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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A German delegation from Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development, German Embassy, KFW Bank of Germany and GIZ, visited APTMA Punjab office. Members Steering Committee on Sustainable Production Center (SPC) APTMA Seth ...
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As well as keeping her designs fresh and exciting, it is equally important for Emma Nissim to remain eco-friendly in her approach to fashion, as part of her core business philosophies. The ‘Pants with Principles’ hot pants are ...
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Lenzing AG reports production on a jumbo Tencel® production line under construction at its Lenzing, Austria, headquarters is set to begin in 2014. The 130 million-euro expansion will add 64,000 metric tons of annual production capacity ...
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The most modern fiber plant worldwide The most modern fiber production line in the world is currently being built in Lenzing, Austria. The combined expertise and technologies of the Lenzing and the Tencel Group, which were recently ...
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A food industry partnership has been formed to boost sustainable production of coconut oil in the Philippines. Cargill, the German Agency for International Cooperation and BASF have signed a partnership that aims to develop a supply chain ...
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Every organic organization I’ve come across usually argues loudly that organic farming is the one and only, truly-sustainable production system the world needs. But can organic really hack it in a modern world, especially when ...
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WesternZagros Resources has announced a fourfold increase in the Company’s contingent resource estimates at the giant oil discovery on the Kurdamir Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Shares closed up 2.7 percent on Monday, but ...
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The Institute of Food Science and Technology ‘s 2013 Spring conference, being held jointly with the Institute of Food Research will take place on 17-18 April 2013 in Norwich. Marks and Spencer is the prime sponsor for the ...
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — January 9, 2013 — Philip Lehner, longtime chairman and CEO of Leigh Fibers, passed away Jan. 5 at his home in Hingham, Mass. He was 89. During his 65 years with Leigh Fibers, Lehner helped the company ...
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The International Oeko-Tex Association, Switzerland, has announced it will replace the current Oeko-Tex® Standard 1000 certification system for sustainable production with Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) by Oeko-Tex. The ...
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The International OEKO-TEX Association are currently working on an optimized,independent certification for environmentally friendly and socially responsible companies.The objective is to provide globally operating textile brands,retail ...
Asian Mineral Resources Limited announced that the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has issued a circular regarding the export of minerals and mineral products from Vietnam. The Circular stipulates that ...
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On 19-21 November 2012 the twenty partners involved in an EU funded research programme held their kick-off meeting in Wageningen,The Netherlands.Led by Wageningen UR Food&Biobased Research,the 4-year project has the goal to develop a new ...
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The eyes of the textile universe were focused on Vietnam as the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) held its traditional Annual Conference from Nov. 4 – 6, 2012. In the highly anticipated Fiber Session on Nov. 4, ...
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