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News28 Mar 2014According to China Customs, mono ethylene glycol (MEG) imports amounted 640,000 tonnes in February, down 31.6% from the previous month, owing in the main to the depressive influence on business of the Spring Festival.
News28 Mar 2014Australian wool industry welcomes delegation of Vietnamese textile manufacturers are part of AWI's 'Out of Vietnam' project.
A sustained dearth of fresh export demand from China was again the main factor influencing an extension in the recent downward trend in local wool auction values this week. An appreciation in the local currency’s standing against the US dollar did little to facilitate export business. Exporters report a very dull trading climate inEMI In Currencies China, with the macro-economic situation casting a shadow over the business outlook. Offers of Type 55 into China were pitched today at around US$10.15 per kilo, clean, CIF (90 days Letter of Credit), some 10 cents or so below replacement costs at auction, according to trade sources. However, buyers’ bids were typically pitched below US$10.00 per kilo.
Technical27 Mar 2014Carbon fibre is one of the wonder materials of our time but its end of life options do pose significant challenges for processors. In steps the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI), which has been developing a method to reclaim long fibres from carbon fibre waste and process them into nonwovens since 2005.
Autefa Solutions will be highlighting is technologies for processing renewable and recyclable fibres such as flax, bamboo, coconut and ramie at the upcoming INDEX show in Geneva, utilising its Aerodynamic Web Forming Machine Airlay Card K12 Direct. The short, compact machine is designed to gently treat the fibres, creating voluminous 3D nonwoven fibres that can be processed into composites, for example with propylene or polyester in the top layer.
Profile27 Mar 2014Since the last edition of INDEX, Andritz has gained a new addition to the group and is seeing significant interest in its technology for flushable wipes. Tobias Schäfer, sales director at Andritz Küsters, reveals all
The phenomena of the Gecko lizard’s feet as the basis for highly effective adhesives and the ‘lotus leaf effect’ – the creation of roughly-textured, microscopic surfaces on fabrics for effective water repellency – are two of the more well-known examples of nature inspiring developments in material sciences.
News26 Mar 2014According to the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and Apparel (CCCT), cotton fabric exports during February tumbled to 285 million metres, down 65.5% from the previous month and 46.83% from the same period of last year.
News26 Mar 2014Apparel-industry quality-assurance and supply-chain-optimisation company Impactiva has partnered exclusively with NSF International to provide laboratory testing for the global textile industry. Testing for restricted substances and physical property failures will be performed at NSF International’s laboratory in Shanghai, China.
According to the China Cotton Association, Beijing will introduce measures, to take effect from April 1, aimed at boosting sales from its huge state reserves of cotton, believed to total in excess of 10 million tonnes, or the equivalent of around one and half years of domestic consumption.
