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Textile industry representatives in Washington believe two "Buy American" provisions in the economic stimulus package will preserve or create thousands of jobs in the industry. The final version of the legislation includes the Kissell amendment, sponsored by freshman Congressman ...
The beleaguered textile industry on Tuesday applauded a new "buy American" law sponsored by freshman Rep. Larry Kissell, though it remains unclear how many jobs will be shifted to the United States because of it. Some of the nation's leading producers of yarn and other textiles ...
Date/Time Proposed Programme 31 Mar 2009 Workshops 09:00 - 09:10 Introduction by Mr. Jeremy PREPSCIUS, Director, Asia, Business for Social Responsibility 09:10-10:40 Workshop: Sustainability (Part A) What can we do to develop the sustainability of our apparel businesses? Group ...
BASF’s research units are its pulsating lifelines. The worldwide Verbund of creative thinkers is constantly producing new ideas and projects, driving forward the company even in economically difficult times. “The goal of our research is to expand existing technologies and markets ...
Commerce secretary designee Judd Gregg, said by President Barack Obama to be an "able and persuasive ambassador for industry and a skilled negotiator," has been a supporter of the US textile industry during his more than 15 years in Congress. As a senator from Vermont, Gregg ...
Last night in New York futures market, March 2009 closed at 49.98 with a gain of 12 points while the volume traded was 10563 contracts and the May 2009 closed at 50.61 with a gain of 18 points and the trading volume was 8191, while July 2009 was closed at 51.94 with a gain of 40 ...
According to the latest report from the Germany-based Bremen Cotton Exchange, the January US cotton 2008-09 supply and demand estimates include reduced production, domestic mill use and exports, resulting in ending stocks of 6.9 million bales - slightly below the previous month's ...
“If you don’t know what’s in your knickers, should you be wearing them?” asked a short film showing at recently-concluded Paris lingerie show, the globe’s premier underwear event. After foods, cosmetics and street-clothes, the shift to organic has finally hit lingerie—the cutting ...
Hyosung that plays a pivotal role in the economic growth of Korea, owns a reputable position in the international chemical fibre markets, boasting the world's best technology and largest capacity, leading the global market shares. The global economic downturn has affected most of ...
The textile industry had a dream run in the five years preceding 2007-8. There was an unprecedented investment boom fuelled by the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme from 2002-03 onwards, with investments doubling year on year till 2006-07, totalling Rs 1.25 lakh crore. The ...
Slower demand in the market due to recession has compelled companies to go for production cuts and job cuts. This has invoked a sense of financial insecurity among people. In order to increase the inflow of liquidity in the market and to cope up with the current recession, the ...
Federal Minister on Textile Industry Rana M Farooq Saeed Khan on Wednesday said that the government was preparing very lucrative working paper to consider some incentive and relief for the textile industry particularly export oriented value added units. He said this while ...
The economic turmoil has started taking its toll worldwide and has started affecting operations of a majority of countries in the business of exports of textile and clothing. But the one country to beat this trend seems to be Indonesia which has a booming garment export industry ...
India’s textile and apparel industry anticipates further dip in exports this year due to falling global demand and higher input costs, which offset the gains of a depreciating rupee against the dollar. The industry contributes 13% to India’s exports and 4% to the GDP. Despite a ...
Impact of recession is quite visible on all the economies of the world. Countries, those were booming in the past few years are now badly disrupted because of global financial downturn. It seems miseries of exporters have taken a never ending route. Last year, they were making ...
An effort by the Chinese government to assist its flagging textile industry has triggered a strong reaction from US manufacturers who fear it could contribute to a surge in imports after all quotas on Chinese imports expire December 31. When textile and apparel exports fell ...
A leading Bush administration trade official does not see any need for renewed quotas on Chinese imports of clothing and textiles, because China is not expected to fill this year’s quotas that are due to expire December 31. Christopher Padilla, under secretary of commerce for ...
Indian textile industry now donning a green colour, join hands with a global industry group, led by retail major Marks and Spencer and the University of Leeds called Reducing the Impact of Textiles on Environment (RITE)—which aims at reducing the negative environmental impact ...
Government of Malaysia announced recently that in 2008 country had earned RM15.7 million under ‘One District, One Industry’ programme that was launched in 2003. It has been learned that this programme saw 442 participants belonging to textile, handicraft, metal and ceramic ...
James A. Morrissey, Washington Correspondent In a post-election meeting with all of his cabinet secretaries and White House staff, President George W. Bush called on Congress to approve the pending free trade agreements (FTAs) with Panama, Colombia and South Korea during their ...
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