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Insightfree7 Nov 2017‘Compliance and Technology – key factors for industry and retail’ was the focus of the International Apparel Federation (IAF) Conference, reports Marcia Mariano
Intelligence7 Nov 2017The lifecycle of equipment is complex. It often involves multiple groups of people, dispersed across the world, who are involved in making, owning or servicing equipment
The much talked about group dedicated to digital textile printing and finishing, Imprima SpA has made its fourth acquisition of 2017
Prices6 Nov 2017Year-to-date (YTD) Indian yarn production dropped 1.1% year on year in 2017 up to August, according to provisional figures provided by India’s Office of Textile Commissioner. The year-on-year drop in cotton spun yarn production continued to offset the year-on-year gain in blended and 100% non-cotton yarns. Meanwhile, manmade staple fibre production in India dropped 0.5% year-on-year during the same period, as a drop-in polyester, acrylic and polypropylene staple fibres offset the year-on-year gain in viscose staple fibre production. The United States Department of Agriculture revised downwards the total supply of cotton in the US for the 2017/18 market year in October relative to forecasts made in September. Due to the impact of hurricanes Irma and Harvey, the USDA revised downwards the harvest area and productivity – which led to a downward revision in domestic production. On the demand side, exports were revised downwards by a larger amount than domestic consumption. Both trade and production surplus were revised downwards this market year.
Insight3 Nov 2017Odour management is one of the fastest-growing areas of the nonwovens industry at present. Innovations in the area are wide-ranging and continue to grow, including more complex chemical solutions, and also more high-tech solutions in the fibres of garments themselves
