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Germany-based Evonik Industries and Austria-based SECAR Technologie of Hönigsberg, have established the LiteCon Advanced Composite Products joint venture.
Leading carbon fibre converter Sigmatex is creating a new technical excellence centre at its facility in Runcorn, the UK.
News11 Sept 2013Groz-Beckert’s efficiency calculator, the Productivity Benchmark is now available online.
A quickening in the pace of trading has been reported on Taiwan's spun yarn market, with more export orders forthcoming from buyers. However, existing stocks at mills after a slow period of trading have so far been sufficient to meet demand.
Arequipa-based Calicampo produces hand-painted alpaca yarns dyed using natural materials sourced from the Peruvian landscape. This unique technique allows up to 50 colours to be applied to a single skein, offering an unlimited array of colour combinations. Francis Rainsford finds out more.
News11 Sept 2013An easier price tone has been increasingly palpable on India’s yarn markets during the past week. As we discussed last week, firmer fibre replacement costs (most notably those for domestic cotton) and the depreciation of the rupee were the two main factors supporting local yarn prices through August. However, local cotton prices have retreated from recent highs during the past couple of weeks and the rupee has gained ground against the US dollar.
Walmart US president and CEO, William S. Simon, is one of the speakers taking part in Reuter’s Global Retail and Consumer Summit, taking place in Reuter’s bureaus in New York, London, Paris, New Delhi and Jakarta from September 9-12.
News11 Sept 2013The International Cotton Advisory Committee’s (ICAC's) Expert Panel on the Social, Economic and Environmental Performance of Cotton Production (SEEP) has prepared a list of recommended indicators that will serve as the starting point for discussion at its 72nd Plenary Meeting, in Colombia, during the World Café on Challenges Facing Cotton, on October 1.
ACIMIT, the association of Italian textile machinery manufacturers, and the Italian Trade Promotion Agency ICE are holding a symposium dedicated to technical textiles and nonwoven technology in Guangzhou, China, next month.
News10 Sept 2013According to data published by China Customs on September 9, China’s yarn and fabric exports in August totalled US$9.4 billion, down 1.97% from the previous month, but 16.75% higher than the corresponding 2012 total. In addition, cumulative exports of yarn and fabric during the first eight months of the year, at US$70.1 billion, were 12.2% higher than a year earlier.
