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Target, the US retailer recognized as a leader in innovation across the retail industry, following a year of research into the cotton industry has set out its vision for improvements into the way it sources cotton in its supply chain suggesting four main areas for progress.

Target has announced the introduction of a new policy to help guide and inform other companies on how best to implement sustainable cotton programmes. This sustainable cotton policy, is founded, in part, upon the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, a global effort they proudly support, said the company.

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Intex South Asia 2017, the largest and only fair in South Asia specifically designed to synergise the garmenting needs of international brands with the manufacturing strength of South Asia, satisfying both exports and large domestic markets to take place this November in Colombo where buyers from more than 25 countries will be visiting and showcasing around 250 exhibitors from 15 countries.

Related Keywords: build up inventories, cotton bales, Cotton prices remain stable, Forward deals for better, give price benefit to sellers, improved supplies of all grades, kept trading moderate, Lint market, mills and spinners, physical prices within reach of buyers, reports of paucity of better grades of lint this season, second grade of lint, selective buying

Cotton prices remain stable with selective buying and improved supplies of all grades at lint market. Physical prices were within the reach of buyers, whereas, reports of paucity of better grades of lint this season could give price benefit to sellers. Forward deals for better and second grade of lint kept trading moderate at lint market.

Despite the fact that more cotton had been produced by the country up to Oct 1, 2017 over the corresponding period last year, however the glut did not dent prices due to oversold position of ginners.

Related Keywords: aiming to strengthen ties, Ethiopia and India, Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome, Ethiopias various areas, includes agreements in textile and garment sector. Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, Indian companies invested over USD two billion, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, signed various partnership agreements, technology, textile and garments

Ethiopia and India aiming to strengthen its ties on Thursday signed various partnership agreements, which were signed in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa by visiting Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome, includes agreements in textile and garment sector.

Over 584 Indian companies have invested over 2 billion U.S. dollars in Ethiopia's various areas, including textile and garments, education, technology, among other sectors.

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Indorama Group owned Trevira, a German synthetic textile fibre supplier has launched its first new ‘Sinfineco’ range of branded recycled polyester fibres and yarns that meet both to the Global Recycled Standard and the GCS-NL – recycled claim standard as it looks to capitalise on the increasing demand for more sustainable synthetics.

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NILIT, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nylon textile fibres, will continue to roll out internationally Sensil, its new premium Nylon 6.6 brand, to the apparel industry at Intertextile Shanghai. NILIT will feature an exquisitely designed Sensil fabric and garment collection to illustrate why Sensil is the choice for today’s quality- and style-conscious young consumers.

Related Keywords: Badr city on an area of 1 million sqm, city includes 198 plots of land, dedicated to textile and clothing manufacture, develop 10 industrial areas, Egypt Ministry of Industry and Trade, for spinning, garment and dyeing activities, launches second textile city, over next five years, part of the government plan, weaving

The Egypt Ministry of Industry and Trade announced launch the second textile city in Badr city on an area of 1 million sqm as part of the government plan to develop 10 industrial areas dedicated to textile and clothing manufacture over the next five years. The city includes 198 plots of land for spinning, weaving, garment and dyeing activities, according to the Minister Tarek Kabil.

Related Keywords: aims to expand cooperation, cotton fiber annually, create green corridor, increased 22 percent this year, producing about 1.1 million tons, Russia and Uzbekistan intends, strategic centerpiece of Uzbek economy, supply of textile product, Supply of textiles, Textile Industry, Uzbekistan sixth-largest cotton-growing country, Uzbekistan to Russia

With the supply of textiles from Uzbekistan to Russia increasing by 22 percent in 2017, both countries Russia and Uzbekistan aims to further expand cooperation in textile industry which is a strategic centerpiece of the Uzbek economy due to the fact that Uzbekistan is the world’s sixth-largest cotton-growing country producing about 1.1 million tons of cotton fiber annually.

Related Keywords: 18 million mattresses disposed, goal of zero waste to landfill, IKEA U.S. announced, includes old mattresses of any brand, picked up when new IKEA mattresses delivered, recycling all of its used mattresses, sustainability strategy, U.S. each year, waste to resources

In U.S. each year an estimated 18 million mattresses with box springs are disposed, resulting in approximately 50,000 mattresses a day ending up in landfills across America. With a goal of zero waste to landfill, IKEA U.S. announced recycling all of its used mattresses, this includes old mattresses (any brand) that are picked up when new IKEA mattresses are delivered. As much recycling as possible will take place to keep with its sustainability strategy of ‘waste to resources.’

Related Keywords: arrival of seed cotton, Cotton market, Cotton picking, cotton prices firm, cotton producing districts, flow of buying orders, ginning units, ICAC, KCA, kept rising on strong demand, Pakistan expected to see rise in cotton consumption, spinners and exporters, spot rate, trading activity, world cotton production

As the day progressed trading activity kept rising on strong demand and flow of buying orders from spinners and exporters kept cotton prices firm on Wednesday. Pakistan is expected to be one of the few countries in the world where cotton consumption would rise this year.

Cotton picking has started in most cotton producing districts of Punjab while many ginning units have also stated their operations. In coming days there is a possibility that higher arrival of phutti (seed cotton) could put cotton prices under pressure.