Woollen carpet exports from Nepal grew by 21.98 percent year-on-year during Nepali fiscal 2011-12 that ended on July 15, 2012. Exports grew from 2010-11's Np Rs. 4.92 billion to Rs. 6 billion in 2011-12, according to statistics released by ...
Tags: Nepali Carpet Exports, Positive Growth, Export Promotion Centre
Exhibition on Natural Resources: Textiles and Material Translation will take place at Textile Museum of Canada (TMC) from October 17, 2012 to January 6, 2013. Drawing from the TMC's rich international collection, Natural Resources explores ...
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Recent research by Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK) has shown the significant contribution that the separation of carpet waste at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) could make to diverting waste from landfill. A study of HWRCs ...
Responding to the US Department of Labor's listing of 21 international goods in which child or forced labour is used, which includes the manufacturing units in Indian garment sector, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) of India has ...
Tags: child labour, garment sector, India
The Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant as a world leader in environmentally compatible, non-halogenated flame retardants, is investing a double-digit million sum and doubling its production capacity for these products with the ...
Tags: chemicals, non-halogenated flame retardants, furniture, carpets, textiles
Vouching full Government support to the domestic carpet industry, Federal Textile Minister of Pakistan, Makhdoom Shahabuddin, said the Government is in total support of the industry and would put in its best efforts to get duty-free access ...
The Carpet Show 2012, an expo of Pakistan-made hand-knotted carpets would kick off at Expo Centre in Lahore from October 7. The three-day show being organized by the Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA), in ...
Oman Oil Company (OOC), a state-run enterprise, intends to develop a huge US$ 800 million petrochemical project in Sohar. The project is intended to facilitate production of one million tons of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and ...
Tags: OOC, PTA plant, petrochemical project, home textile
India made garments, and zari and other embellished textiles are the items that have been included in the US Department of Labor's list of 21 international goods, that uses child or forced labour. The listing does not specify or ...
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Victoria PLC reports the following update on trading for the six months to 29 September 2012 ahead of its Half-yearly results to be announced in mid-November 2012. Trading throughout the Group has been satisfactory, particularly in the ...
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We have,through our diverse and consistent efforts,turned our planet into a dustbin.Every waste-whether recyclable or non-recyclable is dumped when we want and where we want.It’s the non-recyclable waste that has put us ...
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British Wool Marketing Board says that the Campaign for Wool will head to New York for the launch of its American interiors programme and host WOOL UNCOVERED – a wool installation in Bryant Park – right in the centre of ...
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The trade fair Heimtextil is regarded as an important trend indicator for the home textile sector. It was reported by the Heimtextil organizers that this year a total of 2'634 companies (+2.4% compared to 2011) from 61 different countries ...
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New research from Waste and Resources Action Programme(WRAP)suggests it's time to unlock the potential economic value of discarded textiles thrown out by consumers for waste collection. The new report reveals that consumers are throwing ...
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Birmingham,UK:Britain's largest flooring wholesale group,Headlam,has reported that while its sales have continued to outperform the market,its margins are experiencing a decline. Headlam operates around 50 independently managed flooring ...
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