Oeko-Tex Association has named Georg Dieners as the new general secretary and he takes over from Dr. Jean-Pierre Haug. Jean-Pierre Haug will concentrate on professional cooperation in the technical committees within the Oeko-Tex ...
A Pakistani yarn merchants' body has demanded that the Pakistan government impose 15 per cent regulatory duty on cotton yarn imports from India on back of surge in imports. Addressing the media, senior office bearers at Pakistan Yarn ...
Tags: cotton yarn, raw materials, Textile
Apparel brand Van Heusen plans to expand its exclusive brand outlet (EBO) count by 50 this year, which will take the store numbers to 300, a senior official of the company said. Vinay Bhopatkar, COO of Van Heusen told reporters, “We ...
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Italian fashion brand Galvanni has made a foray into the Indian market through FashionAndYou, a fashion and lifestyle portal and was launched last week. The entire range of Galvanni shirts, sweaters, polo t-shirts and sweatshirts will be ...
Tags: online platform, polo, yachting, golf, Apparel
HanesBrands, a marketer of innerwear and basic apparel said it will expand production at its Clarksville sheer hosiery facility and reduce offshore sourcing. HanesBrands which markets brands like Hanes, L’eggs, Just My Size and ...
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Biederlack displayed anti-allergy blankets featuring Amicor, an intelligent anti-microbial fibre from Thai Acrylic Fibre Limited which also has a built-in sanitized function at the recently held Heimtextil 2015. Known for manufacturing ...
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Digital printer manufacturer, Reggiani partook at both Heimtextil in Frankfurt and Domotex in Hannover in January and its booth resembled a home, fitted out with several types of fabrics printed on its machines. Reggiani says this is the ...
Groz-Beckert manufacturer of industrial machine needles will exhibit at the Garment Technology Expo (GTE) to be held from February 28 to March 3, 2015 in New Delhi at booth A-6. The GTE is regarded as India’s biggest exhibition for ...
Improved margins drove profit before depreciation, interest and taxes (PBDIT) by 114 per cent year-on-year at Reliance Retail during the third fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2014. Reliance Retail said it posted its highest ever profit ...
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Excluding impact from divestiture of Rockport business, currency-neutral sales at Adidas Group rose by 6 per cent from the previous year in 2014, based on preliminary unaudited figures. In euro terms, sales were up 2 per cent to ...
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Indian apparel exporter, ID Overseas has inked an exclusive licensing agreement with US based workwear brand Williamson-Dickie to explore the growing basic workwear market in the Indian sub continent. According to ID Overseas CEO Ravi ...
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Family Dollar Stores said based on a preliminary count of the votes cast at its special meeting of stockholders, its shareholders voted to approve the proposed merger with Dollar Tree. “Based on preliminary count, around 84 million ...
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The managing director of UK based Coats plc’s subsidiary in Vietnam, Bill Watson has been awarded a Certificate of Merit from the office of the Prime Minister of Vietnam. Bill Watson was recognised for his achievement in developing ...
Textile engineering expo, GTTES-2015 which was held in Mumbai from January 20-22 on an area of 11,500 sq metres, saw over 282 Indian and foreign exhibitors, with a majority of foreign ones coming from China. Ambassadors and consul ...
After a successful 2014 edition where new exhibitor, visitor and exhibition space records were set, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition returns in 2015 from August 26–28. According to fair organisers Messe ...
Tags: upholstery, carpets, rugs, Textile