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Insight2 May 2018A research team led by Yale University has proposed a new approach to early assessment of engineered nanomaterials
Insight2 May 2018Rapid Medtech Communications Ltd, owner of the Med-Tech Innovation Expo, has announced that due to the success of its most recent trade fair and the growing global market, the exhibition is set to expand
Insight2 May 2018DuPont estimates that the global digital textile printing output increased by around 20% from 2016 to 2017
Freelance print designer and product developer Daniel Barros talks to Madelaine Cornforth about his most recent experience of digital textile printing in France
Innovation Briefing30 Apr 2018Highly conductive, stretchable yarns are desirable for wearable electronic applications to retain the drape and conformability expected of conventional textiles while also providing advanced functions
Prices30 Apr 2018According to provisional figures released by the Office of Textile Commissioner, both Indian manmade fibre and filament yarn production underperformed year-on-year within the first two months of 2018. Total manmade fibre production dropped 3.9% to 204.16 million kg, while filament yarn production dropped marginally (0.8%) to 194.13 million kg in 2018 up to February. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, projected trade deficit for cotton in Pakistan this 2017/18 market year widened, according to latest provisional figures released by the United States Department of Agriculture in April. Pakistan’s projected cotton trade deficit dropped 2.7% to 2.7 million bales from 2.45 million bales (480lb per bale) projected in the previous month as a result of an upward revision in imports coupled with a downward revision in exports.
