Textile weavers in Madhya Pradesh have pinned hope on state Budget 2013-14, which would be presented by the Finance Minister this week. Speaking to fibre2fashion, secretary of Madhya Pradesh Textile Mills Association (MPTMA), Mr. MC Rawat ...
Europe is failing to manage its resources sustainably, unnecessarily sending valuable materials to incineration and landfill, according to a report published by Friends of the Earth Europe. The European Union currently landfills and ...
Tags: Europe, Recycles, Textile Waste
With councils the nation over looking to slash operational costs and reduce energy bills wherever possible, it is no surprise that Derbyshire County Council has turned to LEDs in a bid to save money on lighting in its bus shelters. ...
Tags: LED initiative, LED, LED lighting
The fortnightly report on cotton arrival released by Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) shows that about 12.633 million bales of cotton had reached ginners in the country by February 15, 2013. The figure is indicative of a 10.37 ...
Tags: Cotton, Pakistan Ginners, PCGA
Designer Liam Fahy has designed a pair of shoes that has quite literally lit up the London Fashion Week catwalk over the last few days, as they are embedded with crystal LED lights. The Daily Mail reported that the designer's collection ...
Tags: LEDs, LED lights, LED
Rising gross margin and improved operating profit have been recorded for H1 2012/13. Management has decided to change brand portfolio, organisational structure and responsibilities of Group Management. Consolidated revenue for H1 2012/13 ...
Tags: IC Companys, Fast Fashion Segment, Sales
Europe’s leading online shop for shoes and fashion successfully concluded the business year 2012 and continues to deliver unprecedented growth. With net sales of 1.15 billion EUR Zalando was able to more than double sales compared to ...
Tags: net sales, Fashion Etailer Zalando, 2012
Namik Ekinci, chairman of the Turkish Steel Exporters' Association (CIB), commented on Malaysia's decision to terminate the antidumping (AD) duty investigation on steel wire rod imports from Taiwan, China, Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey ...
Tags: Turkey, Wire Rod Market, Mineral
Russian mining and steel group Mechel has announced that it has signed a series of agreements for the disposal of its Romanian steel assets - Ductil Steel Mechel, Campia Turzii S.A., Mechel Targoviste S.A., Mechel East Europe Metallurgical ...
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An estimated 582,000 chicken across seven farms have been affected by the bird flu virus outbreak in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. The virus was confirmed after security laboratory technicians of high security laboratory of the ...
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USA - Bandit Lites is on the road with two of hard rock's top bands as Shinedown and Three Days Grace hit the road for a dual headlining February tour. The tour kicked off 1 February in Moline, Illinois at the iWireless Center. Shinedown ...
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics had January consolidated revenues of NT$1.653 billion (US$56.0 million) growing on month and year. According to the firm, demand for traditional lamp products has been weak but orders ...
The Netherlands - A new theatre in Roermond, south eastern Holland, has decided that energy saving is the way forward - and has been fitted out with entirely LED fixtures. ECI Cultuurfabriek is a converted former chemical factory which ...
Tags: LED, LED fixtures, LED luminaires
Lextar Electronics applied with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs for 174 patents of which 125 ones were invention patents (the other two types of patents are utility and design) in 2012, ...
Tags: Lextar Electronics, TIPO, LED lighting
UK - Lighting designer Jonny Gaskell has harnessed the laser-like beam of Clay Paky's Sharpy fixtures to deliver a high impact, three-dimensional lighting environment for electronic dance music duo Orbital on their UK tour, which culminated ...
Tags: Lighting designer, Lighting, three dimensional lighting