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News16 Dec 2013A delicate, lace fabric in warm shades of gold and brown was developed using a Karl Mayer MJ 59/1B for the Christmas outfit pictured. The fabric consists of a fine, tulle-like net ground crossed by oval, charm-like effects featuring fine, floral motifs and tiny flowers with an openwork look. The upper and lower edges of the full-width fabric form a border featuring the same floral pattern.
News16 Dec 2013Braskem, one of the largest petrochemical producers in the Americas, and Genomatica, a US biotechnology company, have signed an agreement for the joint development of a new technology for the production of butadiene from renewable feedstocks.
News13 Dec 2013A public-private partnership between the US Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) and the US Forest Service has been forged to advance the development of the first US commercial facility producing cellulosic nanomaterial, a wood fibre broken down to the nanoscale.
Technical13 Dec 2013The industrialisation of the textile industry was hastened by the mechanical revolutions in spinning and weaving machinery that greatly increased woven-fabric production in the UK by the 1830s. The response of textile wet processing firms was to move away from handling individual fabric lengths to continuous wet processing of fabric in rope form.
Profile13 Dec 2013OAO Sibur Holding, the integrated gas processing and petrochemicals company, has revealed that during the first nine months of 2013 its revenue remained largely flat at Rb197 billion ($5.9 billion), compared to Rb198 billion ($6 billion) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
Insight13 Dec 2013Although changes in the USDA’s global supply and demand forecasts this week mainly involved historical alterations to figures for India, the net impact was to suggest that global stocks will rise this season to still higher levels than was previously forecast.
A decisive parameter for the selection of a suitable spinning process is yarn fineness. Com4 ring has the greatest flexibility in choice of yarn count and in practice the spinning range covers Ne 5-250. Com4 compact is seen in practice in the range Ne 10-250.
News13 Dec 2013As we intimated last week, a tight supply and demand situation in the US has lent support to cotton prices. New York futures had risen by yesterday’s settlement to over 83.00 US cents per lb, a level last seen in late October, just before conjecture started about an imminent release from China’s state reserves and speculators liquidated their ‘long’ positions. Speculators would still appear to be participating on a limited basis in futures trading. One of the major supportive factors for New York futures during the period under review has been the further decline in certificated stocks (cotton that can be delivered against the No. 2 cotton contract in New York) to under 60,000 bales as of yesterday, compared with over 237,000 bales at the beginning of the month.
Autoneum, which specialises in thermal and acoustic management for cars, has acquired a 25% stake in a joint venture with its long-time partner and Japanese supplier Nihon Tokushu Toryo (Nittoku) and Chinese supplier TGPM Automotive Industry Group (TGPM) in China.
Insight13 Dec 2013The European Parliament has voted in favour of granting Generalized System Preferences Plus (GSP+) status to Pakistan, and nine other countries. The decision came after MEPs voted against a resolution objecting to the delegated act presented by the European Commission – with 409 votes against and 182 in favour.
Review12 Dec 2013The upcoming edition of Greenshowroom will feature 29 international labels from young avant-garde designers to established brands showcasing fashion items, accessories, footwear and jewellery, harmoniously combining luxury, design and sustainability.
