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News12 Jan 2015RadiciGroup introduced its new 2015 BCF yarn collection, part of its Radifloor brand, at Domotex 2015. The product has been optimised, rationalised and enhanced with more low-denier-per-filament (dpf) polyamide 6,6 SOFT options, RadiciGroup said.
News12 Jan 2015VITAWEAR, a specialist in innovative skincare compression therapy, has infused a patented formula of anti-ageing ingredients into its fabric.
A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.
INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry, has issued a new industry report, North American Nonwovens Industry Outlook 2013-2018.
The first sale of the calendar year saw the market open strongly with a good level of demand throughout. The offering saw a 98% clearance, with the greasy and the clean wool indicators each gaining 2 pence to close at 155 pence per kilo and 227 pence per kilo respectively.
Insight12 Jan 2015The Australian wool market returned from its three-week Christmas break firmly in Australian dollar terms. The Australian Wool Exchange’s (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) remained steady, closing at 1,059 cents per kilo clean on Thursday, January 8. However, in US dollar terms, the EMI lost 25 US cents for the week, closing at 857 cents per kilo.
Colorjet, a manufacturer of wide format Digital Inkjet print technology, launched its latest printer models yesterday at the 18th edition of Sign & Graphic Imaging (SGI) Dubai. The Softjet Grand and Vastrajet models are on display at the show, which will run until January 13, 2015, at the Sheikh Saeed Halls 1, 2, 3 & Arena of the Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE.
Profile9 Jan 2015The luxury feel and look of silk is renowned throughout the textile industry, with this delicate speciality fibre featuring in a number of high-end shirts, ties, blouses and lingerie products. Two of France’s finest manufacturers of silk textiles take us from cocoon to corsetry. Kami Kountcheva reports
Italian subsidiary of Japanese computerised knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki will exhibit at the 76th Pitti Immagine Filati exhibition in Florence, Italy. It will participate in the KnitClub section of the exhibition which is aimed at appealing to the technical and creative interests of visitors and to stimulate advanced integration of the entire production chain.
UL Environment, a business division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), has launched a new standard, UL 2883, that establishes human health and environmental criteria for the certification of disposable wipers designed for a range of household and other applications (excluding personal care wipes).
News9 Jan 2015Kornit Digital will launch its Paradigm II digital add-on station into North America at the Imprinted Sportswear Show, which takes place at the Long Beach Convention Centre, California, from 16-18 January 2015. Kornit commented that as this is a specialist event for apparel printing, it is the ideal platform for the formal announcement of the Paradigm II into this market.
Insight9 Jan 2015With the beginning of the year already upon us I have been taking stock of the many different views on the digital textile market that have been expressed over the last year. Forecasts of growth in 2015 have ranged from 16% to 35%, which – in a market where estimates of digital production cover a range between 1% and 4% of total printed textiles – leaves a rather large margin for error over both the current and the potential size of the digital market in the coming 12 months.
Profile8 Jan 2015A flexible approach to innovation and the desire to harness the capabilities of the products it produces has seen Eastman chemicals company forge new ground in fibres. Sally Priestley speaks to Vice President, Microfibers Tim Dell to find out what drives the Eastman ethos
Insight8 Jan 2015In the wake of the International Cotton Advisory Committee’s (ICAC) predicted a cotton production surplus of 1.7 million tonnes for the 2014/15 season, ICAC statistician Rebecca Pandolph, told WTiN that global overproduction of cotton has resulted from high prices at planting time in the northern hemisphere.
Textile-chemical producer Archroma has added its portfolio of dyes and chemicals that are compliant with the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Group’s Manufacturers Restricted Substance List (MRSL) to its pioneering ONE WAY Sustainability Calculator.
News8 Jan 2015At Heimtextil (14-17 January, 2015, Messe Frankfurt, Stand F15 Hall 4), Epson is to team up with DMI, the German Fashion Institute, to show textile designers and producers how they can create, proof and digitally print their textile colours all the way from mood board to the final product.
