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22 January 2006
Ultra-strong fibres for bullet-proof vests have been created by researchers using nanotechnology at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
5 January 2006
For the July to November 2005 period, AWTA test data was moderately lower year-on-year with NSW (the largest wool producing state) continuing to be the main driver of this decline.
10 January 2006
Taiwan is Australia's 4th largest customer for greasy wool even though its raw wool imports (mainly of greasy wool from Australia) fell during January-September 2005.
11 January 2006
Australian Bureau of Statistics data reveals demand for Australian exports of raw and semi-processed wool during the first four months of the 2005/06 season dropped in both volume and value terms.
12 January 2006
According to statistics compiled and released by the Chinese Customs Bureau the aggregate volume of wool textiles and apparel exported from China in October 2005 fell for the first time year-on-year since June.
17 January 2006
In the latest edition of its quarterly Australian Commodities report, ABARE, the Australian Government forecaster has forecast a stronger outlook for most commodities, resulting in a 1.7% rise in the gross value of farm production in 2005/06.
18 January 2006
Korean retail sales have been upbeat during the Autumn/Winter season, assisted by the positive consumer confidence which prevailed for most of the second half of 2005.
13 January 2006
The Australian Wool Market finished this week on a positive note with prices 2.1% higher, on average, when sales resumed in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle after the Christmas break.
3 January 2006
In the final months of 2005, prices at the luxury end of the apparel fibre market appeared to be strengthening.
4 January 2006
In Australia, production of shorn wool broader than 24.6 microns is forecast moderately lower in 2005/06.
20 January 2006
The Australian Wool Market finished this week on a positive note with prices 3.8% higher, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle, making a total upward movement or 5.9% over the last two weeks.
24 January 2006
Unsurprisingly, following reports from the US Commerce Department revealing the US trade deficit hit a record $US68.9 billion in October, aggregate US apparel imports of all fibres by volume strengthened year-on-year, according to the latest statistics released by the US Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA).
27 January 2006
The Australian Wool Market again finished the week on a positive note with prices 2.7% higher, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle, making a total upward movement or 8.7% over the last three weeks.
26 January 2006
A Woolmark survey has revealed further strengthening in South Korean production activity.
25 January 2006
Data from the China State Statistical Bureau in late 2005 revealed that apparel sales at major department stores rose significantly in value terms in October, following the trend seen for most of the year.