The British Museum has opened an exhibition on ‘African textiles today’, focusing on textiles of southern and eastern Africa. African printed and factory-woven textiles have changed with the changing times, fashions and ...
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CRAiLAR Technologies Inc, which produces and markets CRAiLAR, a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, has entered a development agreement with Cotswold Industries Inc. to encompass sustainable pocketing and waist banding for ...
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Clyde Sharp, a Roll, AZ, cotton producer, was re-elected as chairman of the American Cotton Producers (ACP) of the National Cotton Council for 2013, during the NCC’s annual meeting here on February 8-10. Sharp, who has served on and ...
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Advance Pierre Foods, an establishment based in Oklahoma, US, is recalling about 15,328 pounds of frozen, fully cooked country fried steak products as they may contain pieces of plastic, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s ...
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USA - The first four days of the new year found more than 65,000 college-aged Christians from around the globe flocking to Atlanta's Georgia Dome for Passion 2013, an annual conference of message and music that just raised over 3.3 million ...
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Kips Bay Medical has treated the first US patient in a multi-center, randomized eMESH I clinical trial using its extravascular nitinol (nickel titanium alloy) prosthesis. The prosthesis, eSVS Mesh, is used as an external saphenous vein ...
A String of cyber attacks on major US media outlets has intensified worries over Chinese hackers, who analysts say are probably linked to the secretive Beijing government. The attacks, part of a series of incidents traced to Chinese ...
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USA - Passion Conferences, founded by Louie Giglio in 1997 as a means of reaching the 20+ million university students in the world for the glory of God, has become one of the world's largest gatherings of Christian young adults. Held in ...
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PPG Industries today announced the successful closing of the previously announced separation of its commodity chemicals business and merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Eagle Spinco, with a subsidiary of Georgia Gulf Corporation. ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—textiles, leather, industrial fabrics, and composite materials—is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Epperson as ...
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The Canadian timber group Interfor aims to take over the Wood Products Business division of Rayonier for around US$80m. The deal essentially includes the three Rayonier sawmills in Georgia, USA, which boast a combined capacity of 360 ...
US insurer Velox Insurance is establishing an additional office in Tucker, Georgia, in an effort to offer affordable insurance coverage to the customers in the area. The new office is scheduled to be opened in February 2013, and will be ...
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Cotton Council International (CCI) will launch the fifth season of its “Let’s Design” TV show, a pan-India fashion design competition that trains India’s future clothing designers and educates consumers on the ...
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More than 160 people from all levels of the supply chain traveled to New Orleans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Tencel®, Austria-based Lenzing AG's sustainable lyocell fiber derived from wood pulp. The "Tencel@20" seminar included ...
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PPG Industries announced the successful closing of the previously announced separation of its commodity chemicals business and merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Eagle Spinco Inc., with a subsidiary of Georgia Gulf Corporation. Pursuant ...
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