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Insight19 Aug 2015According to Vietnam Customs, cotton imports during July reached 86,872 tonnes, down 9.47% from the previous month, displaying a fourth consecutive month of contraction.
Insight19 Aug 2015According to China National Bureau of Statistics, fabric output during July dropped 4.84% from the previous month, to 6.09 billion metres, indicating the seasonal impact.
Insight19 Aug 2015Data published by China National Bureau of Statistics indicates that yarn production during July contracted 4.21% from the prior month, to 3.41 million tonnes, which, however, was 5.1% higher than the comparable figure of 2014.
US digital textile print house, Blissett Textiles provides women’s sanctuary, Hagar’s House, with digitally printed fabric and skills training in order to provide victims with financial independence. WTiN spoke to Camilla Franklin, owner of Blissett textiles, about the work she and partner Jeanne Marquez have embarked on at Hagar’s House, and about the success the company has had with pigment inks for digitally printed home textiles.
Insight18 Aug 2015Konica Minolta recently announced that it will launch the Nassenger SP-1 – a high-productivity, high-resolution, single pass digital textile printer – at ITMA Milan, November 2015. The company has now added to the list of new launches at ITMA with the addition of two further inkjet textile printers, Nassenger 10 and Nassenger 8.
News17 Aug 2015The Freudenberg Group is strengthening its commitment to the medical device and pharmaceutical industries by introducing Freudenberg Medical as its new umbrella brand. Helix Medical and MedVenture Technology have adopted the new name, a brand which is said to emphasise the business group’s role as a global development and innovation partner to the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.
Insight17 Aug 2015Solvent inks have traditionally been used in the signage printing market as their composition is, in general, not suitable for printing on textiles. Unlike aqueous inks, where the pigment/dye carrier is water, solvent inks contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These VOCs can produce harmful emissions and strong odours, however they can also be very durable and are comparatively inexpensive. Due to the durability benefits offered by solvent inks, many companies have attempted to create eco-solvent inks, milder versions of the solvent inks, which in turn would be more suitable for printing on textiles.
Insight17 Aug 2015Pollution is one of China’s major health problems. A number of reasons exist for the problem in China, including industrial growth and a vast population. With a huge textile industry, the country’s water supply is contaminated with waste and chemicals, while the air pollution is a major cause of asthma, bronchitis and respiratory problems, amongst other afflictions.
Insight17 Aug 2015The wool market opened to a firm start at the sale on Wednesday, August 12, with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator shedding 7% compared to the last sale of the previous season, to close the day at a value of R129.22 clean. This is 15.8% above the corresponding sale of last year. On the Australian Market, the indicator shed 4.9%. The Cape Wools All-Wool Indicator lost 7%.
Insight17 Aug 2015The Australian wool market took a steep upturn this week, boosted by small offerings. The Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI), came up 46 Australian cents to close on Thursday, August 13, on 1,304 cents per kilo, clean. In US dollars, the EMI gained 42 US cents to close the week on 964 cents per kilo.
Insight14 Aug 2015Slower economic growth in China is continuing to have an impact on textile machinery manufacturers with Cleantech Solutions, manufacturer of metal components and assemblies used in textile dyeing and finishing machines, the latest to announce that its quarter two revenues have fallen by more than 13% on a year ago.
