ShanghaiTex 2015 which runs from June 15-18 June, 2015 will have seven theme zones spread across nine exhibition halls over 103,500 square meters of exhibition area. The Knitting and Hosiery Machinery Zone located in Hall W1 and W2 will ...
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The textile industry of Tamil Nadu has appealed the state government to reduce VAT on raw cotton and cotton yarn cones from 5 per cent to 2 per cent which would be on par with the 2 per cent CST. According to a SIMA press release, the ...
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Aditya Birla Group has announced the launch of Birla Cellulose’s ‘Liva’ brand. The Liva fabric uses Birla Cellulose’s viscose staple fibre (vsf) and is manufactured by the company’s accredited partners, who are ...
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Swiss speciality chemicals marketer, Archroma said it has launched Smartrepel Hydro line, a water repellent agent for outdoor clothing for polyester, polyamide and cotton-based textiles. “Smartrepel Hydro water repellent agents ...
At a seminar organised recently in Dhaka, experts recommended framing rules for making the Bangladesh textile industry environmental complaint due to the rise in demand for green products. The seminar titled ‘Legal and Regulatory ...
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Specialist bed retailer c. A wide range of offers on Dreams beds, mattresses, bedroom furniture, bed linen and soft furnishings will be available throughout the Easter weekend to coincide with the opening. Located on the retail park in ...
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Fabric and garment exports from the Southeast Asian nation of Vietnam grew at nearly 12 per cent year-on-year to US$ 3.249 billion in the first two months of 2015, according to the preliminary data released by the customs IT & statistics ...
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Interbike will expand to fill a new exhibition hall recently completed at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center (MBCC) to accommodate several new amenities, including the addition of a new indoor test track, a new Product Innovation Zone, a ...
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Stion Corp of San Jose, CA, USA, which makes nanostructure-based CIGS (copper indium gallium sulphur-diselenide) thin-film solar modules and provider of turnkey photovoltaic solutions, has completed a 228kW commercial rooftop solar project ...
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US chemist David McGarvey, Ph.D, at the Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and his team of researchers who are a part of a team led by the Natick Soldier Systems Center, is developing ...
Tags: army uniforms, protective suits, Self-Decontaminating Suits
Xennia Technology said it has launched a full range of digital textile inks for printing of silk and polyamide fabrics including nylon and lycra, elastane and spandex. According to a Xennia Technology press release, Xennia Agate offers ...
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Demonstrating its commitment towards the environment, textile manufacturer Eurojersey will involve Italian mountain climber Marco Confortola in the SensitivEcoSystem environmental sustainability project. As part of the collaboration, ...
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An Indian footwear trade body has requested finance minister Arun Jaitley to reduce the high excise duties imposed on non-leather footwear in the latest Union Budget. The All India Footwear Manufacturers and Retailers Association (AIFMRA) ...
Meryl, the nylon fabric brand from Catalonian cloth company, Nylstar, has unveiled a new sustainable swimwear-specific material line for spring season. Devoid of any chemical or thermal finishing, the fabric collection offers a smooth ...
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Sportswear giant Nike has touched another milestone in its constant endeavour to minimise carbon footprints by creating a unique revolutionary garment using the waterless dyeing technology, ColorDry. The production of the new tennis ...
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