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SSM Giudici has concluded an order for 23 machines (3,000 spindles) from one of the world’s most recognised manufacturers of high quality polyamide yarns (not named), it said.
With effect from September 1, 2014, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices for numerous pigments and dyes by up to 15% worldwide.
‘Indian Innerwear Market: Trends and Opportunities (2014-2019)’, provides an in-depth analysis of the Indian innerwear market. The report assesses the market size and trends of the innerwear segment in India for women, men and kids.
Pegas Nonwovens said it is now the largest producer of spunmelt nonwovens in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, based on 2013 annual production capacity. The company supplies spunbond and meltblown (spunmelt) PP and PP/PE nonwovens primarily used in disposable hygiene products and to a lesser extent, in construction, agricultural and medical applications.
Officials say the drylaid or carded (including needlepunch and hydroentangling bonding processes) methods are the largest web forming category in the North American nonwovens market, accounting for some 45% of capacity, contrary to some industry assumptions.
News28 Aug 2014London tailor Patrick Thomson has created a limited edition range of cushions after being inspired by Hainsworth’s iconic Melton fabric. Thomson’s ‘Strata’ cushions are constructed from colour-block panels of vivid Melton cloth in a seaside colourway of powder blue, teal, white and cavalry yellow.
At first glance, the two production-scale finishing lines at the £2.5m Monforts Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) which has just been completed at the company’s head office in Mönchengladbach, Germany look very similar, yet they’re designed with very different markets in mind.
The new two-chamber Impulse from James Heal is one of several instruments in its range for evaluating pilling. It is designed and built to meet American standard ASTM D3512, SANS 6116, the Japanese JIS L1076 standard, French NFG07-121 and more recent ISO Standard 12945-3, when used with the appropriate liner and impeller, according to the company.
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), in conjunction with North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles and T-PACC (Textile Protection and Comfort Center), is conducting a symposium entitled ‘Moisture Management: Enhancing Product Performance from Absorbency to Repellency’ from October 8-9 at the College of Textiles at NCSU in Raleigh, NC, US.
Pakistan’s ministry of textile industry has claimed that textile and clothing exports to the European Union (EU) increased by 18% from January-June 2014 compared to last year following its membership of the revised EU Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) for low tariffs.
There are two main types of yarn user: those committed to weaving or knitting high-quality fabrics and those which serve ‘commodity’ applications. Both groups have their own specific requirements and it is essential that spinners understand these needs and how to meet them. Yarn testing is fundamental to customer satisfaction, according to Uster.
Zhejiangtex will launch this November as a large event comprising ‘The 15th China Yiwu International Exhibition on Knitting & Hosiery Machinery,’ ‘The 4th China Yiwu International Exhibition on Sewing & Automatic Garment Machinery’ and the ‘2014 China Yiwu International Exhibition on Dyeing, Finishing & Digital Printing Machinery’ exhibitions.
News27 Aug 2014Boosted by firmer feedstock values, acrylic quotations in China have risen again since last weekend. The spot rate of key product (1.5 den, 38mm) rallied 250 yuan, or 1.4%, to 18,250 yuan per tonne on August 27, displaying an increase for four sessions in a row.
News27 Aug 2014According to China National Bureau of Statistics, polyester filament yarn output during July tumbled 6.03% from the previous month, to 2.17 million tonnes, which, however, was up 10.88% on the comparable level of 2013.
