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A detailed review of movements in fibre, yarn and fabric prices from the previous week, along with changes in production costs.
Profile29 Aug 2013Sanitized AG has developed a fast and efficient way for textile mills and brand owners to guarantee the presence of Sanitized® antimicrobial protection in their articles.
A palpable upturn in buying interest from China influenced a notable increase in Australian export prices this week. It was unclear what prompted the upturn in demand, as the tone of textile business in China does not seem to have altered substantively.
Insight29 Aug 2013In search of new opportunities for the fibre, AWI is refreshing the science to present a compelling argument to consumers and doctors on the wellbeing properties of wool for the medical market. The commercialisation of the wool comfortmeter will be an important step in making this plan a reality.
Newsfree29 Aug 2013Pegas Nonwovens, the Czech Republic headquartered manufacturer of polypropylene/polyethylene nonwoven textiles for the hygiene, industrial, construction, agricultural, medical and other specialised sectors, has restarted production at its newly opened pilot line in Egypt.
News29 Aug 2013Fountain Set Holdings Ltd’s production and sales of dyed knitted fabrics, sewing threads and yarns, generated revenue of approximately HK$2,769.9m (€267m) and accounted for 83.5% of the Group’s total revenue in the first half of financial year 2013.
News29 Aug 2013The PQS complex formed by Petrochemical Company of Pernambuco (PetroquímicaSuape) and Integrated Textile Company of Pernambuco (Citepe) has started manufacturing purified terephthalic acid (PTA), the main raw material for the production of polyester, at one of its plants.
Insight28 Aug 2013Textile business on many Asian markets continues to be dominated this week by exchange rate volatility. Weaker currencies are prompting to increase their prices on domestic markets, in an attempt to maintain revenues, but are keeping a cap on export values expressed in US dollar terms (especially as competition for export orders increases with manufacturers seeking to bring US dollars into their businesses). A further impact for some manufacturers is that the cost of imported raw materials, typically priced in the US currency, as increased dramatically for those then selling in domestic currency terms.
News28 Aug 2013According to India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade, cotton yarn export sales registrations totalled 139,750 tonnes, only marginally lower than the record monthly total recorded in June, no less than 48% higher than the year earlier level.
Insight28 Aug 2013Spinners in Asia have struggled to reflect fully rises in raw material replacement costs witnessed for much of the past month. The sharp downturn in cotton prices and the gentler easing of polyester staple fibre values last week will therefore have doubtless been welcome developments for many businesses. However, it remains to be seen how much support those strong raw material costs had been providing for yarn prices in the current sluggish trading environment.
