Speakers at the 9th Annual Forum of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) stressed on the fact that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) petrochemicals sector has to leverage opportunities in order to overcome challenges ...
Working at the National Cotton Council of America since the last 12 years, Gary Adams has been named the next president of the cotton body. He takes over from Mark Lange, who retires in February, 2015 and will be officially anointed ...
Tags: cotton body, Cotton Council, Textile
India now has its first online platform, SMEcorner.com, which will address capital and financial needs of India’s vast small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEcorner.com has tied up with India’s biggest ecommerce retailer, ...
Tags: Lending Platform, Textile
View Premium Selection running from December 9 and 10, 2014 will open the new S/S16 fabrics and accessories season and will present a select portfolio of about 300 pre-collections. View Premium has distributed the exhibition area in to ...
Tags: View Premium, material trends, Textile
According to organisers of FESPA Eurasia 2014, taking place in Istanbul from December 4-7, 2014, the trade show will be 20 per cent larger than the first edition held last year. FESPA Eurasia has also expanded in size with a number of ...
Tags: marketing strategy, FESPA brand, Textile
Earnings in the third fiscal quarter ended November 1, 2014 at US apparel retailer, Stein Mart slipped in to black from red in the year ago quarter. Third quarter of 2014 adjusted net income totalled $0.9 million or $0.02 per diluted ...
Tags: apparel retailer, Apparel
Israeli apparel designer and marketer, Bagir Group said it has entered in to a deal to purchase a 50 per cent stake in Ethiopian clothing factory, Nazareth Garments. The deal which was negotiated for $1.5 million is subject to several ...
Tags: Ethiopian Garment, Apparel
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) has taken up a new initiative to protect the lives of garment workers by providing fire safety training to factory security guards. The course will prepare guards to react effectively ...
Tags: Fire Safety, Security Guards, Apparel
Dr. Mark Quarto explains hybrid battery reconditioning technologies to dealers attending at a training session hosted by The Hybrid Shop in Las Vegas. The Hybrid Shop LLC (THS) is growing quickly to keep pace with the hybrid electric ...
Tags: Franchises, Auto
Testex, an official partner institute of the Oeko-Tex Association in China, participated in the recently concluded, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics trade show. Over 3,500 international and national exhibitors took part in the autumn ...
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) signed an agreement to implement sustainable processes in cotton production in Pakistan. APTMA will be the implementing agency within Pakistan to ...
The National Retail Federation (NF) has expressed disappointment on reports that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are taking a break from contract negotiations. “We are ...
Tags: contract negotiations, Apparel
The Vidarbha unit of the Textile Association India (TAI) is hosting the 12th International & 70th All India Textile Conference on January 17 and 18, 2015 at Nagpur. The theme of the conference is ‘Cotton, textile & apparel value & ...
Tags: textile industry, clothing industry, Apparel
US based, Huntsman Corp, a global producer of specialist chemicals said it is investing RM 275 million in upgrading its titanium dioxide (TiO2) manufacturing facilities in Terengganu, Malaysia. "This investment includes introducing new ...
Tags: titanium dioxide, energy-efficient technology, zero-waste, Textile
Fabrics and apparels brand Grasim has tied up with leading online retailer Amazon to market its exclusive line of readymade shirts and shirting/suiting gift packs. Grasim apparel is a fashionable and innovative brand targeted at the 30+ ...
Tags: readymade shirts, gift packs, Apparel