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Insight18 Apr 2016

South African wool market drops 2.5%

The South African wool market traded 2.5% lower this week and the Cape Wools Merino Indicator decreased by 390 points to close at a value of R151.80 (Clean).

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight18 Apr 2016

Mixed interest at New Zealand wool sale

The 5,500 bales of North Island wools on offer in New Zealand this week attracted mixed interest with 85% selling.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight18 Apr 2016

Australian wool market loses gains from previous week

The Australian wool market dropped sharply this week, losing most of the gains from last week.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight15 Apr 2016

HRH Prince of Wales to host Davos of Wool

HRH The Prince of Wales is to host a special conference in Scotland later this year, designed to highlight the natural and sustainable attributes of wool.

NaturalSpun/NaturalEvents

Insight15 Apr 2016

China's man-made fibre production rises

Data published by China National Bureau of Statistics shows that man-made fibre production during March soared 10.3% from a year earlier, to 4.25 million tonnes.

SyntheticsSpun/Man-made

Insight15 Apr 2016

IFC partners up with Puma

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has entered into a sustainability agreement with leading sports brand Puma to provide finance to its suppliers in emerging markets.

FibresSyntheticsTechnical Textiles

Insight15 Apr 2016

Eco focus for Birla Cellulose

Pulp and fibre business Birla Cellulose is working with a growing number of international brands as it focuses on sustainable fibre innovation.

CellulosicsSpun/Man-madeCompanies & Finance

Insight15 Apr 2016

China to sell reservation cotton from May

According to the China National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Finance, reservation cotton will be auctioned on the National Cotton Exchange between 3 May and 31 August.

NaturalSpun/NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight15 Apr 2016

Rapid growth in China for Holland & Sherry

The British fabric label exhibited in the Premium Wool Zone at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics on 16-18 March – where it had a busy stand throughout the show.

NaturalSyntheticsCompanies & Finance

Insight15 Apr 2016

SASA invests US$70m in fibre production plant

Virgin polyester staple fibre producer SASA is aiming to strengthen its presence within the industry by investing US$70m in its fibre production plant in Adana, Turkey.

SyntheticsSpun/Man-madeCompanies & Finance

Insight15 Apr 2016

TCL 2016: Trends & developments in textile coating & laminating

Ian Holme takes a look at TCL 2016, the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating, which took place in Prague last month.

EffectsFinishingTechnical Textiles

Insight15 Apr 2016

NCWSBA Australian Wool Market Report

Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight14 Apr 2016

Viscose staple fibre values subdued in China

Quotations for viscose staple fibres dipped this week in China, while buoyance in the downstream yarn and fabric sectors ebbed.

SyntheticsSpun/Man-madeMarkets & Prices

Insight14 Apr 2016

China's auction delay causes cotton futures to rise

Cotton futures have continued to increase since last Thursday, due to the delay of China’s cotton auction and the short covering.

NaturalSpun/NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight14 Apr 2016

China’s strong home textiles market

Exhibitors of Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles Spring Edition were in high spirits in March, fuelled by the positive growth of China’s home textiles market.

FibresSyntheticsHome

Insight13 Apr 2016

China textile and garment exports beat expectations in March

According to China Customs, textile and apparel shipments during March rose 7.63% from the previous month to US$16.85bn, which was a blistering 34.13% increase on an annual basis, beating the market’s expectations.

NaturalSpun/NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight13 Apr 2016

Pakistan cotton values up on the restocking

The panic procurement from spinners pushed up cotton values in Pakistan, as high-quality lint was still in short supply.

NaturalSpun/NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight13 Apr 2016

VIDEO: The rise of textile manufacturers at FESPA Digital

Textile manufacturers are seeing the benefits of attending industrial print shows such as FESPA Digital.

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight13 Apr 2016

For designers, the future is digital

Turkish freelance designer Burcu Korkmazyurek speaks to Madelaine Cornforth about designing for digital print, and how it has developed her work and creativity.

EffectsDigital PrintingDesign & Trends

Insight13 Apr 2016

Trade deal unsuitable for Philippines’ garment sector

An anticipated boost for garment exports has failed to materialise since the Philippines was granted Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) by the European Union (EU) in December 2014.

FibresSyntheticsTechnical Textiles

News13 Apr 2016

Spunlaid tops global nonwovens market

Spunlaid nonwovens are now the largest process used to produce nonwovens, accounting for almost half of global nonwovens consumption in 2016, according to a new report from Smithers Pira.

Nonwovens

Insight13 Apr 2016

Traditional methods best for tissue scaffolds

A team of researchers has found that nonwoven substrates produced using traditional methods provided viable tissue scaffold medium compared to electrospun nanofibre webs.

NonwovensResearch & Development

Insight12 Apr 2016

At the sharp end with Groz-Beckert

This year’s Techtextil North America is almost upon us, and there are sure to be numerous products of interest for those working in both the technical textiles and nonwovens industries.

NonwovensHygieneTechnical Textiles

News12 Apr 2016

New CEO for Tenowo

Tenowo has announced that Chris Peart is the new President and Chief Executive Officer of its North American subsidiary, Tenowo, Inc.

NonwovensCompanies & Finance

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