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News26 Feb 2014The Schneider Group has this week maintained its silk tops quotations at the higher levels in circulation last week. European mills appear to have recognised that the tight nearby supply situation is unlikely to ease in the weeks ahead and have tended to cover their production requirements more aggressively.
News26 Feb 2014A further modest sale was held in Bradford today, with only 1,672,498 kilos being offered. However, a clearance rate of 88% was recorded, the lowest since August. Prices for all but the finer wools tended softer. The British Fleece Wool Price Indicator dipped to 219 pence per kilo, clean, compared with 222 pence on February 4.
Cotlook Limited, a respected UK-based cotton industry analyst, released its initial global supply and demand forecasts for 2014/15 last week. As with the other two major global forecasting agencies, the United States Department of Agriculture and the International Cotton Advisory Board, Cotlook predicts that world production will exceed demand for a fifth consecutive season.
Insight26 Feb 2014From next-generation wound care products and tissue engineering structures to lightweight automotive construction, the latest technology advances in nonwoven processing promise far-reaching benefits for a wide spectrum of applications. Calvin Woodings reports from EDANA’s Nonwovens Innovation Academy in Roubaix
News26 Feb 2014A team of Harvard researchers have modified everyday cotton and polyester fabrics to exhibit traditional antifouling SLIPS (Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces) properties, according to a report published recently in the journal Nanotechnology.
Profile25 Feb 2014Pakistan needs to fine-tune its labour laws in line with the conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) to ensure that the country continues to get benefits from the free-market access given by the European Union under the GSP+ scheme, according to the Pakistan Textile Exporters Association.
