Sun Chemical will present its comprehensive portfolio of digital textile inks on Stand C111, Hall 6, ITMA Asia 2025 in Singapore (28 – 31 October), underlining its commitment to supporting growth across the textile industry in Asia.

Sun Chemical will showcase its full range of digital textile inks at ITMA Asia 2025 (October 28–31, Singapore), highlighting sustainable, high-performance solutions for fashion, home textiles, sportswear, and sign & display.
With local production and stock across Asia, it ensures reduced lead times, supporting innovation and growth in the region’s textile industry.

Asia remains one of the most important regions for textile production, and Sun Chemical is strengthening its presence within this market through both local manufacturing and distribution. With production capability for reactive inks in Shanghai and local stock availability across Asia, the company ensures reduced lead times and simplified logistics to meet the needs of customers in India, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and the wider Southeast Asian market.

At ITMA Asia, Sun Chemical will showcase the following product ranges:

Xennia Amethyst Evo Reactive Inks

This range of inks enable high-volume, efficient production in the fashion and home textile industry, ensuring customers meet their most demanding targets without compromising quality. The innovative formula is designed to improve colour efficiency and strength, while optimising properties to enhance colour balance for advanced colour management and sample matching.

Xennia Sapphire Pigment Inks

Representing a step forward in pigment printing, the inks deliver enhanced colour vibrance, fast performance and durability with ease of use. Developed with sustainability in mind, the range allows users to reduce waste chemicals, lower energy consumption, and eliminate water from the textile printing post-process without compromising application performance.

Xennia Agate Acid Inks

Sun Chemical’s water-based acid dye inks are designed for demanding applications. Suitable for applications such as polyamide, silk, and delicate fashion accessories, Xennia Agate provides consistent performance, controlled penetration, reliable output even in long runs, and a balance of vibrancy with durability, all while keeping maintenance to a minimum.

ElvaJet Series Sublimation Inks

Formulated to deliver sharp, vivid colours and excellent print performance, ElvaJet inks offer compatibility with a wide range of printers for applications from high-fashion and sportswear to home textiles and bold sign & display work.

With a growing presence in Asia, Sun Chemical’s participation at ITMA Asia is part of its wider commitment to digital textile printing and sustainability, supporting innovation and business growth in one of the world’s most dynamic textile regions.

Edri Baggi, Business Lead for Sun Chemical’s Textiles Division, comments: “The textile industry in Asia is evolving rapidly, with increasing demand for innovation, efficiency, and sustainable practices. Our goal is not only to provide inks that deliver exceptional colour and performance but also to work closely with customers and partners to help them unlock new creative and commercial opportunities. We look forward to discussing new opportunities with OEMs and printers to support the high-quality requirements of key textile segments such as fashion, home textiles, sportswear, and sign & display. With our local production and stock, we are well-positioned to deliver innovative, sustainable digital ink solutions while simplifying logistics and reducing lead times for customers throughout Asia. ITMA Asia is the ideal show for us to share ideas, exchange insights and demonstrate how our technology can support the industry’s long-term growth in the Asian region.”

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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (HU)

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI)—a composite measure of container freight rates—continued to fall, marking its sixteenth consecutive weekly decline. It dropped 5.22 per cent to $1,669 per 40-foot equivalent unit (FEU) on October 02, down from $1,761 per FEU the previous week. This is the lowest level since January 2024.

Spot rates from Shanghai to Los Angeles fell 5 per cent to $2,196 per 40ft container, while those from Shanghai to New York dropped 2 per cent to $3,200 per 40ft container.

Drewry World Container Index (WCI) dropped for the sixteenth consecutive week, falling 5.22 per cent to $1,669 per FEU on October 02, the lowest since January 2024.
Spot rates on key Asia–Europe and transpacific routes weakened further, while only New York–Rotterdam gained slightly.
Drewry expects the supply-demand balance to deteriorate in coming quarters, pushing freight rates lower.

Asia–Europe spot rates also declined for the tenth straight week, falling 7 per cent to $1,613 per 40ft container on the Shanghai–Rotterdam route and 9 per cent to $1,804 per 40ft container on the Shanghai–Genoa route. Freight rates on the Rotterdam–Shanghai route eased slightly to $461 from $459 per FEU. Rates fell 1 per cent on the Los Angeles–Shanghai route to $712 per FEU and on the Rotterdam–New York route to $1,796 per FEU. However, freight on the New York–Rotterdam route rose 1 per cent to $847 per FEU.

Carriers are increasing blank sailings and cutting capacity to align with slowing demand ahead of China’s Golden Week holiday, when factories will be shut for eight days from October 01. As a result, East–West spot rates are expected to decline further in the coming weeks.

Drewry’s Container Forecaster projects that the supply-demand balance will weaken in the next few quarters, leading to further contractions in spot rates.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)

ICE cotton futures continued to dip under pressure from rapid harvesting. Investor sentiment remained cautious amid the ongoing US government shutdown and the absence of fresh crop data.

ICE December cotton futures settled at 65.09 cents per pound, down 0.5 cent (0.8 per cent). The March contract closed at 67.04 cents, down 0.42 cent, while other contracts ended 23–50 points lower.

ICE cotton futures extended losses as rapid US harvesting and the ongoing government shutdown weighed on sentiment.
December 2025 cotton settled at 65.09 cents per pound, while trading volume slumped to 42,492 contracts.
Analysts warned prices could test 62 cents, pressured by strong harvest progress and a firmer dollar.
Meanwhile, grains gained on US–China trade optimism.

Trading volume fell sharply to 42,492 contracts from 60,821 cleared the previous day. Global market activity was limited, as China’s ZCE cotton futures remain closed until October 9 for the Mid-Autumn holidays.

The US government shutdown entered its second day but caused no major immediate market reaction, although the USDA’s weekly export sales report and the CFTC cotton on-call report were not released. A USDA spokesman confirmed that all reports and data releases are suspended during the shutdown.

Market analysts noted that cotton prices remain pressured by harvest progress and a stronger US dollar. Prices could continue trending lower and may test the 62-cent level.

The USDA’s latest crop progress report, released earlier in the week before the shutdown, showed the US cotton harvest at 16 per cent complete as of September 28, matching the five-year average.

In grains, soybeans, corn, and wheat closed higher for the second consecutive session, with soybeans rallying on optimism around US–China trade talks. President Trump emphasised soybeans as a key agenda item in his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi.

The US stock market extended its rally, with the Dow, S&P, and NASDAQ closing higher for the fifth consecutive session, all finishing at record highs. The S&P and NASDAQ also touched fresh intraday peaks. Overall, while equity and grain markets reflected optimism, cotton futures extended their decline for the second straight day, highlighting continued bearish pressure from harvest progress and macroeconomic uncertainties.

Currently, ICE cotton for December 2025 is trading at 65.04 cents per pound (down 0.05 cent), cash cotton at 63.09 cents (down 0.50 cent), the October 2025 contract at 62.65 cents (down 0.50 cent), the March 2026 contract at 66.98 cents (down 0.06 cent), the May 2026 contract at 68.34 cents (down 0.02 cent) and the July 2026 contract at 69.49 cents (down 0.03 cent). A few contracts remained at their previous closing levels, with no trading recorded today.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)