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EGYPT: Egypt's Alcotexa sells 50 Tons of Cotton in the past week.
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 50 tonnes of Giza 88 cotton in the week that ended on November 20, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Sunday.
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Sri Lankan: Clothing exports drop
The Sri Lanka Garment Buying Officers Association (SLGBOA) recently revealed that, since the country lost its GSP plus concession facility earlier this year, a steady fall has been witnessed in its ap...
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Indi: Industry leaders meet to discuss cotton yarn issue
The Governing Committee of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI)met n Mumbai on Monday, 22nd November 2010, to discuss these issues. After the meeting, Office Bearers of CITI and other s...
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Africa: Textile sector benefits from US recession
The African textile industry is eyeing massive development opportunity in the US as consumers there are facing severe financial crisis, and are thus shifting to low cost zero duty imports from Africa...
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New Zealand: wool exports expected to be enhanced via free trading with Russia
Textile industry of New Zealand hopes that a free trade pact with Russia is expected to strengthen its wool exports. The New Zealand government would begin official negotiations regarding the trade pa...
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Egypt: Oriental Weavers reports net profit increase
Egypt-based Oriental Weavers has said that recovery in its European and American markets has boosted its third-quarter net profit by 0.4% after minority interest to EGP74m ($13m)
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Pakistan: Cotton prices surge to all-time high
Cotton prices surged to another record high on Wednesday owing to rising international prices and supply constraints following India’s decision to halt exports.
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Egypt: NASYDCO to widen its product portfolio
NASYDCO- National Company for Chemical Industries enters a critical phase as it witnesses a remarkable increase in its production lines as part of its strategic growth to better serve the local as wel...
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India: Cotton availbility for domestic industry
The Government of India has received several representations from various textile associations and industries demanding for delay in export contracts up to January, 2011, staggering of shipments throu...
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USA: Levi's develops reduced water denim
Levi’s has developed a new finishing process which allows it to produce its traditional denim jeans using significantly less water. With the average pair of jeans using 42 litres of water in the finis...
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India: rebegins export of cotton to Bangladesh
After a gap of six months, Indian exporters have resumed exporting cotton to Bangladesh through Benapole Port on November 1, following a court order which permitted them to go for duty-free export of...
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CHINA: Pakistan Cotton output falls by 17.55% in Nov.
Cotton output in Pakistan declined by 17.55% in November due to the flood that washed away crops, according Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA).
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TUNISIA: Tunisia to host 12th edition of Euro- Med exhibition “TEXMED 2011”
Organized by the National Textile Federation (FENATEX), the Tunisian Export Promotion Agency (FIPA) and the Textile Technical Centre (CETTEX), Tunisia will host from June 8 to 10, 2010 “TEXMED Tunisia...
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Philippines: Philippines communities lobby in US
According to an official from the Board of Investments (BoI), Philippino communities in the United States are lobbying for support to pass a bill, which will facilitate strengthening the garment indus...
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Vietnam: Increase of Textile and garment exports to Russia
The export value of Vietnamese-made textiles and garments to Russia hit more than US$60 million in the first 10 months of the year, an increase of 25 per cent against the same period last year, the Vi...
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Pakistan: he All Pakistan Cotton Powerlooms Association (APCPA) demands ban on cotton, yarn export
The All Pakistan Cotton Powerlooms Association (APCPA) has strongly demanded that export of cotton and yarn should be banned till overcoming the shortfall of cotton and severe price hike of yarn in th...
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Bangladesh: RMG exports boom
As a result of global economic recovery, coupled with China's ballooning labour cost and currency appreciation against dollar, the local garments industry is set for hitting a high growth track in the...
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New Zealand: Sheep farmers purchase own wool for further trading
The sheep farmers in New Zealand are purchasing their own wool from the co-operatives and then selling the wool again to the textile as well as carpet producers throughout the world. This has emerged...
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USA: Textile exchange new era
The first ever Textile Exchange conference welcomed over 340 delegates from around 180 different companies who gathered in New York last week to hear how the newly named not-for-profit organisation in...
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India: Over 90% of cotton exports head to competitors in textiles
Indian cotton shipments are set to resume today, over 90 per cent of the commodity, for which the Textile Commissioner has given permission for exports, will head to China, Bangladesh, Pakistan and In...