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China's textile, clothing exports growth slows down
China sold abroad $185.1 billion worth of textiles and clothing (including yarn, fabrics, textile products, garments and accessories) in 2008, a growth of 8.2 percent on the previous year, the General...
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US textile industry applauds "buy American" law
The beleaguered textile industry on Tuesday applauded a new "buy American" law sponsored by freshman Rep. Larry Kissell, though it remains unclear how many jobs will be shifted to the United States be...
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Indian textile exporters facing payment defaults
Indian textile exporters are facing payment defaults and overseas buyers are demanding price reduction,parliament was informed today."The exporters to the US have been reporting about payment defaults...
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5.2% Slump in US textile and apparel imports
Textile and apparel shipments to the U.S. declined 7.9 percent in December to 3.5 billion square meter equivalents compared with the year earlier, the Commerce Department’s Office of Textiles & Appare...
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Wal-Mart, Kmart Stock Up on Organic Jeans
Wal-Mart and Kmart are adding full lines of organic jeans made by Washington-based Greensource to their private label clothing lines.
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Israeli QIZ exports to Egypt and Jordan grew in 2008 at slower rate
Exports from Israel to Jordan increased some 15% in 2008, totaling US$289 million. Exports to Egypt increased by 3%, totaling US$160 million
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Completion of 452 Textile and Clothing Factories in Egypt.
His Excellency Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid, Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry, announced that the latest report by the Industrial Development Authority revealed that the number of Textile and...
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Consumer watch: Child-safety rules cause confusion
A sweeping children’s safety bill was envisioned to protect kids from dangers ranging from ingesting toxic chemicals to drowning as a result of defective pool drains. But after the Consumer Product Sa...
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Over 300 knitwear units closed in Lahore since 2005
LAHORE: The number of knitwear exporting units has declined from 1,183 in 2005 to 840 in 2009 and the closed units include some of the most efficient hi-tech large factories which have continued to lo...
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KABO Purchases Trade Mark of France's ‘JIL’.
Egypt’s KABO has recently concluded the purchase of the ‘JIL’ Trade Mark from France’s JIL International in a deal worth 22 million EGP ( $3.95 million USD).
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Egypt's textile industry confronts global crisis with safeguards on yarn and fabric imports
Egypt has recently applied safeguards on all imports of yarn and fabrics to support the Egyptian textile industry. The applied safeguards are due to the massive surge of imports in 2007.
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Jordanian QIZ labour layoffs less likely to affect Jordanian workers
AMMAN - Potential Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) layoffs due to the current economic downturn are less likely to affect Jordanian workers, trade union officials said on Monday. The global financial...
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Morocco works to shield textile industries from financial crisis fallout
The Moroccan government announced its intention to help the industries hit by the global economic crisis. During a cabinet meeting held in Rabat on Thursday (January 29th), Economy and Finance Ministe...
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US protects textile sector as 10,300 jobs lost in December
The government reported that the U.S. textile sector lost 10,300 jobs in December, one of the worst job losses in industry history. North Carolina is the hardest hit with statistics showing that 13 te...
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Turkish apparel exporters in distress due to recalled loans
ISTANBUL - Turkey’s sixth largest export company, GİSAD, has become stuck between a rock and a hard place after investment bank Morgan Stanley recalled a loan worth $200 million.
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Tunisia needs to become better acquainted with British textile market
The Tunisian textile and clothing industrialists have a full chance to get a "considerable" share of the British market, said Mrs. Jayne Swallow, a British expert in the textile-clothing field. To thi...
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Tuzmen visits Turkish facilities in Egypt textile
Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen visited several Turkish factories operating in Egypt, including Kucukcalik Textile, ETF Textile and CSA Textile Company.
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Meltdown Hits the Indian textile industry
While the Indian economy has been relatively insulated from the international financial crisis, one particular sector that has been badly hit by the ongoing worldwide recession is the textiles and gar...
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Liz Claiborne to cut 725 U.S. jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fashion company Liz Claiborne Inc said on Tuesday that it planned to cut 725 jobs, or 8 percent of its U.S. workforce, as it aims to reduce costs in a difficult retail market. The...
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India's textile new stimulus package inadequate
The Indian textile industry is passing through an unprecedented crisis due to global melt down, 40% increase in cotton prices, hardening of bank interest rate, steep increase in minimum support price...