German textile accessory manufacturer Groz-Beckert will showcase its product and services at ShanghaiTex to be held from June 15-18, 2015 in Shanghai in hall W-1, booth B-50. “In the felting area, Groz-Beckert will display ...
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Superprotective garb for withstanding both flood and fire is on the horizon now that Chinese chemists have come up with a self-healing, triple-dip coating that turns cotton flame resistant and waterproof , according to media reports. ...
The Indian and Vietnamese textile and apparel industries are more complementary than competing in nature, and so cooperation would benefit both countries, the Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council of India (SRTEPC) has said. ...
Tags: Textile Sector, textile industries, apparel industries
The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) has appealed union minister of state for textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar to direct Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to immediately commence selling of cotton by e-auction directly to the actual ...
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China’s cotton policies will evolve based on continued movement toward a market-driven economy, balancing the interests of Chinese cotton farmers against those of textile manufacturers, disposal of the country’s large cotton ...
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Textile Exchange (TE), a US-based international non-profit organisation committed to a more sustainable textile industry, has recently announced the release of an online tool for the textile industry that measures the environmental, ...
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The second edition of Texworld Istanbul opened its doors yesterday and will continue till April 9, 2015 with 112 exhibitors from 12 countries exhibiting at the show. It has returning exhibitors from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Germany, Hong ...
Tags: Texworld Istanbul, Fabric, wool, cotton
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its approval of Enlist Duo herbicide for use in additional states. Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and North Dakota now join the ...
Tags: Enlist Duo, local approvals, Agriculture
Kolkata based Dollar Industries has launched a new range of stylish gym vests, Bigboss Gym vest woven from 100 per cent combed cotton. According to a Dollar Industries press release, the gym vest has illustrative features such as super ...
Belarus and Turkmenistan plan to set up a joint venture to make cotton products, according to a Belarusian news agency BelTA. Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich told the agency ...
Tags: cotton industry, joint venture, Textile
The new Foreign Trade Policy has come under fire from two major textile trade bodies. The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry or CITI says the new policy has not provided any additional benefits to the textiles sector, though measures ...
In response to the Greenpeace Detox Campaign, Aldi one of the top ten discounters worldwide, has pledged to ban all hazardous chemicals from their textile and footwear supply chain by 2020. “Aldi scored poorly when Greenpeace tested ...
In the first two months of 2015, prices of competing crops like wheat, maize, and soybean all declined while cotton prices held steady. “The recent gain in cotton price has made sowing of the white gold attractive and may mitigate ...
Tags: ICAC, world average yield, Textile
Despite efforts from the leading Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) to carry out some cotton farming projects, Vietnam’s cotton production in 2014-15 is forecast less than the previous marketing year, according to ...