WINSTON-SALEM – Hanesbrands Inc. is to close nine plants across five countries
and cut about 12% of its global work
force as it restructures its operations in order to cut costs.
BOLTON – We are delighted to announce that Prof. Subhash Anand MBE, of the Centre for Materials Research and Innovation at Bolton Institute, UK, has agreed to be one of Knitting Trade Journal’s technical editors.
BEDFORD – Knitting needle supplier the Groz-Beckert Group has announced the closure of its Exeltor subsidiary production plant in Bedford, Canada, effective today with the loss of 140 jobs.
Exeltor, which manufactured knitting needles for hosiery and large diameter fabric producers was acquired by Groz Beckert in 1993 when the Bedford, Quebec-based company faced serious financial difficulty.
Chemnitz – With a model range encompassing mechanically
and electronically controlled single and double jersey circular knitting
machines with a wide range of different gauges and diameters, Terrot will have
an example of its latest striper technology on display at the SIMATEX
exhibition in Argentina.
ISTANBUL – A Turkish sock manufacturer has more than doubled its production
capacity with the installation of 26 new Golden Series knitting machines from
Taiwan-based Da Kong.
PONTEFRACT ? Following on from last week?s feature aimed at diagnosing
defects during the production of single jersey fabrics, the second in our
series of technical articles examines the double jersey manufacturing process
and identifies a range of problems and their potential causes.
DUBLIN – The UK
market for intimate apparel could be worth ?2.7 billion by the end of 2008, an
increase of more than 16% over the last four years, driven by an increased
demand for hosiery.
SCHRAMBERG – Kern-Liebers is meeting the
growing demand for equipment designed for higher gauge knitting with a range of
needles, sinkers and selectors aimed specifically at the fine gauge hosiery
market.
Paris – Mode
City/Interfiliere?s move from Lyon to the Porte des Versailles
venue in Paris
for the September 6-8 show proved to be a success, judging by the attendance
figures released last week by the Eurovet organisation.
Paris – RadiciGroup will be showcasing SunShield, a skin-core structured
yarn with incorporated UV protection specifically designed for sportswear, at
this month?s edition of Expofil.
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