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2010 Intertextile Pavilion at the Shenzhen International Trade Fair for Apparel Fabrics and Accessories
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Visitor attendance up 12%
from previous year
Continuing to grow in scope, Intertextile Pavilion at Shenzhen successfully
attracted more than 13,300 buyers from 36 countries and regions
all sourcing from a great variety and quality of suppliers. The
figure represents a 12 percent increase from last year’s edition,
which welcomed 11,900 buyers. “This is a very positive sign
for us,” said Ms Wendy Wen, Trade Fair Director for Messe Frankfurt
HK Ltd. “The increase really highlights the fact that Shenzhen
and the Guangdong province play a pivotal role in the China textile
industry and that once again the Intertextile Pavilion brings key
players together.” 250 participating suppliers represented
several Asia Pacific countries and regions, many hoping to meet
with ladieswear manufacturers producing in Southern China. . For
first time exhibitor, MariNoble Paris, a South Korea fur manufacturer,
the show helped them reach key brands with an outlook for future
business co operations.
Exhibitors unanimously agree:
Southern China is one of the industry’s hot markets to meet
with brand names
“The OEM market in Southern China is strong, this is a big
attraction for us,” said Ms An Xing Mei, an agent from the
China office. “We have recently entered into the market sector
in China and feel that this is a very positive move. Chinese brands
that visited the fair this year included: Dongguan City Pepco Trappings
Co Ltd, Erdos Group, Girdear, JNBY (Hangzhou) Finery Co Ltd, Li
Ning (China) Sports Goods. Co Ltd, Radarbird, Romon, Yishion among
many more.“Southern China’s textile market is fast evolving
and becoming more refined. So far this show has given us the chance
to meet with domestic brands,” said Mr Stan Tang, Director
for S.F. Corp (HK) Limited, a division of Japan’s Sun Fashion
Corporation. The company provides Japanese-made accessories and
fabrics to some of the best-known domestic brands – many of
which are manufactured in Shenzhen. “With so many factories
in this area, this show is a great place to gather market information
as well as gain possible business leads.” ...read
more
Source: Messe Frankfurt Exhibition
GmbH
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Trevira:
successful first half year 2010
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In the second quarter of 2010, once
again the business figures for Trevira GmbH are better than anticipated.
Following a very satisfactory first quarter the results have exceeded
expectations. “We finished the first six months with a turnover
of around 120 million €, which is a good 10 percent above our
forecast“, declares CEO Uwe Wöhner.
There are a variety of reasons for
the stable and positive development of the fibre specialist. Firstly,
the sustained recovery of the economy over recent months has ensured
stability in demand from customers in the textile industry. And
then the positive effects of the wide-ranging restructuring and
cost-cutting programme are becoming increasingly evident. “These
first six months of the new Trevira have been very successful ones,
we have achieved all the targets we set, and even exceeded most
of them,“ Wöhner continues. “All our capacities are
being used to the full and we are getting only positive signals
from customers in our most important market segments.“
Volumes and special products
above forecast
In all segments sales volumes have been higher than expected and
we have recorded clear growth, especially with flame retardant fibres
and yarns. The automotive sector shows signs of healthy order books
for the carmakers and there are pleasing developments in low-pill
fibres for apparel, particularly in exports. The staple fibre business
for non-wovens and technical applications continues to be very stable,
with volumes exceeding levels forecast. ...read
more
Quelle: Trevira GmbH
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Texworld
September 2010: ready-to-wear range on the increase
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More than 100 exhibitors –
from around 850 – will be specializing in clothing production
at the next Texworld to be held at the Paris Le Bourget exhibition
centre from 13th to 16th September 2010. “It is our intention
to develop this sector as it is much in demand from our visitors”,
explains Michael Scherpe, President of Messe France, who is keeping
a close eye on how demand develops at clothing firms. An ever-increasing
number of companies seek to verticalise production chains in order
to optimise costs, reduce manufacturing time and restrict the number
of outside contributors. “The demand is significant and we
are responding to this need by opening our doors to companies specialising
in full-packages and high quality products”, continues Michael
Scherpe.
