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News11 Dec 2014Supported by procurement by Cotton Corporation of India, local cotton prices inched up marginally this week.
News11 Dec 2014The Pakistan cotton market was still anaemic this week as most buyers carried on a hand-to-mouth buying strategy.
Domtar Corporation is investing U$160 million in a project to convert a paper machine at its Ashdown, Arkansas mill into a high quality fluff pulp line used in absorbent applications such as baby diapers, feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products.
Japanese computerised flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki is to exhibit at the forthcoming Knit World 2015 21st International Exhibition in Ludhiana, India in January.
News10 Dec 2014As a result of increased demand and an ever expanding product range, Your Print Partner has invested in a new Mimaki JV5-320DS dye sublimation printer, capable of printing on 3.2m wide rolls of fabric. As well as improving efficiency, decreasing set up times and reducing fabric wastage, the new printer optimises the potential for new product development and brings the company’s annual print capacity up to 250,000m².
Web Industries, Inc, a provider of contract converting and manufacturing services, has expanded the range of converting options it offers the consumer packaged goods (CPG) market by acquiring additional high-speed, wide-width capabilities.
News10 Dec 2014Orla McCarthy, a Textiles and Surface Design graduate from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland, has been announced as the winner of the SDC International Design Competition 2014 at an awards event held at Huizhou University in China.
Review9 Dec 2014Mimaki is set to showcase its latest textile printing technology at Heimtextil 2015, the international trade fair for home and contract textiles. The event will take place at Messe Frankfurt, Germany, from January 14th to 17th, 2015 and Mimaki will be on stand G15 in Hall 4.0.
The trend towards smart textiles and the need for comfortable temperature regulation in fabrics is driving the use of microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCM) in clothes and mattresses, according to new research from global growth consultant Frost & Sullivan.
