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News27 Jan 2014Innovative resin developments transforming composite structures
Hexcel is to showcase how innovations in resin matrix development and weaving technologies are transforming composite structures in a number of industrial markets at ISPO Munich 2014.
News27 Jan 2014Toray to enhance US carbon fibre prepreg production
Toray Industries is to enhance its production facility for carbon fibre Torayca prepreg at its US subsidiary Toray Composites America (TCA).
Karl Mayer to set up production centre in India
Warp knitting machinery manufacturer Karl Mayer is setting up a production centre in India and recently received a visit from India’s Textile Minister, Dr Kavuru Sambasiva Rao at its headquarters in Obertshausen, Germany.
Insight27 Jan 2014Heimtextil to bring over $1bn worth of orders to Pakistan
Pakistan’s textile industry is estimated to secure over $1 billion worth of orders from the recently concluded Heimtextil exhibition in Germany, the Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has predicted.
News27 Jan 2014Ginni restarts nonwoven production
Nonwoven fabric production has restarted at Ginni Filaments Ltd (GFL) in Gujarat, India, following an ‘indefinite’ non-supply of gas from Gujarat Gas Co. Ltd.
Maison d’Exceptions returns for PV February
Maison d'Exceptions, a showcase of contemporary, folk or ancestral textile design techniques, is to return for the forthcoming edition of Première Vision (February 18-20).
News27 Jan 2014Prices remain soft on China's spun yarn markets
Prices for many types of yarn were again adjusted lower in China last week. However, the discounting of prices had little impact on the pace of sales, with most buyers already closed for the Spring Festival. Many mills are thought to view the business outlook with some trepidation, with large stocks and indebtedness expected to weigh heavily on the industry in the months ahead.
Techtextil makes successful ‘first step’ into Middle East
Messe Frankfurt’s Techtextil brand of technical textiles and nonwovens events made its first foray into the Middle Eastern market last week, with a pavilion and symposium at the Intersec trade fair in Dubai. Based on the success of the event, organisers said they will return next year.
News27 Jan 2014Business confidence at low ebb among China’s polyester extruders
Business throughout the polyster supply chain in eastern China was very quiet last week, with many companies winding down operations ahead of the Spring Festival, which commences on January 30.
News27 Jan 2014BioAmber enters into BDO Take-or-Pay Contract
BioAmber has signed a take-or-pay contract for its bio-based 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) with Vinmar International.
Wool Market Report - 27th January 2014
A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.
Review27 Jan 2014Hainsworth joins Textile Forum line up
Military fabric specialist A W Hainsworth is one of the new exhibitors taking part in the Textile Forum (March 5-6).
Profile24 Jan 2014Bangladesh’s DBL Group to double capacity with three new Monforts stenters
A massive expansion at DBL Group, in Bangladesh, will double textile-finishing capacity. The project will see the commissioning of three Monforts Montex 8000 stenters this year, to complement a Montex 6500 installed in 2012.
News24 Jan 2014Mill purchasing slower as cotton prices reach new peak
International cotton prices have this week reached their highest levels since the beginning of the season in August 2013, before easing slightly. Renewed speculative interest in buying New York cotton futures, on the back of strong US export sales and diminished concern over the potential for Chinese stocks to weigh on the market in the near term, has pushed prices higher during the past couple of months. However, as the week progressed some speculators, reacting to technical signals that the futures market had moved into over-bought territory, began to liquidate ‘long’ positions and lock in profits. Dips in the market were fairly well supported by mills fixing prices against previous ‘on call’ purchases (a process we explained in more detail last week).
News24 Jan 2014Name change for Liba
Following its successful acquisition by Karl Mayer on January 1, Liba Maschinenfabrik will now be known as Karl Mayer Liba Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH.
Outlast makes ISPO Textrends Top 10
Outlast’s polyester phase change material (PCM) included in ISPO Textrends 2014.
News24 Jan 2014Bayer gifts $19.3m to cotton research
Bayer CropScience has gifted the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) at Texas Tech University the sum of $19.3m for cotton research and other projects.
News24 Jan 2014Colombiatex generates $266.9m of business
Colombiatex (January 21-23) generated $266.9m in business, up 75% on last year, according to estimates by the show organisers.
Insight24 Jan 2014Angora: What next?
As the number of high street names banning the use of angora in their supply chains continues to grow, how will such action affect fibre demand?
Geosynthetics 2015 call for proposals
Potential speakers and session chairs are being invited to take part in the Industrial Fabrics Association International’s (IFAI) (February 15-18, 2015).
Profile23 Jan 2014HAS Group: Innovation leading to design inspiration
The HAS Group, one of Turkey’s leading textile machinery manufacturers, has experienced turnover and capacity growth in the last 12 months and it has benefitted significantly from pursuing the need to develop greener, leaner technologies.
Insight23 Jan 2014Brazilian textile fairs to focus on Innovation
Brazil-based textile industry conferences in 2014 will focus on innovation, with the country’s fabric sector seeking to trade up to higher end products.
News23 Jan 2014Subdued polyester demand leads to large Yizheng loss
Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co Ltd, one of China's leading manufacturers of polyester, has said that it expects company losses to widen for its 2013 accounts as subdued global demand for polyester products pushed prices down sharply.
