Korea Zinc has raised premiums for 2013 term shipments by around a third in Asia as smelter cut backs in China and warehousing deals curbed supply of the metal. Sources said that Korea Zinc will charge USD 120 for 2013 term shipments to ...
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The exports of readymade garments from Bangladesh rose by 8.8 percent year-on-year to US$ 1.36 billion in November 2012, according to the data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). While woven garment exports fetched ...
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The ailing Indian market required some urgent assistance from both Bangladesh and Pakistan this Week as cash buyer vessels were diverted to rival shores in a bid to ease the burden on an already creaking industry. 94 vessels have already ...
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With China down and India appearing to reach some sort of stability, Bangladesh was caught somewhere in the middle, picking up vessels that were either diverted from West Coast India, or those discharging in East Coast India/Chittagong ...
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A new Silk Park will come up in Malda district of West Bengal,a state in eastern India bordering Bangladesh,Prasanta Bhattacharyay,Small Scale Industry and Textile Commissioner,has announced. The Silk Park would be set up on an 18-acre ...
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Boosted by growth in all segments,Jotun Group announced strong tertiary and year to date numbers in its latest financial report. "We are happy with the continuous sales growth and EBITA development after a challenging 2011,"said Morten ...
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Amid the sweeping impact of fire accident at Tarzeen factory on garment sector in Bangladesh,readymade garment(RMG)manufacturers in the country are enforcing fire safety norms in factories. Mr.Mohammad Hatem,first vice-president of ...
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Denim Club India is organising a two day denim b2b event titled InDIGO 2013 after the grand success of InDIGO 2012.The event will comprise of an international denim conference concurrent to a trade exhibition. The objective of this year's ...
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European Union has urged the Bangladeshi readymade garment(RMG)makers to work on improving the safety standards in their factories.Giving the call,Head of Delegation of the EU to Bangladesh,Mr.William Hanna said all stakeholders,including ...
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To prop up mutual trade and investment in the textile and clothing sectors of their respective countries,apex apparel bodies of China and Bangladesh have inked two separate MoUs,The Financial Express reported.Deputy Director of China ...
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As one or two more buyers began to emerge to the table to pique cash buyer interest, so one or two more owners began to take notice of a visibly emboldened Bangladesh market. Indeed, existing cash buyer inventory began to be diverted to ...
Asian International Apparel Sourcing Show 2012,the leading garment and textile sourcing fair that aims to tap unexplored export markets,has kicked off in Singapore with an impressive number of top apparel suppliers from the entire Asian ...
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Apparel exporters from Sri Lanka must try to further expand into emerging markets like India and China,A Sukumaran,former chairman of Joint Apparel Association Forum(JAAF)has said. Speaking at the 9th Annual General Meeting of ...
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Critical Diagnostics has announced two new distribution partners for cardiac biomarker test, the Presage ST2 assay, in the Asia Pacific region. The company has selected Chennai Medipoint as distributor in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri ...
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Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP), in partnership with Accordia Global Compliance Group and in collaboration with several Pakistani trade bodies, will offer 5 fire safety training courses in Karachi and Lahore during ...