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A detailed review of movements in fibre, yarn and fabric prices from the previous week, along with changes in production costs.
Insight28 Jul 2014Thomas Poetz of 3T InkJet Textile Consulting, highlights how digital printing can turn the customer into a creative designer
Hohenstein Institute America will present several new fabric testing procedures and certifications for manufacturers of outdoor and athletic apparel and gear, at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, from August 6-9 in Salt Lake City, US.
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) has won a Tabbie Award for an article entitled “A Matter of Fiber Veracity,” published in the March/April 2013 issue of AATCC Review.
Global adhesive specialist Bostik is celebrating 125 years of innovation with new branding and commemorative items including a special book that will be distributed to staff and customers in the coming months. There will also be a series of local events planned to celebrate the role innovation has played in the company’s history.
This week’s North Island wool offering remained reasonably stable. Of the 8,500 bales on offer, 90% sold. The weighted currency indicator eased back by 1.06% compared to the last sale on July 17, having a varied impact.
A proposed antidumping duty on imported yarns being considered by the Indonesian antidumping agency (KADI) could increase production costs, eroding Indonesia’s competitive edge, the chairman of the Indonesian Textiles Association (API), Ade Sudrajat, has warned.
News25 Jul 2014International wide-format technology and materials manufacturers will gather at FESPA China 2014, to be held at the Poly World Trade Expo Center Pazhou, Guangzhou, China, this November (19-21). Many will exhibit an expanded range of products compared with the first FESPA China event last year.
Pakistan’s minister for the textile industry, Abbas Khan Afridi, has told WTiN.com that efforts were being made to attract Chinese investment in a proposed Karachi ‘Textile City’, which would be formally launched in September 2014.
Xennia Technology has launched a full range of sublimation digital textile printing inks for proofing and production-scale decoration of polyester fabrics. The Xennia Corundum is designed to offer high colour vibrancy and industrial reliability.
Crown Uniform & Linen Service’s ‘Wear 2’ textile recycling programme in Boston, Massachusetts, US, is repurposing discarded clothing for causes like Doctors Without Borders and the Community Work Service, as well as homeless and animal shelters.
