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News11 Sept 2014The strong upturn in demand from Europe for China's textiles and garments is showing no signs of slowing down. According to China Customs, China's exports of textiles and apparel to the European Union during July reached US$ 7.44 billion, up 22.17% on the previous month and 21.10% up on the same period of 2013.
Today marks the second anniversary of the fatal fire at Ali Enterprises garment factory in Karachi, Pakistan, which killed at least 254 garment workers and injured 55. The victims’ families and survivors are still waiting to receive compensation, according to the Clean Clothes Campaign.
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) has announced the availability of L2 light-fastness control fabric. The AATCC Blue Wool Lightfastness Standard is one of a group of dyed wool fabrics distributed by AATCC for use in determining the amount of light exposure of specimens during light-fastness testing.
News10 Sept 2014World Textile Information Network (WTiN) is to run a second edition of the European Digital Textile Conference – Digital Printing for Homes and Interiors – during Heimtextil, in Frankfurt, Germany, in January 2015. It builds on the success of the inaugural 2014 edition and the expansion of the digital printing feature at the world’s most influential trade fair for home and contract textiles.
The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition by Huntsman Corporation of a number of chemical businesses held by US-based Rockwood Specialties Group Inc, but made approval conditional on Huntsman divesting its TR52 titanium dioxide business – the main grade used for white printing ink applications.
Patagonia has launched a new hoody and jacket that features FullRange insulation, developed by Toray Mills in Japan. The Nano-Air hoody and jacket use the multi-denier synthetic fill insulation, which is made from several different types of polyester fibres and has a proprietary element to give it added stability against fibre migration, in addition to allowing for good stretch and recovery.
Kimberly-Clark Health Care has launched a new lightweight, protective surgical gown called Aero Blue. The gown is made from a proprietary fabric that features ‘Core’ technology, which delivers the highest fluid protection in a Level 3 surgical gown as defined by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).
