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Bangladesh’s demand for cotton is booming, creating significant opportunities for international suppliers of cotton, according to textile industry experts at the opening of Bangladesh’s first Global Cotton Summit, in Dhaka.
The Australian wool market held generally firm last week, with the Australian Wool Exchange’s (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) coming up 1 cent to close at 1,093 cents per kilo clean on Thursday, March 19.
Insight23 Mar 2015As Stefan Doboczky prepares to take on the role of CEO at Austrian cellulosic manufacturing company, Lenzing, his considerable skills in developing Asian markets will prove crucial to a company that has seen fluctuating fortunes over the last five years.
News20 Mar 2015Swiss-based SSM is to participate at Shanghaitex in Shanghai, China, from June 15-18. Machines for dye packages and rewinding will be on display, including the SSM TW2plus-W, a precision package winder for dye packages and rewinding operations. The electronic fastflex yarn laying technology allows a high level of flexibility to produce a made-to-measure cross wound package, according to SSM.
Collaboration in textile research between different nations is essential to maximise progress in this increasingly globalised industry. Institutes from two nations with a strong engineering reputation – Germany and Korea, have recently sought closer working relationships which should lead to exciting new developments.
Five associations representing the water sector and the nonwoven fabrics industry, are collaborating on the joint development of new guidelines that will influence product design and support the marketing of nonwoven products as ‘flushable’, with no adverse effects on wastewater systems.
Insight19 Mar 2015According to the Cotton Annual 2005 published by Cotton Australia, the representative body for the Australian cotton growing industry, the crop area of Austrian cotton during the 2014/15 season tumbled 52.49% from the previous season, to 196,689 hectares, the fourth consecutive season to display a contraction.
Insight19 Mar 2015The apparent environmental focus for Archroma’s product development program has seen new product launches including a halogen-free flame retardant coating and a range of biosynthetic dyes. Now, the company are introducing an innovative water repellent for outdoor clothing with the launch of its Smartrepel Hydro line for polyester, polyamide and cotton-based textiles.
News19 Mar 2015Chinese customers now have direct access to Richard Hough’s unique roll technology, after the opening of a new China Service Centre. The company says growing demand for its special roll solutions across textile, metal and automotive industries will be met by the new hub, located in the city of Changzhou, in Jiangsu province.
Invista’s CORDURA brand has launched a new range of fibres designed primarily for the development of durable hi-vis knitted and woven fabrics. The high tenacity polyester fibre range is available in 90 to 1180 dtex and is air jet textured for enhanced abrasion resistance and tensile and tear strength.
