Applied DNA Sciences, a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology and product authentication solutions said it has signed an agreement with a textile manufacturer to purchase its SigNature T DNA mark. The SigNature T DNA mark ...
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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 ...
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Global 2014/15 cotton mill use is forecast at 112.3 million bales, 2 percent above the previous season. Mill use in China is expected to rebound in 2014/15 to 37.0 million bales—up from an estimated 35.5 million bales this season and ...
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World 2014/15 cotton mill use is forecast at 111.8 million bales, up 2 percent from 2013/14, reflecting an expanding global economy. The two largest consuming countries are China and India, with a combined cotton mill use of over 60 million ...
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Cotton consumption in Thailand during the marketing year (MY) 2014/15 (August 2014 to July 2015), is expected to increase by 5 percent from the current MY2013/14, in anticipation of the recovery of the Thai economy, as per the United States ...
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U.S. net textile and apparel fiber imports rose in calendar year 2013, a first in 3 years as improved economic conditions pushed consumer demand higher. Total fiber product imports approached 17.6 billion raw-fiber-equivalent pounds in ...
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Research conducted at the Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) shows that low-grade cotton is highly effective at absorbing crude oil spills. The study, published in the ...
ShriVallabh Pittie Group, India, is investing $70 million to build a yarn spinning plant near Sylvania, Ga., and hire 250 employees. The plant will manufacture carded cotton yarn and offer flexible production to meet market demand. "We ...
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The National Cotton Council (NCC) welcomes the decision by the Peruvian commission on competition and intellectual property (INDECOPI) not to impose a countervailing duty (CVD) on imports of U.S. cotton. Following an 18-month ...
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What four agriculture items would show up on a list of the 101 most important objects in American history? Probably not the four selected by Smithsonian from its “101 Objects That Made America.” But if you guessed cotton gin, ...
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Every good spinner understands the importance of testing cotton fiber quality. It's the basis for critical decisions which impact on yarn quality and, ultimately, the mill's ongoing profitability. The USTER AFIS PRO 2 fiber testing ...
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ShriVallabh Pittie Group — an India-based industrial group with textile, finance, real estate, retail and jewelry businesses — is investing $70 million to build a yarn manufacturing plant near Sylvania, Ga., and hire 250 ...
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The Astrakhan region in Southern European Russia would be launching a new project worth 3 billion rubles to grow cotton in the region. Under the project cotton cultivation would be initiated in the Limanowska region of Astrakhan on an ...
The fourth successful show of Yarnex - the India International Yarn Exhibition 2012 concluded successfully with around 4,801 visitors including buyers from countries like China, Spain, Sri Lanka, Italy, Poland, the Middle East, the African ...
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