Video: the new Santoni Mecmor circular knitting machine in action
Santoni?s new compact version of its renowned Mec-Mor Variatex machine has been designed to offer knitting mills high-speed garment production combined with minimum material wastage. Watch the machine in action here.

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Hanesbrands to sell unbranded apparel business
Hanesbrands is to sell its European wholesale casualwear division to an affiliate of Dutch company Smartwares for US18.8 million and exit the private-label imageware sector in the US.

Italian yarn sector lifted by strong international demand
Preliminary results for 2011 show a possible 16% increase in turnover for the Italian yarn industry, boosted by increases in average unit values of yarns for both imports and exports and a renewed interest in Italian yarns from international buyers.

Terrot to show jacquard strength at ITMA Asia + CITME
?The main focus for circular knitting machine builder Terrot at next month?s ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition will be on its latest jacquard technology.

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Staying cool in Nilit?s breeze
Nilit has developed a new nylon 6.6 performance yarn for temperature control across a range of sectors including the sportswear, hosiery, underwear, shapewear, socks, outerwear and workwear.

Insider's Guide to Sustainable Cotton: NOW PUBLISHED
Published by MCL Global, producers of Ecotextile News, Sustainable Nonwovens and Knitting Trade Journal, this invaluable, 136 page A5 hndbook covers the ecological impact of cotton production and the environmental challenges that this presents going forward.

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