The textile and apparel exports from the Southeast Asian of Malaysia would rise by 20 percent once the currently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement becomes a reality, the Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Association (MTMA) ...
Tags: Textile Exports, Apparel
Among several types of industries, textile industry in India is developing at a fast pace. This industry has contributed significantly towards Indian economy's growth & development. The variety of fabrics offered by textile companies is ...
Tags: Apparel, Textile, Processing Machinery
From 1 to 4 July, a business and institutional mission organized by Italian Trade Promotion Agency and ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, will be travelling to Ethiopia. The mission is intended to strengthen ...
As the Rupp Report already informed some weeks ago, this year's annual conference of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) will take place in Bregenz, Austria, Sept. 8-10, 2013 (See " The Rupp Report: Vorarlberg In The ...
Tags: ITMF Summit, Rupp Report, Textile
Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement after the Senate Finance Committee’s confirmation hearing on the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as United States ...
Tags: NCTO, Apparel&Accessories, Textile
China, the global leader in textile and apparel manufacturing, is suffering from high labor cost and in order to reduce the impact of increasing production cost, the country’s textile and garment manufacturers should focus on quality ...
Tags: textile, apparel manufacturing
Despite the increasing production cost and shift in orders by global apparel and textile buyers from China to other Asian countries, several global clothing and textile brands are still sourcing major portion of their clothing from China. ...
Tags: Textile, Apparel and Clothing
After a sharp reduction in global shipments of new textile machinery in 2008 and 2009 as a result of the global financial and economic crisis in 2008/2009, deliveries of new textile machinery jumped in 2010 and 2011, in most cases to new ...
Antibacterial textiles, e.g. products treated with silver, have an odour eliminating effect and are therefore very popular particularly for so-called first layer or sports clothing which is worn directly against the skin. In recent years, ...
Indonesia is proving to be a Country with solid economic growth. Its local textile industry is a dominant force in a broad competitive recovery, and Italian machinery manufacturers are looking to consolidate their presence by participating ...
The upcoming edition of Techtextil, to be held in Frankfurt from June 11 to 13, 2013 will feature around 40 Italian textile machinery manufacturers. Thirteen of these companies will be exhibiting their knowhow at Meeting Point Italia, an ...
Tags: Textile Machinery, Textile
PT TÜV SÜD PSB, an internationally recognized testing body, in collaboration with PT Qualis Indonesia and Nissenken has begun providing testing and certification facility for international standards to the Indonesian textile and ...
Tags: Textile, Textile Testing
The textile industry of Pakistan has urged the country’s central bank to reduce the interest rate to 8 percent from the current 9.5 percent. The request has been made ahead of the key policy rate announcement likely to be made ...
Tags: Textile Industry, Textile
The Chinese textile industry is increasingly paying attention to issues such as energy savings and low environmental impact for production processes – in response to which the Italian textile machinery sector will be presenting its ...
Tags: textile industry, energy savings
Spector Textile Products, a well established textile manufacturer in Lawrence, Massachusetts has taken the turn towards green production practices with the installation of a 365 kilowatt solar power system for their manufacturing facility. ...
Tags: Textile