SHANGHAI - Cellulosic fibre producer Sateri is claiming a breakthrough by successfully producing viscose fibre regenerated from textile waste on a commercial production line.The new fibre uses a mix of dissolving pulp made from recycled post-consumer textile waste by Swedish company Södra, and other PEFC-certified wood pulp.Sateri, which claims to be the world’s largest producer of viscose, successfully trialled the fibre on a production line at the company's Linz Nanjng yarn spinning mill i

Mimaki Europe, manufacturer of inkjet printer and cutting system, is set to host ‘The Mimaki Virtual Print Festival’, an interactive online event with informative sessions, product demonstration and networking opportunities.The event is scheduled to start on 24 March 2020, the same date thatFESPA 2020(1)was originallyscheduled to happen.The idea of organising the event is to provide the same virtual environment as FESPA 2020.More on the same, Danna Drion, Senior Marketing Manager EMEA, Mimaki Eu

Touchpoint,a Finnish pioneer in sustainable workwear, has joined hands with Spinnova, asustainability fibrecompanybased in Finland, to launch Tapio, a sustainable apron for workwear collection.Image Courtesy: www.touchpoint.fThe manufacturing of these biodegradable aprons does not include any harmful chemicals and is100 per cent wood based.The Spinnova process can easily recycle these apronsinto new fibres without any need fordismantling.Moreover, the absence of microplastic and plastic makes it

The Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas shows, which were scheduled for May, have now been postponed until 15-17 December 2020. Show owners Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH made the following announcement over the weekend.“In light of the worldwide spread of COVID-19 and after heavy analysis in collaboration with event stakeholders, including our partners at ATME-I and co-producers at SPESA, we have collectively decided to postpone Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas.Up

Yarn market situationLocal spinning mills are booked forward and some are even booking the rest quantity of April’20 delivery. Now 100% cotton Ne 30/s card knit yarn now is selling at USD 2.95-3.05 per kg. So, 100% cotton spinning mills are now operating with too good margin.Figure:Due to the effect of Coronavirus the global cotton has greatly affected.But as cotton price has gone down by another 7-8 cents per lb (Now at 15:52 Bangladesh time on 13-03-2020 ICE July’20 is selling at 60.30), and s

TERASIL®BLUE W high wash fastness dye raises operational excellence of mills, providing right-first-time results leading to savings of water, energy and costs.Huntsman Textile Effects introduces TERASIL®BLUE W, the latest addition to our TERASIL®W/WW range of wash fast disperse dyes. TERASIL®Blue W is designed to meet all major requirements for high performance sportswear and athleisure wear.TERASIL®BLUE W stands out as the leading disperse wash fast blue dye in the market which is not sensitive

Estimated to reach a value pool of near US$ 4.5 Bn by the end of the forecast period (2019-2027), theis trending towards high-performance pigments in paints & coatings and plastic industries. The shift from heavy, metal-based, inorganic pigments will continue to benefit organic pigments market growth. These pigments have a better environmental profile than inorganic pigments and have more vivid colors particularly in printing inks. Continuous advances in the organic pigments market are expec

Textile home décor industry is fast transforming into an “IT” industry. Once dominated by independent interior designers and big box retailers, the market for textile home décor has witnessed proliferation of a number of startups. Online crowdsourcing and affordable outsourcing are key trends catching on in the market, wherein online provisions of style boards & design ideas, and hiring designers at affordable costs have become convenient. These trends are primarily driven by the marketplace

Due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV),The 21st Zhejiang International Trade Fair For Textile And Garment Industry (ZJTEX 2020)and the OrganizerAdsale Exhibition Services Ltd. have been devoting close attention to the situation of epidemic and its impact on the industry. In an effort to strengthen the prevention, protect the health and safety of all show participants, and to ensure the effectiveness of the exhibition,The “ZJTEX 2020” (originally on 14-16 May 2020) and its concurren

NASHIK – An Indian-based synthetic yarn supplier has started the production of recycled polyester FDY (fully drawn yarns) at its facility in Nashik using a new Oerlikon Barmag direct spinning system.As a result, Polygenta is now able to produce a wide range of both draw textured yarn (DTY) and fully drawn yarns (FDY) that comply with the Global Recycled Standard (GRS).Fully drawn yarns are made up of continuous filaments with highly oriented fibres that require high spinning and winding speeds.