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Adrian Wilson
On the Floor
After the horse has bolted...
Adrian Wilson reports from Shanghai and finds out why the number of European textile machinery manufacturers a
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Events Calendar 2014
- 2014 Albstadt
- 23-25 July 2014 Cary, NC
- 6-9 August 2014 Salt Lake City
- 21-23 August 2014 Mexico City
Interiors
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15th July 2014
Milliken presents Allegory Collection
A new development features highlights what is possible when combining technology, texture and colour placement in a new way....
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4th July 2014
China – BCF market with a future
According to Oerlikon Neumag, the Asian market is focused on the production of contractual goods but there seems to be a change coming....
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2nd July 2014
£3.9m refinancing for WSP Textiles
The UK based leading manufacturer of billiard cloth has received nearly £4m to invest in alternative technologies....
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30th June 2014
After the horse has bolted...
Adrian Wilson reports from Shanghai and finds out why the number of European textile machinery manufacturers at ITMA Asia + CITME 2014 has shrunk. ...
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25th June 2014
Clariant increases capacity for Licocene Performance Polymers
Leading specialty chemicals producer Clariant is increasing production capacity for its Licocene Performance Polymers by 50% at its facility on the Frankfurt-Höchst Industrial Park in Germany...
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23rd June 2014
Aquafil wins 'best fibre' industry award
The Aquafil’s pride, ECONYL fibre is 50% made from post-consumer waste, and the company aims to take it even further....
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23rd June 2014
Flexsil brand for permanent silver based anti-bacterial protection
Ag Flex Technologies believes it has developed a unique solution that is more permanent than other anti-bacterial treatments on the market....
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16th June 2014
Americhem showcases solution dye technology at ITMA Asia + CITME 2014
Americhem, a leading provider of custom colour and additive solutions for synthetic fibres, is displaying its solution-dyed products in three key categories – awnings and outdoor fabrics, automotive fabrics and high-performance apparel – at the internation...
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11th June 2014
Xennia reports success at InPrint 2014 show
More than 100 companies exhibited at the InPrint 2014 industrial print show co-sponsored by Xennia Technology that took place in Germany two months ago. According to the company’s Marketing Manager, Tim Phillips, the show received great support with Xenniaâ€...
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10th June 2014
Milliken appoints Vice President of global design for floor covering division
Floor covering and textile leader with more than 30 years of experience in the textile and carpet industry, Bob Hutchison, will aid in continuing to position the award-winning company as a leader in modular and broadloom carpeting in his new role as Vice Presi...
Latest Comments
After the horse has bolted...
Adrian Wilson 21st July 2014, 21:56PMYep, I think you're absolutely right Ian. But lessons are hardly being learned. With things like graphene it just seems like a long history repeating itself...
Smart ’belly band’ could monitor high risk pregnancies
pooja musale 21st July 2014, 05:31AMThats helpful to critical cases which will work great job in medical field.
After the horse has bolted...
Ian Smith 17th July 2014, 16:52PMThe lack of European companies at ITMA Asia, is probably more to do with the fact that the market in China is so price sensitive that those companies who remain cannot compete with local machinery companies. The price difference is so large, in the next ten years the remaining signifant European companies will be bought by Chinese and Indian Organisations.
China Technical Textiles Watch: China’s industrial textiles industry in 2013
US user 13th July 2014, 12:39PMgreat to have the report on the Chinese market
China Technical Textiles Watch: China’s industrial textiles industry in 2013
Editor 11th July 2014, 14:27PMGreat start Oliver. Many thanks.