Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement in meeting between President Barack Obama and President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam. “Within the context of the ...
Stirred by improving financial condition of developed countries, as global demand for petrochemical products is rising, Iran has launched or is working to launch several new projects to boost its petrochemical strength to cash in on the ...
Tags: Petrochem Projects, Textile
Sistema Moda Italia (SMI or Italian Fashion System) has released the 2012 figures related to the Italian textile and apparel sector. According to the data, the turnover of Italian textile and clothing sector registered €51.09 ...
Tags: Textile, Apparel Data
Croatia, a country in Central Europe, could witness trigger in its textile and clothing investments as it is planning to utilize the financial and industrial development assistance by the EU to strengthen its manufacturing sector, including ...
Tags: Croatian Textiles
To implement the "Going Out" strategy mentioned in China's Twelfth Five Year Plan, the China National Textile and Apparel Council organized a conference, on Friday, in Beijing. The officials from the relevant government departments, ...
Tags: Textile Industry, Apparel Industry
Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BOI) has disbursed about 60 percent of the N100 billion Textile Revival Fund, according to the bank’s managing director Evelyn Oputu. Ms. Oputu, who is currently attending the 20th Anniversary ...
As part of the Business-School Partnership Program organized by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, EEL HR coordinated a factory tour for 17 students from Hong Kong’s Holy Family Canossian College in GET. The purpose of ...
Tags: Hong Kong, Apparel&Accessories, Esquel
The proposed Asean framework for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) between the 10-nation Asean grouping and six other counties, viz., Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, will benefit Vietnam's ...
Tags: Garment, Textile, Apparel, Accessories
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology, anti-theft and product authentication solutions, announced that it will display at a Sample Booth sponsored by U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of ...
Tags: Textile
Vietnam’s textile and apparel exports are expected to grow by 15 percent during 2013, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). Vietnamese textile & apparel sector witnessed a rise of 32 percent in ...
Tags: Vietnam Textile, Textile
Textile employers in Kenya are unhappy over the 14 percent increment in minimum wages announced by the Government on May 1, 2013. Speaking to media, Chairman of Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), Polycarp Igathe, said that any ...
Tags: Textile, Textile employers
The textile and apparel companies in Scotland are eyeing on new and emerging markets, including China, Russia, the UAE, Brazil and India, for expanding their business worldwide, since the country aims to increase its exports by 50 percent ...
Nicaragua ranked among the 11th largest apparel supplying countries to the United States in terms of volume and the 12th largest in value in 2012, thus becoming an important player in the global textile and apparel industry, according to ...
Textiles Ministry of India has called on the domestic cotton yarn producers to maintain the prices of their produce at low levels, so as to avert any negative impact on any of the textile industry segments, particularly the powerloom ...
Tags: Indian Govt, Cotton Yarn
The foreign direct investment (FDI) policy of the Indian government could lead to a boom in textile and apparel sector as several global players, including Walmart and Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), plan to enter the country through FDI route. ...
Tags: textile sector, textile, apparel