Archive for October, 2007

Indian textile industry thriving hard to sustain its growth

No industry occupies the same position in our country as the vibrant textile industry does. And why shouldn’t it be, after all it was one of the earliest that ever existed in India, and even today accounts for nearly 30 percent of the total Indian exports. Being the second largest employment generator it too accounts […]

October 31st, 2007 - Posted in Textiles

Taiwan : Textile industry targets output of NT$530 bn

Taiwan Premier Chang Chun-hsiung on October 26 remarked during a show at National Palace Museum that the Government is all set to invest a sum of NT $27.78 billion in the span of three years for supporting innovation in this sector.
Mr Chang further stated that the textile industry of Taiwan has reached an annual production […]

October 30th, 2007 - Posted in Textiles

Panic in textile industry after downward cotton estimates

The downward revision of cotton crop estimates has started causing panic among the textile industry, which portrays “worst scenario” in the days ahead because of ill-conceived policies on part of government.
The immediate impact of this reduction in cotton crop estimates have surfaced in the shape of sudden change of local cotton prices, which soared by […]

October 29th, 2007 - Posted in Textiles

High growth trajectory for textile and apparel industry

The Indian domestic and export markets for textile and apparel are expected to grow at 6.5 per cent and 12 per cent Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), respectively, a leading consultancy firm said.
Driven by favourable demographic factors, rise in disposable incomes and a shift towards branded apparel, the domestic textile and apparel market was slated […]

October 28th, 2007 - Posted in Textiles

China textile exports, profits rising sharply

China’s textile exports are likely to jump 19 percent on year to $175.5 billion this year, while the industry’s overall profits would rise 30 percent to 113.5 billion yuan ($15.16 billion), according to media reports on Saturday.
Citing official data, the newspaper said the Chinese textile industry’s total revenue was expected to rise 20.3 percent to […]

October 27th, 2007 - Posted in Textiles

DuPont Digital Printing expands sales of digital textile inks

DuPont Digital Printing has announced that, effective early 2008, DuPont Artistri digital ink technology, previously available only as part of the DuPont Artistri digital textile printing system, will be available broadly through select OEM partners and others.
The move will enhance the company’s digital ink offering and position DuPont Digital Printing to participate more effectively in […]

October 26th, 2007 - Posted in Textiles

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October 25th, 2007 - Posted in Textiles

New Textile Technology Show Launched In Mumbai For The Indian Market

A new exhibition of textile technology, equipment and services has been launched to provide suppliers with a forum in the Indian sub-continent. Aimed at showcasing the latest textile manufacturing solutions, INDTEX 2009 will take place at the Bombay Exhibition Centre – NSE Complex in Mumbai from 31 March to 2 April 2009.
The Indian textiles industry […]

October 24th, 2007 - Posted in Textiles

Nigeria: Death of Textile Mills

IN what has come to represent a metaphor for the state of the country’s real sector, especially manufacturing, the biggest local textiles firm, United Nigeria Textiles Limited (UNTL) Kaduna, recently announced its shut down.
With the development, some 4,000 Nigerians in its workforce were also laid off as well as their several dependents and other third […]

October 23rd, 2007 - Posted in Textiles

38th AYMOD-The Fashion Feast

AYSAF, International Footwear Industry Suppliers Fair and AYMOD, International Footwear Fashion Fair which are being held by RDF fuarcılık for over 20 years now are counting down for their 38th editions. The fairs will be the proof of the Turkish footwears’ strength.
AYMOD which is the 3rd largest Footwear fashion fair held within Europe will take […]

October 22nd, 2007 - Posted in Fashion