The CTAF – China Textile and
Apparel Trade Fair – groups together around a hundred companies
specialising in clothing production with genuine textile skills,
sometimes based on centuries of tradition. Their aim is to develop
a range of high-end products which will meet the requirements of
Western markets for quality and style. These manufacturers come
from the regions of Beijing, Jiangsu, JueXi or Zhejiang and offer
fine embroidery, incredibly supple silks or knits that are highly
valued by players in the sector. The number of exhibitors at CTAF
having almost doubled in size for the next Texworld show bears witness
to intentions to strengthen the economic and professional ties between
China and the European markets. “Our participation at Texworld
is an opportunity to forge ties and to create long-term collaboration
between our exhibitors and clients in the West. We offer endless
ranges of very different products that meet the needs firms may
have, and we set up whatever is necessary to best respond to our
clients’ demands for quality and prompt delivery”, explains
Zhang Tao, from CCPIT-Tex. ... more
Source: Messe Frankfurt Exhibition
GmbH
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NOVASOL®
vat dyes redesigned for the most demanding end-uses combined with
all in one from huntsman textile effects
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NOVASOL® vat dyes are well established
as the standard setting range which delivers across the widest color
spectrum. These dyes are exemplary in their durability under sometimes
extreme conditions. When the popular reactive dyes reach their limit,
particularly with some specific highest performance requirements,
NOVASOL® vat dyes provide the solution. NOVASOL® dyes are
built to last regardless of the wear and tear they are often subjected
to as can be seen by all the end-use segments they serve. Furthermore,
they are completely compatible with a whole range of effects from
protective to retardants and repellants. More than anything, color,
effect, process and service is all available from one global provider,
Huntsman Textile Effects.
Huntsman does not only offer vat
dyes but supports a wide variety of end use segments in the textile
industry such as military, protective wear, career apparel, toweling
and business shirt with a complete palette of products, effects
and services. Textile Effects designs the solution most appropriate
to customers’ needs by taking available equipment and requirements
into account. Not least, standardization plays a key role in the
manufacturing of vat dyes. Huntsman has a dedicated modern standardization
unit equipped with high performing wet mills controlled by the latest
particle size measurement equipment. All incoming raw materials
(crude dyes, dispersing agents, etc.) are tested and all finished
goods are verified to comply with our stringent product specifications
for trouble-free application of NOVASOL® vat dyes at the dyeing
mills.
Quelle: Huntsman Textile Effects
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ADVANSA
ENLARGES ITS ECOLOGICAL OFFER WITH THERMOºCOOL™ SOFT’TECH ECO2
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One of ADVANSA’s key values
guiding the development of new products is environmental protection;
reducing the environmental impact of the company’s activities
with environmentally responsible strategies and industrial procedures,
to develop eco-friendly products. ADVANSA´s new THERMOºCOOL™
SOFT’TECH ECO2 offers to consumers a more eco-responsible option
by using fibre technologies that leave a lower CO2 footprint.
To meet consumer’s demand for
technically advanced garments that are also environmentally friendly,
ADVANSA offers fibres and yarns that leave a lower CO2 footprint.
By using less crude oil, THERMOºCOOL™ SOFT’TECH ECO2 helps to reduce
the impact on the environment. With its lower THERMOºCOOL™ SOFT’TECH
ECO2 footprint, ECO2 brings us one step closer to building a sustainable
economy, without compromising technical thermoregulation performance.
Depending on the product type different
eco-friendly technologies have been used. For filament yarns ADVANSA
continues with the highly successful PTT polymer made using renewable
resources such as corn sucrose. Staple fibres are made using sophisticated
recycling technology, whereby polymer based on post consumer PET
is transformed through state-of-the-art manufacturing process into
the same highquality polyester fibre. Whatever the option, THERMOºCOOL™
SOFT’TECH ECO2 means a lower CO2 footprint without compromising
excellent moisture management and outstanding wearing comfort.
Source: ADVANSA Marketing GmbH
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coldblack®
nominated for the German Design Prize
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The Design Prize of the Federal
Republic of Germany is the highest official German award in the
area of design. Often described as the “prize of prizes”,
no other design prize makes similarly high requirements of the participants.
A company can only take part in the competition for the design prize
when its products have already received national or international
awards. A further prerequisite for participation is nomination through
the Departments of Trade and Industry of the federal states or through
the Federal Ministry for Business and Technology. “The nomination
has taken us totally by surprise, admits Hans U. Kohn from Schoeller
Technologies. “It is an almost seamless extension to the Swiss
equivalent, which we won in November 2009. However, as a Swiss company
we did not anticipate this nomination.” On the product side,
recognition for the “sun protection technology” is also
high. For example, in February Thoni Mara was nominated for the
ISPO Brand New Award for his marathon collection; in the spring,
Gustav Daiber took the Promotional Gift Award 2010 for a high-quality
flexifit cap with coldblack® finish and in April mountain sports
pants from Vaude were honoured with the German Outdoor magazine’s
Editor’s Choice Award.
