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Hemitextil has opened its “Young Creations Award: Upcycling” competition to design students and graduates from universities all over Europe. The participants will be asked to create upcycling products for indoor use. Selected competition entries will be shown on a special area of Hall 4.2 at Hemitextil 2015, held from January 14 to 17.
News14 Apr 2014For the first time the International Woolmark Prize will be awarded to one designer from the menswear sector and one from womenswear.
Shemesh Automation plans entry level, all in one packaging system.
Durst Phototechnik announced that Victor Gomez will give a presentation entitled “In-Line versus Off-Line Finishing of Digitally Printed Labels and Packaging” at the IMI 5th Digital Printing Presses Conference, held from April 30 to May 2 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
EDANA, the Europe-based association of the nonwovens and related industries, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the organiser of ITMA 2015, MP Expositions, to support the organisation of a conference on nonwovens during the machinery event.
James Heal has improved the design of its GyroWash range, used to determine colour fastness to washing, dry cleaning and chlorinated water. The new design features spring loaded mechanisms which only require a gentle push and twist to locate the vessels in position making loading and uploading them easy and eradicating the need for tooling, according to James Heal.
News14 Apr 2014In northern China, the recent weaker trend in domestic cotton yarn values persisted, reflecting declines in domestic cotton prices. Amid expectations that cotton prices could remain in decline, the outlook for yarn values for the remainder of this month and May is also considered weak.
Profile14 Apr 2014Despite the fact that staple yarn processing remains Saurer’s core activity, it has evolved. Saurer Schlafhorst offers automation systems for spinning mills. Allma and Volkmann are prominent in their respective fields of twisting and cabling systems for tyre cord, carpet yarns and glass filament yarns.
News11 Apr 2014Lenzing has produced its cellulose fibre, TENCEL, as a short-cut type, with properties ideal for use in flushable wipes. The company describes its fibre as biodegradable and of a botanic origin, containing no additives and as strong and environmentally friendly.
H&M has published its 12th Conscious Actions Sustainability Report. The report covers the company’s advancements towards sustainability during 2013, H&M said, including every stage of H&M’s product lifecycle from design to customers’ care of their garments.
