Hemp as a Renewed Source of Textile Fibres.

Hemp (Cannabis sativa) grows quickly in most soils and climates. Hemp fibers exhibit high tensile strength; low deformation under axial, flexural, and torsional forces; low dry and wet elongation; antibacterial and antistatic properties; high hygroscopicity; and high dye absorption. Mechanical, chemical, and enzymatic treatments reduce th..

New Life for an Old Fiber: Attributes and Advantages of Naturally Colored Cotton

An overview of the advantages and disadvantages of naturally colored cotton fibers addresses genetic crossing, report variability, color versus quality, dye alternatives, difficulties in commercialization, colorfastness, physical properties, fiber functionality, and consumer preferences. Naturally colored cotton fibers are weaker than whi..

The True Value of Fluff Pulp.

Both the forest products industry and pulping industry limit the ability of pulp manufacturers to modify their products. Revolutionary changes in fluff pulp products are unlikely, but manufacturers that focus research and development resources on notable market trends will develop products that bring value to both customers and shareholde..

Summary of the Outlook for Cotton.

International cotton prices continued to decrease, falling below $0.40 per pound in October 2001. World cotton production should increase 7.5 percent to 20.7 million tons. Consumption, however, should amount to 19.8 tons. Consumption, however, should amount to 19.8 million tons. The season average Cotlook A Index should amount to $0.46 pe..

Marriage of tradition and high-tech

Empresa Textil Norterha of northern Portugal exports all its production - mainly to the UK (eg Tesco, Adams) and specialises in knitted goods, wovers and flannels. The company's investments in its processing lines include dyeing machines from Thies, Tecnitox and Then, Bruckner drying equipment, and Anglaad tumbler, and a semi-automatic Ma..

Buyers guide for the technical textile industry - 2001

This technical textiles buyers guide is divided into two sections - n alphabetically arranged listing of the organisations and an index of the products or services they offer. The listing gives the organisations full contact details, contact names for sales and production, e-mail and Internet addresses, and a brief description of the comp..

Textile powerhouse coming up

This paper, (first presented at the CITM 2000 Forum in Beijing, October 2000) summarizes the situation of China's textile industry and discusses short-term development plans. The pace of technical reform needs to be accelerated, making full use of the existing system of state bands to finance investment. The author advocates the adoption ..

Development strategy in China's textile machine industry

The authors carried out a questionnaire survey addressed to the spinning, wearing chemical fibre, knitting, dyeing and finishing and garment machine industries. It was designed to show the industry's present situation and to identify the most important factors for industrial competition strategies aimed at future development. A developmen..

Microfiltration for water treatment comes of age

Microfiltration has matured from a new and developing technology, to a position where it is another useful unit process in water and wastewater treatment. MF provides the unique advantage of always removing particles larger than the pore size (typically 0.1 to 0.2 ㎛), which means that high quality water can be produced with low risk. MF ..

Products that made news at ATME - 2000

This article gives some details on products exhibited at ATME-I 2000 that the editors of Textile World feel have immediate significance. Malcam's MMA-4010 moisture analyzer; Transcat's Transmation PDA calibrators; Southwest Screens and Filters Removable Mesh Pack Filter Element filter screen; UTIT Wagner's Palo package handler; Steelman I..