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2019-08-29 10:20:00

New seeds to help cotton farmers to face drought

The U.S. is the world's leading cotton exporter, with an industry estimated to generate more than $21 billion of products and services a year. Drought and climate change are having an effect on the

2019-08-26 14:30:00

The future of clothing

Speculation about future technologies is a staple of internet discussion but the clothes of the future are seldom included. When I interviewed science-fiction author Neal Stephenson recently, he

2019-08-23 10:30:00

New technology enhances natural cotton properties

If anyone doubts the staying power of cotton, consider that it was used 7,000 years ago for clothing in Ancient India, according to “The History of Clothing.” Its popularity has only continued,

2019-08-23 10:15:00

Apparel is going out of fashion

Considering the number of apparel retailers on the ground and online, it would appear to be a winning category. But broad sales trends are not in the sector's favor. Several apparel retailers are

2019-08-22 12:10:00

DOMO Chemicals to acquire Solvay's business in Europe

DOMO Chemicals and Solvay have signed today an agreement for DOMO to acquire Solvay’s Performance Polyamides Business in Europe. This includes Engineering Plastics operations in France and Poland;

2019-08-20 12:40:00

Transparent electronic devices made from nylon?

As the microelectronic industry is now shifting toward wearable electronic gadgets and electronic (e-)textiles, the comprising electronic materials, such as ferroelectrics, should be integrated with

2019-08-20 08:13:35

Viscose markets continue to weaken further

Viscose staple fibre (VSF) price downtrend slowed down in China amid limited availability and decreasing supply in the markets in July. In China, VSF offers were slightly low by the end of the

2019-08-20 08:02:33

Nylon or polyamide chain prices see mixed trends

Nylon or polyamide chip prices in July saw mixed trends amid firmer CPL cost during the month. In China, offers for nylon chip were mostly up as demand from downstream plants improved during the

2019-08-20 07:58:28

Polyester fibre and yarn prices plummet in Asia

Polyester staple fibre (PSF) prices in China jumped at the beginning of July but plummeted towards the end of the month due to a decrease in demand. In India, PSF producers increased their offers

2019-08-19 14:00:00

Polyester fabric production falls by half

With production on a nosedive, all is definitely not well in the country’s largest man-made fabric (MMF) hub. Polyester fabric has decreased production by almost half from 13,000 metric tonne

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