At the end of 2014-15, world ending stocks of cotton are projected up 11 per cent to nearly 22 mt. After increasing substantially in each of the three previous seasons, China´s ending stocks are expected to remain stable reaching just over 12 mt in 2014-15, and would account for 56 per cent of total world stocks.
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A University of California-Berkeley professor is using molecular biology to synthesise an important dye used to colour denim.
Bayer MaterialScience and the International Apparel Federation (IAF) have entered into a collaboration aiming at significantly improving the innovation and sustainability in the apparel and footwear industry. As an important first step, both partners have recently run a number of INSQIN® series workshops which took place across three continents.
SDC Enterprises have combined their extensive knowledge of fabric quality control, textile testing, dyeing and continuity of technical performance in test materials to develop a range of verification fabrics to improve the controls available to organizations involved in textile testing.
The Textile Institute Council has invited Muharrem Kayhan, member of the Institute and Chairman of the Board of Söktas to be World President Elect. On 14 May 2015 at The Textile Institute Annual General Meeting its members will be requested to vote Muharrem Kayhan in as the next World President for the period of 2015-2017.
Fritz P Mayer, Vice-Chairman of VDMA Textile Machinery Association and Ilkhoom Khaydarov, Uzbek Minister and Chairman of the board of the State Joint-Stock Company for the Light Industry ´O´zbekyengilsanoat´ have signed in Frankfurt a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the ties between the two organisations.
DuPont´ Industrial Biosciences was recognized for its Sorona® biopolymer development with the 2015 Breakthrough Bio-Based Technology Platform award in Amsterdam recently.