Switzerland-based Uster Technologies AG — a manufacturer of instruments for quality measurement and certification of textile materials — has acquired Jossi Systems AG — a division of the Switzerland-based Jossi Group and a ...
Tags: Textile, Instruments, Meters
Scientists at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed new agricultural waste blends that can be used for protective packaging. The new blends are claimed to be biodegradable and are used in custom packaging products to ...
The Hermes Logistik Gruppe Germany (HLGD) is the cotton initiative's Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) newest partner. Since November, the company expects to outfit its 13,000 parcel delivery staff in Germany with cotton made according to the ...
Tags: Cotton Made Garments, Textile, Hermes
AEPC organized its annual export award function 2013 for outstanding export performance for the year 2012-13, at apparel house, Gurgaon. Dr. K S Rao, Union Textiles Minister, came to deliver awards in presence of Smt. Zohra Chatterji, the ...
Tags: Apparel Exports, Textile
The Ninth Session of the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), held in Bali, Indonesia, last week, has agreed to hold a dedicated discussion on cotton related issues, including cotton subsidies and improving market ...
Tags: Cotton, Bi-Annual Discussion
Macson, the famous menswear label from Spain, has recently opened a new store in the city of Girona, located in the northeastern part of Catalonia. With a sales area of around 80 sq m, the newly opened establishment is the ...
Tags: Menswear Label, Apparel
An Austin artist brings the ancient art of Indian wood block printing to a present-day fashion fair and sustainable business model. Rebecca Layton spent years studying the detailed methods of this art form while living in Jaipur, ...
Tags: Rekh&Datta, Printed Clothing
Dr A Sakthivel, Chairman AEPC has applauded Shri Anand Sharma, the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry for historic WTO Bali trade package. In a statement Chairman AEPC said, “Our countrymen, garment exporting community and the ...
Tags: India's Trade, trade package
Textile mills turn to buy cheaper Indian cotton yarn to cut costs Affected by adverse weather, a reduced planting area and lower Indian cotton prices, China's cotton output is expected to drop sharply this year compared with 2012, which ...
The arrival of cotton at ginneries in Pakistan by December 1, 2013, has increased by 15.27 percent year-on-year, according to the fortnightly report on cotton arrivals, prepared by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners’ Association (PCGA), in ...
The arrival of cotton at ginneries in Pakistan by December 1, 2013, has increased by 15.27 percent year-on-year, according to the fortnightly report on cotton arrivals, prepared by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners' Association (PCGA), in joint ...
The man-made fibre (MMF) makers are looking forward to an increase in consumption in the global textile and clothing industry at an annual growth rate of 3.3 percent by 2020. In an interview with fibre2fashion, Mr. Friedrich Weninger, ...
Tags: Man-Made Fibre, Textile
The US state of Louisiana would be getting a new US$ 130 million cotton spinning plant, courtesy of the Gulf Coast Spinning Company, which plans to build the facility in the Bunkie Industrial Park of the state. According to a statement ...
Tags: Cotton Spinning, Textile
Fashionistas across the pond could soon be paying less for genuine Made in the USA women's blue jeans. Los Angeles-based Hudson Clothing LLC received a ruling from the UK's customs and tax department exempting its women's blue jeans from a ...
Tags: Womens Jeans, Fat Tax
In India, during 20 to 30 years, the briquette industry has been developed and at present it has impressed its importance among the world's industries. Biomass today accounts for over one-third of all energy used in the developing ...
Tags: Briquette Plant, Energy