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ITMF’s International Production Cost Comparison 2008 - Spinning, Texturing, Weaving and Knitting -
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has released the 2008 edition of its biennial International Production Cost Comparison – the only consolidated source for benchmarking the yar...
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Israeli factory owner flees Jordan
Jordanian media reported recently that an Israeli investor abruptly closed his textile factory in the Hashemite kingdom, leaving 168 unemployed workers behind. The initial report was published by the...
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Merchandising institute and production Technology course of Pearl fashion
World famous Pearl Academy has started its educational activities from the year 2006 in Bangladesh. Called -Peari Fashion Institute", it is located at Baridhara. It is the only garments educational in...
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Completion of 452 Textile and Clothing Factories in Egypt.
His Excellency Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid, Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry, announced that the latest report by the Industrial Development Authority revealed that the number of Textile and...
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Over 300 knitwear units closed in Lahore since 2005
LAHORE: The number of knitwear exporting units has declined from 1,183 in 2005 to 840 in 2009 and the closed units include some of the most efficient hi-tech large factories which have continued to lo...
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Jordanian QIZ labour layoffs less likely to affect Jordanian workers
AMMAN - Potential Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) layoffs due to the current economic downturn are less likely to affect Jordanian workers, trade union officials said on Monday. The global financial...
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US protects textile sector as 10,300 jobs lost in December
The government reported that the U.S. textile sector lost 10,300 jobs in December, one of the worst job losses in industry history. North Carolina is the hardest hit with statistics showing that 13 te...
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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...