In the first quarter this year, Shishi city's textile fabric imports reached 27 million metres, up 40.4 percent to about US $38 million. Textile players attribute this surge to innovation and technological advancement in Shishi city. Moreover, fabric manufacturers and dyeing enterprises work in tandem and take advantage of scientific prowess the province possesses. Many enterprises have international market presence, which invites new business opportunity for Shishi textile fabric industry.

Polyester feedstock prices are now rising across the board, due to higher raw material costs and tighter supply in Asia and elsewhere. Polyester producers in China are now forced raising prices while reducing production at the same time. Oil prices could jump to US$100 in the event of a major supply disruption, this weekend said Goldman Sachs. China's polyester producers began Monday raising their prices as raw material costs are again rising in Asia. Prices of polyester staple fibers were up

The US Customs reports that 2.256 billion meters of fabric was imported during the first quarter this year, representing a 3.74 percent year-on-year drop. Import value price was pegged at $1.323 billion with an average price of $0.58 per square meter, recording a decline of 5.99 percent and 2.3 percent, respectively. China topped as exporter of fabrics to the US with 359 million meters accounting for $194 million, representing 10.6 and 17.2 percent year-on-year growth, respectively, and making

According to United States Dpartment of Agriculture's (USDA) first estimate for 2006/07, U.S. cotton production is projected at 20.7 million bales, 13 percent below the 2005/06 record. Based on Prospective Plantings of USDA, cotton area for the 2006 crop is forecast at 14.6 million acres, about 3 percent above final 2005 acreage. Harvested area, estimated at 12.9 million acres, is based on U.S. average abandonment during 1996-2003, as unusually low abandonment occurred during the past 2 year

China's current adjustment of textile industry will focus on adjustment of technical structure and raising added value of products. It is different from structural adjustment of other industries, textile industry shall give priority to sharpening the edge of competition of the whole sector, not simply stressing the overcapacity of production, said an official with the Economic Operation Bureau of the State Development and Reform Commission (SDRC). For this purpose, ten Chinese state department

To avert skin tearing among aged persons, CSIRO, a study group financed by Australian Wool Innovation has come up with a new medicinal fabric. Robin Cranston team leader of the CSIRO's Textile and Fibre Technology said aged persons are highly vulnerable to skin tears. The latest wool and lycra fabric innovated by CSIRO guards limbs against injuries and can be worn during all seasons. Due to ageing, skin develops drying and loses flexibility, according to Robin. Blood flow reduces and skin

The popularity of organic foods is increasing and corresponding consumer demand is perking up in the textile industry. Increasing consumer concerns about chemical toxicity in their personal environments has led to a call for "healthy" textiles. While many clothing, bedding, and upholstery brands currently use organic fibers, the process to manufacture textiles often requires treatments than can leave chemical residue on the finished product. Many consumers are demanding healthier textiles that

After undergoing consistent decline for last four years, Italian textile machinery market has achieved marginal improvement since beginning of this year. "Italian manufacturers have shown more confidence during this first few months of 2006," said Paolo Banfi, President of ACIMIT (Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers), at the annual press conference recently held at the association's administrative headquarters in Milan. "In order to increase our competitive edge, Italian fir

Vietnam needs to invest three billion U.S. dollars in its garment and textile industry from now to 2010, local newspaper People's Army reported Tuesday. Of the money, over 2.27 billion dollars will be spent on weaving and dyeing projects, 443 million dollars on garment ones, about 200 million dollars on manpower training, and some 180 million dollars on developing textile and garment materials, the paper quoted sources from the country's Industry Ministry as saying. After Vietnam joins the W

Central America is clearly losing ground on US T-Shirt import market. Although still having very large market shares, Honduras and El Salvador were threatened by surging competition from India and Pakistan in the first quarter. US quotas on China's T-shirts did not fully protected Central American suppliers that were in addition affected by low implementation of the free trade deal with the United States. Although still dominating the US T-shirt import market, Central America is again threatene