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29 December 2010 |
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Global: Dhaka, Peru too protest EU’s free access to Pakistan |
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(Source: The Economic Times, Amiti Sen, New Delhi) |
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India, Bangladesh and Peru have opposed the European Union’s proposal to give duty free access to Pakistani textiles as a flood relief measure. ....read
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29 December 2010 |
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Bangladesh: New BTMA leaders elected |
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(Source: The Financial Express, Dhaka, December 29, 2010) |
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Mr. Jahangir Alamin, Chairman of Shamsul Alamin Group and Managing Director of Fuad Spinning Mills Ltd has been elected President of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) un-contested for the term 2011 and 2012.....read more
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16 December 2010 |
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UK Fashion & Textile Association to takeover trade body |
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(Source: fibre2fashion.com) |
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Following the failure of the British Menswear Guild (BMG) to enhance its membership, it is now expected to become a part of the UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT).....read more
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16 December 2010 |
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Vietnam: Marubeni Wants to Build Garment, Textile Factories in Vietnam |
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(Source: bloomberg.com) |
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Marubeni Corp. wants to join the Vietnam National Textile & Garment Group, known as Vinatex, to build garment and textile factories in Vietnam, according to Vinatex. ....read more
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15 December 2010 |
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US: The U.S.-South Korea trade pact puts a bullet in DuPont's ballistic fabrics business |
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(Source: money.cnn.com, Shelley DuBois, December 15, 2010) |
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America doesn't export many textiles that can't be set on fire or stop a bullet. For that reason, fabrics weren't at the forefront of the discussions surrounding the Korea-U.S. Free Trade greement (KORUS-FTA) talks.....read more
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15 December 2010 |
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UK: Arafa Textiles: Men’s wear from Cairo targets the luxury sector |
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(Source: ft.com, Abigail Fielding-Smith, December 15, 2010) |
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If you are browsing the formal men’s wear section of a UK department store, the chances are that you will find yourself looking at a suit made or distributed by Arafa Holding.....read more
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9 December 2010 |
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UK: Baltex wins innovation prize at TI World Conference |
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(Source: innovationintextiles.com, Ilkeston, Derbyshire) |
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UK based warp knitter of technical fabrics Baltex was awarded the prestigious prize for Product Innovation at the Textile Institute's centenary World Conference in Manchester at the beginning of November. Baltex was awarded the prize for work it had done on 3D knitted fabrics under its XD Spacer programme. At the same time Baltex’ Managing Director Charles Wood was also awarded the Fellowship of the Institute (C.Text FTI) at a ceremony held in Manchester.....read more
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8 December 2010 |
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Switzerland: Clariant raises prices for textile chemicals & textile dyes |
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(Source: fibre2fashion.com) |
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Clariant Business Unit Textile Chemicals announces price increases for its ranges of textile chemicals and textiles dyes of up to 15%. The price rises will take immediate effect. ....read more
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8 December 2010 |
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USA: India caps cotton exports to help industry |
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(Source: moneycontrol.com, Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, Lubbock, December 8, 2010) |
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The Indian textile sector contributes 4% to the Indian GDP. The past few months have been highly politically charged with regard to the Indian cotton and cotton textiles scenario. Every segment of the textile has been trying its level best to protect its raw material supply. These include the spinners, power loom weavers, handloom weavers, dyeing and finishing units. Earlier the government capped raw cotton exports to 5.5 million bales (170 kg each). ....read more
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8 December 2010 |
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Textiles: Traditional skills take on another dimension |
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(Source: FT.com, Michiyo Nakamoto) |
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Issey Miyake has sprung another creative surprise on the fashion industry with a new line of clothes that turn into striking three-dimensional shapes when worn, and collapse, origami-like, into flat pieces of fabric when they need to be folded away.....read more
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