Thursday, 29 November 2012

Global Apparel Markets: Business update (Q3, 2012)

Report summary

This report provides an update of business news in the following categories:

acquisitions, divestments and mergers; company restructuring; corporate social responsibility (CSR); events; financial results; international trade policy; investments; joint ventures, cooperation, licensing and distribution; manufacturing facilities; markets; new stores; and online retailing.

Global Apparel Markets: Business update (Q3, 2012)

Trade and trade policy: the EU clothing import market and its ten largest supplying countries

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This report provides vital analysis of the EU clothing import market including data relating to around 50 categories of apparel imports from the leading ten suppliers, including China, Turkey, Bangladesh, India, Tunisia, Morocco, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Indonesia.

Trade and trade policy: the EU clothing import market and its ten largest supplying countries

Global Apparel Markets: Product developments and innovations (Q3, 2012)

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This report analyses some of the latest developments and innovations in the apparel industry, including environmentally friendly dyeing technology, environmentally friendly fibres and apparel, fibres and yarns for apparel, finishing treatments, moisture management fibres, sizing tools, temperature regulating apparel, textile printing and textile recycling machinery.

Global Apparel Markets: Product developments and innovations (Q3, 2012)

MAS invests US$ 70 million in knitting plant

Thulhiriya

According to a report on www.news.lk this morning, the official government news portal for Sri Lanka, MAS Holdings is expanding its manufacturing scope with an investment in automated knitting technologies, fully renovating a 200,000 square foot facility to accommodate the largest, automated knitting plant in the region. No technical details regarding the investment were revealed.

MAS invests US$ 70 million in knitting plant

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Stoll revives devoré knit technique

Reutligen

Leading German flat knitting machine builder Stoll is giving new life to an ancient method of embellishing fabrics with the introduction of its Stoll-devoré knit© technique for flat knitting.

Stoll revives devoré knit technique

Thursday, 22 November 2012

VDMA: German technology meets Turkish textiles

Frankfurt

25 German textile machinery manufacturers presented their latest solutions at two VDMA conferences this month in Istanbul and Gaziantep in Turkey. Almost 600 participants from the Turkish textiles industry used the opportunity to learn how German technology can help the sector to cope with the tough competition from Asia and several German companies were able to close deals with Turkish customers during the events.

VDMA: German technology meets Turkish textiles

YIWU H&G: Final call for visitor online pre-registration

Yiwu City

Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, organiser of the Yiwu exhibition for hosiery and knitting machinery, are urging visitors to pre-register online for this month’s event in order to avoid onsite queuing at the actual event. Visitors pre-registering online can also get a free copy of the show catalogue (while stock lasts). For more details and a full show update, please visit the official show website at www.yiwutex.com.

YIWU H&G: Final call for visitor online pre-registration