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The South Island offering of 8,476 bales saw an 84% clearance on Thursday, February 26. Market pressure pushed some prices up, while others eased slightly, but overall it was generally a firm sale.
The Australian wool market has held reasonably firm for the week ending Thursday, February 26, with a similar outcome to the previous week.
In 2014, both the global natural and man-made fibres industries had a difficult time due to overproduction and dropping prices.
Economical and ecological improvements will drive the next phase of the nonwovens sector, which is poised for a healthy growth, stated Pierre Conrath, Sustainability and Public Affairs Director at the Brussels based European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA).
Review27 Feb 2015Exhibitors have been confirmed for four of the seven themed zones that are to make up ShanghaiTex 2015, covering nine exhibition halls with an exhibition area exceeding 100,000m2. The zones each represent an area of the textiles industry, as follows: Knitting & Hosiery Machinery Zone, in halls W1 and W2; Weaving Machinery Zone, in hall E4, which includes the latest technologies for seamless sportswear, knitted shoe uppers and denim; Digital Printing Machinery Zone, in hall W5; Printing, Dyeing & Finishing Machinery & Textile Chemicals Zone, in halls W3-W4, which will focus on sustainable innovation; and the Spinning & Techtexile Machinery Zone, in halls E1 and E2.
The creation in Thailand of a training academy dedicated to digital textile printing, as reported today in ‘The Nation’ newspaper, builds on a strong tradition both in textiles and in digital printing – with a readiness to adopt new technologies when the opportunity arises.
Groz-Beckert is to acquire Bekaert’s Carding Solutions activities. The division has about 350 employees. The acquisition allows Groz-Beckert to build on its existing service programme for card clothing with a corresponding product portfolio.
The emergence of China as a major centre for digital textile printing – and the scale of that activity there – will come as a surprise to many. The presumption that China is tied to long lead times, volume production and low added value is deeply ingrained. But perhaps it should not be a surprise. Where the West leads, Asia’s entrepreneurs are not usually far behind, especially if there are new commercial opportunities to be exploited.
News26 Feb 2015Kornit Digital has announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement – on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – relating to a proposed initial public offering of its ordinary shares, hoping to raise up to US$115 million.
PurThread Technologies, a producer of next-generation antimicrobial fibres and yarns, has partnered with Burlington, a supplier of textiles solutions, to provide antimicrobial and anti-odour protection to the global healthcare, industrial and apparel markets.
