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A pilot carpet recycling programme in cooperation with flooring manufacturers, flooring contractors and waste collection and reprocessing companies has been set up by the EU-funded project EUROC2C CARPETCHAINS (Towards closed loop chains in Europe).
When the EU and China held their fourth High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED) meetings on October 24, 2013, in Brussels, the overarching theme was how the two can address challenges and create opportunities through open economies and cooperation.
News28 Oct 2013Cotton yarn business in northern parts of China remained quiet last week. Domestic prices generally held firm, especially those for the finer counts. A slightly more flexible attitude towards prices was evident among sellers of more basic constructions. Local yarn traders expect that prices will continue to fluctuate within a narrow range, as domestic cotton replacement costs are predicted to remain high. Imported cotton yarn continues to enjoy a substantial competitive advantage in China.
News28 Oct 2013Business sentiment throughout much of the polyester value chain in eastern China last week was dominated by further falls in crude oil and feedstock values. However, slow demand for fibre and filament yarn from downstream textile firms also remained a negative influence.
News28 Oct 2013The difficulty in controlling diverse health or environment-related chemical hazards within the textile industry lies not only in the vast volume of chemicals used in the manufacturing process, but is also due to the complexity and multi-tiered supply chain which involves tens of thousands suppliers worldwide, according to SGS Services.
News28 Oct 2013More than a year after Russia’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) accession on August 22, 2012, the country’s textile industry is calculating its losses following the resulting decline of customs duties on imports of textile and clothing, and the associated influx of cheap textile products from abroad.
Insight25 Oct 2013While many, including ourselves, have for some time anticipated a break in New York futures below the recent trading range, the timing of the move this week may have been a little unexpected, coming as it did on the back of increased selling to China, and before the Northern Hemisphere new crops have begun to move in volume.
News25 Oct 2013New York futures broke out of their long-established trading range this week, falling below 80.00 US cents per lb (basis the spot month) for the first time since a brief dip below that level at the end of May. A strong reason for the downturn has been difficult to identify, but the good progress made by key crops in the US and India may have been one factor.
Insight25 Oct 2013As part of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase I grants, forty teams of graduate and undergraduate students across the United States have received funding of up to $15,000 for research proposals that develop solutions to real-world environmental challenges.
Profile25 Oct 2013Turkish textile company Kivanc Tekstil, which recently secured a €3.7 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) to expand its weaving capacity and boost its energy efficiency, has told WTiN.com that it is targeting Russia and China as key growth markets.
News25 Oct 2013Toyota Boshoku Corporation, a premier manufacturer of automotive interior systems, has reached an agreement to establish a joint sales venture with Relan Group of Industries, an automotive components supplier that makes seats and other components, in India.
Technical25 Oct 2013The paper discusses the development of novel and responsive nonwoven composite structures containing gelling materials for wound management. The study mainly focused on the development of novel ‘all-in-one’ collagen-booster therapeutic nonwoven wound dressings that also provide essential functional properties such as high absorption, vertical and lateral wicking, antibacterial and acidic pH properties.
