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With not much transparency in the data coming out of China, it is hard to judge the actual situation about spending revival there, informs Dr Seshadri…

The producers of technical textiles who manufacture high-performance fabrics for outdoor clothing and other consumer and industrial applications can now use thermoplastic polyurethane due to Huntsman.

The producers of technical textiles who manufacture high-performance fabrics for outdoor clothing and other consumer and industrial applications can now use thermoplastic polyurethane due to Huntsman.

Jürg Fedier has served as CFO since joining Oerlikon in 2009. He is credited with successfully refinancing the company in 2010 and has played a key role in defining and executing the company strategy.

China has started showing interest in buying United States’ cotton. There has been some movement in the United States’ cotton to China, which is a positive signal.

All is not well on the cotton front! Fall in production and acreage, and wild fluctuations in the prices beginning late last year have dampened the spirit of the industry. On the farm front, ravages of bollworm have added to the woes of the suppliers.

Millions are being invested to boost cotton research in Texas. Cotton research gets a boost from the State of Texas through its Governor’s University Research Initiative. Texas has funded US$5 million to boost research and education in cotton at Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock.