Textile Asia

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  Año 2015, Vol. 46, Número 5 (June)

  • Company index

    pág. 2

    

  • Editor's page:: ITMA and education

    Max Sung

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  • Special reports:: Rana Plaza victims' class action raises moral and legal issues

    Swee C. Goh

    págs. 4-5

    

  • Special reports:: Feel-good mood is spreading among US apparel shoppers

    Swee C. Goh

    págs. 6-8

    

  • Special reports:: East Asia replaces China as top importer of cotton

    Swee C. Goh

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  • Special reports:: Shifting trend in textile machinery shipments

    Swee C. Goh

    págs. 10-11

    

  • Regional notes: Sri Lanka: Garment exports up.- Hirdaramani's 21st plant

    A.H.H. Saheed

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  • Exhibitions and conferences:: ITSH show 4 home textile themes in Aug.- Cookies Show during Berlin Fashion Week.- Lingerie sourcing fair in India.- In Style Hong Kong Expo in Jakarta.- The HUB moves to Shanghai.- ICA sets annual event in Frisco.- Sourcing fair in Colombo

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  • Exhibitions and conferences:: German textile conference.- It's now JEC World in a new venue.- Dyes fair in Turkey.- Surtex next May in New York.- Textile machinery fair in Turkey

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  • Products and technology:: A Swiss initiative in textile research.- New fibre for best climate comfort.- Reinforcement fabric with added strength.- Assessing staining performance of silk.- An intelligent fusing machine.- A new bright blue

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  • Products and technology:: New black completes Avitera SE dye range.- Needle exchanger redesigned

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  • Technical features:: A cost-efficient option for bleaching cotton fabrics

    A.I. Wasif, Y. M. Indi, Aftab A. Patel

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  • Technical features:: Effect of elastomeric polymer/clay on nylon 6,6 fabric

    P.G. Ingale, S. G. Kulkarni

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  • Executive desk:: Li & Fung treads a year of transition and investment.- Oerlikon on the upbeat despite challenging markets.- Focus on high-value goods helps lift profits up.- Hexcel's new carbon fibre plant.- Bayer MaterialScience will soon be Covestro

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  • Executive desk:: Lucy Harris bags grand prize in 2015 Designext contest.- Textile chemical suppliers form Turkish joint venture.-.A team of five Chinese authors wins AATCC's Weaver Award.- Jowat opens expanded plant in Malaysia.- EcoChic Design contest opens

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  • Executive desk:: Alvanon president joins IAF board.- Borgars joins Xennia.- Yasar Güvenen is now FESPA president.- Uster's new head in China.- A strategic alliance.- Stephen Tsai wins the first JEC life achievement award.- Miller Weldmaster beefs up sales team

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  • Events calendar

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