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Insight22 Jan 2015The knitting industry is, particularly in the US and Europe, to a large extent, a family affair with many businesses being passed down from generation to generation.
Textile exports from Serbia to Russia have been increasing, as EU exports fall amidst the continuing diplomatic stand-off between Brussels and Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. The Serbian government has also been working to prevent EU exporters using Serbia as a backdoor conduit for textile re-exports to Russian markets, taking advantage of the 2000 Serbo-Russian free trade agreement.
Chemicals company BASF will increase its production capacities for the chemical intermediate 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) by 10% at its site in Geismar, Louisiana, as of 2016. The company will then have a global BDO capacity of 670,000 metric tonnes per year.
Dr Phillip Wimmer, a member of the R&D team of German viscose speciality fibre manufacturer Kelheim Fibres, will present a paper on environmentally friendly filtration of beer at FILTECH. The method involves sustainable viscose fibres and avoids the use of potentially hazardous diatomite.
News21 Jan 2015Colorjet, a leading manufacturer of Digital Inkjet printers for textiles, has launched its latest printer model, Fabjet Grand, at the 1st Global Textile Technology & Engineering Show 2015 (GTTES), in Mumbai, India. The launch of Fabjet Grand – which is being shown alongside Colorjet’s Vastrajet model that was launched at SGI Dubai 2015 earlier this year – is aimed at the home furnishing textile segment.
News21 Jan 2015The WTiN European Digital Textile Conference 2015, held in partnership with Heimtextil, 15 January, 2015, saw experts from across the industry explore the creative and commercial opportunities offered by the potentially enormous market of digitally printed textiles for the home.
Heytex Group, suppliers of textiles for indoor and outdoor applications in digital print, has acquired coating, laminating and composite specialty company, BondCote. Heytex Group said that this is part of its growth strategy as coatings and composites have been key areas of influence in new products for industrial and geosynthetic applications in recent years.
IMI Europe is partnering with FM Brooks, the organiser of the InPrint show for industrial printing technology, to deliver the Industrial Ink Jet Technology Showcase, at the angelo Hotel Munich Westpark in Munich, Germany on June 24 and 25, 2015. It says the aim of the conference is to raise awareness of industrial print and showcase available technology.
News20 Jan 2015Data from the China National Bureau of Statistics indicates that polyester staple fibre production during November was 3.17% higher than in October, at 857,163 tonnes, the highest level of 2014, extending the rebound to the third straight month.
