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Insight13 Jan 2016Fabric sales in Keqiao, the world-leading hub for textile production and trading in China’s Zhejiang province, reached 949 million metres, jumping 27.56% on the previous month and 21.32% y-o-y.
Insight13 Jan 2016A new nylon yarn will benefit sports and casual wear by making them more soft and stretchable, according to its creator, Toray Industries Inc.
Insight12 Jan 2016The secretary general of the Indonesia Synthetic Fibre Producers Association says increasing sales of hijabs could help Indonesia’s textile sector boost business, aiding an industry facing stagnation in export and domestic demand.
Insight11 Jan 2016Statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC) show that the global value of knitted and crocheted fabrics exported in 2014 (the latest year for which statistics are available) was $33,741,741 compared with $32,750,410 in 2013.