Colour Chronicle - June 2013

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LEATHER Highlights for IILF 2013 visitors included Productivity and environmental - compatibility The highly transparent Neosan® Lucido pigment range is a new dimension in brilliant colors in pure aqueous finishing. This unique, more ecological and versatile pigment series is based on a nanotechnology type of pigment dispersion and creates many opportunities in both anionic and cationic finishing systems. Neosan Lucido provides both a very elegant aniline like appearance for classical articles as well as highly fashionable and brilliant shades without performance limitations (e.g. migrations). New high gloss aqueous patent topcoat Aqualen Top APT is recognized as a breakthrough in water-based finishing systems replacing solvent-based topcoats. Clariant’s new Melio® 09-W-84 – a new generation of aqueous top coats for shiny tips effect along with waxes for fashionable effects. Melio Wax W-01 & Melio Wax 145 will also be highlighted. Clariant’s industry standard - setting innovation Easy White Tan provides an environmentally more compatible, safer and simplified tanning process that will have major benefits for tanners supplying almost every sector, from automotive leather to footwear. This technology has been developed using Clariant’s Granofin® Easy F-90 Liquid, an organic compound that is not based on chrome, phenols or aldehydes. It removes the need to add salt during the tanning process as well as reducing the number of stages in the tanning process itself. Efficiency and high - performance functionality Clariant unveiled a compact range of syntans offering high economy as well as meeting the latest formaldehyde - free specifications: Tanicor® RS-38 Powder, Tanicor RS-40 Powder and Tergotan® RE-5020 Powder. New waterproofing agent Dermaphob® WA-71 is a highlight from Clariant’s wet end range, specially developed for high - performance water repellent shoe uppers. The new Melio Softfix ANV was also revealed offering the tanner a working solution to the age old problem of improving fastness on nubuck/ suede leathers whilst maintaining their natural beauty and aesthetics. Clariant’s cutting edge solution to antisoiling properties for sofa leathers was also a key highlight depicting the “Beauty of Resistance”. Clariant shares your passion for perfect leather dyeing with its “Best Performance – Cost Effective Dermapel® Range of Dyes”. Inspiring trends and invigorating fashions To inspire and invigorate, Clariant also presented its new Global Color Card – developed in close co-operation with MODEUROP, the Fashion Pool at DSI (Das Schuhinstitut GmbH) – as well as its latest fashion trend collection for season Spring Summer 2014. The show ended on 3rd February with a positive note and overwhelming response from our customers “R. Kumaresan, India Head of Leather Services commented, “IILF 2013 was very successful with around 400 visitors to our stall. Out of which 110 were serious customers who had given enquiry for further developments. I have seen most of the big South accounts visiting our stall and showing special interest, esp Drish, Tata, SAF Bangladesh and few big accounts from Kolkata and Kanpur as well. We have seen participation from most of our distributor partners (even from North) also visiting the stall, a good opportunity to showcase our strong brand equity and motivate them to approach customers confidently. The concept showcased in the fair, am sure, was well - received by the media and our customers. Special thanks and congratulations to all of our internal, global and local colleagues for a very professional stall design, combined with all required functionality, especially the promotional printed materials, promotional films and the ipads (with technical recipes & films) displayed were first class and appreciated by many customers/distributors. The efforts put paid well. The fashion corner, the furniture collection displayed were well-received by customers which clearly explained our concept for the fair. Overall, we made a successful show in the IILF 2013 attracting many customers and generating lot of technical projects for the coming months.” 18 COLOUR CHRONICLE__JUNE 2013
GLEANINGS FROM THE PRESS Global Cotton Demand rising Global cotton demand will rise this year as rising consumption in countries like India and Pakistan offsets a drop in demand from China, the world’s No 1 producer and consumer, to its lowest level in decade, a US industry body said recently. Chinese mills are buying less raw cotton because they are importing more yarn, a semi-processed product, or switching to cheaper man-made fibre. Mills are struggling because they have been hurt by Beijing’s policy to support its farmers. World mill use will increase to 108.7 mn bales, up 2.5 per cent from 2012, the National Cotton Council (NCC) has forecast International mill demand outside of China estimated to increase by 5.7 per cent for the 2013 crop year, with more than half of the growth being accounted for by India and Pakistan. But mill demand in China, the world’s largest textile market, will decline 3 per cent to 34.3 mn