Thailand based, Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) said in the first nine months of fiscal 2014, its core net profit skyrocketed in triple digits, from the same period of previous fiscal year. IVL, a producer of intermediate ...
Tags: intermediate petrochemicals, crude oil prices, Textile
Mombasa Apparels, a Kenya-based garment company, has opened a factory, set up at a cost of Sh2.2 billion, in Kenya’s coastal town of Mtwapa, Kilifi County. The new factory is expected to create 3,000 jobs and would manufacture ...
Tags: garment company, job creation, Apparel
The Société de développement du coton (Sodecoton), the Cotton Development Company of the West African country of Cameroon, would be soon starting its research to introduce genetically modified (GM) cotton in Cameroon, ...
Tags: Cotton Development Company, genetically modified(GM)cotton, Textile
December lost 131 points to close at 63.19 cents/lb, while March dropped 74 points to close at 62.28 cents/lb, which pulled down New York cotton futures this week. “It was another uneventful week in the cotton market, as values ...
Tags: cotton futures, Textile
360pi, one of the leading price intelligence providers for retailers and brands, has join hands with JDA Software, one of the top providers of end-to-end, integrated retail, and supply chain planning and execution solutions, to deliver ...
Tags: Online Retail Pricing Solution, zone-based pricing intelligence, 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
Adjusted EBITDA at NYSE listed, American Apparel, a marketer and retailer of clothing soared 38% year-on-year to $13.5 million in the third quarter ending September 30, 2014. However, net loss for the third quarter of 2014 shot up ...
Tags: Adjusted EBITDA, American Apparel, Apparel
In an update on its third fiscal quarter ending November 1, 2014 performance, Mike Jeffries led apparel retailer, Abercrombie & Fitch said its sales slipped 12%, from a year earlier quarter. Net sales for the third quarter of 2014 went ...
Tags: Mike Jeffries led apparel retailer, Net sales, Apparel
The Melt has added burger melts, chicken melts, russet potato fries and creamy mac & cheese to the menu's already expansive grilled cheese melt offerings. The new, creatively designed menu items, which will be available at all of The Melt ...
Rhodia, the synthetic fibre and polymer specialist from France, is prepping up to showcase its first-ever line of skin and body friendly jeans, Emana Denim, at the forthcoming edition of the Barcelonan denim-led trade fair, Denim by ...
Tags: jeans, synthetic fibre, Apparel
Global barrier films supplier Toppan Printing will be constructing a new plant in Georgia which will use innovative technology to produce environment-friendly packaging. The new plant will help the company strengthen its capacity to ...
Tags: environment-friendly packaging, food packaging industry, Agriculture
Austria-based packaging company Greiner Packaging has commenced operations of its first US manufacturing facility in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania. Having hired 36 people initially, the company plans to increase the number to 200 ...
Diageo is postponing plans to expand production capacity in Scotland citing reducing demand for spirits. According to the company, the slump in demand for spirits is due to economic slowdown across the globe. Earlier in 2012, Diageo ...
Kobrand has introduced new limited edition wines under its brands Taylor Fladgate and Fonseca. Two Port houses, Taylor Fladgate and Fonseca, have released special editions: Taylor Fladgate 1863 Single Harvest Tawny Port ($3,700), Taylor ...
Tags: Port wines, time capsule, Agriculture
For third-quarter 2014, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $8m (at the bottom of the $8-12m ...
Tags: 2-Inch Sapphire, Electronics