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Insight3 Jun 2015Trade barriers are increasing, according to Euratex, which works with the EU Commission Market Access Initiative in the framework of WTO Technical Barrier to Trade (TBT) notifications, to tackle protectionist measures.
Insight3 Jun 2015The North American polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market is experiencing a lot of competition. With Asia Pacific still the biggest producer of PET, North American PET manufacturers are somewhat stifled by the low PET prices and the large volumes that come out of Asia.
Review3 Jun 2015US nonwovens association INDA has announced that the Filtration 2015 International Conference & Exposition will take place at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, from 17-19 November. It will focus on filter media for air and liquid filtration.
Insight2 Jun 2015Since the 2011/12 season, when Chinese cotton imports surpassed those of the rest of the world combined, China’s imports have fallen from 5.3 million tonnes to a forecasted 1.6 million tonnes in the 2014/15 season, according to the latest figures from the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). This shows the sheer scale of the Chinese influence on the cotton fibre and the cotton market.
Wearable technology was a big undertaking for search giant Google in 2014, demonstrated by its range of Android Wear smartwatches and Google Glass eyewear. And the launch of its recent initiative, Project Jacquard, confirms that this dominant sector continues to be a big part of its strategy throughout 2015, too.
Insight2 Jun 2015The Russian Union of Entrepreneurs of Textile and Light Industry, together with some of the country’s leading textile producers, has called on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to suspend the fulfilment of some Russia’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) obligations affecting the textile industry.
The trade association Composites Germany and its member organisations AVK, CCeV, CFK-Valley, and VDMA Forum Composite Technology are hosting their first joint congress in the area of fibre-reinforced plastics/composites under the title “Composites - On the path to becoming a key industry?”
Insight1 Jun 2015Cotton is the most widespread and ubiquitous natural fibre on the global market today. With an oversupply of the fibre and historically low prices for it, we can expect to see a lot more cotton and cotton blend products in the years to come and a lot more trade of the fibre between markets.
Textile printing applications are expanding gradually but with purpose from their origins in decoration to fulfil practical functions in a range of technical uses. One of these that shows promise is the creation of textiles that emit light, and ESMA, the European association for manufacturers of screen and digital print equipment, has scheduled a ‘masterclass’ on the POLEOT (Printing Of Light Emitting devices On Textile) project – aimed at developing luminescence technology for a wide range of new textile applications, predominantly intended for safety apparel and other high-visibility products.
Insight1 Jun 2015The wool market surpassed last week’s record price and the Cape Wools Merino Indicator gained 1.3% to close at R133.77 per kilo clean on Wednesday, May 27. This is 19.8% higher compared to the opening sale of this season and up 22.2% compared to the corresponding sale of the previous season. On the Australian market, the indicator increased with 2.7%. The Cape Wools All-Wool Indicator gained 1.3%.
Insight1 Jun 2015Continued shipping pressure on China kept finer crossbred types firm at the sale on May 28, however coarse wools eased with increasing volumes. The weighted indicator remained unchanged compared to the last sale on May 21. Of the 8,907 bales on offer, 94% sold.
