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News31 Jul 2014According to China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and Apparel (CCCT), yarn exports during June tumbled 10.16% from the previous month, to 336,000 tonnes, reflecting the seasonal fluctuation on the market.
News31 Jul 2014Cotton values in Pakistan lost more ground before the Eid holiday. The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rate was Rs 5,700 a tonne on July 28, Rs 100 lower than previous session.
According to conventional wisdom, Vietnam’s near-certain inclusion in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will clearly be a major boon to the Southeast Asian country’s textile industry.
News30 Jul 2014The new Ham Yard Hotel in Soho, London, UK, has used a selection of Hainsworth’s broadcloth for its interiors. Owned by London’s premier boutique hotel operators, Firmdale Hotels PLC, the hotel offers 91 individually designed bedrooms and suites.
News30 Jul 2014Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) will invest an additional $800,000 to the Lifetime Ewe Management course (LTEM), for its further expansion up to 2017. Over the last 12 years, the course and the Lifetime Wool research project it evolved from have received more than $10m from AWI.
Manufacturer of carpets and rugs, the Dixie Group, has reported sales of $108,171,000 at the end of the second quarter of 2014. The company saw a loss from continuing operations of $605,000 over this period, compared to sales of $83,617,000 and income from continuing operations of $1,677,000 for the second quarter of 2013.
Green Innovations Ltd, the US-based bamboo disposable hygiene product specialist, has received an initial purchase order from Woodman’s Markets. The company has 13 retail locations throughout Wisconsin, USA, and has placed an order for Green Innovations’ Clearly Herbal Gentle Baby Wipes and Sensational Bamboo Bath Tissue.
Johns Manville (JM) is merging its American, European and Asian activities for Engineered Products into one global business unit. The Engineered Products business manufactures and markets glass and polyester nonwoven products for the building and construction industry, filtration and battery separation media, reinforcement glass fibres for composites and specialty industrial glass products.
Invista has donated five sets of Tecgen protective gear to help fire fighters with wildfire suppression efforts following recent outbreaks in Washington and Oregon states, USA. The gear was donated and delivered to Douglas County Fire District 5 in Washington.
Eastman Chemical Company has agreed to acquire Knowlton Technologies, LLC. The US-based company, which is located in Watertown, New York, designs and manufactures wetlaid nonwovens utilised in filtration, friction and custom-designed composite webs.
