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Executive Market Report - 27 April 2020

The crude oil market recorded a historic week as front-month WTI pummelled at the onset to its lowest, with traders attempting to offload the contract prior to its expiry.

Insight27 Apr 2020

USDA’s Weekly Export Sales Report for week ending 16 April

The USDA’s Weekly Export Sales Report for 16 April shows better market performance than the previous two consecutive reports, which revealed negative net sales.

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

SyntheticsDigital PrintingMarkets & Prices

Polyester fibre prices head south

Polyester fibre markets in Asia headed south after showing a tentative rebound last week, as producers cut prices to cope with stagnant demand with production rate cuts ongoing outside of China.

FilamentDigital PrintingTrade

PFY declines to multi-year low

Polyester filament prices declined to multi-year low as offers were rolled back significantly opening the week as a fallout to negative values for crude oil opening the week.

SyntheticsDigital PrintingMarkets & Prices

PTA prices hit record low in Asian market

Purified terephthalic acid prices hit a new record low in the Asian market midweek along with tumbling upstream crude oil and paraxylene prices.

NaturalSpun/NaturalMarkets & Prices

US futures up on short covering

US cotton futures on the ICE moved notably higher in the week on apparent short covering incited by rumours of impending demand from China.

Insight27 Apr 2020

The ongoing impact of Covid-19 on India’s textile & apparel industry

With annual output of around 35 million cotton bales, India has emerged as the globe’s largest cotton producer and a leader amongst the cotton producing countries of the world.

FibresYarnsCOVID-19

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Poland looks to digital textile printing to sharpen competitiveness

National pride in Poland's well-established textile sector is sparking a desire to modernise so it can maintain its competitive edge.

FinishingManufacturing Technology

Modern approach to functional finishing

APJeT’s April Wilburn talks to Joseph Link about the future of atmospheric plasma technology in the textile finishing industry.

The Anthology donates profits to Covid-19 response funds

Classic menswear label The Anthology is donating the profits from its knitted T-shirt collection to Covid-19 response efforts. Co-founder Buzz Tang tells Jessica Owen all about it.

FibresYarnsCOVID-19

Wool Market Report - 24 April 2020

A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.

Minimal activity in other wool trade regions

New Zealand is still on lockdown, the recent British Wool sale saw negligible operation, and domestic wool trading was inactive in the US.

ProtectiveMedicalCOVID-19

Virus-killing snood offers comfortable protection

Mike Collins from Pincroft, manufacturer of the Virustatic Shield snood fabric, speaks to Fiona Haran about the company’s involvement with this antiviral textile solution which guarantees 96% protection.

South Africa sees successful first electronic wool sale

The 25th sale of the 2019-20 South African wool season was held this week with 5,382 bales on offer, of which 87.9% were sold. The wool market closed 6.4% (988 points) up at R165.57 a kg clean.

Australian wool prices retract on larger lower-style lots on offer

The Australian wool market continued to retract this week, with general overall losses recorded across the auction centres.

Digital PrintingCompanies & Finance

Securing a future with digital dye-sublimation investment

Racesafe has confirmed the installation of the HP Stitch S300 dye-sublimation printer at its headquarters in Corby, UK.

ProtectiveMedicalCOVID-19

Exploring the antiviral effects of nanocopper

Promethean Particles is putting its novel copper nanoparticles to the test in the fight against viruses including Covid-19.

NCWSBA Australian Wool Market Report - 24 April 2020

Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, executive director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.