Global Fashion Group, Inc announces that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Pure System International Limited joining forces to produce and market internationally branded PuraVida performance enhanced sustainable textile fiber. The Joint ...
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According to the Cotton Incorporated Lifestyle Monitor Survey, which has monitored consumer shopping habits and preferences for two decades, 62% of consumers agree that cotton clothing tends to be of better quality than apparel made from ...
Tags: Cotton, Manmade Fibers, Textile
With nearly 130 artisans from 32 countries worldwide participating, the summer 2014 edition of Artisan Resource will be the largest event since its initial launch in 2012. Artisan Resource, which runs concurrently with NY NOW, the Market ...
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Returning from 20 – 22 October this year, Yarn Expo Autumn 2014 will be held in hall N4 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre once again. With an exhibition area standing at 5,000 sqm, nearly 150 overseas and domestic yarn ...
INVISTA, a leading provider of fiber and fabric solutions to the denim industry, is working with renowned finishing expert, Garmon, and the premiere mill, Candiani Denim, to introduce a concept collection of jeans with unique aesthetics ...
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SafeRest, one of the the global leaders in bedding protection, is introducing its all-new Perlux collection of mattress, pillow, and crib protectors, made with 100% natural eucalyptus wood fiber - TENCEL. Perlux bedding products, with the ...
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EcoPlanet Bamboo Group has hired three seasoned executives from $8.5 billion timber giant Weyerhaeuser in a key step to ensure its continued success and global expansion, and has named Marvin Ray Risco as the Group president. “Ray ...
A recently published report titled ‘The Fiber Year 2014’, the world survey report on textiles & nonwovens, states that the fiber production volume in the world textile industry in 2013 rose by 2.8% to 92.3 million tonnes. This ...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has come out strongly in favour of extension of the Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for another 10 years at the request of the Nicaraguan textile and clothing industry. Jodi Hanson Bond, vice president of the ...
Tags: Extension, Apparel, Accessories
DC Comics has designed new packaging for US-based food company General Mills limited-edition Monsters Cereals. DC Comics artists have created a brand new look for limited-edition packs such as Count Chocula, Franken Berry and Boo Berry. ...
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WACKER POLYMERS is to raise its prices for vinyl acetate-ethylene and ethylene-vinyl chloride-based copolymer dispersions of the VINNAPAS and VINNOL brand in the regions Americas and Greater China. As customer contracts allow, effective ...
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Cleaner cotton makes quality yarns – but how can spinners be sure of removing unwanted contaminants without wasting good fiber or hampering mill productivity? The acquisition of Jossi Systems AG by Uster Technologies has created the ...
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibers, announces that “Monster Silk” is now a registered trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Monster Silk, a genetically ...
Home Textiles Market Week in New York will welcome a variety of fashion-forward and design-driven bed, bath and linen vendors to the upcoming summer 2014 market, August 16-20, 2014, at NY NOW, the Market for Home Lifestyle (formerly NYIGF) ...
Tags: NY, Fashion-Forward, Textile
The Union Minister of Finance Shri Arun Jaitley announced the Union Budget for the financial year 2014-15. In a statement Shri Manikam Ramaswami, Chairman, Texprocil welcomed the various announcements and stated the budget in general ...
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