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Insight20 Jul 2017Smith & Nephew, the global medical technology business, and University of Hull, UK, have announced a long-term collaboration driving research into pioneering approaches to advanced wound care.
Insight20 Jul 2017Nike’s latest edition to its range of sports bras, the FE/NOM Flyknit, can help break down the barriers women face in sports and life, according to the company’s chief bra innovation designer.
Supermarket giant Tesco has joined a growing list of major high-street retailers in beginning to remove chemicals thought to be hazardous from the supply chain of its clothing brand.
Prices17 Jul 2017The yuan rose 0.4% against the dollar by 14 July relative to the week before, a 0.03% increase relative to 30 June. Staple fibre prices have continued to move positively, but are still below peak price level in terms of yuan. The same applies to polyester and viscose yarn prices. The recorded price of cotton yarn has remained stable in terms of yuan, but increased 0.37% in terms of dollars due to the appreciation of the yuan. This is the same case for filament prices. In India, year-to-date spun yarn and filament yarn production rose by April 2017 year-on-year, while year-to-date non-cotton staple fibre production dropped year-on-year. INR appreciated 0.4% relative to the week before.
Insight17 Jul 2017According to provisional figures provided by India’s Office of Textile Commissioner, year-to-date Indian filament yarn production upped 3% year-on-year from January to April 2017 to 395.53 million kg, from 373.87 million kg the same period year before.
Insight17 Jul 2017According to India’s Office of Textile Commissioner, total non-cotton fibre production in India, between January and April 2017, dropped 5.3% to 438.17 million kg from 462.52 million kg produced during the same period year before.
