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Rare and speciality fibres prices monthly round-up – November 2017

Monthly review of the latest global rare and speciality fibre prices from The Schneider Group.

SA market rises 0.6% on good demand

The South African wool market traded slightly higher on 6 December, with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator increasing by 109 points (0.6%) to close at a value of R187.65 (Clean

Combined sale sees most NZ wool types decline

Almost all wool types fell at the combined North and South Island sale held on 7 December.

Innovation Briefing8 Dec 2017

Buyer interest drives Aussie market up as recess approaches

The Australian wool market reached new heights due to strong demand as buyers looked to fill orders before the recess.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Thermoresponsive wound dressing for controlled drug delivery

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have created a thermoresponsive wound dressing that can reduce the risk of infection and accelerate healing in diabetic, chronic wounds...

NonwovensMedicalResearch & Development

Innovation Briefing8 Dec 2017

Dual-function textiles for thermal regulation

WTiN reports on one of the latest developments by researchers at the University of Stanford in the US who have developed a dual-function textile.

Technical TextilesSportswearResearch & Development

Innovation Briefingfree8 Dec 2017

3D printed fibres to enhance thermal regulation in textiles

Researchers at the University of Maryland in the US have developed thermally conductive 3D-printed fibres from a boron nitride (BN) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) composite

EffectsDigital PrintingResearch & Development

Profile8 Dec 2017

Onyx discusses colour management for textiles

Onyx Graphics, a RIP and print workflow software solutions provider for the digital printing industry, discusses its colour management offering in the textile industry

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Prices8 Dec 2017

NCWSBA Australian Wool Market Report

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

EffectsDigital PrintingTrade

Low-cost Egypt looks to offer digital globally

Egypt is set to become a new player in the digital textile outsourcing business

SyntheticsSpun/Man-madeResearch & Development

Samsung develops 'graphene ball' super battery

Researchers at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) have developed a 'graphene ball' – a unique material for batteries that charges at five times the standard current speed

EffectsDigital PrintingDesign & Trends

Lithuania’s only digital textile print company broadens its horizons

Digital textile printing is the company’s newest technology investment. It first installed its digital textile printer in 2015 and until then had only used template printing

Preview7 Dec 2017

ISPO Munich to focus on digitisation

With Industry 4.0 continuing to gain momentum throughout the manufacturing supply chain, textiles for sporting and fitness applications are becoming part of the revolution

Technical TextilesSportswearEvents

Mixed outlook for South African wool

Following the excellent South African wool season in 2016/17, producers and industry leaders are confident that wool will continue to perform well in 2017/18

NaturalSpun/NaturalTrade

SyntheticsSpun/Man-madeResearch & Development

UK collaboration develops graphene sports shoes

A UK-based company is launching a revolutionary ‘world-first’ in the sports footwear industry, incorporating graphene into running and fitness shoes