Cotton Council International is organising an ‘Invitation only’ Seminar Evening on April 10, 2015 at Trident Oberoi, Mumbai. The Seminar will offer useful insights on the global scenario of cotton and the cotton textile ...
Tags: COTTON USA, textile industry
Aditya Birla Group has announced the launch of Birla Cellulose’s ‘Liva’ brand. The Liva fabric uses Birla Cellulose’s viscose staple fibre (vsf) and is manufactured by the company’s accredited partners, who are ...
Tags: Aditya Birla Group, Liva fabric, fabric
A Swedish initiative has helped Indian apparel suppliers to Swedish brands like KappAhl, Indiska and Lindex, reduce environmental impact and improve capacity through training on resource efficiency. The Sustainable Water Resources (SWAR) ...
Tags: apparel suppliers, apparel
Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, has been selected by the city of Szczecin in Poland to renew its street lighting system with LED technology. By September 2015, Philips will replace 5,000 existing street lights with new LED ...
Tags: Philips, LED Technology, Lights
BMW is teaming up with logistics company SCHERM Group to use a 40-ton pure-electric truck in Munich this summer. By deploying the truck, BMW will become the first automaker in Germany to use a 40-ton electric truck to transport materials ...
Tags: BMW, SCHERM, Auto Parts
The Viet Nam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) will begin construction of a textile and garment factory complex in the central province of Quang Nam on March 25, 2015, according to Vietnamese media reports. The textile and ...
Tags: Textile, Garment, garment factory
BASF has made progress in its plans to build a world-scale methane-to-propylene complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The company has selected Freeport, Texas, as the potential site. It will use Air Liquide’s proprietary Lurgi MegaMethanol ...
Tags: BASF, methane-to-propylene complex
Fabric and garment exports from the Southeast Asian nation of Vietnam grew at nearly 12 per cent year-on-year to US$ 3.249 billion in the first two months of 2015, according to the preliminary data released by the customs IT & statistics ...
Tags: Fabric Exports, Garment Exports
BASF has selected Freeport, Texas as the potential site in its plans to build a world-scale methane to propylene complex on the US Gulf Coast. BASF in a press release said, it will use Air Liquide’s proprietary Lurgi MegaMethanol ...
Tags: BASF, world-scale methane, propylene complex
A mother’s “personal grudge” against China’s haze issues gave birth to the trending environmental documentary 'China's Haze: Under the Dome.’ The country’s serious air pollution became very personal for ...
Tags: Energy Efficient LEDs, LED Lights
Cotton cultivation in southern African country of Mozambique will get a boost from Brazilian technology, under a project signed by the Mozambican Cotton Institute (IAM) and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC). As part of the ...
Thailand-based polyester and yarn manufacturer Indorama Ventures will be acquiring a 94.91% stake in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymers maker Bangkok Polyester for an undisclosed amount. A producer of PET polymers in Rayong, ...
According to a study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, global consumption of formulated adhesives was 10.24 MM tons in 2014 worth $29.4 billion. Volume has increased modestly since the 2009 recession and a 5% annual rate ...
Recently, FAST Auto Drive (Thailand) Group Company held an opening ceremony in Rayong Thailand. FAST president Li dakai, FAST general manager Yan jianbo and Thailand government leaders attended the ceremony. As the first FAST overseas ...
Tags: FAST Auto Drive, Thailand Plant
China's declining use of coal may be felt from Australia to the United States, especially the US state of Wyoming where coal is major part of the economy. Last week Premier Li Keqiang said China wanted to reduce its energy intensity ...
Tags: Metallurgy, coal, Coal Consumption