Taiwan's leading machine-tool makers are speeding expansion plans to get ready for H2 of this year, which they forecast to be brisker than in H1 due to recovering global economy and increasing demand for automation systems. Chairman of ...
Tags: Machine Tool, automation systems, Tools
Cotton industry has to alter marketing strategies to catch up with the growing man-made fiber industry, said an expert at the recently concluded 17th Australian Cotton Conference. The conference held earlier this month, as a joint ...
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Global production of digitally printed textiles is growing at an annual rate of 25 percent and at present, digitally printed textiles account for just 2 percent of total printed textile production worldwide and are expected to account for 5 ...
Tags: Printed Textiles, Textile
Swiss fashion retailer, Charles Vögele Group succeeded in bringing the negative sales trend to a halt in its existing floor space in the first half of 2014, while EBITDA skyrocketed in the same period. Gross sales, after adjusting ...
For the 2014/15 season, the August report of USDA forecasts global world cotton production at 117.6 million bales, up 1.2 million bales above the forecast made in July, but is slightly below 2013/14 cotton output. In its report, the US ...
Tags: Cotton Output, Textile
Apparels are the fastest growing category amongst online sales of all ecommerce products in India, notes a research paper released by the trade body – ASSOCHAM. Apparel, health, home furnishings and fragrances/ cosmetics are the few ...
Arvind Ltd, a vertically integrated textile player, which also markets various apparel brands, has launched an online custom clothing brand – Creyate. Creyate, which is a multichannel concept, will also be available in exclusive brick ...
A US-China joint venture will facilitate heat transfer innovations in order to better serve leading global apparel brands. The joint venture located in Shenzhou will serve as supplier for garment embellishments and labels. The joint ...
Tags: Transfer Innovations, Brands, Accessories
American flexible packaging supplier Prolamina Corporation has secured the latest pouch-manufacturing equipment, a custom-built Totani BH80, to increase production speed. This new addition will make Prolamina's Wisconsin facility the ...
Tags: Prolamina Corporation, Equipment, Packaging
Fishers Town Council in the US state of Indiana has approved an economic development agreement that will allow Sun King Brewery to build its second craft brewery in the region. Sun King will develop the brewery on 12.76 acres, which will ...
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Graphic Packaging International, an American paperboard producer for beverages and other consumer goods, will invest $41.5m in the company’s paper mill in West Monroe for upgrading machinery. Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal and ...
Amcor Tobacco Packaging announced plans to close its operations in Neumunster, Germany, and build a new tobacco packaging plant in Indonesia. Amcor is winding up its Neumunster operations owing to the overcapacity in gravure printing ...
Tags: Amcor, Operations, Packaging
RLM Apparel Software Systems Inc., solutions provider to the fashion industry’s most important brands, has launched an easily accessible Financial Statement Report Designer for its leading FashionManager enterprise software solution. ...
Tags: RLM Apparel Software Systems, Report Designer, Textile
According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending August 16, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,919,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 79.8 percent. Production was 1,858,000 net tons in the ...
Friday's USDA grain stocks and production data didn't hold many surprises for the trade, with carryout numbers falling fairly close to previous estimates, ones that the trade has largely digested. Corn carryout for the U.S. is pegged at ...