June

Asia drives yarn production as fabric falters

Global yarn production increased by 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, boosted by an increase in output across Asia and South America while global fabric production dipped by eight per cent.

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Lonati seals €40m knitting machine deal with Uzbek firm

Italian hosiery knitting machine builder Lonati has secured a €40 million with a textile firm based in Uzbekistan. The deal will see the Brescia-based firm supply 1,024 sock knitting machines to Uztex, a company which, founded in 2007, is primarily known as a cotton yarn spinner.

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016 online visitor registration opens

ITMA Asia + CITME 2016, the fifth edition of the combined textile machinery show, is expected to attract around 100,000 trade visitors from around the world.

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Shima Seiki to exhibit at Pitti Filati

Shima Seiki Italia, the Italian subsidiary of Japanese computerized knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki will exhibit at the 79th edition of the Pitti Immagine Filati exhibition in Florence, Italy.

Premiere Vision launches new pre-show event

Responding to the needs of a constantly changing fashion market, Première Vision is to launch a new event, Blossom Première Vision, an exclusive show concept - held biannually in July and December - dedicated to the launch of the season’s collections.

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UK designers debut at Intertextile Pavilion Shenzhen

Scheduled from 7 – 9 July, the 2016 edition of Intertextile Pavilion Shenzhen is entering its final preparation stages with the show set to welcome new design studios from the UK.

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Knitting Trade Journal

NEW ISSUE: The May-June printed edition of Knitting Trade Journal, the leading technical magazine for the global knitting sector, is now available.

This issue includes a round up of the latest news from the circular knitting sector including new developments, as well as interviews, market trends and analysis.

There are also reports from some of the latest trade shows from our correspondents at key exhibitions, as well as a look at some of the latest innovations from the hosiery knitting sector and new developments from yarn and fibre suppliers.

The May-June issue of Knitting Trade Journal also features all the latest, and original, industry news, insight and new patent developments.

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LE Textile develops the first stretch warp-knitted textile from Tencel

LE Textile GmbH, which up till recently was known as Elastic Textile Europe, has developed the first ever stretch warp knitted textile made using Lenzing's Tencel fibre.

terrot

Terrot secures knitting machine deal following Iran mission

Germany's Terrot has returned from a trade mission to Iran having secured a deal for a bank of new circular knitting machines with an Iranian fabric manufacturer.

Nilit speciality yarns in focus at Interfiliere

Speciality nylon fibre manufacturer Nilit will exhibit the company’s latest yarn innovations at the Interfilière/Mode City Euroexpo in Lyon from July 9 to 11.

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New CEO at US hosiery firm

Nester Hosiery, one of the USA's most renowned sock manufacturing companies and owner of the Farm to Feet brand, has announced that company president Kelly Nester has been promoted to the position of CEO.

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Turkish knitters gear up for London exhibition

Turkish knitting mills will be out in force at this month's Fashion SVP exhibition, which takes place at the Olympia, London.

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Unifi to establish new distribution centre in Sri Lanka

Textured yarn manufacturer Unifi is to expand the global availability of its Repreve recycled fibre, which is increasingly used in knitwear, and other Premier Value-Added (PVA) yarns through a new division in Sri Lanka.

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Knitting Trade Journal

NEW ISSUE: The May-June printed edition of Knitting Trade Journal, the leading technical magazine for the global knitting sector, is now available.

This issue includes a round up of the latest news from the circular knitting sector including new developments, as well as interviews, market trends and analysis.

The May-June issue of Knitting Trade Journal also features all the latest, and original, industry news, insight and new patent developments.

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No buyers on the horizon for troubled Courtaulds

Two weeks after it went into administration there is very little sign of a rescue package for troubled UK hosiery firm Courtaulds. Administrators RSM Restructuring Advisory have said they are not hopeful about finding a buyer for the business.

