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IRAN: World Longest Ethylene Line Under Construction in Iran
Oil Minister Gholam-Hossein Nozari announced that the world's longest ethylene line is currently under construction in Iran. He made the remark while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Kermanshah Pe...
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CHINA: Textile Sector Hit by High Energy Prices
Increasing domestic energy prices could deliver another blow to China's textile industry, already hurting from a strong yuan and rising labor and raw materials costs, an industry analyst has warned. P...
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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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EU: EU Clothing Imports in First Quarter 2005-2008
EU clothing imports stagnated in the first quarter this year, confirming that buyers partly anticipated the current slowdown in retail sales in Europe. Chinese shipments did not rise, although Europea...
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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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SOUTH CHINA: Textile Export Drops, Bringing Down Cotton Import
China's major textile exporter Guangdogn province in south China has reported sharp drop of export of textile products this year, which has led to decline in import for cotton. According to local cust...
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INDIA: Rising Cotton Prices Impact Textile Sector This Year
Soaring domestic cotton prices have hit the textile sector this year with mills struggling to achieve a breakeven, the Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) has said. The cotton price spiral and sho...
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BANGLADESH: Government Fixes Cotton Waste Price at $1.60 a KG
The government has fixed the minimum export price of cotton waste, a by-product from spinning mills, at US$1.60 per kg. The new move, taken as per recommendations by the Bangladesh Textile Mills Assoc...
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KENYA: New Cotton Variety Set to Raise Output
Cotton farming is on its way to full recovery following the introduction of a new variety of the cash crop. The Government and other players in the industry have also put in place new policies and mar...
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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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GLOBAL: Pakistan outdoes India in US and EU Textile Markets
Pakistan, Vietnam and Bangladesh are outdoing India in textile and clothing exports to the US and the EU in the post-quota (2005-2007) period, confirmed a FICCI study. Vietnam’s share in EU25’s import...
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INDIA: Textile Industry Demands Ban on Cotton Exports
In the wake of constant rally in the prices of raw cotton, the textile industry has demanded an immediate ban on cotton exports as well as removal of 10 per cent Customs duty and 4 per cent additional...
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PAKISTAN: Inactivity Continues in Cotton Market
Inactivity continued to prevail at the Cotton Market as only 400 Lint bales could be traded here Thursday. The market had been fluctuating while mostly inactivity prevailed. Unofficial reports said th...
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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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GERMANY: Cotton Market - Buyers Undetermined
The cotton quotations had drastically gone up during the past week. Reports about reduced area under cultivation, particularly for ELS/LS varieties, and land abandonment because of drought or flooding...
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PAKISTAN: Pakistan, Vietnam vie with India for Textile Space in US, EU
Bangladesh, Pakistan and Vietnam are giving tough competition to Indian textiles in the US and EU market, as volatility in rupee value and archaic labor laws are impacting price competitiveness of Ind...
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CHINA: China Registers Increase in Textile Exports
China's textile and garment exports witnessed a 15.4 per cent jump in first five months of the current year over corresponding time period last year, country's Customs administration said. The country...
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CHINA: China Expected to Increase VAT Rebate on Textiles
It is anticipated the Chinese government will soon make an official announcement that the export tax rebate on textiles has been increased from the current 11 percent to 13 percent, while the tax reba...
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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...