Textile Asia

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  Año 2013, Vol. 44, Número 6 (July)

  • Company index

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  • Editor's page:: Tying it all together

    Max Sung

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  • Special reports:: Is the future of cotton really bleak?

    Alpana Shrestha

    págs. 4-6

    

  • Special reports:: China poised to hold 60% of world cotton stock

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  • Products and technology:: Durst inkjet printer with new features.- Itema's latest rapier weaving machine.- For fast output plain fabrics.- A machine to improve lamination quality.- Enhanced solution for design challenges.- Another step towards paperless workshop

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  • Products and technology:: Sportswear made of mainly natural fibres.- SCC572 for rapid pattern change.- Touch tester for clothing comfort.- Nu Torque technology finds new application.- Anti-stain finish for apparel.- Garments seeded with medicine to cure eczema

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  • Products and technology:: Award-winning colour measurement system.- Lowly cotton now has a highly valuable use.- A coated fabric for multiple applications.- Sustainable Minds with added abilities.- Multi-purpose spider silk, totally man-made

    págs. 11-12

    

  • Exhibitions & conferences:: Techtextil: strong show of exhibitions and visitors.- Yiwu prepares for four-day sewing machinery show.- Galleria Intima in Goa.- Surtex Asia debut in China next month.- Proposte set for Shanghai debut.- India Texpo.- IndiaTex

    págs. 13-20

    

  • Exhibitions & conferences:: Apparel fabrics show in Shanghai.- Style Hong Kong show in Changsha.- Bookings for next Heimtextil rising.- ISPO sporting trade fair in Jan.- A forum about artificial grass.- INDA annual meet.- Home textile fair in Hong Kong

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  • Technical features:: Heat and moisture control with 2D/3D mapping functions

    G. Dhanapriya, K. Gopinath, G. Ramakrishnan, J. Srinivas

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  • Technical features:: Effect of fabric softeners on flammability of cotton fabrics

    R. H. Deshpande, Y. M. Indi

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  • Technical features:: Thermal core yarn by modified ring spinning technique

    R. Ramachandran, B. S. Dasaradan, P. Kanakaraj

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  • Regional notes:: India: Fruits of safety satndard:- Rush for foreign retail outlets.- Denim blues

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  • Regional notes:: Sri Lanka: Bridging a production chain gap

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  • Fashion trends:: The best graduate show of its kind

    Gail Taylor

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  • Company reports:: A new strategy to expand Asia-Pacific market share

    C.K. Chow

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  • Executive desk:: BASF appoints new MD in Sri Lanka.- Stte next ICAC executive director.- Braverman awarded for innovations in nonwovens.- Child joins James Heal board.- Lectra's VP for North America sales.- Andreas Giehl joins Q-Lab as director in Europe

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  • Executive desk:: Finnish student wins Première Vision grand jury award.- Transitions at Lanxess.- Proposte board resppointed.- Textile design student wins top prize for surface design.- Windradeen wins best Australian wool award.- An award-winning bio wipe textile

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  • Executive desk:: Partners for progress

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  • Events calendar

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  • Advertisers' index

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