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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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Bangladesh yarn mills demand government stimulus package
Yarn makers yesterday urged the government to roll out a stimulus package to safeguard the sub-sector from any fallout from the global financial recession. The producers complained that they had suspe...
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APTMA warns of closing down textile units
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has warned that it would shut down textile units with immediate effect if the government does not accept its demands. An extraordinary general meetin...
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MAC Carpet to participate in Domotex Hannover 2009
MAC Carpet - the leading manufacturer of tufted printed carpets and rugs ? announced lately that it will participate in the 20th Domotex Hannover, that will take place during 17-20 January 2009 in Han...
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GLOBAL: Yarn Production Grows but of Fabric Lowers
Once more global yarn production rose in the 4th quarter of 2007 as a result of higher output levels in Asia and South America, whereas Europe and North America recorded lower ones. Fabric production...
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INDIA: Cotton Prices Boom, Effects are seen in Loom
Spinning mills across the country are reeling under the burgeoning pressure of rising rupee and unreasonably high prices of cotton which rose by 30 percent in the past few months thrusting the industr...
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PAKISTAN: Gas Price Hike to Increase Textile Production Cost by 15-20%
The recent spike in gas prices will have a spiraling effect of 15 to 20 percent on textile sector’s cost of production. Most of the textile companies are operating their mills on captive power plants,...
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AUSTRALIA: The Future for the Wool Industry is Positive
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has recently wrapped up another round of its “Road to 2010 Forums”, bringing the informative road shows to woolgrowers in a total of five key wool producing areas acro...
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INDIA: Indian Textile Industry on the Upswing
Indian textile industry has regained confidence in the international market as China, the international leader in textile business, is going through recession. The Indian textile production has report...
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PAKISTAN: Apparel Exporters Urge Continuous R and D Support
Pakistan Cotton Fashion Apparel Manufactures and Exporters Association (PCFAMEA) has appealed to the government to look into the most serious issue of R and D and its continuation for the coming few y...
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ETHIOPIA: Textile, Garments Export Revenue Growing by 28% Annually
The income generated from textile and garments export has been growing by 28 percent annually, according to the Ethiopian Textile and Garment Producers Association. Association Secretary General Endal...
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INDIA: Cotton Cloth Price Goes up by 20 pc
The price of all types of cotton cloth has increased by 15-20 per cent in the Erode textile market, the largest textile market in Tamil Nadu. The major reason for the hike is rise in yarn price by 25...
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INDIA: Textile Industry to Take Out Procession on July 2
According to the statistics, of the 230 lakh cotton bales produced in 2007-08, the organized sector consumed 210 lakh bales and the unorganized sector, comprising small spinning mills, 20 lakh bales....
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PAKISTAN: Textile Sector Imperative to Strengthen National Economy
A vibrant, progressive and efficient textile sector is imperative to strengthen national economy and in this connection National Productivity Organization (NPO) was implementing a project of best prac...
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TURKEY: Turkey to see Decline in Cotton Production
NY futures surged higher this week, with July gaining an impressive 499 points to close at 69.64 cents, while December advanced 394 points to close at 76.95 cents. There were plenty of reasons for the...
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EGYPT: Saudi Group Buys Stake in Egypt's Oriental Weavers
Egypt-based rug and carpet maker Oriental Weavers sold 941,291 of its own shares on Wednesday to a strategic consortium led by the Saudi-based private equity group Amwal AlKhaleej, the company said.
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TURKEY: Industrial Capacity Utilization Down
Turkey's Institute of Statistics (TURKSTAT) reported industrial capacity utilization down by 0.9 points in May 2008 compared to the same month in May 2007. Measured by Turkey's 5,000 or so industrial...
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CAMBODIA: Cambodian Garment Exports to U.S. Decline Seriously
Apparel exports to the United States, Cambodia's largest market; have been on serious decline since last October, national media quoted the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce as saying. Officials attribut...