Lumiere, the state of the art knitted fabric manufacturing facility in Sri Lanka which commenced operations a few months ago has provided a unique opportunity to all garment manufacturers serving fashion orders. Hitherto garment ...
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Cotton Australia has welcomed the announcement of Category D assistance – the highest level of relief available for primary producers – for flood-affected areas of Queensland. The organization anticipates government ...
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Textile weavers in Madhya Pradesh have pinned hope on state Budget 2013-14, which would be presented by the Finance Minister this week. Speaking to fibre2fashion, secretary of Madhya Pradesh Textile Mills Association (MPTMA), Mr. MC Rawat ...
Europe is failing to manage its resources sustainably, unnecessarily sending valuable materials to incineration and landfill, according to a report published by Friends of the Earth Europe. The European Union currently landfills and ...
Tags: Europe, Recycles, Textile Waste
The fortnightly report on cotton arrival released by Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) shows that about 12.633 million bales of cotton had reached ginners in the country by February 15, 2013. The figure is indicative of a 10.37 ...
Tags: Cotton, Pakistan Ginners, PCGA
The Organic Content Standard (OCS) is a new chain of custody standard to track certified organically grown raw materials through the supply chain through the use of scope certificate and transaction certificates, all verified by an ...
Rising gross margin and improved operating profit have been recorded for H1 2012/13. Management has decided to change brand portfolio, organisational structure and responsibilities of Group Management. Consolidated revenue for H1 2012/13 ...
Tags: IC Companys, Fast Fashion Segment, Sales
“The Pakistan Government will apply for Least Developed Country (LDC) status, which it would get by 2014”, the Textiles Minister - Makhdoom Shahabuddin recently told the Pakistan National Assembly. This would mean that ...
The FR work garments were revamped in the second half of 2012 to be more comfortable, modern, and customizable, and the new UltraSoft AC fabric is the latest variety to be added. Work shirts and coveralls are available in either 7 oz. ...
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The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 0.5% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne, and Fremantle this week when the US exchange rate rose by 0.3%. It was a mixed sale this week with a good start on Tuesday, an easing on ...
Tags: Aussie Wool, Prices, US exchange rate
In a bid to gain higher self-sufficiency in raw material, Mumbai-based textile conglomerate Welspun India plans to enhance cotton and yarn production at its two Gujarat-based plants, and plans to spend over Rs. 10 billion to achieve this ...
Tags: Welspun, textile conglomerate, cotton and yarn production
The Federal Government of Nigeria is aiming to revive the country’s textile and clothing industry by reducing dumping of sub-standard goods into the country including textile and garment, by boosting cotton production, by ensuring ...
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The American Quilter’s Society, headquartered in Paducah, KY, presents an all-new exhibition from the Tentmakers of Cairo at AQS QuiltWeek in Lancaster, PA. The 2013 North American tour of Stitch like an Egyptian debuts in Lancaster ...
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10 years ago Rosink successfully installed its first Air Quad Web Splitting Unit, called RAQSU40 on to a Trützschler high production revolving flat card. This started as a so called retrofitting project (textile machine modernization) ...
Two diverse opinions have emerged from textile companies in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India as to whether profits margins of the textile industry have been hit in the last few months. While on one hand two major textile producers in ...