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Preview25 May 2017Returning to its picturesque location on Lake Constance, the 24th edition of OutDoor will see a number of international brands in attendance, as well as numerous new themes.
Intelligencefree25 May 2017Robabeh (Zohreh) Gharaei talks to Professor Stephen Russell, chair of Textile Materials and Technology at the University of Leeds, UK.
Insight24 May 2017Thirteen of the world’s most renowned clothing and textile companies have made a public commitment to use cotton only from sustainable sources by 2025.
WTiN's John Scrimshaw assesses the future demand for product personalisation in the fashion market.
Prices22 May 2017Figures from the United States Department of Agriculture reveal that the estimated global cotton supply for 2016/17 has been revised downwards in May relative to April. This is mostly a result of a downward revision in production coming from India. The Cotlook A Index increased 3.9% to 90.80 cents per pound on 17 May, relative to 87.35 cents per pound quoted on 10 May. Cotton supply in Brazil has also been revised upwards in May relative to April, as a result of higher-than-expected productivity in the domestic market The dollar dropped against the yuan by 0.12% relative to the week before, and the INR gained 0.6% against the dollar on 17 May relative to 10 May.Polyester staple fibre prices stabilised at a new low, while viscose staple fibre prices continued to drop relative to the week before. Oil prices below $50 per barrel and overcapacity in China’s yarn market contributed towards the drop in staple fibre price levels.
