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H&M Entered Into a Global Partnership as It Takes Whole Supply Chain Into Account

Jan 25, 2013

Conservation organization WWF and Fashion Company H&M have entered into a three year global partnership. Side by side, a new H&M water strategy has been formed which is a game changer in the fashion industry, as it takes the whole supply ...

Tags: Conservation organization, WWF, H&M, Supply Chain

The New Airshield-Tube of Two-Component Valve Was Developed by Neopac

Jan 25, 2013

Swiss producer of Polyfoil tubes, Neopac has developed the new AirShield-Tube, a two-component valve that prevents air from flowing back into the tube when the contents are dispensed. The barrier properties of Polyfoil and AirShield ...

Tags: protective tube, cosmetics industry, packaging

Sales of Swimwear Are up 51% Compared to This Time Last Year at Department Store Debenhams

Jan 25, 2013

As many Brits brace themselves for yet more snow, sleet and ice this week, shoppers at department store Debenhams have been looking ahead to warmer months and snapping up new season swim and beach wear. Sales of swimwear are up 51% ...

Tags: sales, swimwear, Debenhams

The Government Has Made a Good Start in Reducing Spend on IT

Jan 25, 2013

The National Audit Office (NAO) has found that the government has made a good start in reducing spend on IT, but that it still needs to work on delivering IT solutions that reform public services and the way they operate. Government ...

Tags: National Audit Office, IT, IT solutions

Innovator Ivera Has Received a Contract From The Healthtrust to Provide Disinfecting Caps

Jan 25, 2013

Medical device innovator Ivera has received a contract from the HealthTrust to provide disinfecting caps for IV needleless connectors, beginning 2 February 2013. Passive disinfection cap, Curos Port Protector assures better visibility ...

Tags: Ivera bags, packaging waste, packaging

NTC Extended The Date for Submitting Applications for 'young Designer Hunt'till Feb 11

Jan 25, 2013

National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC) has extended the date for submitting applications for ‘NTC Young Designer Hunt’ till February 11, 2013. Earlier in December, NTC had announced commencement of the Young Designer Hunt, ...

Tags: NTC, Young Designer Hunt, February

IP Has Announced Plans to Shutdown its No 2 Paper Machine

Jan 25, 2013

Pulp and paper company International Paper (IP) has announced plans to shutdown its No 2 paper machine and associated equipment permanently at the Augusta, Georgia mill in the US by the end of February 2013. According to the company, the ...

Tags: coated paperboard, Coated Paperboard business, paper company

India Is Likely to Produce 32.5 Million Cotton Bales of 170 Kg Each in 2012-13

Jan 25, 2013

India is likely to produce 32.5 million cotton bales of 170 kg each during the current crop year 2012-13, according to the estimates released by the Indian Cotton Federation (ICF), formerly known as South India Cotton Association. ...

Tags: India, Cotton Production, ICF

Bangladesh'S Apparel Exports to New Emerging Markets on July 1, 2012

Jan 25, 2013

There has been a record rise in Bangladesh’s apparel exports to new emerging markets during the first six months of the current fiscal year that started on July 1, 2012. Indicative of a year-on-year rise of 24.11 percent, new ...

Tags: Bangladesh, Garment Exports, Markets Soar

Rattled with Economic Woes Are Being Forced to Close Down Manufacturing Units

Jan 25, 2013

Rattled with economic woes, several Egyptian textile producers are being forced to close down their manufacturing units or operate at reduced capacities due to high cost of imported raw materials and a decline in demand for garments in ...

Tags: Economic Crisis, Egypt, Textile Industry

US Export Figures Supported The Current Trend of The ICE and CIF Bremen Index as Well

Jan 25, 2013

US export figures for several countries have supported the current trend of the ICE and therefore the CIF Bremen index as well. Domestic spinning industries were not yet willing to follow this development and kept on observing. Thus many ...

Tags: ICE, CIF Bremen index, German Cotton Trades

FIT Students Are Recipients of The 2013 YMA FSF Awards

Jan 25, 2013

Three Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) students are recipients of the 2013 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) awards. Ziyan Gong, a Fashion Design student from Staten Island, NY, and Fashion Merchandising Management majors Alexis ...

Tags: FIT students, 2013, YMA FSF awards

The Team Consisted of Researchers From Taiwan National Tsing Hua University

Jan 25, 2013

Researchers in Taiwan and USA have developed lateral insulated-gate bipolar junction transistors (IGBTs) using 4H silicon carbide (SiC) technology [Kuan-Wei Chu et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, published online 9 January 2013]. ...

Tags: insulated gate bipolar transistors, silicon carbide, Electron Device

Cheaper Electricity Prices Could Be on The Way

Jan 25, 2013

Cheaper electricity prices could be on the way. Genesis Energy is trialling smart meters in 300,000 houses, to record electricity consumption by the half hour. Newstalk ZB business correspondent Roger Kerr says it could eventually lead ...

Tags: Smart meters, electricity, meters

Woolmark Company Seeks The Final Six Designers Who Will Compete at London Fashion Week

Jan 25, 2013

The International Woolmark Prize crosses borders and cultures by seeking outstanding and emerging talent from around the world, aligning the support of emerging designers with the evolution of emerging countries. It is an award for the ...

Tags: Woolmark Company, Finalists, London Fashion Week

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