bales in the 2012-13 marketing year. That would be the lowest since 2003-04 when the world’s secondlargest economy’s massive boom was taking off and down almost a third from the 2007-08 peak of 51 mn bales. – Knitting Views, Jan-Feb 2013 China cotton production 2012-13 Larger than expected Chinese cotton production for 2012/13 is estimated at 33.5 mn bales (7.3 mn tonne), up 2.0 mn, or 6.0 per cent, from last month and up 1 per cent from last year. The estimated output is slightly below the five - year average and well below the record set in 2007/08 (37.0 mn bales). The estimated area of 5.2 mn hectares is up 4 per cent this month but down 4 per cent last year. Yield is estimated at 1,403 Kg per hectare, up 2 per cent from last month and up 5 per cent from last year. Record yields in Northwest China are expected to offset yield reductions in Eastern China, which suffered from excessive rainfall and typhoon damage during the latter part of the growing season. The revisions are based on procurement and classification data published by official Chinese sources, which indicate greater than expected output in 2012/13. The increased production came almost entirely from Xinjiang Province (Northwest China), which now accounts for more than half of China’s cotton crop. Favourable weather, increased planted area, heavy investment in irrigation and mechanization, and supportive government procurement policies have all contributed to the remarkable output in Xinjiang this year. – Knitting Views, Jan-Feb 2013 Apparel exports Can treble on Central incentive The apparel industry will be able to treble exports within three years if the Center allows it to utilise 15 per cent of the export turnover to improve raw materials such as synthetic fabrics that are not available in the country, AEPC has said, particularly apparel and knitwear garments, going by increased orders in the last two months, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman Dr. A. Sakthivel said in Tirupur. – Knitting Views, Jan-Feb 2013 Arvind acquires Hanes Brands India operation Soon after the acquisition of the business operations of British fashion retailers Debenhams, Next and American Lifestyle Brand Nautica in India, Arvind Lifestyle has announced the acquisition of the Hanes Brand India operations. Arvind has signed an agreement to market and sell basic and intimate apparel in the country under the Hanes and Wonderbra brands, under a licensing agreement with US-based Hanes brands Inc. The transaction marks Arvind Lifestyles entry into the highly lucrative market of branded apparel essentials with lingeries and undergarments. Arvind plans to increase the Hanes point of sales in India from the present 5,000 to 15,000 in the next three years and to grow Hanes Vertical within the company to achieve ` 500 cr revenues over next four years. – Knitting Views, Jan-Feb 2013 Arvind, Welspun Textile-park setup in Gujarat In a boost to the textile industry in Gujarat, two Industry biggies Arvind and Welspun India are set to invest in integrated textile parks and manufacturing facilities. After investing in its own denim, spinning, shirting, real estate and other business, Ahmedabad - based textile conglomerate Arvind is now said to be investing around ` 2,000 cr in an integrated textile park. On the other hand Welspun is planning to invest close to ` 3,000 cr for an integrated manufacturing plant. – Knitting Views, Jan-Feb 2013 India slaps 16 per cent duty On RMG imports from Bangladesh Export of ready-made garments (RMG) to India would face a major setback as the big neighbour’s Parliament slapped nearly 16 per cent countervailing duty (CVD) on imports of the products from Bangladesh, RMG sector insiders said. The Indian measure came when the RMG exporters in Bangladesh started viewing the neighbouring country as the biggest export destination after the US and the EU following Delhi’s withdrawal of import duty on 48 garment products last year. Despite many barriers like devaluation of the Indian rupee against the US dollar or the Lilliput debt issue, the growth in RMG export to India marked a notable rise - nearly 35 per cent in the first seven months of the current financial year, according to the research cell of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). – Apparel Views, March 13, 2013 Punjab - New Industrial policy To boost Textile industry The government of the North-Western Indian State of Punjab will be implementing a “New Industrial Promotion Policy” from April 1, 2013, which would greatly boost the textile industry in the State. Speaking at the North India Textile Conclave 2013, organized by Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) in Chandigarh, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is also the Minister for Investment Promotion, said the State is now ready to unveil a revolutionary industrial invest promotion policy. He said the policy has been framed on the basis of suggestions received from a core team of industrial experts as well as the Governance Reforms Commission. – Apparel Views, March 2013 19 COLOUR CHRONICLE__JUNE 2013
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