Textile Asia
Editor's page: Sustainability, a buzzword for textiles?
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Trading near or far?: Wages and cost of raw material are rising in China; political turmoil is remaking governments in North Africa; the EU is introducing new policies in trade pacts. All this could rearrange the present bases of textile industry.
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Most favoured may not be the most favourite: A misleading interpretation by ill-informed media in Pakistan has whipped up an unhealthy and unnecessary debate.
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The changing trend in global fibre consumption: Global demand for manmade fibre has increased ten times over the past five decades overtaking cotton which was the dominant fibre in 1980.
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Tough times ahead for cotton trade: The risks of a deeping crisis in the euro zone and of a deceleration in US activity could worsen global economic growth prospects and reduce purchases of textile products and demand for cotton.
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New directions for ITMA: Interviu with Stephen R. Combes and Maria Avery
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Giving fabrics lasting freshness and fragance: The microcapsules developed though these innovations are wash resistant to survive through 20 wash cycles and heat resistant to withstand temperatures up to 70ºC and keep clothing smell fresh.
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