On a day normally devoted to red hearts and pink cupids, let’s talk about a partnering that yields an easy green and good action-Textile Recycling. The recycling coordinator for Delaware County, Pennsylvania values the importance of ...
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Like all organic materials, textiles will decompose under the influence of water and microorganisms in the ground. Under comparable environmental conditions, it depends mainly on the raw materials used whether the decomposition process ...
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In a bid to aid the local textile industry facing fierce competition from low-cost imports, the Zimbabwean Government has approved a one-year rebate on import of a wide range of materials that domestic garment producers widely use as raw ...
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Paying homage to the late American painter and graphic artist Robert Rauschenberg, an exhibition celebrating his lesser known textile-based creation ‘Jammers’ is starting from today at London’s Gagosian Gallery. Named ...
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The market continued its correction and pulled back to a low of 80.05 cents in March and 81.35 cent in May, but there were plenty of buyers waiting to buy on dips. Volume was heavy all week long due to the Goldman roll, but overall open ...
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In a bilateral meeting with Mr. Sayyad Abd-Al-Cader Sayed Hossen, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection, Mauritius, the Union Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles Shri Anand Sharma said that India and Mauritius have ...
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M-Xylene prices went up by 3% w-o-w in the first week of February this year due to rise in upstream product prices. Prices were assessed in the range of 455-465 (cents/gallon) FOB US in the week ending February 9, 2013. M-Xylene prices ...
The expected decision by the Indian Government to grant concession on import duty of man-made fabrics (MMF) in order to improve the garment exports would pose a threat to the powerloom weaving and textile processing sector in the country. ...
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The British Science Association are delighted to be working with The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) to award the Textile Edge Prize, the first ever fashion and textile prize to feature in their National Science + Engineering ...
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The Governments of West African country of Nigeria and Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation for development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. ...
The newly appointed Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Ms. Zohra Chatterji has urged the Indian handicraft industry to make efforts to sustain the healthy export growth rate. Indian handicraft exports tapped a 39.3 percent growth in ...
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The Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia and the Central Asian Republic of Tajikistan have discussed the prospects of cooperation in cotton processing. The bilateral cooperation in cotton processing was discussed at a meeting between Mr. ...
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The Government of Pakistan would apply for Least Developed Country (LDC) status, which it would get by 2014, Minister of Textile Industry Makhdoom Shahabuddin has told the National Assembly. In response to a question, the Minister said ...
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Buoyed by rising demand from emerging markets like China and Latin America, India’s carpet exports posted a seven percent year-on-year rise during January 2013. Exports grew from US$ 70.5 million in January 2012 to US$ 75.4 ...
Taiwanese textile producers have bagged US$ 3 million worth of spot orders at the just concluded premier sportswear fair ISPO Munich. The overall order size, including spot orders, is expected to swell to US$ 26 million or NT$ 770 ...
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