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Cashmere prices have remained stable this week after last month’s price falls, but this could all change after a string of upcoming textile exhibitions, said The Schneider Group.
The third sale of the 2015 winter season took place in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday September 15, with a very large offering of 204,805 kilos, and 95% of the offering sold.
According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), cotton output may rise 4% in 2015/16 season, to 470 000 tonnes, mainly due to a projected 6% expansion in the planted area (214,000 hectares).
Insight18 Sept 2015InkTec has introduced a new dye sublimation ink, SubliNova R-TS, for Ricoh Gen5 printheads. Designed to deliver quality prints on the high speed Mimaki TS500-1800 printer, SubliNova R-TS ink has been formulated for printing on uncoated and coated light-weight transfer paper, 50-70gsm, with a fast drying time.
Insight18 Sept 2015At IMI Europe InkJet Technology Showcase back in June, Kyocera announced the forthcoming of the Kyocera KJ4C printhead with ink recirculation close to the nozzles. Now, the first KJ4C has been officially announced to the market as Kyocera reveal the KJ4C-0360 will be available from October 2015. The KJ4C recirculation print head will have the same print width as the KJ4B, but with a reduced number of nozzles.
Insight16 Sept 2015UK based specialists in dispersions for digital textile inks, Diamond Dispersions has reported a record 12 months of growth. Over the last four years the company has focused on this ever expanding area of the printing market, redesigning its portfolio of pigmented dispersions and creating a new range of high performance dye sublimation dispersions.
Knowaste has submitted plans to develop the UK’s largest diaper recycling facility in Hayes, West London. £14m will be invested in the development of a state-of-the-art Absorbent Hygiene Product (AHP) recycling facility on an industrial site in Uxbridge Road. The site is named Hayes 180 and is planned for launch in early 2017.
Insight15 Sept 2015Developments in the area of textile coatings are often focused on protecting a textile, or a wearer, from external elements, with water repellents and flame retardants top of the advancements list, and antibacterial coatings becoming ever more popular for use in medical textiles. However, what if a textile coating could enable us to see what’s going on inside our bodies, helping us look after our own well-being?
Insight15 Sept 2015Shima Seiki is demonstrating its confidence in the US knitwear manufacturing and consumer market by holding an ‘Advanced 3D Knitting Seminar and Workshop’ during the grand opening of its new Showroom and Training Center at the California Market Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, on September 21.
