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Santanderina´s gorgeous lightweight denim for women's shirts, kimonos and dresses with 30 % Seaqual Fiber © Seaqual

10/12/2018 – Sustainability

Sustainability

Seaqual offers more than a fiber

Launched in 2016, Seaqual became the first ingredient brand to use fishing vessels and other ocean cleaning programs to collect and up-cycle plastic waste By Iris Schlomski

10/12/2018 – Creora

Creora

Smart Factory for Creora

Hyosung announces Smart Factory System to increase product quality and boosts capacity at five creora spandex factories. By Iris Schlomski

10/12/2018 – functional textiles

functional textiles

Taiwan: Textile Sector Sustains its Position by Innovations

Taiwan is one of the world’s top producers of functional textiles. In order to sustain the nation’s position, producers invest in modern equipment and ... By Iris Schlomski

10/12/2018 – interview

interview

A new Paradigm of Value Addition for Africa

Africa produces 1.5 million tons of cotton lint, from which most of it is exported. But especially in East Africa a new motion of change seems to drive ... By Iris Schlomski

07/12/2018 – ITMF

ITMF

Yarn production increased - fabric produktion shrunk

Global Yarn production increased in Q2/18 and fabric production slightly shrunk Global yarn production increased by +5% between Q1/18 and Q2/18. By Iris Schlomski

07/12/2018 – cotton cultivation

cotton cultivation

Breaking Yield Barriers in Africa

Over the past 30 years, cotton yields in Africa have been stagnant at an average of 350 kg of lint per hectare (ha). By Iris Schlomski

Toray Industries, Inc., raise the price of nylon 66 yarn and fabrics for automotive airbags application from the December 2018 shipment © Toray Ind.

27/11/2018

The prices of nylon 66 yarn and fabrics will rise

Toray Industries, Inc., raise the price of nylon 66 yarn and fabrics for automotive airbags application from the December 2018 shipment. By Iris Schlomski