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The ZhejiangTex textile-machinery event will open its doors at China’s Yiwu International Expo Centre on November 19, with more than 200 exhibitors, including many of the leading Western brands.
The global dyestuff (black colour) market for nylon textile fibres is anticipated to reach $204.3m by 2020, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8% between 2014 and 2020, from $120.8m in 2013, according to a new report by Markets and Research.
Insight13 Oct 2014The wool market was dearer at this week’s sale despite the stronger rand, and the Cape Wools Merino indicator gained 1.5% to close at R117.00 per kilo clean. This is 4.8% higher compared to the opening sale of this season and 0.3% higher compared to the corresponding sale of the previous season.
Insight13 Oct 2014Australia’s wool market lifted again this week, with the Australian Wool Exchange’s (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) reaching a season high so far of 1,051 Australian cents per kilo clean on Thursday, October 9. This is an increase of 13 cents over last week. In US dollar terms, the EMI gained 19 US cents over the two days, to close at 933 cents per kilo.
News10 Oct 2014Quotations of polyester products lost more ground in China after the national holiday. The price of the key polyester product, filament yarn (FDY 50D/24F), fell to 10,700 yuan per tonne on October 10, down 200 yuan from the end of September.
