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Insight21 Nov 2017Seiko Epson Corporation today signalled its new strategic commitment to expanding the market for its Monna Lisa series of digital textile printers with a major event in Como, Italy
Prices20 Nov 2017In China, official figures provided by its National Bureau of Statistics show that the inventory value from the textile wearing apparel and clothing sector rose 3.8% year-on-year in September, 0.3% relative to the month before. Finished goods held in inventory, which makes up 48-51% of total inventories associated with textile wearing apparel and clothing industry, increased 2.6% year-on-year; 1.7% month-on-month. Meanwhile in the chemical fibre industry, China’s chemical fibre production went up 5.4% year-on-year in 2017 up to September. Within the third quarter, production increased year-on-year but underperformed relative to the previous quarter. The global cotton market is expected to have a production and trade surplus from a production and trade deficit this 2017/18 market year. Reserves are also expected to expand by 2.5% this market year. Despite a large drop in year-on-year reserves, China is expected to still have the most cotton in reserves by the end of the market year, accounting for 44% of global reserves.
