H&M is committed to ensure that its fabrics are not coming from the worlds remaining ancient and endangered forest. H&M to together with the not-for-profit environmental organization Canopy by June 2014 put a plan in place to avoid ...
Tags: Fabrics, H&M, alternate fibres
Hamburg-based secondary research organization yStats.com reports in its latest publication, "Asia-Pacific M-Commerce Snapshot 2014", that growing adoption of smartphones and tablet computers is changing the way people shop online. ...
Tags: Asia-Pacific, E-Commerce
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring five organizations in North Carolina with 2014 Energy Star awards. A total of 127 organizations will be honored for their commitment to ...
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SSM announce their participation to the forthcoming ITMA Asia in Shanghai, China, from June 16th to 20th. The Swiss based SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG, the inventor of the electronic yarn traverse system, will continue ...
Tags: Textile, electronic yarn traverse system, Twist Texturing
The Government of Pakistan has raised the country’s textile export target by US$ 2 billion for the coming year, Minister of Textile Industry Abbas Shah Afridi has said. Addressing the members of the All Pakistan Textile Mills ...
Tags: Pak Govt, Textile Export, textile
The aerodynamically optimised 2Impact FX unit heralds the arrival of the second generation of this ultra-economical compact spinning technology. In the new compact spinning unit for the Zinser 351 the air ducting system has been optimised ...
Huntsman International LLC announced that it has extended the expiration date of its offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) all of its outstanding 5.125% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Old Notes”) for an equal ...
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The prices of cotton in Indian market are likely to rise in the coming months, predicts the latest weekly analysis of cotton market released by S. Ajay Kumar & Company. According to the report, the arrival of cotton in the Indian ...
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Around 25 garment machinery and technology manufacturing firms showcased their latest products at the recently concluded business and technology fair for garment industry, the Indonesia Apparel Production Expo (IAPE) 2014, held at the ...
A total 1,400 apparel brands, including 400 international brands, exhibited their latest products at the recently concluded 22nd edition of the China International Clothing and Accessories Fair (CHIC 2014), held at the New China ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, international brands
The USDA's Prospective Plantings report released on March 31 revealed that U.S. producers intend to plant 91.7 million acres of corn and 81.5 million acres of soybeans. The soybean acreage was near market expectations but the corn acreage ...
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WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, is strengthening its presence in South East Asia by opening a Philippine representative office in Manila. Opened yesterday, the office will distribute products of the chemical business divisions ...
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Textile machinery manufacturers from Vietnam are interested in partnering with Vietnamese firms for their common interest, Evelyne Cholet, general secretary of the French Association of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (UCMTF), said at a ...
Plastic packaging manufacturer Petainer has extended its product portfolio with the launch of the new recyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) jar, petainerJar for food industry. According to the company, the new jar with barrier ...
Tags: Plastic packaging, Packaging, Printing, food packaging
IFCO has signed an agreement with UK's food retailer The Co-operative Group to provide returnable plastic container (RPC) services for suppliers of fresh produce. As per the deal, IFCO will begin supplying RPCs to fresh produce suppliers ...
Tags: Food Retailer, Food Packaging, Packaging, Printing