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Insight3 Sept 2013Strengthened oil prices reappeared last week and translated into the polyester supply chain, bolstering the value of polyester filament and staple fibre in east China.
News3 Sept 2013Silk prices continued to rule firm last week, according to The Schneider Group, owing to a shortage raw material in China. Demand from the domestic home textiles market (from quilt manufacturers) is absorbing available supply. Offtake from most other domestic and export markets remained slow last week, with buyers unable to absorb the high prices quoted. Some mills have even sought to cancel shipments against existing orders, unable to pass the high raw material costs onto their customers. Offers of Omei A1 Mulberry last week reached an historic high of US$49.00 per kilo.
Indian Polyester 2013, the first annual international polyester and fibre intermediates conference to be held in the country, took place in Mumbai on August 23 attracting around 200 participants, including industry players, traders, suppliers and feedstock manufacturers.
News2 Sept 2013Jeanologia, a developer of sustainable technologies for garment finishing, in collaboration with Munich Fabric Start, will present Greendustrial Times, a sustainable exhibition dedicated to measuring the environmental impact of companies in the textile industry.
News2 Sept 2013Pakistan’s textile industry has largely remained detached from the industry and the markets of its neighbour India and if the hostile relations between the two nations improve, their textile industries stand to benefit immensely, according to experts.
News2 Sept 2013In recognition of the successful combination of Hexcel’s HexTow carbon fibre with Innegra’s S Fibre to maximise the high strength and toughness in composite laminates – the new Innegra H product line has won a JEC Americas Innovation Award for Fibres.
Shima Seiki together with its US subsidiary Shima Seiki US Inc is to participate in the Coterie exhibition in New York this month. On display will be the latest collection of the Isola Bella brand of knitwear, including the latest in seam-free WholeGarment knitwear that features superior fit, comfort and draping characteristics, according to the firm.
