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News18 Feb 2015POD has officially announced its name change to MTEX SOLUTIONS SA, consolidating and standardising the MTEX brand across its manufacturing arm, the products and other companies associated with the name.
Insight18 Feb 2015The presence of the leaders in seamless knitting technology at the ISPO sportswear show, which took place in Munich, Germany, from February 5-8, illustrated its now-dominant position in the fields of both athletic performance and winter sportswear.
India’s textile backdrop has been changing over the last year, with a particular focus cast on the technical textiles sector. A year ago, the share of technical textiles in India was just 11.5-12% of all textile production in the country.
Insight17 Feb 2015In the six months to December 2014, Mauritius-based Ciel’s Textile Division has posted a profit of 410m Mauritian Rupees (€10.4m) compared with 331m Mauritian Rupees (€8.4m) in the same period last year – a €2m a year increase. Strong financial performance of the woven cluster mainly driven by the Asian operations was the key driver to Ciel Textile Group’s improved profitability during this period.
Insight17 Feb 2015Indian textile and clothing supply exporters are failing to seize backward linkage market share in Vietnam because of chronic delivery delays, a Vietnam buyer has claimed to WTiN.com. “We are happy with Indian yarn both price- and variety-wise, but the Indians are terrible lead time-wise,” said Sim Thai Ha Phuong, vice director of Thai Son S P Co Ltd, a medium sized knitwear manufacturer in Ho Chi Minh City.
News17 Feb 2015According to China Customs, wool imports during December reached 35,684 tonnes, the highest after April 2013, jumping 25.05% on November and 15.9% annually, which, local analysts believe, was attributable to traders rushing to use up the import quota before expiry.
Insight17 Feb 2015Last year, new research on the toxicity of the commonly used antimicrobial agent triclosan (TCS) was published, leading to EU biocides authorities voting to ban the use of triclosan in three product groups, including fibres and leather.
Insight17 Feb 2015The Pakistan government has released its long awaited 2014-19 textile industrial policy, which includes a target of doubling the country’s overall annual textile and clothing industry exports to €26bn by 2019. Pakistan’s federal minister for the textile industry Abbas Khan Afridi and his ministry’s top official secretary Amir M Khan Marwat have announced the government will spend Pakistan Rupees PKR64.15bn ($632m) on working towards this goal until 2019.
News17 Feb 2015Weaving technology manufacturer Itema has appointed PT Illies Engineering Indonesia as sole agent in Indonesia. Fulvio Carlo Toma, Itema’s group sales and marketing director said: “Itema works relentlessly to provide the best tailored solutions, as well as effective and efficient services to customers worldwide.
Coats plc, industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, has appointed David Gosnell as non-executive director, with effect from 19 February, 2015. David is also currently Non-Executive Director of Brambles Ltd, the supply chain solutions provider.
