The Asia-Pacific region will continue to be the largest market in the world for Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) by 2020, thanks to the region’s improving living standards, cross-industry usage of PTA products and expanding ...
Tags: PTA Demand, textile
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) announced the appointment of former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Augustine “Auggie” Tantillo as the NCTO’s new president. Mr. Tantillo brings more than 25 ...
Tags: Augustine Tantillo, NCTO
The Oxford dictionary defines lint as "short, fine fibers which separate from the surface of the cloth or yarn during processing." Lint is a common occurrence in laundry operations. Materials such as cotton, linen and wool are more likely ...
“With the 18th Round of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations now underway in Malaysia, the timing of the hearing, and opportunity for Ways & Means Committee Members to seek clear, unambiguous answers from the USTR on President ...
Tags: TPP Negotiations, Textile
AATCC has won yet another Tabbie award, this time for an in-depth feature article on biomedical implantables published in the September/October 2012 issue of AATCC Review, written by the association’s Features Editor, Glenna Musante. ...
Tags: AATCC Bags, Textile
After undertaking an in-depth programme of market research and interviews with stakeholders in various sectors, the organisers of the Intertextile Apparel Fabrics fairs have decided that Intertextile Beijing Apparel Fabrics will now be held ...
Tags: Intertextile, Apparel
Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement this morning after the United States Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as United States Trade ...
Tags: Textile
After the planting of its hemp crop in the Gansu Province of Northwest China, Hemp, Inc. is pleased to report that the cultivation is progressing on schedule. "According to a USDA report, on average, China produces significantly higher ...
Tags: Hemp Inc, Chinese Hemp Cultivation
Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement this morning after the United States Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as United States Trade ...
Tags: America, Apparel&Accessories, NCTO
Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement after the Senate Finance Committee’s confirmation hearing on the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as United States ...
Tags: NCTO, Apparel&Accessories, Textile
The future of fashion fabrics is more environmental friendly than ever with more innovative ideas and techniques. The Indian textile industry is more inclined towards reducing the negative environmental impact and focus more on how the ...
Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement in anticipation of the Senate Finance Committee’s confirmation hearing on the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as ...
Bulgaria, located in Southeastern Europe, is being eyed by Chinese businessmen for setting up their textile manufacturing units, according to a report by Bulgarian newspaper Standart. The report says several businessmen from Shaoxing city ...
Tags: Textile Manufacturing, Textile
The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) will be working in the UK on a new initiative entitled the Associate Parliamentary Group for Textile Manufacturing. “The formation of the new Group is to enable Parliamentarians from ...
On May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent for the use of copper rivet fasteners on denim trousers – and thus the blue jean was officially born. One hundred and forty years later, the blue jean has evolved from ...