Cotton textiles in India

The current state of India's cotton industry -which accounts for 20 of that country's industrial sector, and is second in the world only to China's in terms of capacity - is reviewed. Figures for fibre consumption and yarn productin over the last few years have remained steady -cotton predominates, though a gradual shift towards blends of..

Reorienting Indian silk

Intensive work is in hand to modernize the Indian silk industry and improve its products. Faced with serve competition from Chinese and Japanese superior quality, Indian silk suffers from several well-known devects and handicaps. With more scientific input and modern management, a technological orientatin is eing given exports. There is c..

Cotton continuing to gain market share

Economic informatin on the increasing share of the market taken by cotton is given. At the end of 1993 it had a 56 share of the apparel and furnishing fabric market, which was more than all the other fibres put together.

Use of environmentally-friendly solvents to extract cotton, polyester and blends thereof

A working group set up by the TEGEWA association has veen considering since 1989 the best way to extract cotton, wool, silk, regenerated cellulose, polyester and acrylic fibres for recycling without causing environmental problems. Various trials have been held using different combinations of solvents. Acetone and t-butylmethylether emerge..

Take advantage of the changes in China

The main advantages and disadvantages which the Chinese textile industry possesses are identified. China's abundant rew meterials, labour, traditional skills and vast consumer market are contrasted with its relative backwardness in technology and problems associated with current changes. The political and economic changes occurring in Chi..

NAFTA - negotiations, agreement and impact

The textile and apparel provisions of the NAFTA agreement are considered. There are seven basic elements: coverage of textile and apparel items; country-of -origin rules; reduction and elimination of tariffs; elimination of quotas; tariff rate quotas; safeguards, including re-institution of protectionist measures; and marking and labellin

Microfibres in the textile industry

A review is given of the various types of microfibres produced in Europe and the manufacturers are listed. The impact of microfibres on textile processes is evaluated. There are 14 references.

Heterophase alkaline hydrolysis of cellulose nitrate

The kinetics of the denitration and degradation of cellulose nitrate fibres in aqueous caustic soda solutions are investigated by ultraviolet spectroscopy.

Methods for studying the structural and molecular heterogeneity of cellulose acetates produced by different methods of acetylation

The porosity, gel-particle characteristics and capillarity of various cellulose acetates produced by acetylation in solvents evaluated.

Solubility of cellulose III in sodium hydroxide solution

Successful attainment of concentrated, stable cellulose solutions in sodium hydroxide or in other alkaline metal hydroxides could possibly eliminate the viscose process as a method for manufacturing fibres. The objectives of this study were to investigate, first, cellulose III solubility in sodium hydroxide solution, and, second, the infl..