Despite margin compression resulting from feedstock price increases over the first quarter, Great American Group, analysts note that the overall textiles industry continues to make progress after bottoming out in 2009. “Many ...
The Cotlook A Index rose to 96.65 cents per pound around mid-June 2013 before receding to the low 90s cents level towards the end of the month. On June 12th, the USDA increased 2012/13 U.S. export estimate to 3 million tons due to ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,22 commodities increased in prices, 32 fell and 46 remained unchanged on 01/07/2013.The largest rises were Silver (5.94%),Acrylic acid (1.66%),Iron ore (1.50%),while the ...
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The proposal to impose new cess on cotton exporters by the Union Government to create fund for stabilizing the drastic price fluctuation of cotton in the country could lead to dip in exports. According to the representatives of the cotton ...
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A sweater by definition is a knitted top, and knitted garments have been around a very long time. So the real answer to who invented the sweater is the same answer to "who invented knitting?" Knitting by definition is the process of using ...
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The purchase of raw material as well as finished product inventory with Chinese textile enterprises decreased in May, owing to traditional off season for the textile industry, according to the monthly review of the Chinese textile industry ...
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The Government of India is planning to set up a cotton price stabilization fund by imposing cess on exporters, Minister of Textiles K Sambasiva Rao has said. Speaking to reporters after meeting stakeholders of the textile industry in ...
Peru's Ministry of Production, Promperu and the ACP Group have signed an agreement to jointly promote exports of cotton garments from Gamarra to Brazil. As per the agreement, the goal is to achieve textile and garment exports of US$ ...
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Data from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) shows that the nation has experienced a net import of wheat, corn and rice. It imported about 13.17 million tons of grains in 2012, of which about 3.42 million tons were wheat, 5.15 millions were ...
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Linen has been "a warm-weather go-to fabric for ages," according to Lucky magazine. And GQ and the Gentleman's Gazette recommend it for outings this summer. But all three style magazines caution that linen can be a challenge to keep crisp. ...
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Karmaloop, the leading online retailer for urban fashion, announced the arrival of the Summer 2013 looks for men from RockSmith, the Tokyo-born, Brooklyn-based brand that combines Japanese and American styles into a unique streetwear brand. ...
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Garmatex Technologies, Inc., an innovative leader in the research and development of scientifically-engineered fabrics and technologies, has successfully completed the testing of its Kottinu? fabric to occupational health and safety ("OHS") ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,11 commodities increased in prices, 42 fell and 47 remained unchanged on 25/06/2013.The largest rises were Acrylic acid (0.85%),Cobalt (0.48%),PA (0.33%),while the largest ...
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The major indices have decreased significantly since the beginning of the reported week. The ICE recorded the adjustment of positions amongst other things. However, current quotations of available cotton reflected by the CIF Bremen Index ...
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Michaels announces the addition of pre-cut craft fabric to the thousands of creative products available in its stores, providing customers with one-stop shopping for their DIY projects. The pre-cut fabric, includes cotton, canvas, burlap, ...
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