Nagase Color Chemicals promotes dyes for PLA fiber

Nagase Color Chemicals has started promoting the sale of dyes for PLA (poly lactic acid) fiber, the “DENAPLA” series, as well as the optical brightener DENAPLA Fluorite NH and UV absorber DENAPLA UV Cutter NH because of the increase in the production and consumption of biodegradable PLA fiber. Nagase Color Chemicals is prepared to provide the customer with quantities of practical data from their test results. remarks : PLA fiber is made from biomass such as corn, sweet potato and vegetable waste.

Patch work of cloth dyed with NENAPLA series

Milano Unica opens on 12^th, September

Joint fair “The 3^rd Milano Unica” ( integration of five textile fairs) will be held from 12^th to 15^th, September in Milan.

This time it concentrates on quality rather than quantity and the main fundamental themes are as follows:

1. Simplicity (simple but high quality)
2. Wildness (a spirit of bold experimentation to bring about rousing results)
3. Futurity (technology united with tradition)

ANCI (Italian Shoe Manufacturers’ Association) send letters regarding certification of origin to 3 prime ministers

According to ICE/E-mail magazine Moda Vol.9 (10, July 2006), ANCI has sent letters to the prime ministers of the UK, Germany and Belgium to support the proposal regarding the obligation of certification of origin for shoes made outside Europe to protect the “Made in Italy” shoe.

The president of ANCI, Mr Rossano Soldini said “If the regulation is approved, it will be a powerful tool for maintaining production and the employment systems in Italy and Europe”.

Paris Textile Fair PV opens first Moscow Fair on October

The 1^st Premiere Vision Moscow will be held on 5^th and 6^th, October.

This Moscow fair is planned at the request of textile manufacturers who exhibit in the Premiere Vision Pluriel in Paris in order to advance and strengthen their position in the Russian market.

This annual fair will exhibit autumn-winter collections important in the Russian market.

Intertex Milano opens 13^th -15^th, September
Many Chinese, French and German manufacturers will exhibit

Intertex Milano will be held 13^th -15^th September in Milan, exhibiting many kinds of yarn , textiles and garments.

Many exhibitors from China, France and Germany will take part.

Chinese dyers plan to visit Japan at the end of August or later

(from Beijing) A visiting group consisting of the executives of major Chinese dyehouses organized by the China Dyeing and Printing Association plans to visit Japan at the end of August.

The group leader is the president of this association, Mr Li Jinbao (informally decided).

Advance in soaping stage of vat dyeing in Chinese dyehouses

Many dyehouses in China use vat dye because a large quantity of vat dye is produced in China.

Recently, the application of vat dye is increasing to produce high added-value dyeing.

For example, an innovation in the soaping stage is being considered by more and more factories to raise the level of technique in the pad-steam process. As a measure for this innovation, a soaping agent with overall efficiency to improve fastnesses is required by dyehouses.

Komatsubara Iron Works (Wakayama) expands use of internet

Komatsubara Iron Works, a textile machinery manufacturer in Wakayama, have put out internet contents in many languages with an eye to global sales. Recent successful results have spurred on further efforts.

Komatsubara Iron Works (Wakayama) collaborates with German textile machinery manufacture in the area of opening and washing apparatus in glass fiber manufacturing

Komatsubara Iron Works has produced a new floating vibro-washing machine with high washing efficiency, which was designed and ordered by a German textile machinery manufacturer, and incorporated in its range.

This builds up Japanese-German collaboration.

Training of screen printing technicians increases in China

Introduction of new screen printing technology

A government-supported organization in China has opened training courses for printing technicians.

For example, according to a report published in the China Dyeing and Printing Association magazine, China Dyeing and Printing Association, Printing Commission, Shanghai Zhongda Printing & Dyeing Material Industry Co., Ltd. and Henan Home Textile Association jointly opened a training course for flat screen and rotary screen printing techniques including photoengraving in Zhengzhou from 18^th to 21^st May, and 16 technicians in this area attended the classes.

The report introduced the situation of this training as follows.