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EGYPT: Graduation of a New Group of Young Designers of Ready Made Garments
Next Wednesday, Eng. Rashid Mohamed Rashid, Minister of Trade and Industry, will witness the graduation party of a new group of 50 trainees in the arts of fashion and design from the Egyptian Italian...
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Turkey Looking for New Business Partners
The drop in consumer demand in Continental Europe due to the current economic slowdown is motivating Turkey to look for business partners, Ayegül Arcan, business council coordinator at Foreign Economi...
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Silk Mark Plays an Important Role in Brand Promotion of Silk
There is a demand and supply gap of about 7000 M.tonnes of silk. This additional requirement has been met by the import of raw silk mostly from China which is mainly utilized in powerlooms, export ori...
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OE Spinners Appeal to PM to Stop Exports of Cotton Waste
Madurai spinners association has appealed to the Prime Minister to stop export of cotton waste from the country and save open end spinning industry from impeding doom. Textile industry is the second l...
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Entrepreneurs Contemplate Venturing for Turkish Partnership
During his visit in Bangladesh, the Head of the Turkish Knitwear Industrialists Association met domestic readymade garment entrepreneurs on April 7 expressing its desire to manufacture apparel product...
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Increasing Production can Reduce Raw Silk Imports
India produces about 28 crores of mulberry silkworm eggs per year. This production is met by three agencies namely, Private Licensed Silkworm Seed Producers (LSPs), State Departments of Sericulture (D...
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APTMA Rebuffs Restarting of Cotton Hedge Trading
With cotton market adamant on remaining volatile, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) and Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) have shown serious concerns over restarting of Futures h...
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H&M to Open in Cairo - Egypt
H & M, Hennes & Mauritz, the international fashion retailer, will soon be available to eager followers of fashion in Cairo, Egypt. The store will open on June 5th 2008 in Cairo’s exclusive Stars Cente...
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China, India Consume More Than Half of the World’s Cotton
World cotton production for 2007/08 is estimated at 119.7 million bales, up 0.2 % from the previous month’s estimate. This increase comes mainly from higher estimated production in India and the US. H...
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Manufacturing Production Rise
The estimated seasonally adjusted manufacturing production for the three months ended February 2008 increased by 0.8% compared with the previous three months. Higher production levels were reported by...
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Bolivia - Fire Destroys Cotton-Recycling Plant in El Alto
This afternoon, a huge fire destroyed completely a cotton recycling plant on San Sebastian neighborhood, district 8, from El Alto city. According to preliminary report given by the chief of Firefighte...
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India - Textile Industry to Provide 12 m Jobs by 2010
India's Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Daggubati Puran-dareswari has said the cotton industry will generate 12 million jobs in the country by 2010. Speaking at a seminar at Ach...
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Textile Expo to Boost Local Sector
To boost the local textile industry, an exhibition of textile products was held on March 27, in Amritsar. The event was a result of initiative taken by the Ministry of Textiles and the Shawl Club (Ind...
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Cottonique to offer allergy-free cotton garments
A new brand, cottonique.com, is launching to provide high-quality allergy-free, skin-friendly clothing for people with sensitive skin. Cottonique is offering a range of products manufactured with new,...
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Egypt’s Textile Industry on Growth Path After an € 80 million EU Funding
The support from the Egyptian Government and the European Union (EU) have triggered a wave of modernization and restructuring in Egypt’s textile and spinning industries, with an increasing number of s...
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International Textile Yarn Expo to Draw Attention
The Fifth China International Textile Yarn Exhibition is scheduled from March 27 to 29 at International Trade Center, Beijing. The expo is organized by China Textile Industry Association. The organize...
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Japan firm pitches for Egypt ethylene plant.
The Egyptian Ministry of Oil has received a proposal for a $2.5 bn (EUR 1.7 bn) ethylene cracker project in the Doumyat area on Egypt's east coast from an unidentified Japanese firm. On 15 Jan 2008, a...
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Textile Workers Demand Higher Wages
At least 10,000 employees of Egypt’s biggest textile factory gathered last month to protest against price hikes, and demanded a sharp rise in minimum wages nationwide. Workers at the Ghazl Al Mahalla...
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Italian Fashion Brands to Set Up Shop
Ten Italian companies have announced they will set up textile, apparel and leather goods factories in Egypt. Their brands, which include Marzotto, Ermenegildo Zegna, Valentino and Salvatore Ferragamo,...
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Manufacturing industries index comparatively higher by 1.6%
On an annual basis production for Manufacturing Industries for January 2008 was 1.6% higher than in January 2007. The seasonally adjusted volume of industrial production for Manufacturing Industries f...