Researchers from China are collaborating with a crop eco-physiologist with the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde toward the goal of improving cotton production in south central Texas, AgrilLife said in a press ...
Tags: cotton, corn, wheat crops
Vietnam and EU have agreed in principle on a trade and investment agreement, the most ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) that the EU has ever concluded with a developing country, the European Commission said on its ...
All GSP eligible merchandise including textiles will benefit from the US government's announcement of extending the benefit under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to developing countries. In a notice issued on 28 July, the ...
Tags: textiles, GSP programme
Considering a higher demand in the field of decorative and furniture fabrics, Heimtextil which takes place from January 12-15, 2016 is expanding the size of the Window and Upholstery segments. According to a Messe Frankfurt press release, ...
Tags: furniture fabrics, Digital Textile
Methanex, the world's largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets, has posted new regional contract methanol prices for North America, and Asia-Pacific regions, on its website. For the Asia-Pacific region, ...
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Gross area and exhibitor numbers have jumped to an all time high for the Messe Frankfurt organised Yarn Expo Autumn to be held from October 13–15, 2015. This year's autumn fair will take up 8,500 sq. metre gross area and will house ...
Tags: functional fibres, biochemical fibres, nylon
In view of rising imports of batik textiles, Indonesia's Ministry of Trade has issued a regulation requiring all importers of batik-patterned fabrics to register with the ministry and seek special permit for import. Addressing a press ...
Tags: Textile Imports, batik textiles
NYSE listed Avery Dennison, a marketer of labeling, packaging materials and solutions reported a 6 per cent year over year slip in sales in the three months to June 30, 2015. An Avery Dennison press release informed that net sales ...
Tags: packaging materials, label
E-commerce major Flipkart has launched India Art House, an exclusive online store offering sellers a platform to promote regional products. “With over seven million artisans, India is globally known for its unique artifacts and ...
Industrial threads producer Coats Group said it has developed a metallised thread antenna specifically for use with a revolutionary radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. Convergence Systems Limited (CSL), a provider of RFID products, ...
Tags: Industrial threads, RFID tag
The summer edition of Texworld USA, International Apparel Sourcing Show and Home Textiles Sourcing Expo ended with exhibitor numbers as well as show space growing by 25 per cent. In total 917 exhibitors from 40 countries presented their ...
Tags: Home Textiles, textile
Paul & Shark, the luxury sportswear brand, has selected Centric Software to provide its Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. According to Andrea Dini, owner and CEO of Paul & Shark, the company, known for combining technical ...
Tags: luxury sportswear, sportswear
In line with its strategy to focus its consumer board offering on high quality virgin fibre products, Stora Enso has sold its Barcelona mill, which produces recycled fibre based consumer board, to private equity fund Quantum. “The ...
Tags: virgin fibre, recycled-fibre
There is no change in exemption from excise duty for textile goods as mentioned in central value added tax (CENVAT) Rules 2004, the Union Ministry of Finance has clarified. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) had issued a ...
Tags: textile goods, textile industry
Revenue for the three months to June 30, 2015 at speciality chemicals producer Eastman Chemical Company rose 3 per cent year over year. “Revenue for the second quarter of 2015 amounted to $2.5 billion, up 3 per cent over the same ...
Tags: turbine oil, chemicals