Italian soft furnishings exhibition Proposte will host non-European exhibitors for the first time in its 22-year history. According to the show's general manager and president of the board of directors, Massimo Mosiello and Piercarlo ...
Tags: soft furnishings, exhibition, Furniture
With a Labor Government elected in the State of Victoria over the weekend, the major supermarkets may be seeing opportunities to move into new business sectors, if Labor implements some of its election promises. Last week Victorian ...
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Pan Medical Ltd has filed a lawsuit in Italy against Medtech Development GmbH and Orthophoenix Delaware LLC, for invalidity and non-infringement of European patents EP1398765B1 and EP1104260B2, extending the non-infringement action to the ...
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At the 11th China International Forum on Solid State Lighting (SSL CHINA 2014) in Guangzhou (6-8 November) – where representatives from industry, research and governmental organizations gathered to discuss recent developments and ...
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The backlash against sugar has changed consumer attitudes is effecting global markets, according to a new report from global market research organisation Euromonitor International. The report identifies 34 global markets, all of which saw ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, in cooperation with state agencies, rice growers and industry, announced an agreement to create federally enforceable ...
Chairman of The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), T Rajkumar welcomed the decision of the Duty Drawback Committee and the Government for announcing enhanced rates and value caps for textiles and clothing products. The Duty ...
Tags: textile export, promotion councils, Apparel
The Agricultural Marketing Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is calling for public opinion regarding the new beef ‘checkoff program’. This industry-funded research, promotion and information order will bolster ...
Tags: Beef industry, beef producers, Agriculture
In his address at the ‘Quality Garment Network Days’ held in Germany, Matthijs Crietee – Secretary General at International Apparel Federation (IAF) pointed out a gradual shift in garment manufacturing from ‘moving ...
Messe Frankfurt, organizers of Heimtextil said they are enlarging offering of digital printing products and information at the trade show which runs from January 14-17, 2015. In addition to an extended ‘Digital Print’ product ...
Tags: Digital textile printing, Textile
New York cotton futures dropped precipitously this week, as December lost 346 points to close at 59.73 cents/lb, while March fell 353 points to close at 58.75 cents/lb. “The narrow five-week sideways trend ended abruptly on Monday ...
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Speakers at the recently held International Cotton Advisory Committee's (ICAC) 73rd Plenary Meeting were of the opinion that, instrument testing of cotton lint will help farmers realise better prices and that it was imperative. This ...
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Most of the panel of speakers at ICAC’s 73rd Plenary Meeting, were of the consensus that all stake holders in the cotton industry should work together to increase its consumption, vis-a-vis manmade fibres (MMF). "Cotton is a ...
Tags: Cotton, synthetic fibres, Textile
“Sports events like IPL are a great platform for brands to not only convey their core promise to a much wider audience, but also to make a stronger and more enduring bond,” informs the Indian head of sportswear brand, U.S. Polo ...
Tags: sportswear brand, sportsmanship, Apparel
Monty and Mabel the penguins and the CGI stars of the retailer's 2014 Christmas ad prove a popular choice this year. John Lewis’s Christmas advert mascots, Monty and Mabel plush toy penguins have sold out online, despite anger ...
Tags: John Lewis, Soft Toy, Penguins