The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) today welcomed the introduction of the U.S. Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 (H.R. 2708), legislation that would reinstate recently expired tariff suspensions on ...
Tags: US Workers, Trade Legislation
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the global advocate for the automation industry, announced today that A3's president Jeff Burnstein has been selected to speak at the Congressional Robotics Caucus Briefing titled "Harnessing ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
The FabricLink Network (FLN), focused on some of the most interesting “smart” trends and technologies in textiles, is proud to help introduce this year’s inaugural Industrial Design Center at Summer Market. This opening ...
Belarus and China have reached an agreement to implement a joint venture to construct a soda ash plant, Belarus' Architecture and Construction Minister Anatoly Nichkasov told media on 19 July, BelTA has learnt. According to the Minister, ...
Tags: Soda Ash Plant, Soda Ash
Eastern African countries including, Kenya and Tanzania, are focusing on cotton sector for the economic revival of the region and they have introduced several policies and incentives to improve cotton production in the region. Speaking to ...
Tags: Cotton, Economic Revival
LesserEvil Healthy Brands, a US-based healthy snack food company, has introduced its range of Chia Crisps at all Whole Foods locations in Northern California. The Chia Crisps are available in four flavors, including Southern Barbeque, ...
Tags: Chia Crisps, Foods Stores
The sixth meeting of the Kyrgyz-Indian intergovernmental commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation, held in Bishkek, discussed setting up joint ventures in the textile sector. The Minister of Energy and ...
The Government of Nigeria is considering on making it compulsory to produce school uniforms from domestic fabrics, according to the Minister of Trade and Investment Olusegun Aganga. Speaking at a stakeholders’ workshop on ...
Tags: School Uniforms, Fabrics
SCS Global Services (SCS), a provider of third-party auditing and certification of food quality and food safety claims, has expanded its food safety services for producers, food companies, and retailers. SCS new offerings - Harmonized ...
Tags: Food Safety, SCS Global Services
The government of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu would set up a textile park at Eraiyur village on the Tiruchi-Chennai national highway in Perambalur district. This was disclosed by the District Collector at a special meeting of ...
Vistaprint N.V. announces Pagemodo Contests, a new feature from Pagemodo, the popular do-it-yourself suite of Facebook marketing tools for small businesses. Pagemodo Contests provides a fast and easy way to set up, run, and track engaging ...
Roberts joins from Sealed Air Cryovac where she has been executive retail director for Europe since 2011. Prior to that she spent 14 years at the retailer, where she was one of the chief architects of the Plan A environmental strategy, ...
Levi Strauss & Co announced leadership changes in its executive team with the creation of regional presidents for the Americas, Europe and Asia. This is part of a natural evolution of the company’s organization structure to further ...
Tags: Levis, Regional Presidents
According to Alison Cook, end user marketing manager UK, Ireland & Benelux at KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL, applying 'lean' principles can help companies improve health & safety at work, promote wellness among employees and boost ...
Making the Move to Mega-Part Machining Production Machine & Tool is moving up to the "mega-part" league of machining with acquisition of a first-in-the-industry MAG boring mill that combines a powerful milling spindle and contouring head. ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components