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India - Bt tech to help raise cotton productivity to world levels
Cotton production in India in 2007-08 is estimated by the Cotton Association of India, to be at a record level of 310 lakh bales of 170 kg each up from 280 lakh bales in the previous season. The yield...
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AAFA revises restricted substances
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has released the second version of the AAFA Restricted Substances List (RSL), which covers home textiles, apparel and footwear. Although the list fea...
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SPAIN: Government sizes up new system
The Spanish government is is exploring a new, European_Union-wide system of clothes sizes after a study showed that 41% of female consumers found it difficult to buy garments that fit properly. The st...
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Milliken launches ‘Amplitude’ a flame resistant fabric
Milliken & Company, one of the world’s largest privately-held textile and chemical manufacturers, announced the introduction of Amplitude, a patent-pending line of premium, high-performance flame resi...
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Tesco to ban Uzbek cotton
UK retail giant Tesco has asked its suppliers to stop sourcing cotton from Uzbekistan after an investigation by the Environmental Justice Foundation found children were being forced to work in the for...
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USA: FDA allot approval to use textile-based ECG Electrode
WILMINGTON: The textile innovation company, focused on the development of energy activated warming, illuminating, conducting, and sensing textile materials and systems, Textronics, Inc. has received U...
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MALAWI: Government supports cotton trade permit
Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has directed that traders wishing to engage in the marketing of cotton should seek special trade permits but some private traders say t...
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EGYPT: Egypt's textile industry on growth path
Egypt's textile industry on growth path after € 80 million EU funding; € 19.5 m being used for industry restructure. The steadfast support from the Egyptian Government and the European Union (EU) have...
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TURKEY: Textile Turnover May Rise To 150 Bln Usd
Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said Thursday he believes Turkey's textile and ready-made clothing turnover will climb to 150 billion USD. "Turkey is in the eighth place in world textiles, and th...
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Garment workers in Dhaka protest
Hundreds of garment workers have taken to the streets in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, in protest over the sudden closure of their factory. They blocked roads in the Sheorepara area of the city, cau...
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India - Naphtha duty may leave textile companies in knots
Polyester and nylon clothing are set to turn costlier by 2-3%. The imposition of 5% Customs duty on naphtha (an input for manmade fibres) is likely to push up prices of polyester textiles at a time th...
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Arvind Mills Ltd – Budget Reactions
The proposed budget has announced leapfrog changes in Indirect Taxes especially addressing long awaited reductions in CENVAT Rate to 14%, reduction in Excise Duty for Pharma and automotive sector and...
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Canada : North American men's apparel retailer to close Canadian facility
The Men's Wearhouse announced that it is closing its manufacturing facility (dba: Golden Brand) based in Montreal, Quebec on or around July 2008. "This was a very difficult decision for us to make and...
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Polyester Fibre and Yarn Prices in Pakistan
Polyester prices this month declined in Pakistan, reflecting a low level in demand during the recent energy crisis which limited textile production. Yarn producers are however resisting any fall in th...
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Cotton Prices Surging to 4-Year High
Cotton prices further surged in the last two days on the international market. New York prices rose to a 4-1/4-year high. With this sharp increase being transmitted to physical markets, the "A Index"...
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Latest Regulations Regarding Textile Trade
European Union Commission: Imports of textile products from Bangladesh: Fraud on GSP Treatment. - US CITA: U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (USAFTA) rules of origin for a viscose/polyester blended...
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German textile industry faces strike threat
The German trade union IG Metall, has announced warning strikes in the clothing and textile industry for next week after a third round of talks in the current pay negotiations failed to produce result...
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India : Budget fails to satisfy retail sector - Chogori India
Mr Hemant Sachdev, Managing Director, Chogori India, expressed his disappointment with the Union Budget 2008-09, when Fibre2fashion asked him about the expectations he had. Chogori India, deals in foo...
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VIETNAM: Vietnam will be second largest apparel exporter to US
In 2007, Vietnam ranked fourth as a supplier to the US apparel market, up from fifth position in 2006, behind China, Mexico, India. Apparel exports to US have showed a steady trend in the past few yea...
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INDIA: No remedial measures for sick textile sector
The industry has been crying since April, 2007 about the appreciating Rupee and very fast erosion of competitiveness of this sector. The industry was expecting concrete proposals to address the issue...