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This year’s International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) Multi Stakeholder Meeting, held on December 1 at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) building in Brussels, looked at the challenges and opportunities surrounding the recycling of wool textiles.
The wool textile industry has been warned about the importance of complying with the EU chemical control system REACH.
Review5 Dec 2014Interfiliére Hong Kong 2015 is set to take place from March 18-19, following a successful 2014 show, welcoming 170 exhibitors and 3,200 visitors. In 2015, the intimate apparel show will continue its focus on innovation, sustainability and performance through various projects and events.
US commerce company Amazon has launched a new range of premium diapers and wipes.
In 2015 Germany-based flat knitting machinery manufacturer, Stoll is launching its Capsule Collections, changing the rhythm from twice to four times a year. These new collections will be published quarterly in spring, summer, autumn and winter and each displays a special topic.
Prices of dehaired cashmere in China have come down due to the weak economic situation in China and in Europe, reported The Schneider Group. Stocks in the hands of the local traders are higher than they were last year, while the availability of material in stock in Europe is very limited. For this reason, quotations for prompt stocks in Europe are quite firm and for the better qualities they are even tending dearer, Schneider added.
News5 Dec 2014ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machine Manufacturers, participated in a recent business mission in Vietnam, promoted by Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and organised by the Italian Trade Agency.
Tajikistan (Tajik) is a fast emerging cotton-rich country in the CIS block sharing a border with Uzbekistan. Tajik is producing nearly one million tonnes of premium cotton of 28-31mm fibre length with good fineness and low trash. Such cotton is capable of producing counts in the range 24 Ne to 40 Ne and, is thus keenly sought for export to cotton user countries such as Turkey, Russia, China and Korea.
