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News6 Sept 2013Swedish fashion retail companies Indiska, KappAhl and Lindex are to expand their cooperation with the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) during 2014 to improve sustainable water management practices at their supply production houses in India.
A detailed review of movements in fibre, yarn and fabric prices from the previous week, along with changes in production costs.
News6 Sept 2013Ahlstrom, a global high performance fibre-based materials company, is to increase, in the fourth quarter of 2013, the prices for its filtration materials globally by up to 10%.
A detailed review of movements in fibre, yarn and fabric prices from the previous week, along with changes in production costs and macro-economic factors.
Insight6 Sept 2013Currency devaluation continued to create a divergence between domestic and export yarn values this week, in some cases intensifying competition for export business, with spinners keen to increase US dollar earnings, particularly those having to source raw materials in that currency.
Technical6 Sept 2013The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNSECO) declared in 2009 that in the future it will be even more difficult to ensure a sufficient supply of clean water for everyone. Thus, it is important to explore and use new technologies to meet the increasing demand for clean water. One technology that offers possible solutions to overcome water shortage is membrane technology.
Insight6 Sept 2013Through much of August, the focus of the international cotton market (and especially New York futures) was squarely on nearby supply shortages, particularly in the US, along with weather-related delays to the US new crop. However, much of the “noise” around the market has since become directed towards the imminent movement of the Northern Hemisphere new crops, the prospects for a bumper crop in India and the apparent lack of substantial mill buying, particularly in China.
News6 Sept 2013New York cotton futures drifted lower this week, as speculators continued to exit “long” positions, albeit at a much slower pace than was the case two weeks previously, when the market slumped. In general, futures trading lacked fresh fundamental stimulus, reacting briefly to general movements in other commodity and financial markets, as well as to news that the condition of the US crop deteriorated the previous week. However, no distinctive new trend emerged.
News6 Sept 2013American & Efird (A&E),one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sewing thread, embroidery thread and technical textiles for worldwide industrial markets, has achieved its goal for a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2006, through the use of engineering protocols, equipment specs, adoption of emerging technology and system upgrades.
News6 Sept 2013Beyond colour and additive masterbatches, Americhem Inc. takes a value engineering approach to product design, finding the best mix of properties and services to boost speed-to-market, product quality, process efficiency and overall customer satisfaction.
