China is the world's largest silk producer. In 2005, it accounted for 74 percent of the global raw silk production and 90 percent of the world export market. Local governments have and are continuing to introduce new facilities that are ...
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Silk fabric was first developed in ancient China,with some of the earliest examples found as early as 3500 BC. Legend gives credit for developing silk to a Chinese empress, Leizu (Hsi-Ling-Shih, Lei-Tzu). Silks were originally reserved for ...
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) along with other stakeholders joined forces to strengthen national and local collaborative efforts to promote, develop, and sustain the growth of the ...
The SEZ Board of Approval (BoA), Government of India, has approved the request of Welspun Anjar SEZ Limited for denotification of the sector specific SEZ for Textiles & Garments at Anjar, Gujarat, notified over an area of 109.59 hectares. ...
CGS, a leading global provider of technology solutions, announced that Western Glove Works has chosen the BlueCherry Enterprise Suite. BlueCherry will help boost efficiency and productivity, while improving planning, costing and financial ...
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HCL Infosystems Ltd. India's premier services and ICT systems integration, distribution and hardware company collaborated with Nida Mahmood, an artist, fashion designer and painter, to showcase its latest range of ME tablets to audiences in ...
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The cotton growers of Australia are likely to produce 4.15 million bales of 217 kg each by the end of this fiscal year, which ends on June 30, 2013. According to Cotton Australia, a leading body for Australia’s cotton industry, ...
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Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) failure in spotting the producers of finished textile goods and collect five percent withholding tax on exports made by them has caused members of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) to ...
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The reported week experienced a vivid demand at unchanged firm quotations and a still weak Euro. Despite a reduced number of working days, a good turnover was registered especially in the long- and extra-long staple range. Sales for near ...
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The Twitter feed of The Museum at FIT (@Museumatfit) has been named among Time magazine’s “140 Best of 2013” Twitter feeds in the fashion and beauty category, for the quality of its daily fashion news and photos. The ...
Brentano’s Symphonic collection features emerging colors as well as those that are tried and true. Fashionable combinations of grey and green or periwinkle and mauve can be used to update any interior. The spring 2013 collection also ...
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BERNINA of America, the world's premier manufacturer of sewing, embroidery and quilting machines, is pleased to announce its Fabric Design Contest on Pinterest through April 22. Grand prize is a BERNINA 710 machine, a 10-yard custom run ...
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Fashion designers and colorists can finally enjoy accurate color viewing as they review Spring 2014 trend intelligence on Precision Textile Color's website. When designing any product, knowing what colors to use is a critical first step. ...
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that its technology has been selected to produce key petrochemicals in a new complex in Brunei. Brunei Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of China's Zhejiang Hengyi Group Co., will use several ...
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There is something to celebrate in May 2013 - the most important trade fair for functional fabrics, PERFORMANCE DAYS is celebrating its 10th edition! On such an occasion, it should come as no surprise that once again, a range of ...
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