Eagerly awaited now is the decision
of the high profile jury of The Design Prize at the end of the year.
Among the prize winners in the last few years were the light designer
Ingo Maurer and companies such as Audi, BMW, Bulthaup, Ruckstuhl
and Brad Pitt’s “Pink Project” for the reconstruction
of New Orleans.
Quelle: Schoeller Textil AG
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11th
Coatema International Coating Symposium
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The 11th International Coating Symposium
of Coatema will take place in Dormagen on 06th and 07th of October
2010. Because of the big interest from last year also this time
the symposium will be introduced by a drinks reception on 5th of
October 2010. 10 international lecturers from industry and research
will report on the latest results and developments (subject to modifications)-
- Prof. Dr. Achim Kampker, RWTH Aachen - WZL, Germany „Integrated
product and production process development for electric vehicles”
- Yusuke Furuya, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan: “Tungsten
carbide lip slot-die for high precision coating”
- Dr. Birger Zimmermann, Fraunhofer ISE, Germany: “Flexible polymer
solar cells”
- Andreas Woerz, Keyence Deutschland GmbH, Germany: “Techniques
and applications of inline optical thickness measurement”
- Dr. Stefan Mogck and Christian May, Fraunhofer IPMS - Institut
fuer Photonische Mikrosysteme, Germany: "Roll-to-roll process
line for OLED lighting"
- Rolf Müller, IST Metz GmbH, Germany: „UVtechnology for different
applications”
- Anthony Fernandez, Xennia Technology Ltd., United Kingdom: “Inkjet
- one pass roll-to-roll”
- Rob Hablewitz, Pillar Technologies, USA: „Narrow web corona
treatment and the powerfactor“
The delivered theory will be put into practice in the company owned
R&D center on a surface of 1.200m2. Here, plants with working
widths from 250 mm up to 2.000 mm are on hand: 11 pilot plants,
1 production line and Click&Coat concept. 11th International
Coating Symposium Coatema R&D Center on 1.200 m2 - Working widths
from 250 to 2.000 mm
Source: Coatema Coating Machinery
GmbH
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Textile
Reinforced Composites foster key industries
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New key technology: light-weight
design
Global competition and sustainable economics are fostering the development
of highly resource-efficient products and related production technologies:
Textile Reinforced Composites represent a key technology, meeting
these challenges. They combine superior mechanical properties due
to the use of high performance fibre materials with a broad range
of possible applications. Light weight design and tailored property
profiles are the most important issues addressed by the sectors
automotive, aerospace, medical technology, energy, civil and mechanical
engineering and sport equipment. Companies investing in this technology
will be prepared to develop new applications, to open up promising
business sectors and thus to position themselves at a competitive
edge.
Know how-Transfer by a tailored
certificate course in September 2010
The exploitation of the potentials of Textile Reinforced Composites
(TRC) is related to specific know-how. Addressing the need of expertise
in this field, the renowned TRC-related experts of RWTH Aachen University
(D) of Institut für Textiltechnik and KU Leuven (B) of Composites
Materials Group have designed a new certificate course tailored
to the needs of industry. Participants will be trained to evaluate
and exploit the specific potential TRC and the related manufacturing
and simulation technologies with regard to their professional background.
This course is tailored to the needs of young professionals with
engineering background, who want to exploit the potential of TRC
for the design of new products in their companies. The two weeks-course
will take place from 13 - 17 September 2010 in Aachen and from 20
- 24 September 2010 in Leuven.
Source: Institut für Textiltechnik
der RWTH Aachen (ITA)
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Trash Fashion
gains some C.L.A.S.S.
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The Science Museum's cutting edge
new exhibition 'Trash Fashion: designing out waste' in its 'Antenna
science news gallery', launches on the 26th June and has gained
same serious sustainability kudos thanks to eco-experts C.L.A.S.S
(Creativity, Lifestyle and Sustainable Synergy). The exhibition
is free and takes place at the Science Museum, Exhibition Road,
London SW7 2DD.
