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Insight6 Oct 2015The World Textile Summit, co-located with ITMA 2015 in November, has revealed a high-powered line-up to explore the business case for pursuing a strong sustainability policy in the textile manufacturing value chain.
Global cotton values failed to establish a clear direction last week. China polyester quotations were subdued before the long holiday following a soured business tone on feedstock markets. Nylon and acrylic sectors were also weak. The wool price recovered, and the viscose continued its upward trajectory amid tight supply. Yarn and fabric sales fell short of expectations again.
The South African wool market was slightly softer at last week’s sale, with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator gaining 0.1% compared to the previous sale to close the day at a value of R124.80 (clean). The Cape Wools All Wool Indicator gained 0.3%.
The more restricted wool type offering in the North Island sale of 6,165 bales saw a 97% clearance and a generally steady market. The weighted indicator for the main trading currencies firmed 1.66% compared to the last sale on September 24, only impacting on the finer end of the offering.
The Australian wool market suffered a dip early last week as concerns about the global economy increased following the news on Monday September 28 about the dramatic drop in share price at the mining giant Glencore. However, the market recovered strongly as the week went on.
Kazakhstan [KZ] is one of the fastest emerging economy in the Central Asian or the CIS region. It is a country endowed with resources of hydrocarbons and minerals in a large landmass which is ninth largest in the world with land area of 2.72 million sq km.
Insight2 Oct 2015The 8th European Coating Congress 2015 was organised by UNITEX, the organisation for Belgian textile professionals and held in the University College, Ghent, Belgium. This wide-ranging congress surveyed the major trends in the textile-coating field and attracted over 250 delegates from 17 countries, principally Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, UK, Italy, Austria and Turkey.
Insight2 Oct 2015Anti-UV, anti-ageing and moisturising are benefits traditionally associated with cosmetics, but now a new product from Dongguan Veijin has added nonwovens to this application area. But rather than being used to boost the skin, the company’s new range of nonwoven fabrics has been developed for plants.
Insight1 Oct 2015The textile and clothing industry has made leaps and bounds in becoming more sustainable over the past 10 years, and cleaning up waste water has been a top priority. Technology has enabled dyers and finishers to remove chemicals from their waste water and recycling plastic bottles and other materials has enabled fibre production to become greener.
Insight1 Oct 2015The international exhibitions director of global textile and clothing exhibition organiser Première Vision has told WTiN that he is anticipating a significant increase in visitors to the company’s Istanbul event next year because of anticipated growth in nearby markets for the Turkish textile industry.
