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Insight11 Oct 2017Kieron Salter, MD, KWSP, says there are plenty of opportunities for engineers to digitise parts of existing processes to get to grips with Industry 4.0.
Insight11 Oct 2017Japanese textile machinery manufacturer Shima Seiki is exhibiting at the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics show this week, which takes place on 11-13 October.
Preview11 Oct 2017Messe Munich will soon open its doors to the World Manufacturers Forum – the fifth edition to date – which will identify the key trends impacting various industry sectors.
The 2017 World Trade Organisation (WTO) World Trade Report – released last month at the WTO public forum – examines how technology and trade are impacting labour markets.
Prices9 Oct 2017Recorded prices of Chinese manmade fibres and yarns remained stable relative to last week, due to the Chinese national holiday. However, the value of the yuan appreciated relative to the dollar by 0.03% week-on-week, placing upward pressure on the dollar value of Chinese manmade fibres and yarns. In Pakistan, Karachi cotton prices remained stable at Rs6,000 per 37.32kg, in the days leading up to, and following, the Ashura holiday. Despite reports of pests in cotton-producing areas, Pakistan’s cotton production is expected to rise year-on-year, due to an increase in harvest area and productivity. In India, filament yarn production increased 4.5% in 2017 up to July, relative to the same period the year before, as polyester filament yarns continued to offset a drop in viscose and polypropylene filament yarn production. Manmade filament yarns and fibres face higher GST rates than cotton. The impact of taxes tends to be in higher costs of production and restriction in supply as the business environment becomes tougher to manage. Indian cotton prices and yarns have dropped steeply since week ending 1 September, due to a boost in cotton arrivals. Depreciation of the Indian rupee against the dollar further suppressed the dollar value of exported yarns from India.
