ICE Cotton lost 100 pts on the week to close at 77.35 basis the H4 contract, although it was a much more interesting week than the final price action would suggest. Z3 First Notice Day was today and, after the Z/H spread dropped to nearly ...
“The challenges for using new, fibre-based materials in the automotive sector are very complex,” explains Dr. Timo Hammer, Head of the Bioservice Team at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim, Germany. Given the variety ...
During the past month, Cotton Outlook's world cotton production forecast has been reduced by 108,000 tonnes, owing to reductions for China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and the African Franc Zone countries, which more than offset gains for the ...
Some cotton growers were firmer in regard of prices in the first fortnight of October. Moreover, the demand of some processing companies was slightly higher. This scenario has strengthened cotton quotes. Between September 30 and October 15, ...
With an extended colour range for transparent fabrics for womenswear, Freudenberg & Vilene International Ltd. gives more options to designer dreams. Bi-elastic and lightweight interlinings for womenswear as well as ultralight canvases for ...
The Industrial Price Index (IPRI) for Spanish textiles increased by 0.9 percent year-on-year in August 2013, according to the data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). However, in the manufacture of apparel segment, the ...
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NY futures edged up slightly this week, as December gained 75 points to close at 85.47 cents, while March advanced 72 points to close at 85.18 cents. After a string of dull, low volume sessions, the market finally showed some signs of ...
The international floor coverings industry is watching Hannover, Germany, with keen anticipation because that's where the next DOMOTEX show will be held. DOMOTEX is the world's No. 1 trade fair for carpets and floor coverings. In 2014, from ...
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The global output of textile manufacturing sector increased by 4 percent year-on-year during the second quarter of 2013, according to the 'World Manufacturing Production: Statistics for Quarter II, 2013', released by the Statistics Unit of ...
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A 34% rise in wool prices and a six-fold uplift in the volume sold to date compared with the same point in the 2012-sales calendar are a clear signal of the benefits sheep farmers gain from selling their wool through the British Wool ...
More than 2.6 million bales of cotton have reached ginneries in Pakistan by September 15, 2013, according to the latest fortnightly cotton arrival report released by the Pakistan Cotton Ginneries Association (PCGA). The report says of the ...
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has raised concerns over the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) move to increase the Reverse Repo (Ceiling) rate by 50 basis points, describing it as 'a blow to the industry'. According to ...
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Chinese company Jin Baohua Carpets has manufactured the largest one-piece rug ever made by using more than 3000 kg of New Zealand wool. The giant rug covers 1018 sq m, and was made by a team of 100 workers who took two months to finish it. ...
The imports made by the Russian Federation in August 2013 under the textiles and footwear category increased by 9.9 percent month-on-month to US$ 1.85 billion, according to the data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia, portnews.ru ...
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The exports of cotton from Egypt increased sharply by about 51.8 percent during March-May 2013 period, according to the data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). Egypt exported 351,700 tons of cotton ...