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News5 Aug 2014The trading volume in China’s Keqiao Textile City (a huge production and trading hub in Zhejiang province) during July slumped 10.63% from the previous month, to 310.6 million metres, the second consecutive month in which it has registered a substantial contraction.
Review5 Aug 2014With less than a month to go, FESPA Mexico 2014 is looking to be the biggest FESPA exhibition in the area to date, with a 13% exhibitor increase from 2013. The exhibit will feature 37 new manufacturers on the show floor and 34% of exhibitors coming from outside of Mexico.
Hancock Fabrics’ Board of Directors has decided to withdraw Proposal 1, which relates to the proposed reverse stock split and subsequent deregistration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, from consideration at the upcoming annual meeting.
News5 Aug 2014Dr Lívia Kokas Palicska has become the director of the Hungarian textile test and research institute, Innovatext, effective from July this year. This follows the retirement of the previous director, Dr Pál Pataki, who has been at the helm of the institute for 23 years.
News5 Aug 2014The textile finisher SC Ready Garment Technology SRL Romania (RGT), a subsidiary company of the German Dr Dietrich Bock & Partner Group, has become the first textile company in the country to be awarded with STeP certification by Oeko-Tex.
Teijin Group’s polyester fibre subsidiaries Teijin Polyester (Thailand) Ltd (TPL), Teijin (Thailand) Ltd and transmission belt-reinforcement polyester cord subsidiary Teijin Cord (Thailand) Co Ltd (TCT) have each received the National Occupational Safety and Health Award, the most authoritative safety award in Thailand, for this year. TPL has now received the award 11 times, TJT nine times and TCT seven times in consecutive years.
Oerlikon Neumag will introduce the new Staple Force S compact line to the Chinese market at the upcoming CINTE Techtextil Shanghai in September. The system has been designed for the production of staple fibres, and enables throughputs of up to 15 tons per day, offering quick colour changes and low waste. The system uses a dry-drawing process, which provides energy and water savings that can lead to a reduction in operating costs and environmental impact
News4 Aug 2014After international cotton prices spiked in 2010/11, many spinners decreased the share of cotton in yarn in favour of greater use of polyester, according to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). At the start of 2013, the gap between cotton and polyester prices widened.
Dr Imran Patel, who has organised a number of textile conferences in Turkey, and is an expert on the country’s textile and clothing industry, said that he believes Uniqlo’s plans to source such a high volume of textiles and clothing from Turkey would provide a significant boost to the industry.
Surat has become India’s biggest man-made fabric (MMF) hub, according to the first ever ‘Baseline Survey of the Powerloom sector’ conducted by market research organisation, AC Neilsen ORG MARG for the Ministry of Textiles.
Marco Tecchio has been appointed Group CEO and CEO of Santex AG, based at the Santex headquarters in Tobel, Switzerland. Meanwhile, former Santex CEO, Heinz Michel has been appointed president of the company, with an active role in managing the companies, according to Santex.
