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Insightfree22 Nov 2018Pakistan’s textile and clothing sector representatives have expressed conflicting views over an International Finance Corporation (IFC) initiative aimed at supporting textile industry efforts to reduce energy consumption with a view to improving sustainability.
Insightfree21 Nov 2018The emerging fashion concept was the focus of a conference organised by the Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry (ASBCI) in Nottingham, UK, on 14 November. Fiona Haran was there to find out more
Insightfree20 Nov 2018The Digital Twin approach to virtual product development has been successful in industries such as automotive and electronics, each with long established and standardised ways of modeling product components, end-use requirements, and manufacturing processes
Pricesfree19 Nov 2018Key petrochemicals production in China continues to rise amid a slew of new capacities, and appears to shore up its economy, following its trade war with the US, by softening environmental restrictions on polluting industries on the other side.
Insightfree19 Nov 2018The WASDE report of November 2018 has lowered US production, consumption, exports, and ending stocks of cotton. Production is reduced 1.35 million bales due mainly to decreases in the Southeast, reflecting the impact of adverse weather.
Pricesfree19 Nov 2018The South African wool market traded higher at this week’s auction, held on 13-14 November, with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator increasing by 146 points (0.7%) to close at a value of R206.14/kg (clean). The Cape Wools All Wool Indicator increased by 0.5%.