Polyester intermediate prices have continued rising in the very recent week,and are expected to further climb after Chinese holidays.

After years of tailoring and military inspired designs dominating men’s fashion and style, 2016 saw a swing back to a more comfortable and relaxed style of dressing giving rise to the Athleisure trend.

The Winter 2017 editions of Texworld USA and Apparel Sourcing USA closed their doors recently, welcoming a record number of verified visitors across three days.

Xerox Corporation and Electronics For Imaging (EFI) have announced a strategic partnership to bring to market a next generation digital front end (DFE) to drive Xerox digital production presses.

Effective January 2, 2017 Groz-Beckert has taken over the Ferd. Schmetz Group. The Ferd. Schmetz Group is a long-established producer of industrial sewing machine needles and has around 700 employees worldwide. The acquisition includes the production sites in Germany, Switzerland and India as well as the global distribution network.

The Rieter Group achieved an order intake of CHF 905.2 million in the 2016 financial year, which represents an increase of 13 per cent compared to the previous year (CHF +103.6 million).

ICA Bremen will deliver its six day ‘Cotton Classing & Testing’ training programme, from May 9-16, 2017 followed by the popular ‘Learning about Machinery’ training course from May 18-19 in Germany.