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News31 Oct 2014According to China Customs, textile machine exports during September slid 1.76% from the previous month, to around 1.72 billion yuan, but jumped 24.7% y-oy.
Technical31 Oct 2014The International Federation of Knitting Technologists held its biannual conference in Turkey recently with 3-D pressure relieving cushions, multi-functional knitted materials with barrier properties and a multifunctional knitted garment for prematurely born children, among the papers presented.
News30 Oct 2014Supported by the spending spree of downstream firms during the last six sessions, polyester prices strengthened at the end of the traditional high trading season.
Viscose value in China lost ground on Thursday as procurement from downstream firms ebbed. Quotations for the key product, viscose staple fibre (1.5 den, 38mm), dropped 50 yuan a tonne, to 11,950 yuan per tonne on October 30.
Rieter is setting new priorities including reinforcement of its innovative capabilities and expansion of its product and service offering, particularly in parts and components. Additional resources for research and development are being budgeted for this purpose. Rieter said it will also take action to optimise utilisation of existing capacity, improve product margins and reduce structural costs.
Johns Hopkins University and the non-profit global health organisation Jhpiego recently hosted Ebola Design Challenge to harness JHU’s brain power and develop improved protective gears for health care practitioners who work in the Ebola zone in West Africa.
The Dixie Group reported sales of $109,359,000 and a loss from continuing operations of $166,000 for the third quarter ending September 27, 2014. Income from continuing operations, excluding manufacturing integration, facility consolidation, equipment impairment and acquisition-related expenses, after-tax, was $1,326,000.
