On 30 September 2013, GPG announced the sale of its entire shareholding (33.6%) in TOWER Limited for £60.7million (NZ$118.3 million). TOWER Limited represented the last material investment for GPG (excluding Coats) and the imminent ...
The area of plantation for cotton in Australia, in the 2013-14 harvest season, is forecast to fall by 2 percent to around 434,000 hectares, according to the Australian Crop Report—September 2013 edition, released by the Australian ...
Germany-based H. Stoll GmbH & Co. KG's CMS ADF-3 flat knitting machine brings knitters expanded yarn-carrier functions to enable more complex and creative designs vis-à-vis color and structural technique combinations. The machine ...
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A developer of chemical process technologies targeted to cost-effective production of commodity and specialty chemicals made using renewable feedstocks — has produced what it believes is the first 100-percent biobased nylon 6,6 ...
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PVH Europe has selected Centric Software, Inc., to provide the product lifecycle management (PLM) solution for all Tommy Hilfiger Europe product divisions after an extensive evaluation of PLM solutions. The company will implement the full ...
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Kiosked, the leading platform for enabling Smart Content, launches Advanced Analytics with its groundbreaking indicators for measuring brand engagements in real-time, across any media and device. Kiosked Advanced Analytics enables ...
Carpet Recycling UK was named winner of a Resource Revolution Award in the Landfill Diversion category, in recognition of its achievements in finding alternative uses for waste carpet. CRUK Co-ordinator Jane Gardner commented: ...
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Recycling initiatives showcased at the fifth CRUK Conference in Birmingham highlighted the progress being made in developing value for waste carpet and embracing circular economy opportunities. "Active projects revealed how attitudes have ...
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Wison Engineering Services Co. Ltd., announced that Wison Engineering Ltd., an indirect non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Group, has been awarded a contract for the engineering of Erdos Jinchengtai Coal-to-methanol Project (Phase II) for ...
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Metso Corporation’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held in Helsinki, October 1, 2013, approved the Board of Directors’ proposed plan for partial demerger and decided to demerge Metso into two companies. Metso’s Pulp, ...
The Textile Industry Division, Government of Pakistan, has divided 1,250 acres of industrial land at the Pakistan Textile City into 277 plots of varying sizes ranging from 0.5 acres to 5 acres, APP reported. Of the 277 plots, 14 are to ...
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The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has informed all its members that with immediate effect, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) staff seeking access to garment factories for monitoring visits should be accompanied by ...
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The 72nd Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) used its First Open Session to address what is likely the cotton industry's single greatest threat: synthetic fibers. The panel of expert speakers during the ...
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British researchers David and Sue Richardson will lead a cruise tour for Asian textile enthusiasts with a love of adventure and Indonesian ikat around the Lesser Sunda Islands in Eastern Indonesia. The tour will begin from May 8 and end ...
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To stay connected with consumers and to be competitive in a fast-paced industry, today’s garment makers as well as retailers are embracing technology across every aspect of their business. According to industry representatives, ...
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