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Sigmatex is investing €2.8m in capital equipment and staff at its Runcorn, UK facility, following good sales in Q4 2013 and early 2014.
News31 Mar 2014According to China Customs, paraxlyene (PX) imports amounted 761,414 tonnes during February, falling sharply from the previous month (owing to the impact of the Spring Festival), but rising 2.2% from a year earlier.
A new exhibition and conference for the nonwovens industry will take place in Gujarat, India, in June. The event is being organised by Radeecal Communications in association with Gujnon Manufacturer Association of Nonwoven and is expected to attract some 25,000 visitors from throughout the nonwoven supply chain.
A detailed review of movements in fibre, yarn and fabric prices from the previous week, along with changes in production costs.
News31 Mar 2014According to China Customs, polyester filament yarn exports during February declined 15.96% from previous month, to 100,160 tonnes. It was the second consecutive month of decrease since a peak in export sales during December.
News31 Mar 2014Toray is to launch workwear made with ecodearPET, a partially plant-based polyester fibre manufactured by the company. Supplier, Midori Anzen will offer the general service and work uniforms – Plantex series from the autumn-winter season of 2014. The company aims to post net sales of 300m yen (€2.1m) from these products in the first fiscal year and 3bn yen (€21.2m) in three years.
News31 Mar 2014Despite rising in February by over 21% compared with the previous month to 8,103 tonnes, New Zealand’s wool exports were again well short (down almost 33%) from the year-earlier level. The cumulative total for the season therefore fell further behind the comparable level during 2012/13. Between July and February New Zealand exported 71,159 tonnes (on a clean basis), which was 10.1% behind a year earlier. By the end of January, the deficit was only 6%.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) at the BGMEA Complex in Dhaka with the aim of improving competence and productivity in the Bangladesh’s RMG sector.
News28 Mar 2014A music megastar, a global sports superbrand and yarn made from reclaimed plastic from the sea sounds like a very strange start to a story. But this partnership could be responsible for raising the profile of recycled polyester to the masses.
A glance at Hong Kong’s official trade data gives the impression that all is rosy for the Chinese special administrative region’s (SAR) knitwear manufacturers. In 2013, Hong Kong exported knitted and crocheted fabrics worth $2.5bn, up 4.1% year-on-year, easily outpacing the 1.6% growth posted by the city’s overall textile exports valued at $10.7bn, according to figures from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).
The Global and Chinese Thermoplastic Polyester Elastomer (TPEE) Industry Report 2014, offered by Research and Markets, is said to be a professional and in-depth research report on the global TPEE industry with a focus on the Chinese situation.
