The imports of man-made filaments and knitted or crocheted fabrics by the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia increased in the first quarter of 2015, according to the data from Statistics Indonesia. From January to March 2015, ...
According to an Indian Cotton Federation (ICF) report for the fortnight ended March 31, 2015, around 31 million bales have been pressed till now in the current cotton season. The CCI has procured approximately 8.6 million bales of ...
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The impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on China and non-TPP major Asian manufacturers South Korea and Taiwan will be minimal. However, other non-TPP Asian nations (particularly textile manufacturers) and small domestic ...
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Vietnamese lingerie maker Anh Khoa Production and Trading Company will be importing materials from India. Anh Khoa has recently signed a memorandum of understanding for importing materials from members of the Indian Synthetic and ...
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Groz-Beckert is exhibiting its felting products for manufacturing hygiene and cosmetic products at the Shanghai International Nonwovens Conference & Exhibition (SINCE) to be held from May 13-15, 2015. “Most hygiene and cosmetic ...
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Invista Performance Technologies (IPT), the PTA industry’s licensor has launched an upgraded platform that offers licensees significant production efficiencies. Invista’s latest technology offering called P8 delivers ...
For the first time, Switzerland based Bluesign Technologies is hosting its Bluesign conference for the general public which runs from July 13-14, 2015 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In the earlier editions held in 2009, 2011 and 2013 the ...
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The Saurer Group, a leading textile industry group specialising in machinery and components for yarn processing, has appointed Stefan Kross, the as the new delegate of the Board of Directors. Stefan Kross, a long term textile senior ...
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The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) has opposed the government’s plan to impose sales tax on cotton in the 2015-16 Budget to mobilise PKR 50 billion in revenue, the Pakistani media has reported. KCA chairman Amin Hashwani ...
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Over 30 Chinese textile mills, many of which create clothing for major high-volume apparel brands and retailers are saving $14.7 million annually by adopting simple efficiency measures in their production processes, according to a new ...
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Chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis said eight more new textile mills would come up in the Vidarbha region, which has seen a spate of suicides by cotton farmers in recent years. According to media reports, the chief ...
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A Pakistan parliamentary panel has recommended the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to buy seed cotton instead of lint to protect cotton farmers as it was unable to fix the minimum cotton price. This was done in line with the ...
The National Association for the U.S. Sewn Products Industry (SEAMS), will focus its Spring 2015 Conference beginning April 23, 2015 on helping fashion, textile and other soft goods companies grow their businesses. Scheduled for April ...
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The government has assured the textile industry that it will soon resolve the issue of pending claims under its technology upgradation scheme, according to media reports. The Textile Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) is an interest ...
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IT solutions provider, Datatex said package sales of its ‘Now’ ERP software solution for the textile, carpet and apparel sector for 2014 has more than doubled while revenue grew by 25 per cent year over year. According to a ...
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