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Insight29 Mar 2018A renewed free trade agreement (FTA) looks set to be signed between Pakistan and China, giving a boost to the textile industry
Insight29 Mar 2018The official publication of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nhân Dân, is urging Vietnamese enterprises to increase the product value of textiles and garments
Insight29 Mar 2018Cutting kirigami-style slits in stretchy films could make for bandages, heat pads, and wearable electronics that adhere to flexible surfaces, reports MIT
Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.
Prices26 Mar 2018Latest figures from the United States Department of Agriculture show China’s cotton supply for this 2017/18 market year was revised upwards in March, thanks to stronger imports. In India figures from the Cotton Association of India show – as of 31 January – expected cotton supply and demand are expected to rise 4.1% and 1.1% respectively. Increase in India’s cotton supply was driven mostly by a boost in domestic production – which managed to offset the year-on-year drop in imports. Demand, on the other hand, was driven by the domestic market, with exports so far projected to drop year-on-year. Provisional figures from the Office of Textile Commissioner reveal yarn production began with a 2.5% year-on-year growth in January 2018, driven by a year-on-year increase in production of blended yarn. Cotton and 100% non-cotton yarns also contributed towards the year-on-year rise in yarn production in India.
Insight26 Mar 2018According to the latest figures provided by the Cotton Association of India, Indian cotton demand and supply is expected to rise this 2017/18 market year (starting from October) relative to the previous market year
