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Korea: More looms scrapped in Daegu
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In the Daegu weaving district, there have been a lot of weavers' discontinuing business one after another. Although Daegu is recorded as the world's largest synthetic filament weaving center, it is doubtful of maintaining this status.
Exports of synthetic filament woven fabrics mainly polyester filament woven fabrics have decreased. Exports in the first half of 2002 decreased by about 20% compared with the corresponding period of last year. Operation ratios of weaving factories have f...
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Korea: Daegu weaving district faces crisis
Asian Textile Business
; There is a clear and rising trend toward bankruptcy and the closure of business in the Daegu weaving district because exports of polyester filament woven fabrics have not shown any signs of recovery and both weaving and dyeing industries are continuing at low levels. In this situation, some people
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Japan: Dobby/Jacquard Attract Attention for Next S/S Season
Asian Textile Business
; Textile makers in the major weaving districts are encouraged by increasing demands for dobby, jacquard and other high density fabrics after long bad seasons, reflecting the recovery of domestic orders for the coming spring/summer seasons as well as exports. Even the Banshu-Ori weaving district,
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Japan: Nishiwaki weaving district stops falling
JTN Monthly Asian Textile Business
; The fabric production volume in the Nishiwaki weaving district in Hyogo Prefecture) in 2001 recorded only a slight decrease after three years of two-digit decreases. The Japanese domestic demand for dobby fabrics increased, and orders for the "Uniqlo" brand came in spring 2001. This weaving
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Worsted yarn: Trend of high material costs and low product prices
Asian Textile Business
; Sales of worsted yarn to the Bishu weaving district continue to be sluggish. Australian wool and materials continue to register high prices, but the effect is yet to be felt. The market price of imported worsted yarn on September 26 was 1,200 yen/kg for 48 two ply yarn and 1,280 yen for 60 two ply
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Japan: Banshu Production Low in April
Asian Textile Business
; In the Banshu weaving district (Hyogo prefecture), the production for March-April shipment is slow. According to ATB's coverage in February, orders for production in March-April have declined because of less additional orders for production of summer items and because of an early timing for the
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Japan: Hokuriku Intensifying Non-Apparel Use
Asian Textile Business
; The Hokuriku weaving district is well-known for its lightweight polyester fabrics for women's apparel; however, it is going to make a shift in its structure by developing nonapparel applications because of the continued stagnation in that segment. Firms in this producing district have launched into
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Japan: Banshu Production Continues to Decrease
Asian Textile Business
; The annual production for 2005 in the Banshu weaving district, Japan's largest yarn-dyed lightweight woven fabrics producing district, was 88.65 million sq. meters, down 7.6% from the preceding year. Its output was more than 100 million sq. meters until 2003. But, this output fell to 96 million sq.
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Japan: Spreading Typhoon Damages
Asian Textile Business
; Typhoon damages spread in Banshu (Hyogo pref.) weaving district. Yarn-dyeing factories with particularly serious damages were covered with earth and sands and they had to work all day to remove them. Because of floods, they have to repair or replace motors and electric wirings. In many factories,
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Indonesia: Operations Down in Bandung
Asian Textile Business
; In Bandung, the largest weaving district in Indonesia, reduced factory operation has become clearly noticeable. Primarily, many filament weaving fabric factories have closed down their operation. Spun textile factories have increasingly scrapped old-type shuttle looms. As for the operation rate in
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Japan: Worsened Women's Fabric Market
Asian Textile Business
; In the Hokuriku weaving district, the polyester filament fabric market for women's apparel has deteriorated. Meanwhile, weft knits and warp knits are buoyant. In the case of even woven fabrics, applications such as uniforms and lining are favorable. As for fabrics for women's apparel, the demand
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