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Three years after the launch of the Egyptian Cotton Trademark
The Egyptian manufacturers have the privilege of having the Egyptian cotton fiber available locally, which is considered a vital element to compete with other countries, adding to it the existence of...
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Egypt vulnerable in post-2005 clothing scenario <br> Report from Egytex International Apparel and Home Textile Manufacturing Trade Fair 2004
Hong Kong and Chinese mainland manufacturers pose a considerable challenge to the Egyptian clothing industry, said analysts who took part in the Egytex International Apparel and Home Textile Manufactu...
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China faces problems in 2005
Chinese textile and apparel output and exports have surged recently, but growth may not be sustainable in the longer term, according to a new report.
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Quota phase-out attacked
An attack has been made on the United States, European Union (EU), and other textile importing jurisdictions for waiting until the last minute to abolish most restrictive quotas under the World Trade...
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Egyptian Cotton Fibers Prices are Stable
In Egypt, cotton prices were unchanged till May 22nd with Extra long staple Giza 70 at 135.25 cents/lb and Giza 88 128 cents/lb. Meanwhile, the long staple Giza 86 is 118 cents/lb. The American Pima c...
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Demand for second stage of Textile City encouraging
Allotments for the second stage of Dubai Textile City will be made on a first-come, first-served basis, with initial demand deemed quite encouraging. In the first stage, allocations were done through...
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WTO Rejects Extension Of Textile Quota
Despite pressure by US and other textile industries for an extension, there will be no reprieve for a decades-old international textile quota system that is due to wind up at the end of this year, a s...
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Egyptian Cotton Fibers Prices are Stable
In Egypt, cotton prices were unchanged till April 22nd with Extra long staple Giza 70 at 137.25 cents/lb and Giza 88 131.25 cents/lb. Meanwhile, the long staple Giza 86 is 125 cents/lb. The American P...
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National Cotton Council in the US is concerned with WTO Interim report about US cotton subsidy
The National Cotton Council says that it is concerned about the Interim Report released by a panel hearing the U.S./Brazil cotton dispute decision.
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The Egyptian Spinning Industry is an asset for regional textile and clothing integration
The Egyptian spinning industry is considered an asset for countries in the Middle East, North Africa and AGOA African countries in supplying them with high quality primary textiles to be able to produ...
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Revenues of US apparel retailers sharply rise
Retail sales at apparel stores rose 9.60% in March compared with the same month last year, after being adjusted for seasonal variations, holiday, and trading-day differences.
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Egyptian Apparel Exporters are striving for the FTA with the USA
The Egyptian apparel exports to the USA and in particular the woven apparel exports are expected to decline dramatically after the quotas are lifted in January 2005. The woven apparel exports to the U...
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Agadir Agreement a major step towards creating a T&C sourcing hub for the enlarged EU
On 25 February 2004 , Jordan , Egypt , Tunisia and Morocco signed a Free Trade Agreement, known as the Agadir Agreement . Agadir Agreement will create an integrated market of more than 100 million peo...
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Egypt - Taiwan relation in cotton denim fabrics
In 2003, Taiwan's exports of cotton denim fabrics dramatically fell by 29% in volume and value terms, recording a sharp difference from the bright successes gained in the previous year.
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Kmart Posts First Post-Bankruptcy Profit
NEW YORK - Retailer Kmart Holding Corp. on Thursday posted its first quarterly profit since emerging from bankruptcy, and built up a surprisingly large amount of cash as it cut costs and spruced up it...
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Decline In Textile Receipts
During the third quarter of 2003 the receipts of the Moroccan textile and leather industry dropped by 2.2%, according to Moroccan economic think thank said in its newsletter.
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Dubai Starts To Build $60m 'Textile City'
The Dubai-based Textile Merchants Group (Texmas) has launched a $60-million 'textile city' here to help promote the ambitious emirate as a major trading hub.
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Production Upgrading for Apparel & Textiles Companies
IMC has mobilized a team of international and Egyptian specialists to provide assistance to a group of 15 companies in the Apparel and Textile Sector seeking technical assistance targeting production...
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EU Textiles Group Develops Strategy
Participants at the first meeting of the European Union (EU) Textiles High Level Group have pledged to identify a research strategy to increase the competitiveness of the European textile industry.
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Turkey joins US in appeal to delay removal of quotas
Turkey has joined the US in its call to postpone the removal of quota restrictions on textiles and clothing imports from China to gain another three years for "better preparing" for the liberalisation...