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News5 Jul 2016A powerful carbon fibre fabric has played a key part in a product design award. The TeXtreme Spread Tow fabric has been used to manufacture the fuselage and wings of the lightweight aircraft, BlackWing Sweden, which has received the Red Dot Award for Product Design 2016.
Insight5 Jul 2016According to Korea International Trade Association, PX exports in May reached 579,791 tonnes, soaring 33.69% on April and 53.41% on an annual basis.
Insight5 Jul 2016Data published by CCF Group, the leading textile information provider in China, has revealed that polyester staple fibre shipments in May reached 97,497 tonnes.
Insight5 Jul 2016ACIMIT’s recent annual Italian textile machinery manufacturer’s meeting put the spotlight on sustainability as an added value for the whole of the textile industry.
Insight5 Jul 2016According to CCF Group, the leading textile information provider in China, polyester filament yarn exports in May were up 8.95% on the previous month, to 208,393 tonnes – a surge of 55.28% y-o-y.
A detailed review of movements in fibre, yarn and fabric prices from the previous week, along with changes in production costs.
Insight4 Jul 2016The global automotive textiles market is expected to reach US$31.75bn by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research.
Insight4 Jul 2016From the week starting from 30th of May to the week ending on the 10th of June, Cotton Prices in Shankar-6 have increased 3.93% from an average midpoint value at Rs37150 to Rs38610. Then from the week ending on the 10th of June to the week ending on the 17th of June, increase in cotton prices fell to 3.89% from Rs38610 to Rs40110. From the week ending on the 17th of June to the week ending on the 24th, there was a further slowdown in the increase in prices to 2.89% from a midpoint weekly average at Rs40110 to Rs41270. Finally, from the week ending on the 24th of June to the week ending on the 1st of July, there was a 3.22% increase from a weekly midpoint value at Rs41270 to Rs42600. Since the Beginning of this month, price of cotton increased 15.8%!
Scientists from The University of California (UC) Berkeley, and Google have utilised fabrics made using colour-changing smart threads to develop computer screens.
Insight4 Jul 2016A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.
Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.
Insight4 Jul 2016A new method of treating textiles – which is completely dry, removes the use of chemicals and is greener than plasma treatment – was unveiled at the recent TCBL 2016.
Insight4 Jul 2016Following the success of its 2014 edition, textile industry fair Febratex makes an anticipated return this year, equipped with the latest developments in technologies, software and processes.
Insight4 Jul 2016The Schneider Group has reported that there were no major changes in cashmere prices in all the major markets last week, with all prices remaining stable for the week.
Insight4 Jul 2016Atmospheric plasma treatments have a complex nature, and consequently there is a vast amount of research in this innovative area. However, there are also a number of tested technologies that have emerged, ready for commercialisation.
Insight1 Jul 2016According to CCF Group, the leading textile information provider in China, PTA shipments in May amounted to 67,746 tonnes, plunging 20.62% from the previous month and 29.8% on an annual basis.
Insight1 Jul 2016Last week's TCBL 2016 event discussed innovation, reshoring and driving change.
Insight1 Jul 2016China cotton prices continue to rise this week, as spinners replenished their stock amid concern for tight supply.
Insight1 Jul 2016Data published by China National Bureau of Statistics has indicated that viscose staple fibre production in May shrank 3.76% from April, to 256,000 tonnes.
Intelligence1 Jul 2016Turkey continues to dominate news headlines through 2016 with mainly negative connotations, but the textile industry – in 2016, at least – is proving resilient. This is partly thanks to a more stable political climate than we have seen in previous years and an uplift in foreign investment, especially from Asian investors. The digital textile market in particular looks set to remain positive throughout 2016, following a strong performance in 2015, despite experiencing tougher market conditions than in past years and slower sales than some may have expected, particularly in a year that culminated in ITMA.
Insight1 Jul 2016Europe’s nonwovens sector is bucking a trend, by continuing to thrive as the continent’s overall economy stagnates. Alan Osborn finds out more.
Insight1 Jul 2016UK firm takes delivery of state-of-the-art equipment and first batches of Supima cotton.
