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PGI is expanding its speciality materials manufacturing capabilities in North America at its San Luis Potosi, Mexico, facility.
Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.
Carpets and sport pitches company Desso has appointed Roland Jonkhoff as managing director of Desso. Formerly a divisional MD at Desso, Mr Jonkhoff is now responsible for the complete management of the Desso business and carpet activities within Tarkett EMEA.
Due to the slow economic situation in Europe and to the lack of demand from the Chinese market – biggest worldwide – all cashmere prices are easier for the week, the Schneider Group reported.
Insight1 Apr 2015Boosted by the improved procurement from downstream firms in the high trading season, viscose staple fibre (1.5den, 38mm) values in China advanced slightly on Wednesday, by 100 yuan, to 11,550 yuan a tonne, the new high since mid-January.
Global yarn production fell in Q4/2014 compared to the previous quarter due to a strong decline in Asia and decreases in North and South America. Yarn output in Europe, on the other hand, increased quarter-on-quarter, according to statistics from the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF).
Norwegian biotech company Borregaard LignoTech has announced an immediate change of strategy, in which it will sell its lignosulfonate based dispersants directly to the textile-dye industry. Previously it had a distribution agreement with US-headquartered packaging and speciality-chemicals company MeadWestvaco.
Insight31 Mar 2015Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), intermediate petrochemicals producer, has acquired 100% shareholding of the PTA business of Montreal-based Cepsa Química SA, wholly-owned affiliate of Cepsa, and IQ CHIMIE INC, a subsidiary of Investissement Québec (jointly ‘Cepsa Chimie Montréal’).
Insight31 Mar 2015The man-made fibres industry represented around 70% of the global production of raw fibres in 2013, according to statistics from CIRFS, the European Man-made Fibres Association. The global textile fibre production volume in 2013 was at 86.6 million metric tonnes. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most common types of polyester used to create fibres for clothing, and is derived from purified terephthalic acid (PTA).
Insight31 Mar 2015According to China Customs, cotton yarn imports during the first two months of 2015 displayed a y-o-y increase of 2.27%, to 341,800 tonnes, indicating that the nation’s cotton fabric sector is recovering from the deflation triggered by the slump in cotton values since April 2014.
Insight31 Mar 2015It may surprise some to learn that the European textile industry has increased its productivity by almost 50% in the last ten years and its exports to countries outside the EU have risen by one-third to more than €42bn, but there remains significant scope to improve.
EDANA has opened its Call for Papers for the 2015 Nonwovens Innovation Academy, which provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and research results, and encourages the development of technical knowledge to support the future growth of the nonwovens industry.
Insight31 Mar 2015Bridgestone Americas has launched the latest tyre in its fuel-efficient Ecopia tyre line, the Ecopia EP422 Plus tyre. The Ecopia EP422 Plus tyre is engineered with a combination of light and strong materials for greater fuel efficiency, giving consumers an extra 20 miles per tank.
Sigmatex, an independent converter of carbon fibre, has been awarded government funding through the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) for a project that aims to produce higher volumes of composites in the UK to accelerate vehicle lightweighting.
Insight30 Mar 2015The New Zealand Commerce Commission issued its draft determination last week, approving the merger of the scouring assets of Cavalier Wool Holdings Ltd (CWH) and New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd (NZWSI). CWH had submitted its application under the Commerce Act for the authorisation of the acquisition.
News30 Mar 2015Mimaki USA has announced that it has signed an agreement with Next Wave Media Solutions (Buford, GA) to distribute the Mimaki JV Series, TS Series and TX Series printers, with Mimaki Sb Series inks exclusively, as a premier solution for dye sublimation printing.
