The VDMA Textile Machinery Association organised a press conference on sustainability at Techtextil, which was addressed by representatives from Trützschler, August Herzog Maschinenfabrik and Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Segment. ...
Tags: Techtextil, Textile Machinery
For the 2014/15 season, the August report of USDA forecasts global world cotton production at 117.6 million bales, up 1.2 million bales above the forecast made in July, but is slightly below 2013/14 cotton output. In its report, the US ...
Tags: Cotton Output, Textile
According to the Cotton Incorporated Lifestyle Monitor Survey, which has monitored consumer shopping habits and preferences for two decades, 62% of consumers agree that cotton clothing tends to be of better quality than apparel made from ...
Tags: Cotton, Manmade Fibers, Textile
A recently published report titled ‘The Fiber Year 2014’, the world survey report on textiles & nonwovens, states that the fiber production volume in the world textile industry in 2013 rose by 2.8% to 92.3 million tonnes. This ...
Tags: Fiber Production, 2.8%, Textile
U.S. net textile and apparel fiber imports rose in calendar year 2013, a first in 3 years as improved economic conditions pushed consumer demand higher. Total fiber product imports approached 17.6 billion raw-fiber-equivalent pounds in ...
Tags: textile, apparel, cotton fiber
Germany-based Oerlikon Barmag, a member of Switzerland-based OC Oerlikon Management AG's Manmade Fibers segment, has introduced a new yarn winder in its Winding Integrated Godet Solution (WINGS) product line. According to the company, the ...
Tags: Wings Poy, Wings Poy 1800, Oerlikon Barmag
The theoretically calculated energy-saving potential resulting from use of the Rieter suction tube ECOrized on ring spinning machines proves itself in practice. The Rieter customer Baris in Turkey had 14 ring spinning machines equipped ...
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The first Rieter Com4 yarn seminar in India was held on September 20, 2013, at the TWIC-IKFA Convention Centre in Tirupur, India. The event took place in parallel with SS Textile Media Pvt. Ltd’s Yarnex and TexIndia 2013 exhibitions ...
Tags: Rieter, Yarn Seminar
The non-contact B92 EVO pulse generator facilitates improved measuring accuracy - even with heavy soiling. The conversion kit is available for RSB-D 30, RSB-D 30c, RSB-D 35, RSB-D 35c, RSB-D 40, RSB-D 40c and now also for RSB-D 22 and RSB-D ...
Tags: heavy soiling, Textile
Oerlikon announces the appointment of Dr. Brice Koch as Group Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Koch, who will assume the role during the first quarter of 2014, comes to Oerlikon following a successful career at ABB where he has been a member of ...
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Oerlikon reported strong order intake and sequential margin improvement in Q3; guidance confirmed With a Q3 EBIT margin of 12.6 %, Oerlikon sequentially improved its profitability in the first nine months of 2013 and continued to deliver ...
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The 72nd Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) used its First Open Session to address what is likely the cotton industry's single greatest threat: synthetic fibers. The panel of expert speakers during the ...
Tags: Cotton Fibre, Textile
When talking about the growth of middle-class consumers, the discussion often centers on China and India. But the Latin American market is showing impressive growth as well, and raising the visibility of awareness of cotton among those ...
Tags: Cotton Awareness
The Clover, S.C.-based Synthetic Yarn and Fiber Association (SYFA) will hold its 2013 Fall Conference, titled "Resurgence of Textiles Back in the Region," September 26-27 at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Charlotte. "After many struggles ...
Tags: Textile
The Rieter Com4 Yarn Trading Seminar China will be held on June 14 – 15 in Rieter China Changzhou Plant. The main target groups are yarn traders, buyers and sellers in China. Focal points are the 4 different Com4 yarns, their ...