SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan together with its U.S. subsidiary SHIMA SEIKI U.S.A. INC. will exhibit at the ENKVEGAS August 2013 show in Las Vegas this month. On display will be the latest collection of the "Isola Bella" brand ...
Tags: Shima Seiki, Knitwear Line
Several trade incentives available to the African countries including, African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Cotonou Agreement with the European Union, and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) agreement, help in the revival of ...
Dr A Sakthivel, Chairman AEPC has written to Union Finance Minister, Shri P Chidambaram, on the demand of Garment Exports to give separate chapter for interest rates in export sector. In his letter Chairman AEPC wrote, “Reserve Bank ...
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The Peruvian cotton only meets 40 percent of the requirements of Peru’s textile and garment chain, and the rest 60 percent is met by imported cotton, mainly US cotton. Jose Ignacio Llosa, president of the Committee of ...
Simulate, Print & Cut workflow is focused on improving the European textile and garment industries with new technologies like virtual garment simulation and digital textile printing. Textile and fashion design is increasingly ...
Apparel Training & Design Centre, India's largest vocational training provider for apparel Industry, under the aegis of AEPC hosted the ATDC SKILL CONCLAVE with key panelists from Ministry of Textiles, All India Council for Technical ...
Tags: Apparel, AICTE Approved Curriculum
The following is a joint statement by the Department of State, the Department of Labor, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative: Today, the United States is outlining next steps in a longstanding effort to address in a ...
The Government of Bangladesh has urged the visiting delegation of European Union Accord to present their plan of action in writing for the safety and welfare of garment workers. After a meeting with the four-member team comprising of ...
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The new wage structure for readymade garment workers would be announced after the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, Bangladesh Labour Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju has said. The Minimum Wages Commission, constituted by the Government, wants to ...
With the ever-growing competition and rapidly increasing production cost, several US apparel manufacturers are focusing on fashion design competitions to boost their sales and to attract more consumers. Carolina-based t-shirt manufacturer ...
Tags: Apparel Makers, Boost Sales
The Municipality of Ontinyent in Valencia, Spain, recently signed a Joint Declaration between employers and unions for the revival of the textile industry in the region. The agreement was signed between the Ontinyent City Council, ...
Tags: Ontinyent City, Textile Sector
The Government of Turkey has drafted an action plan to establish logistics centres for textile, apparel and leather sectors. According to the five year action plan 2013-2017, these logistics centres would be created to reduce the ...
Tags: Turkey Drafts, Textile
With the increasing competition in the global textile and apparel industry and with the binding provisions of international regulations imposed by local market, several textile and apparel manufacturers worldwide are focussing on trade ...
Tags: Trade Shows, Textile Firms
Several global luxury apparel retailers have recorded positive growth in the first half of 2013 and the industry is expecting a boost in sales by the end of this year. In a conversation with fibre2fashion, Nikoleta Panteva, senior retail ...
Tags: Luxury Apparel, positive growth
Phronetic Technologies, a prenatal technology startup formed to commercialize wearable computing solutions, announced it is one step closer to bringing the first prenatal smart wearable to the market. The company has announced plans to ...
Tags: Phronetic, Smart Wearable Garment