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Smart technology gets personal

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed new wearable technology that adapts to a user's thermal comfort requirements.

Sportswear

Cotton futures fall further

Cotton futures dropped once again on Thursday, as the rumours that China could soon announce a plan to sell reservation cotton reverberated around global markets. Even projections for lower output from India and Pakistan did not help the price.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Cotton values under pressure in China

Cotton prices were under mounting pressure in China this week, amid speculation that the government will release its massive stockpiles after National People's Congress.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

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Optima dampens optimism

With sales of just over €330 million reported for 2015, Germany-based nonwovens packaging group Optima should be optimistic about the future – but company bosses are warning of caution.

News10 Mar 2016

Graphene enhances resins for composites

Huntsman Advanced Materials (Switzerland) GmbH (Huntsman), a leading global manufacturer of epoxy, acrylic and polyurethane based polymer products, is delivering significant step change in the market for nanocomposites.

SyntheticsTechnical Textiles

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Import substitution still a distant dream for Russian textiles

A shortage of raw materials and domestic equipment is making import substitution difficult for the Russian textile sector.

NaturalSyntheticsTechnical Textiles

Made in India

The costs of acquiring equipment have so far limited the growth of the Indian technical textiles industry, but increased government support could turn this around.

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On track for sustainable sportswear

Sportswear manufacturers are increasingly seeking to combine sustainability with performance – what global progress is being made?

SyntheticsFilamentResearch & Development

Making perfect sense

Electrically active materials are spun into innovative filaments at the Institut für Textiltechnik at RWTH Aachen University (ITA). Discover the possibilities with these kinds of fibre sensors.

FabricsKnittingMarkets & Prices

China fabric exports rise

Data published by TTEB, the leading textile information provider in China, shows that fabric shipments during January reached 3.65 billion metres, up 3.69% on the prior month and 8.86% on an annual basis.

SyntheticsFilamentMarkets & Prices

China MEG imports tumble in January

According to CCF Group, the leading textile information provider in China, MEG imports during January amounted to 527,877 tonnes, slumping 22.71% from the previous month and 26.18% y-o-y.

NaturalSyntheticsTechnical Textiles

The right combination

Carbon fibre and other composite reinforcements are finding favour across a range of high end, technical application areas, including in the growth market of automotive.

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Introducing the Storm Hexa

On the second day of FESPA Digital, Kornit have unveiled their new configuration of the Storm generation, the Storm Hexa.

SyntheticsNonwovensTechnical Textiles

More than mechanics

Santex Rimar Group is looking forward to another year of growth and development. CEO Stefano Gallucci speaks to WTiN.com about what lies in store for 2016.

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Taking flight with technical textiles

Technology within the textile industry continues to change greatly, with the aviation industry particularly benefiting from developments in technical textiles.

The fibres of tomorrow

Researchers from the Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Germany, look at how and why shaped fibres may revolutionise functional sportswear.

SyntheticsSportswear

SyntheticsFilamentMarkets & Prices

China polyester prices surge

Boosted by the strengthened feedstock markets, polyester spot rates soared in China amid improved demand from downstream firms.

CellulosicsMarkets & Prices

China viscose staple fibre values up

Quotations for viscose staple fibre were on an upward trajectory this week in China as the whole supply chain fired on all cylinders.

Spun/NaturalMarkets & Prices

China cotton yarn imports plunge

According to China Customs, cotton yarn imports during January amounted to 161,500 tonnes, tumbling 13.31% from the previous month and 25.85% on an annual basis.

The history of superabsorbents – a personal perspective: part 3

Dr Edmund Carus has decades of experience in the nonwovens industry, particularly in the fields of healthcare and hygiene. Here he offers part 3 of his unique perspective on superabsorbency.

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