Turkey has imposed an additional 50 per cent customs duty on Pakistani handmade carpets, which can have tumultuous impact, since Turkey is the second biggest importer of Pakistani handmade carpets. The imposition of the duty comes ...
Tags: Handmade Carpets, Carpets
Pakistan’s ministry of textile industry has announced the long-awaited Textile Policy 2014-19, which sets annual exports target of US$ 26 billion by 2019. “The annual exports target of $26 billion by 2019 is ambitious but ...
Tags: Textile Policy, Textile
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 ...
Tags: blankets industry, Textile
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
DOMOTEX 2015, the world’s flagship trade fair for carpets and floor coverings, was held successfully from January 16 to 19, 2015, at Hannover, Germany. Organized by Deutsche Messe, DOMOTEX 2015 was staged in 12 halls, making it the ...
Tags: carpets, floor coverings, Textile
Ecco Domani Wines of Italy today revealed that fashion designer Zac Posen will revamp the Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio bottle with an exclusive, limited-edition design for summer 2015. Posen, whose designs can be found on celebrities who ...
Tags: fruit flavors, crisp, Agriculture
Shaw's new LifeGuard carpet protection system covers the entire product, from face fiber to backing. Shaw Floors' new LifeGuard is a carpet protection system that covers the entire product, from face fiber to backing, according to the ...
Oeko-Tex Association has as usual updated the applicable test criteria and limit values for product certification in accordance with Oeko-Tex Standard 100 at the start of the new year. After a three month transition period, the new ...
Tags: decoration materials, OEKO system, Textile
Last year, Mohawk Industries told its aligned dealers with the recession over they needed to “Own the Moment.” For 2015, executives said now it’s time to “Own the Experience” as the industry’s largest ...
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John Lewis' first full week of clearance got off to a bumper start, with sales up 9.6% on last year. Customers took advantage of the longer Christmas holiday to go shopping. There was a robust performance from shops which benefited from ...
Tags: stand-out performance, Christmas holiday, shopping, Furniture
Named after one of the brightest constellations in the sky, Suhail and its light is believed to have inspired the 10th Century Arabic mathematician, astronomer and physicist Ibn al-Haitham, whose best known work is the Book of Optics (Kitab ...
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The Interiors Design Showcase Summit being held March 11th at the Hilton London Wembley is shaping up to be a great event. With over 100 professionals looking to attend, interiors designers and architect professionals will gain a plethora ...
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AmericasMart’s Home & Rug exhibitors are preparing for the Atlanta International Area Rug Market featuring the National Oriental Rug Show, sponsored by The Oriental Rug Importers Association (ORIA), Jan. 7 to 10 with new showrooms, ...
Tags: enclosed bridge connecting, home accents, furniture, Construction
Textiles has the lion’s share in India’s exports from labour intensive sectors, according to data from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), Kolkata, under the Ministry of Industry and ...
Tags: Labour Intensive, textile sector
Next February as part of the ‘2015 See You in Valencia’ initiative the Valencia Fair will host a business meeting on the subject of the contract channel. This meeting will gather fifty international prescribers that will make ...
Tags: B2B, business meeting, Furniture