Category: General

18 OCT

Wool garment competition held in Somerset

Wool garment competition held in Somerset
Daily American

By JACKIE COUGHENOUR
Daily American Correspondent
Tuesday, October 17, 2014 12:52 AM EDT

Pennsylvania’s version of the Make It Yourself With Wool contest was held Saturday at The Factory Shops at Georgian Place in Somerset.

The state event is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Sheep & Wool Growers Association, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, American Sheep Industry Women and American Sheep Industry Association. Read more about Wool garment competition held in Somerset …

17 OCT

Garment sector assured of relaxation in cost of business

Garment sector assured of relaxation in cost of business
The News – International, Pakistan
By Imran Ayub

KARACHI: Country’s garment manufacturers and exporters won government’s assurance on Monday of relaxing cost of doing business in Pakistan with major incentives in power tariff for the export-oriented industry in the proposed National Textile Strategy.

A meeting between garment manufacturers and exporters and officials ended with several proposals from the stakeholders particularly addressed to production cost and market access of Pakistani product mainly to the European markets. Read more about Garment sector assured of relaxation in cost of business …

16 OCT

Textile makers adopt technology route in quest for new markets


Livemint, India
Maitreyee Handique
New Delhi: From producing fabric for international fashion names such as JC Penney Co., C&A and Benetton Group SpA, a small textile firm based in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, has begun to turn out material that goes into the making of wound dressings, surgical masks and other hospital hygiene essentials.
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16 OCT

Modern leather garment city under study

Modern leather garment city under study
The News – International, Pakistan

KARACHI: The government is considering establishing a modern Leather Garment City in Karachi in order to boost the country’s exports.

Chairman Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Tariq Ikram stated this while talking to newsmen at a ceremony organised by the Pakistan Leather Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PLGMEA) to mark the completion of leather garment workforce training project with the assistance of Korean technicians. Read more about Modern leather garment city under study …

15 OCT

UD hosts international textile composites conference


University of Delaware, DE
5:07 p.m., Oct. 14, 2014—-The ninth International Conference on Textile Composites (TEXCOMP9) is being held at UD’s Clayton Hall Conference Center from Oct. 13-15. Hosted by the Center for Composite Materials (CCM), the conference includes industry booths, poster sessions and research presentations. CCM Associate Director Suresh Advani and Director Jack Gillespie are co-chairing the meeting
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14 OCT

Ecologic garment cleaning, a profitable business in large cities

Wall-Street, Romania

In the past few years, Romanians started to use more the services of cleaning firms, choosing the ecologic alternatives of dry cleaning, which are currently limited in number, for the soaring demand. Opening an ecologic cleaning firm requires minimum 50,000 euros initial investment, according to holders’ statements.
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