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Article: Expertise & custom-tailored products are essential to meet new trends in the wool sector
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- Asian Textile Business
- Article date:
- August 1, 2003
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Wool is undergoing a revival: conventional business clothing is being given a new lease of life as formal "easy wear", while "modern wool" (high-quality, flowing fabrics with a pleasant handle) is conquering the world's catwalks. Wool is entering completely new market segments in blends with man-made fibers and cellulosics. High-twist yarn, special finishes and fiber blends are the key to a whole new handle: wool that does not feel like wool! Elegant blends with silk and cashmere are possible. Despite rising cost pressure, the industry is expected to have the flexibility to match these changing requirements. As the world's largest producer of textile dyes, DyStar provides the products and ...