Floor covering designer and manufacturer Tandus Flooring Inc., Dalton, Ga., has been acquired by sustainable flooring and sports surfaces manufacturer Tarkett Group, France, for an undisclosed price. Tandus's roots go back to 1803. In ...
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The denim industry is typically a guzzler of water. It also uses a significant quantity of chemicals in its processes and consumes a vast amount of energy in its operations. Denim and green, therefore, have long been mutually contradictory ...
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Turkmenistan has considerably raised its investment in textile industry since it became an independent country in 1991. According to official reports, the country spent over US$ 1.65 billion for reforming and upgrading the existing ...
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Cotton, textile and garment industry stakeholders in Nigeria have asked the Government to release an intervention fund of around N1 trillion and also to extend the loan tenor rate, so as to support the industry. Speaking at a workshop ...
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The 2012 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan has concluded, and the system of forced labour of cotton production remained the same as in previous years. The Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights and the Cotton Campaign (of which Anti-Slavery ...
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Scientists from IIT Delhi have developed nanocomposite fibres which have unique features of self-cleaning, dyeability, toughness and thermal stability. Prof. Mangala Joshi, Department of Textile Technology, IIT Delhi, told ...
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The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has postponed the planned strike after receiving an assurance from the Water and Power Minister that the provision of electricity supply to the textile sector would be made by December 31. ...
Tauseef Enterprises pvt ltd, a leading manufacturer and exporter of knitted garments, is expanding its business in Pakistan in view of the latest trade benefits announced by the EU to Pakistani textile exports. In a conversation with ...
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In Korea,benzene prices increased in the week ending November 24,due to robust support from the downstream market.In the early days of the week,prices were at US$1315/ton lower by US$45/ton,as compared to the same period of its previous ...
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Indonesian Industry Ministry would help refurbish equipment and machineries of textile units in a bid to raise the competitiveness of country's textile and textile products (TPT) industry, Antara News agency reported. Industry Ministry ...
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Leading computerized flat knitting machine manufacturer SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan celebrated its 50th Anniversary on February 4th, 2012. In November, the company held a gala celebration with over 1400 customers and 1300 ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has signed an agreement to divest its Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties and Emulsions businesses to SK Capital. The total consideration of the sale amounts to approximately CHF 502 ...
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Seeing the increasing demand of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) produced linen and tweed cloth in international markets, many global companies have come forward to form partnerships with the state government for supply of export quality products ...
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Dewatering breakthrough from RHL means textile finishers can finally say goodbye to conventional rubber squeezing A revolutionary new version of the famed Roberto roll is the first fiber-based squeezing system to offer full resistance to ...
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The new EL drive system on the HKS 4-M EL optimizes the price: performance ratio The high-speed HKS 4 EL tricot machine is extremely efficient and highly flexible at the same time, which makes it perfect for meeting market requirements. ...
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