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News9 Oct 2013Spinners in Pakistan have this week expressed some satisfaction with their current order books, or at least indicated a degree of confidence that trading activity would pick up in the short term.
News9 Oct 2013Sources in southern India report a modest improvement in cotton yarn market sentiment, at least on domestic markets. Spinners have proved slightly less willing sellers during the past week, having pushed quite aggressively to add to their order books during the second half of September.
Quotations for viscose staple fibre (VSF) in eastern China have built on the incipient upward trend witnessed before the recent national holidays.
News9 Oct 2013The chemical company BASF is now offering, globally, its UltramidS Balance high performance polyamide 6.10, which is partly based on renewable sources and available in various viscosities, in a version for monofilament applications.
News8 Oct 2013In 2008 the US Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), and this legislation includes mandatory toy standards, requirements for third party testing and of particular interest to the fibre, textile, and apparel industries the requirements for increased civil and criminal penalties for violations under the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA).
News8 Oct 2013Universal Fiber Systems, a global leader in the production of high quality, solution-dyed synthetic filament-based fibres for the flooring, transportation and industrial sectors, has created a ‘Business Development Group’ in support of its market diversification strategy.
News8 Oct 2013PlastiComp, a US-based developer of long-fibre reinforced composite thermoplastics (LFT), has entered a partnership agreement with Royal DSM to develop biobased and sustainable (LFT) composite materials for the automotive and other performance-driven markets.
News8 Oct 2013Italian machinery manufacturer Savio has stated that the enhanced hopper and bobbin loader capacity of its latest Polar ‘E’ model allows a loading rate to cover the winding heads of up to 72 spindles. The capacity has been increased due to the “double alternate” bobbin loading system on the peg.
News8 Oct 2013Apparel sourcing costs are expected to increase over the next 12 months, and labour costs will continue to be the most important driver for sourcing cost rises, according to McKinsey’s apparel CPO (chief procurement officer) survey 2013.