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Asian markets drive China's knitting sector growth

China's knitting sector exported US$98.44 billion worth of fabrics and garments in 2015, up 8.3 per cent compared to 2011, driven by the rapid growth of markets in Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Pitti Filati preparing to 'Feel the Yarn'

The latest staging of Pitti Filati's Feel the Yarn competition is expected to be stronger than ever when the knitting yarn exhibition reconvenes at the end of the month.

nilit

Buhler develops a seamless partnership

Cotton yarn specialist Buhler has teamed up with a California-based activewear and women’s fashion brand to create a new signature line of luxury seamless knits.

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New developments from Piave Maitex

Italian warp and weft knitter, Piave Maitex will present a number of new developments at the next session of Interfilière, including a microfibre fabric with a bacteriostatic and hydrophilic treatment and a new fabric that uses Invista Cooling Technology for moisture-wicking and ventilation.

hosiery

Continued growth for US hosiery and sock imports

The United States imported US$4.49 billion worth of socks and hosiery in 2015, up by 6%, making it the world's largest market for the global sock manufacturing industry, according to a new report.

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Knitting Trade Journal

NEW ISSUE: The May-June printed edition of Knitting Trade Journal, the leading technical magazine for the global knitting sector, is now available.

This issue includes a round up of the latest news from the circular knitting sector including new developments, as well as interviews, market trends and analysis.

The May-June issue of Knitting Trade Journal also features all the latest, and original, industry news, insight and new patent developments.

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No buyers on the horizon for troubled Courtaulds

china

Asian markets drive China's knitting sector growth

Pitti Filati preparing to 'Feel the Yarn'

The latest staging of Pitti Filati's Feel the Yarn competition is expected to be stronger than ever when the knitting yarn exhibition reconvenes at the end of the month.

nilit

Buhler develops a seamless partnership

Cotton yarn specialist Buhler has teamed up with a California-based activewear and women’s fashion brand to create a new signature line of luxury seamless knits.

piave

New developments from Piave Maitex

hosiery

Continued growth for US hosiery and sock imports

The United States imported US$4.49 billion worth of socks and hosiery in 2015, up by 6%, making it the world's largest market for the global sock manufacturing industry, according to a new report.

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Knitting Trade Journal

NEW ISSUE: The May-June printed edition of Knitting Trade Journal, the leading technical magazine for the global knitting sector, is now available.

This issue includes a round up of the latest news from the circular knitting sector including new developments, as well as interviews, market trends and analysis.

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Mayer & Cie launches Spinit in Turkey

Mayer & Cie has officially started selling its new Spinit 3.0 E knitting machine at the ongoing ITM exhibition in Turkey. This latest version of the Spinit technology is able to combine the spinning, cleaning and knitting processes into just one machine by using the company's 'spinitsystems' technology. Tommy Lee reports from Istanbul.

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Karl Mayer unveils warp knitting machinery at ITM

Warp knitting machine builder Karl Mayer says that despite Turkey’s seemingly slow-moving textile machinery market in recent years, the demand for warp preparation and warp knitting advancements are now on the rise with the company’s Turkish customers.

New rib and terry sock knitting machine from Busi

Busi Giovanni has developed a new single cylinder sock knitting machine which, with latch needles in the dial, has the ability to knit socks with broad rib and terry.

nilit

Nilit Innergy for new activewear collection

Italian lingerie and beachwear brand Parah has developed a new collection featuring fabrics containing Nilit Innergy, the 6.6 PA microfibre with integrated Far Infrared (FIR) properties.

knix

Crowdfunding success for intimates brand

Lingerie firm Knix Wear has launched the the 8-in-1 Evolution Bra, the result of a crowd-funding campaign that surpassed its initial $30,000 target to receive more than $1.5 million from more than 19,000 backers

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Roica brand celebrates 10 years in Europe

Premium stretch fibre brand Roica, manufactured by Japan's Asahi Kasei, is celebrating 10 years of innovation and research in Europe at this summer's Interfiliere exhibition.

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Knitting Trade Journal

NEW ISSUE: The May-June printed edition of Knitting Trade Journal, the leading technical magazine for the global knitting sector, is now available.

This issue includes a round up of the latest news from the circular knitting sector including new developments, as well as interviews, market trends and analysis.

The May-June issue of Knitting Trade Journal also features all the latest, and original, industry news, insight and new patent developments.

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