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News1 Aug 2014House of Dormeuil has launched a new scarf under the title ‘A travers l’eau,’ or ‘through the water,’ based on an original piece of art by painted Masha Schmidt.
News1 Aug 2014The price of key polyester product, filament yarn (FDY 50D/24F), lost strength this week, declining to 11,100 yuan per tonne on July 31.
News1 Aug 2014The forecast for higher cotton output during the 2014/15 season and record global stock remained drag this week on the cotton futures prices.
French converting equipment supplier Spoolex will present its Calemard technologies for nonwoven and technical textile applications at CINTE Techtextil next month.
M&G Chemicals has entered into a joint venture with Anhui Guozhen, by which they will employ Beta Renewables’ Proesa technology to process 970,000-1,300,000 metric tons of agricultural residues per year. The companies will convert the residues into cellulosic ethanol, glycols and by-products such as lignin in Fuyang City.
Trelleborg’s Coated Systems business area has begun the acquisition of assets and businesses from the US-based Uretek Archer LLC Group, comprising Uretek LLC and Archer Rubber Company LLC. The transaction is expected to be finalised in the third quarter of 2014.
News1 Aug 2014For the second quarter of 2014, the textile machinery orders index elaborated by the research department at the Association of Italian Textile MachineryManufacturers, ACIMIT, recorded a 6% increase compared to the previous quarter, for an absolute value of 86 points (basis: 2010=100).
Boyd Chumbley has been promoted to executive vice president of Culp Upholstery Fabrics. Mr Chumbley is responsible for management of this division, including sales, design, customer service, inventory management, global logistics and quality assurance, and will oversee the company’s international operations in China and Poland. He will report directly to Frank Saxon, president and CEO.
Epson America has commenced shipments of the Epson SureColor F7170 64-inch dye-sublimation printer. The F7170 joins the company’s SureColor F-Series line, alongside the F6070 and F7070, and integrates true roll-to-roll support for the fabric production and soft signage markets.
Urban fashion designer Alex Valdman has created a new collection featuring Invista’s Cordura Combat Wool. The multi-purpose jacket and trousers have been designed to emphasise the fashion and functional aspects of the Cordura fabric.
Yarn Expo Autumn 2014 will return to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, to be held in hall N4 from October 20-22. With an exhibition area of 5,000sq m, nearly 150 overseas and domestic yarn suppliers will participate in this edition.
Shima Seiki is to exhibit at the Brazilian Textile Industry Fair, FEBRATEX 2014, next month. On display will be cutting edge computerised flat knitting technology, represented by the latest WHOLEGARMENT machines and design system, it said.
