Invista, one of the world's largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, announced on Thursday it will initiate a $1 billion nylon project at Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. It has received approval from the Chinese authorities regarding both the environmental impact assessment and the project application report, a step toward its plan to construct a nylon 6-6 intermediates manufacturing facility, according to Warren Primeaux, president of Invista Intermediates. Nylon 6-6 is preferred

Close to 400 textile processing units in the city have been hit hard by the curtailment of the natural gas supplied by the Gujarat Gas Company Limited (GGCL) to industries from the past two days and claim that it has resulted in a production losses to the tune of Rs 25 crore. South Gujarat Textile Processers Association (SGTPA), apex body of the textile processing sector, said that the processing of textile fabrics at over 50 dyeing and printing units in Pandesara GIDC has come to a halt as th

A collapse in demand for woollen carpet, both in New Zealand and abroad, is one of the main reasons the country's only independent yarn spinner decided to get out of the business. Summit Wool Spinners, cited the lack of demand for good wool yarn for carpets and the high kiwi, when it announced on Thursday it is selling the plant to Godfrey Hirst Carpets with more than 190 employees to be made redundant. Godfrey Hirst managing director Tania Pauling said that if the sale goes through, the com

Wool prices lost more ground at this week's sale. Demand from China and pressure to get wool shipped quickly, pushed up prices at the first sales of the new year. But prices for most wool types fell last week, as that pressure eased and that trend continued at Thursday's combined North and South Island sale. New Zealand Wool Services International says mid micron fleece and fine crossbred fleece and shears were up to 4% cheaper. Coarse crossbred fleece sold for up to 6% less, except for

Item WidthCM Specification/Weight（meter） Wholesale Price: yuan/meter Wool/polyester/viscose colored cloth 150 600 25．50 11-wale Cotton Frostwork Corduroy 148 16S×12S 64×128 17．00 Embroidered rayon fabric 145 30S×30S 68×68 9．25 T/R shirt flat cloth 145 28S/2×28S/2 102×60 9．80 Full-size polyester clipping printed curtain fabric 280 600 18．50 T/R double-sided wool

The ongoing uncertainty in the global economy, especially in the West has resulted in a fall in denim exports. This in turn has hurt India’s denim industry and especially exports. Denim players are experiencing a decline in orders even in the on-going peak season. Exporters have piled up of stocks, which has led to pressure on manufacturing costs. Fall in export orders coupled with inability to divert the stocks into domestic market owing to competition with large players has put exporters in

YKK has furthered its sustainability efforts by becoming an ecosystem partner with bluesign, the independent textile industry standards group. Contributing to a sustainable society has long been a core principle of of YKK, the zipper and fasteners company. In 1994, YKK established the YKK Group Environmental Charter to effectively address environmental issues across its global organization. The goal of the charter is to ensure health and prosperity for mankind in harmony with the environment. O

India urges Bangladesh to notify it as a country from where it imports cotton yarn as input for textile products it exports to European Union. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint India on Tuesday urged Bangladesh to notify it as a country from where it imports cotton yarn as input for textile products it exports to European Union. At a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh commerce minister Ghulam Muhammed Quader, India’s trade and textiles minister Anand Sharma raised the matter at the sidelines of the

Cotton production in Togo, in tatters over the past four years, has increased by 161.3% in 2012, official sources told PANA Wednesday in Lome. According to the sources, figures made available showed that production, which stood at 32,000 tonnes four years ago, rose to 118,000 tonnes in 2012 or an increase of 161,3%. Officials indicate that the increase is due to reforms in that sector which, they said, encouraged investors to return to Togo. They said that in 2013, the government plans to tak