Ukraine's largest pipe manufacturer Interpipe started producing steel billets in 2012, a new achievement on its way to vertical integration. Duncan Pell, Interpipe's sales director for the Middle East and North Africa, explained Interpipe's ...
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The number of facilities becoming certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) increased 11 percent to surpass the 3000 mark in 2012, growing from 2,714 facilities in 2011 to 3,016 facilities in 2012, according to new data from ...
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The Swedish multinational apparel-retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has submitted its application to Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for opening 50 wholly-owned-single-brand-retail stores across India. H&M is planning to make an ...
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lahore - The Czech Republic is organizing a three-day exhibition of Czech glass and porcelain products at Alhamra Arts Council from April 24 to 26, 2013 (Wednesday-Friday). More than eight leading Czech glass and porcelain manufacturing ...
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Lahore, Pakistan -- The Lahore Development Authority during its governing body meeting on December 6, 2012, had approved the installation of LED lights. The idea behind the decision was to conserve electricity. The Traffic Engineering and ...
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Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) organized a webinar on US imports from Pakistan under Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program in collaboration with US Embassy and Ministry of Commerce. Speaking on the occasion, ...
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For the three days from 27 – 29 March, 6,461 buyers from 52 countries and regions flocked to Yarn Expo Spring to source a variety of yarn and fibre from 194 exhibitors. These buyer numbers represent a 43.5% increase on last year, with ...
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has said the country needs to increase its exports of textiles and garments to earn more foreign exchange. During his meeting with Minister for Commerce and Textile Maqbool ...
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Coloured gemstones are now increasingly finding place in jewellery sets of the young and fashion conscious Indian consumers. Gone are those days a few years back when people in India used to wear coloured gemstone jewellery with ...
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Yogurt or yoghurt or yoghourt (/ˈjoʊɡərt/ or /ˈjɒɡərt/; other spellings listed below) is a dairy product (soy milk, nut milks, such as almond milk, and coconut milk can also be used) produced by ...
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The textile industry of Pakistan has urged the country’s central bank to reduce the interest rate to 8 percent from the current 9.5 percent. The request has been made ahead of the key policy rate announcement likely to be made ...
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The Swedish multinational apparel-retailer Hennes & Mauritiz (H&M) has released its global supplier list for the first time to the public. The supplier countries of the fast fashion clothier H&M include India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri ...
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In line with its image building exercise to win market access, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) leadership briefed Ausberto Rodriguez Jara, the Ambassador of Paraguay about the strengths of textile industry in Pakistan the ...
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Istanbul Jewellery Show reports a huge increase in attendance. Do lab-grown diamonds have a future in India? Tips on how to sell customers who are just looking. Medical jewellery becomes a fashion trend. U.S. polished diamond sales make ...
The Government of Brazil has temporarily removed the tax on import of cotton for a period of three months from May 1 to July 31, 2013. At a meeting of the Foreign Trade Commission (CAMEX) and the Ministry of Development, Industry and ...