With the rise in demand for sustainable and organic products, several textile and apparel firms are focusing on ethical production process which covers a range of issues such as working conditions, child labor, fair trade and ethical ...
The Hermes Logistik Gruppe Germany (HLGD) is the cotton initiative's Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) newest partner. Since November, the company expects to outfit its 13,000 parcel delivery staff in Germany with cotton made according to the ...
Tags: Cotton Made Garments, Textile, Hermes
The government of the Indian state of West Bengal has given approval for construction of an integrated textile park in Belur in the South 24 Paraganas district and a new silk park in the Maldah district, reports The Times of India. The ...
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Mipso, the leading developer of digital size prediction and virtual fitting room solutions for the fashion retail industry, announced their partnership with classic American brand, U.S. Polo Assn. The new arrangement will bring ...
The Ninth Session of the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), held in Bali, Indonesia, last week, has agreed to hold a dedicated discussion on cotton related issues, including cotton subsidies and improving market ...
Tags: Cotton, Bi-Annual Discussion
SK Planet Inc. announces the launch of their first major mobile app, Styletag, for finding, sharing and buying the most-wanted styles of the moment. The dynamic, free fashion app will be released for iOS 7 (iPad, iPhone and iPod) and on ...
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The production of textile industry in Spain registered an increase of 2.4 percent year-on-year, for the month of October, 2013, as per the latest Industrial Production Index (IPI) data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). ...
Tags: Textile Industry, garments sector
Continuing to draw inspiration from his global travels and lifelong interests in art and fashion, Joe Ruggiero has interpreted new designs in a colorful array of Sunbrella fabrics for December Showtime in High Point. From the silhouetted ...
Tags: Sunbrella Fabrics, Global Fashion
CB&I announced it has been awarded a contract by JSC Gazprom Neft for front end engineering and design (FEED) services for a new oil refining complex at Gazprom Neft's refinery in Omsk, Western Siberia, Russia. The existing refinery is ...
Tags: CB&I Bags, Hydrocracker Complex
The trade barriers between the European Union and Guatemala, have been lifted with effect from December 1, 2013, which effectively means that the whole region of Central America can now benefit from the EU–Central America Association ...
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The Munich-based WACKER Group has developed a new dispersion based on vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers (VAE) especially for the European carpet market. With VINNAPAS CA 55 as a binder, it is possible to formulate both precoats and ...
Tags: Carpet Market, WACKER
Scientists have turned towards a new ‘greener’ dyeing method under which they coax colored fibers from silkworms by feeding them dyed leaves, as per a latest study conducted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ...
Tags: Colored Fibers, Dyed Leaf
The US state of Louisiana would be getting a new US$ 130 million cotton spinning plant, courtesy of the Gulf Coast Spinning Company, which plans to build the facility in the Bunkie Industrial Park of the state. According to a statement ...
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The has entered into an agreement with Zhejiang Tonghui Textiles, of Zhejiang, China, a leading fabrics manufacturer, to be the company's exclusive North American distributor, it was recently announced by The Mitchell Group President, Bill ...
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A new wool and rice straw blended upholstery fabric, which has been developed by a Wellington company, goes into commercial production next year with the potential to create significant demand for New Zealand crossbred wool, while helping ...
Tags: Formary, upholstery fabric, crossbred wool