Nilit unveils new China facility
ISRAEL – Nilit is to open a new nylon production facility in China‘s Jiangsu
province at the beginning of June.
Leeds Group snaps up Dawson stake
LEEDS – Fabric import and distribution firm Leeds Group Plc has bought a
stake in Kinross-based cashmere business Dawson International.
Warp knitting
Saertex boosts warp knitting operation
Saerbeck, Germany – Saertex GmbH & Co. KG of, has acquired three warp knitting
and one coating machine from the Slovakian company Omfra Fabrics. Financial
terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Flat knitting
Flat machine shipments rocket
ZURICH – Shipments of the flat knitting machinery soared 58% in 2007,
according to the latest statistics from the International Textile Manufacturers
Federation (ITMF).
Flat knitting
Benetton mulls Americas production sites
MILAN – With a strong euro continuing to adversely affect
European-made products in the US
and? Canada, Benetton is
considering establishing production joint ventures in the Americas.
Hyosung opens new Turkey facility
Seoul – Hyosung, one of the world’s major spandex producers, has begun
production of its Creora brand spandex in its new factory in Cerkezkoy, near Istanbul, Turkey.
News
Orthopaedic medical stocking
This patent from Knit-Rite Inc. in the USA describes an orthopaedic medical stocking which is produced on a v-bed Shima SES series machines that has a rounded toe-end shape to ensure wearer comfort.
News
Russia welcomes Bangladesh workforce
Dhaka – Bangladesh
is to become a major source of skilled textile workers for garment
manufacturers in Russia.
Hosiery knitting
SmartWool goes for WOW factor
Stratham, New Hampshire – Performance socks manufacturer SmartWool, a subsidiary of
Timberland, has launched WOWtechnology, a new wool-on-wool knitting technique
featured in its latest SmartWool PhD socks.
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Securing the selvedge on knitwear
Vincent Hughes at Irish knitwear company Carraig Donn, which is based in Mayo and operates a plant of Stoll machines has been assigned a patent for the secure tying-in of loose yarn ends at the garment selvedge which are then neatly concealed.
