Protti re-emerges ?fit for purpose?
Cornaredo – Italian knitting machine
builder Protti has completed a restructuring exercise that has seen the company
scale down to a more feasible level during the current market slowdown.
Nilit emphasises commitment to Asian markets
Yiwu – More than 200 leading manufacturers
of hosiery, seamless bodywear and intimate apparel, producers of covered yarn
and circular-knit fabric, as well as representatives of the media attended the
recent Nilit conference in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China.
Western Europe eases Wolford gloom
Bregenz – A strong performance from sales
of legwear in some Western Europe and Asian markets
slowed the drop in total revenues at luxury hosiery and lingerie maker Wolford
over the last 12 months.
Hosiery knitting
Invista to host legwear forum
Verona – Invista is to host a legwear industry forum that will enable key
suppliers from across the sector to introduce their new developments to legwear
manufacturers, specifiers, brands and retailers.
Merino enhances knitwear performance
New York – Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has teamed up with a major cotton
apparel manufacturer to develop a range of luxurious yarns to specifically
target the lucrative Americas
region.
Karl Mayer speeds up lace machines
Obertshausen – The latest developments in
Karl Mayer?s Jaquardtronic Lace series of machines includes an upgraded version
of one of its best-sellers and a new model with extended patterning features.
?Stitch-free? showcase from Invista
Paris – Invista will be showcasing the latest developments for its Lycra
2.0 Garment Technology at this summer?s Paris Mode City Exhibition.
New issue out now
PONTEFRACT ? The latest issue of Knitting
Trade Journal, featuring several exclusive interviews with some of the knitting
and hosiery industries? leading names is now available.
Buyer quality key at yarn fair
Florence – Pitti Immagine Filati opened in Florence on 7 July with exhibitors decidedly
nervous about prospects. They had put all their efforts into producing highly
developed yarns in precious fibres often with a technical content for the
autumn/winter season for 2010/2011.
Lenzing offers sun protection
Salt
Lake City – Lenzing has
launched Tencel Sun, an eco-friendly alternative to polyester fibres and
conventionally finished solar protection fabrics.
