflow from operations significantly exceeded expectations, with earnings before tax (EBT) up 30% on the previous financial year.
News11 Feb 2014Solvay opens Singapore innovation centre
Solvay has opened its largest innovation centre for speciality formulations in the Asia-Pacific region.
News11 Feb 2014Accurately testing cotton fibre
The Uster AFIS PRO 2 allows cotton spinners to make the most of their raw material by accurately optimising their processing machinery, according to ICA Bremen, one of the world's leading cotton authorities.
News11 Feb 2014China’s Fujian province emerging as textile and clothing exporting force
According to China Customs, textile and clothing exports from Fujian province increased by 22.3% in 2013, to US$22.96 billion.
Profile11 Feb 2014Hong Kong: A hotbed of talent
An influential platform for burgeoning fashion talent, Hong Kong Fashion Week focused on menswear innovation and knitwear expertise. Elizia Volkmann reports.
News11 Feb 2014Weba becomes first STeP certified weaving mill
Weba Weberei Appenzell AG (weba) has become the first weaving mill in the world to be analysed and certified for Sustainable Textile Production in accordance with the criteria of the new STeP by Oeko-Tex certification.
UK to exhibit high quality textile machinery at Indo Intertex
The British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) and 15 of its members are to exhibit for the first time at Indo Intertex, the 12th Indonesian International Textile and Garment Machinery and Accessories Exhibition. BTMA has organised a British Pavilion, supported by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in Hall A at Stands 82 and 100 for its members who are keen to do business with the lively and growing Indonesian textile manufacturing sector.
Insight11 Feb 2014High hopes for INDEX 14
Preparations for INDEX 14 are well underway from throughout the nonwovens industry. Tara Hounslea discusses the latest plans for the Geneva show with EDANA general manager Pierre Wiertz
Profile11 Feb 2014Alcantara: From fashion to fast cars
More than 40 years on, Alcantara remains relevant to today’s market through a keen focus on sustainability and technological innovation
Profile11 Feb 2014Jeanologia technology used for Bangladeshi garment finishing
Around 85% of laser processes for garment finishing in Bangladesh are developed by Jeanologia, the Spanish company has stated.
Insight11 Feb 2014WTiN Outlook: Cotton market attention shifting towards new crop supply and demand
At this time of year, with farmers in the Northern Hemisphere beginning to make planting decisions about their summer rotation, global cotton supply and demand prospects for the coming season begin to move into sharper focus. Concern has been mounting that international cotton prices, having remained surprisingly firm this season, appear attractive in relation to those for alternative crops, and could prompt farmers to divert more land to the fibre. The prospect of a fifth consecutive season of world production exceeding demand, with global stocks already at historic highs, would obviously be an unwelcome development.
Insight11 Feb 2014Taiwan’s textile finishers going green for growth
The Taiwan dyeing-and-finishing sector has never quite recovered from the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) abolition of global textile quotas in 2005. It resulted in the closure of many stand-alone units by making their labour-intensive manufacturing processes on the relatively wealthy island uncompetitive. However, in recent years, the situation has stabilised.