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Polyester Fibre and Yarn Prices in Pakistan
Polyester prices this month declined in Pakistan, reflecting a low level in demand during the recent energy crisis which limited textile production. Yarn producers are however resisting any fall in th...
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Cotton Prices Surging to 4-Year High
Cotton prices further surged in the last two days on the international market. New York prices rose to a 4-1/4-year high. With this sharp increase being transmitted to physical markets, the "A Index"...
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VIETNAM: Vietnam will be second largest apparel exporter to US
In 2007, Vietnam ranked fourth as a supplier to the US apparel market, up from fifth position in 2006, behind China, Mexico, India. Apparel exports to US have showed a steady trend in the past few yea...
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Egypt applies new energy prices for local industrial consumption
Eng. Sameh fahmy (Minister of Petrol) has pointed out that Re-pricing energy to the intensive energy consumption factories aim mainly to achieve the best possible use of the available energy resources...
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Australia halts Chinese textile exports
The Australian government will halt its textile imports from China after discovering that a great portion of the imported RMG and Blankets contain a high proportion of chemical hazards. In this contex...
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Turkey’s cotton imports break records
Turkey’s cotton imports, which totaled over 610,000 tons last year, have reached record levels with 720,000 tons in the first seven months of 2007 as the price of cotton continues to rise on the commo...
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The appreciation of Indian rupee has started showing its impact as its apparel exports to the US
The appreciation of Indian rupee has started showing its impact as its apparel exports to the US declined by 1.67 per cent in value during the first half of 2007 against a 10.8 per cent increase recor...
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The Enormous Growth of the Textile and Apparel Industry in the Last Ten Years Made China Appear as a True Leader of the Sector
The apparel market consists of sales of all menswear, womenswear and infantswear. The menswear sector includes all garments made for men and boys. It includes both outer and under garments. The womens...
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Reclaiming the cotton throne
Egypt's "white gold" continues to face several challenges which have led to an obvious deterioration in its status on the international market. Experts believe that unless the government takes serious...
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Istithmar revises offer to acquire Barneys New York for US$ 900 million
Istithmar PJSC, a leading private equity and alternative investment house headquartered in Dubai, announced today that it has revised its offer to acquire Barneys New York, the luxury specialty retail...
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Pakistan - 2006-07 textile products exports up by 5.27 percent
Exports of textile products amounted to $10.757 billion in 2006-07, up by 5.27 percent from $10.218 billion of previous year. Official figures released here by Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) on Sa...
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Loss Of Chinese Textile Exporters In The US Is India's Gain
Limitations ordered by the U.S. over textile exports of China within the first half of 2006 has benefited other countries with active textile exporters. The U.S., as the world's biggest trading econom...
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China supply, demand presses cotton prices
With worldwide demand for cotton forecast to rise modestly next year while production remains virtually flat, cotton prices are expected to rise in the neighborhood of 6.9% during the 2007/08 cotton g...
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Delta Galil plans to increase operations in Egypt to become competitive
Delta Galil Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: DELT), ("Delta") the global provider of private label ladies' intimate apparel, socks, men's underwear, baby-wear and leisurewear. Further to the press release pub...
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INDIA: Textile sector may play vital role in export target
The domestic textile sector is likely to play a key role in the forthcoming announcement of export target of $150 billion for the current fiscal in the annual supplement to the foreign trade policy on...
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China: Textile, Apparel Exports Fall in March
China’s textile and apparel exports fell 24.3 percent year on year to 7.98 billion U.S. dollars in March, according to a report from the National Development and Reform Commission on Tuesday.
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UAE : China’s exports exceed imports
China achieved a trade surplus for first nine months of 2006 worth $5.5 billion which is 88 percent of total exports in 2005. For this period, China exported goods worth $7.6 billion against imports o...
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Exports Of Textiles And Ready-wear Up
Exports of textiles and ready-made-clothing from the northwestern Turkish city of Bursa reached 1.3 billion USD in the first eleven months of 2006.
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19 percent growth in export to Arab countries
In the first nine months of 2006, a growth of 19 percent in Israeli export to Arab countries has been registered, compared to the same period last year. Export stood at USD 206 million, said Yehiel As...
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Branded Apparel Sales in Saudi Arabia Put at SR8.55 Billion for 2005
The market for apparel sales in Saudi Arabia was estimated at SR8.55 billion in 2005, up from SR8.36 billion in 2000. Most of these sales are made up of varied products not representing global brands...