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HEALTHY SNACKS MARKET WILL ONLY GROW IN CHINA AS CONSUMERS FOCUS ON THEIR WELL-BEING
Given the recent surge in popularity in healthy snacks within China, market researchers predict that sales of yoghurt, nut snacks and snack bars will continue to grow in upcoming years. The market for chilled yoghurt sales in China is expected to jump 91% to Chinese Yuan Renminbi CNY70.7 billion (USD9.9 billion) in 2023 from CNY36.9 billion in 2018, thanks to anticipated improvements in cold chain technology across China, according to market researchers Frost & Sullivan.…
PAKISTAN TEXTILE SECTOR WANTS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE
PAKISTAN’S textile sector is in dire need of additional investment for modernisation and innovation in order to keep pace with its main regional competitors, industry insiders have warned.
They claim investment has been slashed in the past five years and the industry has been hit with high import tariffs on raw materials meaning programmes to upgrade machinery and other innovation projects have only continued at a sluggish rate.…
FIBRE GLASS USES AND RECYCLING BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED AS MANUFACTURERS’ APPRECIATION OF THIS MATERIAL VALUE GROWS
Global production of fibreglass is predicted to soar over the coming decade, as appreciation grows of its utility and cost effectiveness in expanding materials manufacturing sectors.
Driven by a push to increase reliance on renewable energy sources to help tackle the climate crisis, manufacturers of wind turbines are increasingly reliant on glass – and carbon – fibres to produce rotor blades, for instance.…
TURKISH TEXTILE COMPANY ENTERS INNOVATIVE RECYCLED POLYESTER FEEDSTOCK JOINT VENTURE WITH INDIAN RECYCLING MAJOR
A joint venture between Turkey’s Kıvanç Tekstil and India’s Reliance Industries involves the Turkish textile manufacturer producing textiles from supplies of 2,500 tonnes of recycled polyester feedstock received every year. Through an agreement inked in July 2019, Kıvanç Tekstil can manufacture and market Reliance’s R|ElanTM GreenGold fabrics under licence.…
COATINGS APPLICATIONS OF SUPER MATERIAL GRAPHENE CONTINUE TO GROW IN SOPHISTICATION AND EFFECTIVENESS
THE MANY properties that have contributed to graphene being described as a ‘super material’ make it an increasingly attractive choice as an ingredient in a wide range of coatings with special functionalities say researchers and manufacturers. And, with Many of these properties offering environment-friendly and sustainable benefits, graphene is being considered as a key part of the coatings industries efforts to reduce carbon emissions and hence climate change.…
EUROPEAN NONWOVENS INDUSTRY FOCUSES ON INNOVATION TO STRENGTHEN ITS INTERNATIONAL MARKET POSITION
WORRIES about the future of manufacturing in Europe are certainly not being applied to the continent’s nonwovens industry, which has been growing steadily in recent years. Indeed, last year, the overall production of nonwovens in Europe in 2018 grew by around 1.3% year-on-year to reach 2.76 million tonnes, (the most recent Europe wide figures released by industry association EDANA).…
PERU GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES ROUNDTABLE GROUP TO BOOST DOMESTIC BACKWARD LINKAGES, FOCUSING ON ALPACA
THE PERUVIAN government has created a textile and clothing industry roundtable group that has been charged with forging backward linkages delivering a comprehensive domestic supply chain from fibre to fabric, that will reduce costs for the country’s apparel sector. Currently imports significant volumes of yarn and cotton, increasing expenses for the clothing sector.…
CORONA VIRUS SHAKING UP CHINA’S APPAREL SUPPLY CHAIN
China based analysts are raising concerns that the coronavirus (2019-nCo) outbreak will disrupt supplies of apparel to major international fashion brands. of key concern is the fact that government movement restrictions have impeded operations of clothing and textile manufacturers in provinces that are a key part of Chinese output: Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Shaoxing.…
KENYA STARTS GM COTTON PRODUCTION THIS YEAR IN BID TO KICKSTART ITS UNDERPERFORMING TEXTILE MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Kenya will start to grow genetically modified cotton this year, becoming the first country to do so in Eastern Africa. The move is significant as it is likely to inspire other counties in the region start to grow Bt cotton hybrids that are resistant to African bollworm and other pests.…
JANUARY SEES INCREASES IN MINIMUM WAGE RATES IN OUTSOURCING MANUFACTURIONG HUBS WORLDWIDE
NATIONAL minimum wages have been rising in clothing manufacturing outsourcing hubs around the world, with low and medium-cost manufacturing centres increasing pay rates, as their governments seek to balance the need for export competitiveness with the value of industrial peace to avoid production disruption and the ability to retain experienced staff.…