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Profile14 Jan 2014Janet Prescott gives a run down of Pitti Uomo's key trends.
News14 Jan 2014At this year’s Heimtextil, which attracted almost 67,000 visitors from 133 countries, one of the growing trends was towards digital textile printing - the development of which was characterised by an increasing number of exhibitors and greater innovative strength.
The Oeko-Tex Association has updated its valid test criteria and limit values for product certification in accordance with Oeko-Tex Standard 100 – with the specifications for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) becoming much stricter.
Insight14 Jan 2014The battleground for developing efficient, eco-friendly flame retardant (FR) fibre applications in the Home Textiles market is opening up and, this week, WTiN has heard about new treatments and how already established brands are trying to diversify.
The Textile Recycling Valley is launching its first congress on textile recycling, which will cover themes of the development of sustainable textiles and new recycled source materials. It will be held from February 5-6 at CETI, the European Centre for Innovative Textiles, in Lille, France.
Polymer Group Inc (PGI) is to invest $7.4m to upgrade machinery and expand its manufacturing plant at its Waynesboro facility in Virginia, USA. The improvements will include appointing 20 new employees and an update to 22,000 sq ft of workspace.
Insight13 Jan 2014Scope for New York cotton futures to push higher from current levels would seem limited. Strong resistance to further increases has been discernible at around 85.00 US cents per lb (basis the spot month). From a technical perspective, a downward move would seem most likely in the short term, as speculators take profits from recently acquired ‘long’ positions.
News13 Jan 2014Declining feedstock prices were the principal factor acting on polyester prices in China last week. Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) spot rates shrank substantially amid expectations of slow demand ahead of the Spring Festival and a desire to liquidate stocks.
News13 Jan 2014International cotton prices (in other words the prices quoted by merchants to mills) lacked clear new direction last week, though replacement costs at a number of origins (namely domestic market prices in the major producing countries) continued to present a firm appearance. The strength of prices in India, for instance, has been a notable feature of the market during the period under review.
Gore said it has completed its goal to eliminate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) from all raw materials used in the manufacture of its weatherproof functional fabrics. The move includes all its membranes and DWR (durable water repellency) treatments for the range of fabrics used in finished products for mountaineering, running, cycling, fashion and lifestyle garments, footwear for outdoor sports and casualwear, and workwear for fire and police services.
