Most of the cotton growing states like Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka have started getting good rainfall, which has led to farmers beginning sowing of cotton. “CCI has sold nearly 1.5 ...
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Cotton prices in the Brazilian market were seen recovering in early June, mainly driven by the need to purchase in the short-term and to the expectation of delay in the availability of cotton. “Purchasers with needs for prompt ...
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Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has commenced commercial production of polypropylene (PP) post-completion of its Phase III refinery expansion and upgradation project. In a filing to the BSE, MRPL said it successfully ...
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Lectra’s cut order optimisation technology helped improve material consumption by 10-15 per cent and throughput by approximately 20 per cent at Art Stone, a designer and producer of dance apparel. The solution provided ...
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Finance minister Arun Jaitley who is on a visit to the US, has said that economic reforms in the legislative pipeline can push India's growth rate above the current range of 7 to 7.5 per cent. India's economy, Asia's third largest, is ...
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According to Karl Mayer, warp knitted fabrics are increasingly being used for producing stylish saree fabrics, since they are efficient to produce and can be manufactured in a range of different designs. In a press release, the German ...
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The French Textile Machinery Manufacturers Association (UCMTF) organised four seminars in Iran at various Iranian textile hubs like Tehran, Kashan, Ispahan and Yazd. “The French delegation was led by UCMTF vice-president Ameline ...
France headquartered Solvay Group said it is investing in fibre and smart polyamide textile yarn production technology to meet the growing market demand for innovative textile products. “An investment of around R$ 50 million is ...
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Fashion firm, Yumi International Ltd, has chosen Visual End2End suite of software products by Visual 2000 International. Yumi’s commercial director, Dipak Davé, said, “We pride ourselves on innovative design and ...
German knitting machine producer, Karl Mayer has developed a semi-rigid shoe fabric which, with the right finish, is flexible enough to be comfortable to wear and also tough enough for long-term use. “The key element of this ...
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OrganoClick AB, a Swedish company that develops, produces and markets functional materials based on environmentally friendly fibre chemistry, has received funding of SEK 815,000 (approx. $99,542) from Vinnova, a Swedish governmental ...
Lectra, a developer of integrated technology solutions for industries using soft materials like fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, recently hosted a Lectra Fashion PLM event in France. According to a Lectra ...
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GT Nexus and trade finance solutions provider SeaburyTFX announced today a new funding program that leverages big data on the GT Nexus platform to deliver suppliers access to low cost capital. The program opens the flow of capital into ...
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According to the International Textile Machinery Federation (ITMF), shipments in most of the textile machinery segments experienced declines in 2014. Deliveries of new short-staple spindles in 2014 fell by 15 per cent as against 2014, ...
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The Hohenstein Institute has developed a model specifically for predicting the lifespan and period of use for cotton textiles, so that uniform providers can work out their costs for replacing worn out materials. “The weakness of ...
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