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			Renewable raw materials shortage The nonwovens and disposable hygiene markets are currently crying out for more suppliers of renewable raw materials, according to Robert Johnson, global business director for Huhtamaki Films. Read more

			Ahlstrom expands SMS medical range The very latest spunmelt technology is being employed to manufacture the new sterile barrier systems (SBS) designed for light to heavy medical instrument trays being introduced to Ahlstrom’s Reliance Tandem range. Read more

			Biosoluble microfibre first Lydall Performance Materials, based in Manchester, Connecticut, has launched Cryotherm 233B as the latest addition to its cryogenic insulation portfolio. Read more

			Sale of Sellers Engineers Australia’s CTS Group is part of a consortium of UK and overseas investors who will purchase Sellers Engineers – the Yorkshire-based manufacturer of carpet shearing systems established in 1912. Read more

			Methane to lactic acid success Calysta, based in Menlo Park, California, reports that it has successfully fermented methane into lactic acid as part of its research collaboration with NatureWorks. Read more

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			€36 million boost for Avantium Avantium has secured a further €36 million in funding from a unique consortium of companies committed to seeing PEF bioplastic become a commercial reality. Read more

			Sontara to be acquired by Jacob Holm Jacob Holm, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, is to purchase the Sontara spunlaced nonwovens business from DuPont Protection Technologies. Read more

			Jofo at the forefront At the 1st Asia Disposable Hygiene and Personal Care Products Summit held in Shanghai, China, from June 12-13, the incredible growth of China’s spunmelt nonwovens industry in just 20 years was underlined. Read more

			Sustainability and nonwovens at ITMA15 During this week’s ITMA Asia and CITME textile machinery show in Shanghai, CEMATEX announced the new ITMA Sustainable Innovation Award, in the run-up to ITMA 2015, to be held in Milan, Italy, from November 12-19 next year. Read more

			New date for INDA’s RISE INDA has announced a new date and location for its fifth annual RISE – Research, Innovation and Science for Engineered Fabrics – conference, formerly scheduled for September 8-11 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia. Read more

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			Diaper scrap for car interiors Hassan Group, the leading Turkish manufacturer of a wide range of nonwovens, is now recycling an annual 5,000 tons of its waste from diaper component production into automotive carpet. Read more

			New route to materials from milk waste The world’s first ever industrial level continuous production of lactic acid from deproteinized lactose whey has been achieved by Cellulac, an industrial biochemicals company cased in Cambridge, UK. Read More

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			Top cleantech honour goes to Avantium As it works towards the start-up of its first commercial plant in 2014, Dutch developer of biofibres and bioplastics Avantium has been named the European Cleantech Company of the Decade by Cleantech Group (CTG). Read more

			A supersonic stretch for new nanofibres ‘CO2 laser supersonic stretching’ is a new process developed by JX Nippon, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, for manufacturing polypropylene nanofibres with diameters of between 300-500 nm– a range that has been difficult to achieve with conventional methods. Read more

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	Knitting Trade Journal at ITMA Asia + CITME Knitting Trade Journal, the authoritative voice of the global knitting and hosiery industries, bringing our readers the latest news and industrial best practice on the issues that really matter, will be exhibiting at ITMA Asia + CITME from June 16-20 in Shanghai, Hall E5, booth G12. Read More

	Karl Mayer takes Liba technology to Asia Warp knitting machine builder Karl Mayer has released further details of some of the machines it will have on show at next week’s ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition. Read more

	Cashmere World to encompass other luxury fibres Feedback from exhibitors and visitors to Cashmere World has prompted the organisers of the Hong Kong-based Cashmere World exhibition to widen the event’s scope to include other luxury fibres. Read more

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	Invista opens Lycra Future Designers Award The application process for the 2014 Lycra Future Designers Award is now open with the eventual winner receiving an exclusive opportunity to work with expert mentors at Invista as well as a prize to help the winner invest in a business plan, press and fabrics with Lycra fibre to support the creation of the winning collection. Read More

.	Shima Seiki to hold private show in Italy Following on from the success of its show in Segrate, Milan this March, Shima Seiki Italia, the subsidiary of Japanese flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki will hold a private exhibition at its Carpi office this month. Read more

KTJ May June

KNITTING TRADE JOURNAL - MAY/JUNE

The May-June printed edition of Knitting Trade Journal, the leading technical magazine for the global knitting sector, includes a comprehensive preview of June’s ITMA Asia + CITME Exhibition.

This latest issue also includes an exclusive, in-depth interview with Andreas Schellhammer, the new chief executive of flat knitting machine builder Stoll.

There is a feature looking at some of the latest developments in the footwear sector, particularly knitted football boots.

The May-June issue also includes all the latest, and original, industry news, insight, new patent developments as well as show reports from our correspondents at key exhibitions.

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.for a sample copy, or subscribe here today.


			Geothermal first for Rockline Rockline Industries has installed the largest single geothermal heating and cooling system in the USA at its nonwovens converting plant in Booneville, Arkansas. Read more

			Colour-changing towels scoop WOW award ITW Professional Brands, based in in Olathe, Kansas, has claimed the 2014 World of Wipes (WOW) Innovation Award. Read More

			Following the dollars Neenah Paper has acquired Crane Technical Materials from Crane & Co. for $72 million. Read More

			Ontex plans IPO Ontex Group – Western Europe’s leading manufacturer of retailer branded hygienic disposable products – is launching an initial public offering (IPO) and plans to re-list on the Euronext Brussels exchange. Read More

			Recycled carbon nonwovens debut Technical Fibre Products, headquartered in Kendal, UK, is introducing a range of recycled carbon veils and mats to its portfolio of wet-laid high performance nonwovens. Read more

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