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Polyester feedstock prices are now rising across the board, due to higher raw material costs and tighter supply in Asia and elsewhere. Polyester producers in China are now forced raising prices while reducing production at the same time. Oil prices could jump to US$100 in the ...
The US Customs reports that 2.256 billion meters of fabric was imported during the first quarter this year, representing a 3.74 percent year-on-year drop. Import value price was pegged at $1.323 billion with an average price of $0.58 per square meter, recording a decline of 5.99 ...
Hong Kong Fashion Week (HFW), scheduled from July 8 to 11 at HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, will dedicate an entire area of its display section, for the entrepreneurs of Wenzhou city to showcase their garments to fashionistas. In order to encourage the apparel industry of ...
An industry body has given credit ratings to dozens of Chinese textile enterprises, the first time that textile companies have been given such designations. Other industries in China already conduct such credit assessments. The move, by the China Chamber of Commerce for the ...
According to United States Dpartment of Agriculture's (USDA) first estimate for 2006/07, U.S. cotton production is projected at 20.7 million bales, 13 percent below the 2005/06 record. Based on Prospective Plantings of USDA, cotton area for the 2006 crop is forecast at 14.6 ...
China's current adjustment of textile industry will focus on adjustment of technical structure and raising added value of products. It is different from structural adjustment of other industries, textile industry shall give priority to sharpening the edge of competition of the ...
Cotton prices zigzagged higher last week, registering the best weekly gain in six weeks while posting the highest close in a month. This despite the vast majority of the volume being done on switches, spreads and rolls related to liquidation of the open interest in May, a ...
To avert skin tearing among aged persons, CSIRO, a study group financed by Australian Wool Innovation has come up with a new medicinal fabric. Robin Cranston team leader of the CSIRO's Textile and Fibre Technology said aged persons are highly vulnerable to skin tears. The latest ...
The popularity of organic foods is increasing and corresponding consumer demand is perking up in the textile industry. Increasing consumer concerns about chemical toxicity in their personal environments has led to a call for "healthy" textiles. While many clothing, bedding, and ...
After undergoing consistent decline for last four years, Italian textile machinery market has achieved marginal improvement since beginning of this year. "Italian manufacturers have shown more confidence during this first few months of 2006," said Paolo Banfi, President of ACIMIT ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will soon sign a deal paving the way for Vietnam to join the World Trade Organization, despite U.S. textile industry protests, a top U.S. trade official said on Monday. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia told reporters ...
Vietnam needs to invest three billion U.S. dollars in its garment and textile industry from now to 2010, local newspaper People's Army reported Tuesday. Of the money, over 2.27 billion dollars will be spent on weaving and dyeing projects, 443 million dollars on garment ones, ...
Central America is clearly losing ground on US T-Shirt import market. Although still having very large market shares, Honduras and El Salvador were threatened by surging competition from India and Pakistan in the first quarter. US quotas on China's T-shirts did not fully ...
Men's wool clothing is hot in American markets as the nation imports this product in bulk from the mainland. China is a major exporter of men? wool clothing; though there are some restrictions for Chinese wool products at present, the export volume of Chinese men? wool clothing ...
Imports of cotton by China are likely to decline during the fiscal year 2007 which ends in August 2008. This is largely because, the stagnant textile industry of the country will require lesser yarn and therefore smaller quantity of imports. An official of China Cotton Associatio...
The government's priority has been to curb the skyrocketing trade surplus in formulating policies. But now that exports have indeed slowed down, more problems have surfaced and both industry and government bodies are worried. Chinese textile companies have been hit the hardest as ...
For smooth supply of utility services to factories, separate textile industrial park will help Government to operate seamlessly, said LGRD and Cooperative Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan. Abdul Mannan said, "It will be easier for the government to ensure uninterrupted supply of ...
Cotton exports in marketing year (MY) 2006/07 are forecast to increase to 3.5 million bales as a fall out of large carryover stocks and expected higher production, assuming the current parity of local cotton prices vis-?vis international prices holds. India emerged as a ...
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Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
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