Randy and Craig Rubin, developers of stain proof upholstery fabric 'Crypton', will receive the JVS Business Leadership Award on June 11. “The Rubins won the award for developing a stylish and stain-proof upholstery fabric for ...
Tags: upholstery fabric, Textile
India recorded the highest index score in consumer confidence in Asia-Pacific of 130, a one-point increase from the previous quarter and a level that has not been reached since 2011. Confidence in India has been on the rise for six ...
Tags: Nielsen Consumer, Textile
Cone Denim of the US, a global leader in denim authenticity and innovation has announced that its Cone Denim Jiaxing (CDJ) facility has received Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification on selected denim products. Located in China’s ...
Tags: Cone Denim, Okeo-Tex Certification
Inaugurating a textile park at Nandgaonpeth MIDC (industrial colony) near Amravati on Thursday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said such parks would be established in eight other places in the state's cotton-belt, according to ...
Tags: Textile Parks, Cotton Belt, textile
Use of textile chemicals during the manufacturing and processing of textile products enhances product quality and provides special properties to the fabric. Due to such properties, usage of these chemicals in textile manufacturing is ...
Although the Chinese government has pledged to use internet technology to upgrade manufacturing industry, there is a huge gap between the desire of the authorities and reality in the textile industry, the China Daily said a quoting a report ...
Tags: Textiles Sector, textile industry
Textiles secretary SK Panda has expressed optimism about the future of the handloom sector. At a meeting in New Delhi to discuss the revival of handloom, with particular focus on increasing earning of handloom weavers, Panda asserted that ...
Tags: Handloom Sector, Textile Ministry
Union textiles minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given special attention to the ministry of textiles, with special focus on the north eastern region. The apparel and garment making centres were being ...
A delegation of the European Union trade office of generalised system of preferences (GSP) programme reviewed the benefits of GSP plus facility to Pakistan and the progress made so far on implementation of social standards related to labour ...
Tags: GSP Benefits, Textile exports
Seven fashion and retail trade organisations in the US and Africa, including the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA), have called for immediate renewal of the African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA), which is scheduled to ...
Tags: Fashion Industry, Apparel
Sheets are a textile - designed, fabricated and finished much like any garmen. Picking out bed sheets based solely on color or print is not a good idea. But the first step when deciding to buy bed sheets are picking the best matching color. ...
Tags: Buying Bedding, Thread count, fabric
The biggest FESPA show ever, FESPA 2015 opened today and will run till May 22, 2015 in Cologne, where visitors will be able to see technologies from over 700 exhibitors. FESPA 2015 incorporates four events under one roof, addressing ...
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World Textile Information Network Ltd (WTIN) launched a Digital Textiles Channel, the first additional service in a new analytics strand, delivered by WTIN.com, an established global platform for textile industry insight and news. ...
Tags: Digital Textiles Channel, FESPA, Textile
Cotton Council International (CCI), which works in conjunction with the National Cotton Council to promote US cotton exports, is all set to launch its 25-year old flagship brand COTTON USA in India. Under COTTON USA brand, CCI ...
Tags: Cotton Council International, US cotton exports, cotton
JDA Software Group has been positioned by Gartner Inc., in the ‘Leaders’ quadrant of all four magic quadrants focused on supply chain. With the recent release of the ‘Magic Quadrant for Sales and Operations Planning ...
Tags: JDA Software, Textile