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News26 Sept 2014Luxury British label Private White VC is to open a standalone flagship store on Mayfair’s Duke Street in October 2014.
News26 Sept 2014NatureWorks has released the first findings of the updated eco-profile for its Ingeo biopolymers, showing that the production of these polymers emits fewer greenhouse gases and consumes less non-renewable energy compared to commonly used plastics such as polystyrene (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polycarbonate (PC).
Computerised knitting machinery manufacturer Shima Seiki together with its sales distributor Fenix Digital Group SRL, will participate in the 26th International Trade Fair on Visual Communication (Viscom Italia 2014) exhibition in Milan, Italy, in October. On display will be the company’s latest offering in digital textile printing.
News26 Sept 2014Fourteen Solvay products, including its lightweight fibres and coatings, as well as lubricants, films and plastics, will feature in the first world flight of the solar-powered aeroplane Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), to set off from Abu Dhabi, UAE, in March 2015.
Cashmere World is being held in Hong Kong, displaying cashmere garments from around Asia. Organised by the China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce (CFNA) and UBM Asia Ltd, this year companies are present from Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong, India, Mongolia, and Thailand. Major players from Mongolia have returned to Cashmere World this year namely Viction Cashmere Group and Spring Air Cashmere.
Bangladesh’s textiles and knitwear exporters are confident they will see off the challenge posed by the country’s key regional rival Pakistan, which is benefiting from the European Union’s (EU) Generalised System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status.
News25 Sept 2014Researchers at Netherlands-based Teijin Aramid and Rice University in the USA have received the honorary ‘Paul Schlack Man-Made Fibers Prize’ for corporate-academic partnerships in fibre research. Their new ‘super fibres’ are now driving innovation in aerospace, healthcare, automotive and smart clothing.
Bayer MaterialScience and bluesign technologies are joining forces with the aim of creating a sustainable textile industry and want to advance their initiative globally. The two companies have agreed to enter into a strategic alliance for this purpose.
News24 Sept 2014Scabal, the luxury cloth merchant, has presented its Autumn-Winter 14/15 fabrics. The collections for the upcoming season include the Fidelio, Cortina, Eton, Super 180s and Cashmere Flannel, Luxxor, Finest Jacketings, Casheen, Royal Silk, Alpaca and Festival.
