At the 11th China International Forum on Solid State Lighting (SSL CHINA 2014) in Guangzhou (6-8 November) – where representatives from industry, research and governmental organizations gathered to discuss recent developments and ...
Tags: Mocvd Technology, Electrical
View Premium Selection running from December 9 and 10, 2014 will open the new S/S16 fabrics and accessories season and will present a select portfolio of about 300 pre-collections. View Premium has distributed the exhibition area in to ...
Tags: View Premium, material trends, Textile
Over half (53%) of life sciences and healthcare manufacturers prioritise quality assurance over cost in selecting their supply chain partner, and the industry is on the fence (48% vs. 52%) about whether the pharmaceutical industry will soon ...
Tags: Healthcare, Service
New research by Beyond Zero Emissions, referenced by Ross Garnaut at the recent Melbourne Economic Forum, details what it calls “the vast gap between Australian government projections and the realities of trade in a carbon-constrained ...
Tags: Transport Jobs, Risk
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Governments of the United States, Myanmar, Japan and Denmark have together launched the Initiative to Promote Fundamental Labour Rights and Practices in Myanmar, this month. The ...
Tags: Labour Rights, international labour standards, Apparel
The commerce minister of Bangladesh, Tofail Ahmed, has urged Australian buyers to visit readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh, BSS news agency reported. Speaking at a joint forum in Melbourne, Australia, Ahmed said the ...
Tags: RMG factories, Apparel
The first Toy & Game Inventors Workshop took place in September, as budding toy creators grasped the opportunity to pitch their ideas to some of the biggest companies in the industry. Billy Langsworthy reviews the event and explains how it ...
Tags: Toy&Game Inventors, Toys
Vinous announced today it has agreed to acquire Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (IWC). Founded in 1985 by Editor and Publisher Stephen Tanzer, IWC is the oldest independent, American-owned wine journal. Tanzer will join Antonio ...
The forthcoming 30th season of Interfilière Paris, an international trade show-cum-sourcing event for lingerie, swimwear, performance fabrics and accessories, is slated to take place from January 24th to 26th, 2015. The soiree will ...
Iconic denim apparel marketer - Levi Strauss & Co has partnered with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group to provide financial incentives for garment suppliers in developing countries. This new supplier finance program, which was ...
Tags: denim apparel marketer, Global Trade Supplier Finance, Apparel
Many of the more than 2,700 international exhibitors at Heimtextil, which runs from January 14-17, 2015, will have textile interior product ranges, also called contract furnishings, available, specifically for hotels. To further promote ...
“We need to change how fashion is made and consumed” said the H&M CEO, Karl-Johan Persson, while speaking about the role played by his company in the sustainable fashion industry at the just held BSR conference, a forum which ...
Tags: transparency and transformation, social sustainability, Apparel
The Government of Australia will reduce tariff on import of textiles from Pakistan beginning 2015, Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Peter Heyward has said. Speaking at the fourth annual dinner of the Pakistan Australia Business ...
Tags: import of textiles, bilateral trade, Textile
Pakistan-based International Textile Ltd (ITL) has deployed SAP’s business software solutions by entering into a partnership with SAP, to bring technology-driven success across its international textile manufacturing. To support ...
Leading textile companies from Taiwan will be exhibiting a wide range of quality design and high performance textile & garment products at the Taiwan Textiles Fairs in South Asia 2014, in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on November 24-25, ...
Tags: garment products, Foreign Trade, Textile