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Insight7 Feb 2014Figures last week suggested that the volume of unfixed ‘on call’ purchases remained large and that the international trade also continued to carry a substantial net ‘short’ position. With the discount between the July and December 2014 contracts remaining close to 10 cents, the incentive to liquidate potential loss-making ‘short’ positions over the next few months remains strong.
Review7 Feb 2014Asia’s large technical textile potential is driving a wide range of exhibitors to the Cinte Techtextil China exhibition, which will run from September 24-26, 2014, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, according to Messe Frankfurt.
News6 Feb 2014Although US textiles and apparel imports underwent a seasonal decline towards the end of last year, from July through to December the monthly totals showed strong growth versus the previous two years. In December, shipments amounted to 4.27 billion square metre equivalents (SME), 5.6% more than a year earlier and 12.7% above the corresponding level in 2011.
News6 Feb 2014Exporters have reported generally subdued trading conditions this week, with Chinese buyers only just beginning to return to work following the Spring Festival. A stronger local currency and associated support for export offers in US dollars have been a further impediment to the conclusion of new business. Offers of Type 55 into China have typically been fairly well maintained at around US$11.10/11.30 per kilo, clean, CIF (90 days Letter of Credit). Bids have generally been pitched closer to US$1,080 per kilo. Some modest enquiry has been forthcoming from other parts of Asia and Europe, but not enough to stimulate a significant upturn in trade purchasing at auction.
Technical6 Feb 2014This report discusses issues related to sustainability in denim dyeing. As part of this study, denim producers and suppliers of machinery and chemicals for denim production were surveyed about methods they have implemented that demonstrate the potential for reducing water use, energy use, or raw-material waste.
Collapsible as a noun was a neologism first used in a book entitled Collapsibles [1]. Collapsibles are objects that, in one way or another, fold out for action and fold up for storage. Collapsibles are ubiquitous. They exhibit two opposite states, one folded and passive and one unfolded and active.
News6 Feb 2014A small offering and sustained demand, especially for higher quality fleece, helped push the market modestly higher this week. Traders are of the opinion that the shortage of good wool may help underpin current price levels moving forward. The offering totalled 7,733 bales, of which 96% was sold. The Cape Wools Merino Indicator rose by 0.5% to R120.77 per kilo, clean, 18.5% higher than the opening sale this season and up 4.4% from a year earlier.
The Indian yarn spinning mill sector has been on a roll in the last 18 months due mainly to stable fibre supply, favourable cotton prices and growing demand from the major importing blocks of the USA, Europe, China and Korea.
News6 Feb 2014After a strong start to the season, the pace of exports slowed during November and December. The latest figures published by the Australian Council of Wool Exporters and Processors indicate that exports in December, at 28,822 tonnes, were 2.5% below the previous month and no less than 16.1% lower than the year earlier statistic.
News6 Feb 2014Mitsui & Co and industrial biotechnology company BioAmber have stated that the annual production capacity of their first bio-succinic acid plant, which is expected to start-up commercial production in 2015, will be 30,000 tonnes.
News5 Feb 2014Dover, the diversified global manufacturer, has completed the acquisition of Italy-based MS Printing Solutions S.r.l. (MS) a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative digital inkjet printing systems serving the textile and specialty material markets.
