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Presentation20 Sept 2018Fjord's lead of business design, Claudia Gorelick, offers her expertise on how best to implement some of the latest digital solutions.
Presentation20 Sept 2018Diane Moore, executive sales/design at LTS Design and Chris Moore, owner/founder Strada Verde discuss closing the gap between design and production, the importance of sampling locally and how it will benefit the stylists/designers.
This presentation explores the current size and shape of the digital textile market and highlight where key growth markets and forecast growth areas for the future
Insightfree17 Sept 2018INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, is visiting a number of the best colleges in the US to promote Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs in the nonwovens and engineered materials industries
Pricesfree17 Sept 2018Cotton US futures were lower as Hurricane Florence targeted Carolina’s coast. It lost force and was named a Category 2 storm as it approached land. The wind and precipitation were still big enough to significantly damage affected states, mostly from Southeast Virginia to South Carolina. Cotton speculators sold due to the weaker winds seen in the storm. The USDA’s WASDE report increased production estimates on an increased area as yields were lower contrary to cotton players’ expectation of a slight decrease in production. It also increased exports and forecast only a slight increase in ending stocks despite the increased production
Pricesfree17 Sept 2018Polyester staple fibre prices moved down in China this week as upstream costs retreated from a multi-year high. Nevertheless, polyester margins have narrowed, while sales have slowed, resulting in reduction in operating rates of polyester facilities in key China markets
Pricesfree17 Sept 2018Polyester filament yarn prices declined sharply due to weak feedstock sentiments. This prompted downstream mills to stay on sideline or buy hand to mouth volume expecting prices to lower given the fall in PTA and MEG cost
