Clothing made from tropical fabrics such as piña and banana are usually used only during weddings, baptisms, burials and other special occasions in the Philippines. But the Philippine textile research institute of the department of ...
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Belgium based carpet weaving machines producer Van de Wiele signed an agreement to purchase French company Superba along with its US subsidiary. According to a Van de Wiele press release, Superba a manufacturer of heat setting machines ...
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French textile machinery manufacturers‘ association UCMTF was recently invited by Ilkhom Khaydarov, Uzbek minister in charge of the textile industry and chairman of the board of the state joint-stock company for the light industry ...
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Nigeria’s textiles traders are a worried lot over the increasing Chinese footprint in the country. While the proliferation of Chinese-made textiles is a boon for low income consumers, traders in Kano, northern Nigeria’s biggest ...
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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 ...
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Oeko-Tex has added a new product to its service portfolio; ‘Made in Green by Oeko-Tex’, a traceable product label which allows for communication throughout the supply chain all the way to the end user. The label ensures ...
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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German textile accessory manufacturer Groz-Beckert will showcase its product and services at ShanghaiTex to be held from June 15-18, 2015 in Shanghai in hall W-1, booth B-50. “In the felting area, Groz-Beckert will display ...
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Advanced weaving technology producer Picanol reached an impressive milestone this week when the 20,000th OptiMax rapier weaving machine rolled off the production line at its plant in Ypres, Belgium. “The first OptiMax which was ...
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Indian online fashion retailer Saiesta.com has created a new collection of digitally printed, soft, smooth flowing, reversible scarves, inspired by multiple cultures across the world. Made using viscose georgette fabrics, the colourful ...
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The government of Ethiopia has ushered in a manufacturing boom that is set to make the country a major regional player across several lines of products. According to government sources, the textile sector is among the industries poised to ...
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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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Minister of State for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar has launched two sericulture schemes for Manipur, at the state capital Imphal. The schemes are Phase II of Sericulture Project for Valley Districts of Manipur and Integrated ...
The Viet Nam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) will begin construction of a textile and garment factory complex in the central province of Quang Nam on March 25, 2015, according to Vietnamese media reports. The textile and ...
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The Textiles Technical Training Institute (TTTI), set up jointly by the Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) and PSG institutions, exclusively for training fitters and electricians at Nilambur, Coimbatore, is all set to commence ...
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