China-based Luthai Textile Co. Ltd. — a vertically integrated yarn-dyed fabric producer — has selected a variety of yarn-dyeing and piece-dyeing equipment from Hong Kong-based Fong's National Engineering Co. Ltd. for an expansion project that also includes its subsidiary Lufeng Textile-dyeing Co. Ltd.

According to Fong's, Luthai has selected Allwin and Labwin package/beam dyeing machines; a radio frequency dryer; a Goller Complexa continuous desizing, scouring and bleaching range; a Desiza continuous desizing range; a Cadena chain/chainless mercerizing range; a Colora pad-steam range; an Effecta continuous washing range; a Monfong's 6500 tenter; and a Monfongtex 868 shrinking range.

Fong's reports that the expansion will increase production capacity at Lu Thai by approximately 50 million square meters annually.

October/November/December 2011