European solvents producers are under pressure to increase prices due to the drop in the value of the euro against the dollar despite poor-to-stable demand, sources said this week. In some cases, firm feedstock prices for most of February ...
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The Government of Mozambique, through its Ministry of Agriculture, has initiated an insurance programme for cotton growers in districts of Monapo and Lalaua – the two main cotton producing districts. The programme has been ...
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Farmers in the Vidarbha region of western Indian state of Maharashtra have demanded that the minimum support price (MSP) of cotton be raised to Rs. 6000 per quintal from the existing MSP of Rs. 3900 per quintal. They have also urged the ...
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Neither snow, nor rain nor gloom of night has taken on a different meaning at the U.S. Postal Service with plans to launch a new product line of apparel and accessories under the brand name, “Rain Heat & Snow.” The Postal ...
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Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), together with South-Asia Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF), has presented environmental compliance awards to 25 garment manufacturing firms. The recipient ...
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According to statistics released by China’s customs, China exported 4.92 million tons of steel products in this January, rising by 60,000 tons from a month ago and jumping by 20.5% year on year. In January, the country’s ...
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The Carpet and Rug Institute's (CRI) Seal of Approval (SOA) program has "gone international," company officials announced recently, after Scandinavian-based manufacturer Ångtvättbilen AB began participating in CRI's rigorous ...
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Fashion Design Council of India announced the show schedule for the upcoming Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, A/W 2013 along with the list of designers participating at the event. This season of WIFW A/W’13 will witness the ...
Based on an industry study conducted by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, during the fourth quarter of 2012, the orders index for textile machinery rose by 22% compared to the previous quarter, for an ...
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There is a significant pattern in what women wear to bed and where they live, with Debenhams sales figures showing the further south you go the skimpier the night attire. It seems that ladies in the capital are the least covered up, with ...
Tags: women wear, Women's Sleepwear Trends, UK
Reportedly, Chile's CAP Acero, the steel arm of the CAP group, announced to temporary shutdown its No. 1 blast furnace on Monday in order to replace its refractory lining. Meanwhile, the maintenance schedule will take at least 70 days ...
A dynamic business atmosphere and quality visitors Designers, journalists and buyers appreciated the creativity demonstrated at Texworld in the trends for summer 2014 called Desire. Louis Gerin and Gregory Lamaud, the Artistic Directors, ...
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(China Glass Network) According to the statistics of Nanjing Customs, accumulative total export of soda ash on 2012 is 0.411 million tones, adding 7.6 percent than last year with the value 8.711 million yuan. the average price of one tones ...
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FirstSpear, a warfighter tactical equipment designer and manufacturer, and the NFM Group, an international group of companies developing and marketing unique tactical textile and body armor solutions, have announced the launch of a ...
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Cotton trades moved at a slower pace in early February, and sellers were more flexible regarding asking prices, after significant price rises in January. The industry was indicating a slight interest for large batches and pressed down ...
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