In recent months C.L.A.S.S has emerged
as leaders in the eco textile and innovations fjeld following their
appointment in Dec 2009 as official supplier of eta-innovation materials
and products tor the Copenhagen Fashion Summit. C.L.A.S.S. has lent
same examples of their most innovative new partner's fashion fabrics
to the Science Museum to create a forward-thinking edgy display,
demonstrating that sustainability and responsible design can be
truly cuttingedge. The Trash Fashion exhibition will undoubtedly
make tor one of the mustsee eco innovation fashion events of the
year.
Trash Fashion launches on the 26th
June in the Science Museum's contemporary science hub. Highlights
include influential Danish designer David Anderson's dress design,
made tram one 100% organic cotton and a petticoat in 100% IngeoTM,
tram the C.L.A.S.S. eco library. Boselli E.& C. Spa has lent
a fabric made tram 100% IngeoTM and another C.L.A.S.S. textile partner
Tessitura di Lambrugo Spa has also provided a 100% IngeoTM fabric,
demonstrating that two fabrics with the same content can look totally
different. IngeoTM, is a man-made fibre derived tram plants not
oil, and is leading innovations in eco textiles today.
Source: C.L.A.S.S.
Creativity, Lifestyle and Sustainable Synergy for fashion, design
and lifestyle
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Interstoff
Asia: bluesign technologies ag to host special eco area at upcoming
fair
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Reaffirming its position as a specialised
fashion, functional and eco fabrics trade event, Interstoff Asia
Essential will take place this autumn, from 6 to 8 October 2010
at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Since 1987,
the fair has been a popular business destination providing inspiration
and innovation for the international apparel fabrics and garment
industries. The fair is expected to attract around 6,000 visitors.
These visitors will include decision-makers from top retail brands,
boutiques, department stores, fashion designers and other industry
traders.
bluesign technologies, once again
partner of Interstoff Asia will host a special eco area. bluesign
is an industry standard providing comprehensive production analyses,
networking and optimisation for textile suppliers focusing on sustainable
production. “We are encouraged by the increasing eco awareness
within the industry and for us, partnering with bluesign technologies
a.g., has been a natural choice. A new area, called the bluesign
LAB is a great opportunity for suppliers to promote products that
qualify for the bluesign standard of ecological manufacturing,”
said Ms Wendy Wen, Trade Fair Director for Messe Frankfurt (HK).
Ms Wen further notes: “At the same time, being in such close
proximity to mainland China, Interstoff Asia, is a great platform
to showcase new, fresh and exciting textiles to Southern Chinese
buyers as well as international traders.”
Textile exports from Hong
Kong to China up nearly 13 percent in 2010
The first quarter of 2010 recorded a 12.7 percent rise in
textile exports from Hong Kong to China. To accommodate this increase,
fair organisers will once again invite delegations from several
industry associations around China. “The products displayed
at the fair are most impressive, especially the functional fabrics.
Many of our delegates are eager to attend this autumn and we hope
to bring more members than the previous edition,” commented
Ms Wu Xiaoming, Secretary General for the Guangzhou Clothing Trade
Association in China.
IAF World Apparel Convention
and Interstoff Asia to be held concurrently
In addition to connecting with new Chinese buyers, participants
will also benefit from the crossover of industry professionals attending
the 26th annual IAF World Apparel Convention, running 5 – 7
October 2010. Hundreds of C-level executives, managers and industry
heavyweights from around the world are expected to take part in
this year’s convention. For more information on convention
speakers and events, please visit www.iafnet.com
Source: Messe Frankfurt Exhibition
GmbH
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6th China International Recycled Polyester Forum
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15-17 Sep 2010 Jinling Jinma Hotel
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
The 6th China International Recycled Polyester Forum is to be held
during 15-17 Sep 2010. The conference is to provide valuable insights
into dynamics of the polyester recycling chain from bottle and waste
collection to flake processing and product trading including market
development and process technology to give latest opinions and exchange
ideas about current market status and industry focuses:
- Low-carbon Concept
As an industry embracing the concept of low-carbon, recycling
industry is attracting greater concern nowadays. To cope with
requirements of cost-efficient and environment protection is not
barely kind of a fashionable concept, but more importantly, it
plays a key role in expanding overseas market and avoid trading
barrier. It’s time for players of the industry to comply
with relevant policies and get themselves certificated in accordance
to international standards. Fibers and bottles of lowest CO2 footprint
and quality features equal to products from virgin raw materials
is one main technical issue. ... more
Source: Dr. Thiele - Polyester
Technology
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