The Industrial Fabrics Association International(IFAI)hosted the largest specialty fabrics show in the Americas,IFAI Expo 2012,with nearly 5,500 attendees from 49 countries at the Boston Convention&Exhibition Center.This signifies nearly a ...
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Calling on the Government to take wise measures to re-adjust the energy prices,Bangladesh Textile Mills Association(BTMA)president Jahangir Alamin said abrupt rise in energy charges may badly impact the country's textile sectors,which is ...
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Five new consumer products that utilize nonwoven fabrics in an innovative manner have been nominated as finalists for the 2013 Visionary Award. Now in its 12th year,the Visionary Award–which is given annually to a new consumer ...
The international conference"Innovation for textile resource efficiency–energy,water&materials"took place on 22 November in Brussels.It brought together experts from industry,the research and technology sector and EU policy makers.The ...
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Following the shortage of textile workers in India's biggest textile hub of Surat,most of the textile units have decided to give 10-15 percent wage hike to the workers. Mr.Arun Jariwala,Chairman of Federation of Indian Art Silk Weaving ...
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The Swiss Government,under the Ethical Fashion Initiative Ghana Project,is providing US$3.5 million to support young Ghanaian entrepreneurs in the fashion and fabric industry to create employment through the establishment of a sustainable ...
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The year 2013 will be marked by a push towards internationalization.This is the primary objective emerging from the initiatives promoted by ACIMIT(the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers)for the upcoming year,and approved ...
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Looking to benefit from the substantial workforce it has,the Rajasthan government proposes to train 35,000 workers in the textile industry during the span of the 12th Five Year Plan(2012-17).Pursuant to a programme backed by the Union ...
Wakefield, Mass.-based antimicrobial and odor-control technology provider Sciessent LLC has partnered with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) — a Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts organization — to develop a line of ...
New York City-based business software developer Fashionware Technologies Corp. has launched a cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) solution designed for small and medium-sized companies in the fashion industry. Fashionware ...
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ARLINGTON, Va. — November 1, 2012 — The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) today published the eleventh edition of the AAFA Restricted Substances List (RSL), covering apparel, footwear, travel goods, home textiles, ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. — October 30, 2012 — In today's globalized economy, a large percentage of apparel products are multinational products as raw materials are produced, transported and assembled in different countries. However, ...
Germany-based Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH now offers an ergonomic distance adjusting system for its RD 6/1-12 and RD 7/2-12 warp-knitting spacer fabric machines. The system is included with the RD 7/2-12 EL, and may be added as an ...
Boulder, Colo.-based Outlast Technologies Inc., developer of Outlast® temperature-regulating technology and phase-change materials (PCMs), reports several companies have selected Outlast technology for use in their apparel. ...
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Safety and protective fabrics manufacturer SSM Industries Inc., Spring City, Tenn., has expanded the offerings in its Pro-CFR® Cotton line of flame-resistant (FR) cotton fabrics with the introduction of Pro-CFR 12 Cal and Pro-CFR + ...
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