The Carpet and Rug Institute's (CRI) Seal of Approval (SOA) program has "gone international," company officials announced recently, after Scandinavian-based manufacturer Ångtvättbilen AB began participating in CRI's rigorous ...
Tags: CRI, SOA program, rigorous testing program
Fashion Design Council of India announced the show schedule for the upcoming Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, A/W 2013 along with the list of designers participating at the event. This season of WIFW A/W’13 will witness the ...
Based on an industry study conducted by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, during the fourth quarter of 2012, the orders index for textile machinery rose by 22% compared to the previous quarter, for an ...
Tags: Textile Machinery, Textile, ACIMIT
Cotton trades moved at a slower pace in early February, and sellers were more flexible regarding asking prices, after significant price rises in January. The industry was indicating a slight interest for large batches and pressed down ...
Tags: Cotton trades, slower pace, February
Consumers and activists across Europe are mobilizing on the streets and on social media this week to ask major high street fashion brands to support a minimum wage increase for garment workers in Cambodia. To bring the shocking reality of ...
Tags: Campaigners, Fashion Brands, Wage Rise
AIM, the industry association and worldwide authority on bar code, RFID, RTLS and mobile computing, is honored to celebrate its 40th year of promoting and expanding the automatic identification and data capture industries. Recognized by ...
NGC announced that Mark Burstein, president of sales, marketing and R&D for NGC, was named a winner of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2013 "Pros to Know" awards. Now in its 13th year, the annual Pros to Know awards recognize supply ...
Tags: NGC, Mark Burstein, R&D
Textile weavers in Madhya Pradesh have pinned hope on state Budget 2013-14, which would be presented by the Finance Minister this week. Speaking to fibre2fashion, secretary of Madhya Pradesh Textile Mills Association (MPTMA), Mr. MC Rawat ...
Europe is failing to manage its resources sustainably, unnecessarily sending valuable materials to incineration and landfill, according to a report published by Friends of the Earth Europe. The European Union currently landfills and ...
Tags: Europe, Recycles, Textile Waste
The fortnightly report on cotton arrival released by Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) shows that about 12.633 million bales of cotton had reached ginners in the country by February 15, 2013. The figure is indicative of a 10.37 ...
Tags: Cotton, Pakistan Ginners, PCGA
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a huge petrochemical industry, but it has not translated into growth of downstream textile industry in the country. By 2015, the overall output of Saudi petrochemical industry is likely to cross 80 ...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, petrochemical industry, textile industry
Each year, the AAFA Annual Executive Summit brings together top industry leaders in relentless pursuit of the answer to “What’s next?” Join The AAFA Annual Executive Summit at the crossroads of public policy and fashion ...
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Christian Wijnants was announced the winner of the 2013 International Woolmark Prize, during the final award event held at the ME Hotel. Natalie Massenet, Chairman of the British Fashion Council opened the event; a judging panel including ...
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The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 0.5% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne, and Fremantle this week when the US exchange rate rose by 0.3%. It was a mixed sale this week with a good start on Tuesday, an easing on ...
Tags: Aussie Wool, Prices, US exchange rate
The Federal Government of Nigeria is aiming to revive the country’s textile and clothing industry by reducing dumping of sub-standard goods into the country including textile and garment, by boosting cotton production, by ensuring ...
Tags: Nigeria, textile industry, clothing industry