The petrochemical production by the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprising of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman has risen by 5.5 percent in 2012, according to the Annual Report released ...
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Gerber Scientific ended its fiscal year and its 65th year in business with 57 percent year-over-year earnings growth fueled by seven new product offerings, expansion of its four businesses into new geographies and the addition of nearly 900 ...
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Universal Leather, a supplier to upholstery producers, has signed an agreement with Chinese tannery Thysun Ltd. to market and sell that company's Eco-Leather articles in the United States. Unveiled at last week's Showtime fabric show ...
Tags: ECO-Leather, Leather, Textile
A rare 17th century Persian rug fetched a record breaking sum of US$ 33.7 million at an auction organized by the world's largest auctioneers of fine and decorative art collectibles Sotheby's. Sourced from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, ...
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily has assured the weavers of Karnataka of full support from the Indian Government for the development of the sector and weavers' welfare. Speaking at the inauguration of golden ...
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Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement after the Senate Finance Committee’s unanimous voice vote in support of the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as ...
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The 16th International Exhibition on Textile Industry (ShanghaiTex 2013) stages its grand opening (June 10) in Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Covering 100,000m2 in total exhibition space, the four-day exhibition will be held until ...
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The DIGISTAR HI-PRO and DIGISTAR E-GOLD inks are to be launched at the London Show 25-29 June 2013. KIIAN, FESPA's platinum sponsor, is a leading, global ink manufacturer with speciality in aqueous textile ink innovation. The two new ...
A variety of beautiful themes and vibrant colours can be seen on India Circus’ latest cushion covers which come in rich fabrics. The Mughal era, magnificent monuments, the wealth of India’s flora and fauna, and a variety of ...
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has officially confirmed Australia's 2011-12 cotton crop was a record 973,000 tonnes, up 15% on the previous year. It’s Agricultural Commodities 2011-12 report showed a slight increase in the total ...
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5 years after the introduction of the successful Porta-Wash line SETeMa announces a complete new developed module: the E-Wash, a professional open width washing machine. Looking at customer’s requirements SETeMa has seen a growing ...
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The set up of a State Quality Supervision and Inspection Centre for the textile industry is currently in its construction stage in the Aksu Prefecture in China's Xinjiang province. Speaking at a press conference, the Deputy Commissioner ...
Rosneft and ExxonMobil signed final agreements establishing a joint Arctic Research Center (ARC) in Russia and an over-arching technology sharing agreement to support the companies’ joint ventures worldwide. Formally named the ...
Thies iMaster F meet increased production demands during 24/7 'round the clock' duties by Mundotextil; as the Portuguese company wins orders from worldwide customers seeking an alternative supplier to those in Asia. ...
Tags: Dyeing Machines, Textile
The world's manufacturers of sewing and clothing equipment and technical textile machinery are embarking on the second edition of Texprocess, the leading international fair, which will be opening its doors in Frankfurt from 10 to 13 June. ...
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