ITMA Asia+CITME will move to a new location in 2016

The owners of ITMA Asia + CITME — the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers （CEMATEX）， China Textile Machinery Association （CTMA）， the Sub-Council of Textile Industry， CCPIT （CCPIT-Tex） and China Exhibition Centre Group Corporation （CIEC） — have decided to change the venue of the event to a new location and the opening time from June to October since 2016. Hence the fifth edition of the combined show will be held on October 21st - 25th， 2016 （instead of every June） at the new National Exhibition and Convention Centre （NECC） in Shanghai （instead of the Shanghai New International Exposition Center）.

Since 2008， CCPIT-TEX， CTMA and CIEC and their European partner CEMATEX combined Chinas most important textile event – CITME with ITMA brand to create a mega high-quality event， scheduled to take place every two years. Now this combined show has become the most influential professional event for Asian and global textile machinery industry， with exhibition space expanding from the 120，000 square meters in 2008 to the present more than 150，000 square meters， attracting near 1，600 exhibitors and over 100，000 visitors.

The upcoming event is expected to take up 180，000 square meters with participation from some 1，600 exhibitors， according to Mr. Wang Shutian， President of CTMA.

Space application is now available on the show website. It will close on February 29th， 2016. To apply for space or for more information， please visit www.itmaasia. com or www.citme.com.cn.

Teijin showcased elk at Interfiliere

Teijin Limited participated in Interfiliere， a leading international innerwear-materials trade fair to be held at Paris expo Porte de Versailles in Paris from July 4th to 6th. Teijins booth showcased elk， a lightweight， durable， cushiony and breathable material that serves as an excellent substitute for polyurethane in a range of cushioning applications.

Wide-ranging applications for elk include lingerie， sports brassieres cups and laminated sheets， as well as mattresses， pillows， furniture and much more. Teijins elk is environmentally friendly because it does not generate cyanogen gas when incinerated.

By participating in Interfiliere， Teijin expected to gain increased recognition for elk and the companys other high-performance polyester materials as it steadily develops its solutions-oriented global market.

The twice-annual Interfiliere fair presents high-quality lingerie and beachwear items and materials every January and July in Paris. Last year， the event in July attracted about 10，000 visitors from Europe， China， Russia and South America.

South Korea functional bedding market saw a boost

Sleep deprivation is recently becoming a common problem for modern people. In South Korea， peoples average sleep time is only 7 hours 49 minutes per day， which is listed in the last place among the 18 investigated countries. It is reported that the number of Koreans who suffer from insomnia reached 420，000 in 2012 from 250，000 in 2008 with a growth rate of 65%.

Under the fierce competitive environment， current people are eager to seek a way to release pressure and relieve fatigue. This explains why the functional bedding market in South Korea has kept growing in these days. During the last four years， according to statistics from Yano Research， the market of South Korea functional bedding industry raised from $430 million in 2011 to $537 million in 2014， and the total Korea sleep market would achieve $1 billion. In the year of 2014， the sales income of Allermana， a Korea functional bedding brand， was over $70 million， increased by 100%. Meanwhile， the professional fiber enterprise Welcron has also stepped into the sleep market， opening exclusive shop for infants and children bedding products. In addition， Welcron also looks forward to developing specialized bedding products for the old.

Australian wool growers could make more money selling online

Some lateral-thinking business people believe Australian wool growers would be better off selling direct to customers online. But the director of an e-Bay style company， Stephen Rice， said after six years of research and development， it was still struggling to convince farmers to stray from the "archaic" standard auction system.

So far Mr. Rice and his business partners （including some wool farmers and brokers） had invested $1.5 million in I-Trade Wool， but after six years they had not been able to convince most farmers to sell wool online.

Mr. Rice believed doing business through the internet was now “ultra efficient” and said if the flow of information could be improved， all supply chain participants could save money. “Specifically for the wool industry， you can now integrate finance and banking， freight and logistics along with warehousing and track and trace systems，” he said.

On July 21st， the wool selling system review panel held a workshop in Melbourne discussing the main points raised in more than 50 submissions， and most of the submissions mentioned the lack of competition in the current wool selling system. “In excess of 95 per cent of the Australian wool clip is sold through an open cry auction system. If that doesnt send off an alarm bell， then theres something wrong，” said Stuart McCullough， the CEO of Australia Wool Innovation. Meanwhile， Mr. Rice hoped their submission to the wool selling system review （being coordinated by AWI） would convince industry to sell through the internet.

（Source： Australian Broadcasting Corporation News）

The first clothing collection by Maglificio Ripa has been created

On the occasion of Premiere Vision in Paris （September 15-17， 2015） the first DRESS collection by Maglificio Ripa will be presented： a worldwide famous company which has been producing beachwear， underwear and sportswear for over sixty years.

“We have come to this decision over the last few years – says Luca Bianco， sole director of Maglificio Ripa Spa – ； it is a choice that has required a careful and dedicated business planning along with a distinct corporate structuring that has led to the implementation of a design department with first-level professional skills”. Maglificio Ripa can investi- gate and intercept the will-be macrotrends that will be further translated into a unique and cutting-edge， daring and sometimes impudent supply. Futurism and innovation play a fundamental role within the framework of a style approach that does not accept any compromise. Hands are soft and warm， confidential and cocooning； the indigo effects on light textiles are amazing as well as the super-technical and the vibrantand scathing-looking jacquards. Coated textiles seem to absorb the world colors on technical or natural fabrics and the delicate geometrical effects impressed by the calenders stand out with never-too-ordinary patterns. Great expectations are for the cutting-edge mélange tones， the mercerized printed and denim as well as the double knits and the kaleidoscopic jacquards.