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SyntheticsSpun/Man-madeTechnical Textiles

Green wings make history

History was made this week with the completion of the world’s first solar-powered flight.

Highest feminine wipes growth found in supermarket sector

The global feminine wipes market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of close to 4% during the period 2016 to 2020, according to a new report from leading market research company Technavio.

Hygiene

Indonesia’s traditional textiles need recognition and investments, say experts

Indonesia’s hand-made traditional textile sector, especially its famous batiks, is lagging behind growth on its large scale machine-printed batik motifs on apparel and textiles, industry experts warn.

News29 Jul 2016

Febratex 2016 to host Digital Textile Forum

Febratex, the leading trade fair for the textile industry in the Americas, will present visitors with the opportunity to participate in the Digital Textile Forum at the 15th edition of the exhibition.

DyeingDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

VIDEO: Ever thought about digitally printing onto ready-made shoes?

UK digital print house Sole Juice has developed a proprietary thermal imaging technology, which enables quick and easy dye-sublimation transfer printing onto ready-made shoes and other accessories.

India cotton shortage leaves spinners scrambling for imports

A severe cotton shortage in India has led local spinners to scramble for imports, and prompted a government decision to sell its stock only to small-scale spinning mills within the country.

NaturalSpun/Natural

Brexit could make EU impose import duties on British textiles and inputs

Textile, yarn and fibre manufacturers in Britain face a risk that their exports to the European Union (EU) will attract duties now the UK government has confirmed it will push ahead with leaving the EU, following the Brexit referendum.

A digital textile printing model for Africa

WTiN catches up with Craig Whyte, CEO of ArtLab, to discuss the business’ growth and the importance of low-cost, high-quality machinery for the region.

Digital Printing

Brazil emerges as a promising textile market for Mauritius

The emergence of Brazil as a major economic power and highly promising market of 200 million inhabitants is luring Mauritian textile producers to move further into Latin America’s largest national market.

Russia easing import controls on Turkey textile exports

Turkey may resume supplies of its textile products to Russia thanks to the recent improvement of relations between the two countries, according to the Russian ministry of industry and trade.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

INFOGRAPHIC: EFI reports Q2 revenue up 21%

Following a number of acquisitions in the last year, it is unsurprising that digital printing giant EFI has announced a profitable start to 2016 with its second quarter results.

DyeingFinishingManufacturing Technology

Dyeing and finishing developments at 24th IFATCC International Congress

The 24th International Congress of the International Federation of Associations of Textile Chemists and Colourists (IFATCC) was this year held in the modern campus of the University of Pardobice, Czech Republic.

DyeingManufacturing Technology

China’s dyeing units shaken up by government

It has been little over a year since China launched its comprehensive Water Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (the Water Ten Plan), which has triggered profound changes within the country’s textile dyeing sector.

NonwovensCompanies & Finance

Ahlstrom revises outlook following cancelled transaction

Finnish nonwovens producer Ahlstrom has issued a revised outlook for 2016, following the decision to terminate the planned divestiture of the company’s Building & Wind business unit to Owens Corning.

SyntheticsRecycledCompanies & Finance

Pactics’ new Cambodia factory to produce textiles with sublimated printing

Shanghai-based microfibre and fabric accessories maker Pactics Group is set to open a new factory in Cambodia, using innovative digital heat-transfer “sublimated” printing, which allows brightly coloured high-quality prints on fabric.

Wound dressings made from bacteria alginate

German researchers have teamed up to develop a biotechnological process to produce bacterial alginate for use as the raw material for fibre-based medical products.

SyntheticsMedicalMedical

VIDEO: Sabur grows as the UK invests in digital textile printing

WTiN takes a look at the growth of digital textile print distributor Sabur, in light of the increasing appeal for direct printing in the UK.

EffectsDigital Printing

Italy the latest country to focus exports on Iran

European textile manufacturers are hurrying to promote their products at the 2016 edition of the Irantex trade show, as exporters set their sights on this burgeoning industry.

Iran leads foreign visitor numbers at ITM

Last month’s ITM exhibition, co-located with Hightex 2016 at Istanbul’s Tuyap Fair and Convention Centre, attracted 1,200 exhibitors and almost 50,000 visitors from across 77 countries.

Vietnam’s rising labour costs could affect exports

Vietnam’s local media has reported that textile and garment enterprises in the country are at risk of missing their export target for 2016, due to reduced competitive ability and lack of export orders.