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Related Keywords: Dubai World Trade Centre, fashion, global apparel trade, global textile trade, International Textile Fair, textile exhibition, Textile fair

International Textile Fair returns to the Dubai World Trade Centre for its second annual outing on 11th and 12th October, 2015. At a time when the global trade and apparel sector is expanding tenfold per annum, the ITF has gained prominence as an elite textile expo with an intercontinental outlook.

The ITF witnessed unprecedented success even during its first edition, attracting 5,173 visitors of 64 nationalities across five continents. The benchmark was ephemeral, as another was set in the ITF’s April edition this year; when an astounding 6,732 visitors registered for the event.

Nylon filament yarn prices fell further during the last week of July as operating cost pressure eased on lower caprolactum and nylon chips prices. Meanwhile textile yarn makers continued to cut run rates on poor confidence and some others with tight liquidity or incurring losses operated at low rates. Demand was off season for textiles amid lackluster economy situation.

Related Keywords: caprolactum prices, monofilament yarn prices, nylon chips prices, nylon filament yarn prices, nylon yarn demand

Related Keywords: entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, exchange visit, explore Indian apparel and textile designs, Glasgow Kelvin College, Government Poltechnic college for Women, styles of printing, traditional embroidery, UK team, under the UK-India Education Research Initiatives. learn textile techniques, various zardosi works

A three-member faculty team from UK consisting of Carswell Elaine, Thomson Sandra and Wood Anne from Glasgow Kelvin College is on an exchange visit to Government Polytechnic College for Women, Gujjangundla, to share their knowledge and experience in fashion designing and also explore the Indian apparel and textile designs.

Related Keywords: BGMEA, BTMA, countrys largest foreign currency earner, demand gas connections, failed to relocate their units, readymade garment factory, spinning mills remained unused, to the new destinations

Both the BGMEA and the BTMA leaders demand gas connections for the country's largest foreign currency earner on a priority basis as the readymade garment factory owners, especially those who want to shift their non-compliant units from the capital city and adjacent to it, are facing difficulties due to non-availability of gas for the last couple of years.

Related Keywords: AR Textiles, create jobs, fabrics, garment, household textiles, part of Sunflag, produce cotton yarn, Textile Industry, to invest in manufacturing facility, utilize latest technology and machinery, yarns

AR Textiles, part of Sunflag, a global group of companies with international operations ranging from yarns, fabrics, garment and household textiles utilizing the latest technology and machinery will invest $12 million to locate its manufacturing facility Robersonville, North Carolina to produce cotton yarn. The company plans to create 38 jobs in Martin County over the next three years.

In the last week of July, Asian propylene prices inched up amid thin discussions talks ahead of new plant startups. Demand was also heard to be weak in China amid ample inventories. In US, chemical grade propylene was dearer while refinery grade dipped to a fresh 75-month low.

Related Keywords: acrylic staple fibre, acrylonitrile prices, ASF prices, propylene prices, US acrylonitrile export

Cotton yarn prices softened across Asian markets due to persistent weak demand and falling cotton fibre prices. In China, mute demand led to shrinking sales and increasing inventory, which drove mills to cut operations and sell at discounts. In India, cotton yarn prices fell but marginally, with a decline of INR 1 per kg for certain counts in the last week of July.

Related Keywords: Cotton yarn prices, polyester yarn prices, VSF prices, yarn prices in china, yarn prices in India, yarn prices in Pakistan

Related Keywords: Australia and New Zealand, backbone of manufacturing sector, cater small orders, Fiji export council, Fiji garment industry, number one key export, source of employment, two main markets

Fiji garment industry is not the backbone of the manufacturing sector in terms of consistency, organisation and structure, but the industry is of particular significance and importance due to its rapid ascent in becoming the country's number one key export It remains a critical industry for the economy and a source of employment for the poor, according to Fiji Export Council CEO Jone Cavubati.

Related Keywords: apparel accessories, fabrics, knit show, knitting and embroidery machines, latest versions of automatic screen printing, organized by knit show trade exposition, printing inks, showcasing latest models of textile machinery

The 15th edition of the three-day Knit Show, organized by Knit Show Trade Exposition, got off to a vibrant start on Sunday. Around 400 stalls set up at the fair arena and the event attracted participation from Germany, Portugal, Poland, Japan and China apart from the manufacturers within the country showcasing latest models of textile machinery, fabrics, printing inks and apparel accessories.

Related Keywords: boost capacity, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa, increase customs duty on poly-knitted fabric, Manufacturers’ Rebate of duty, open general import licence, removal of blankets, twenty four months, Zimbabwean textile sector

Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa announces removal of blankets from the Open General Import Licence for a period of 24 months, as it would boost their capacity which was welcomed by the Zimbabwean textile sector. However, the sector was quick to urge the government to be implementers of the policies not only crafters.

Presenting his mid-year fiscal policy review last week, Chinamasa said that the textile industry was one of the low hanging fruits, whereby turnaround could be realized within a short period, if adequate support was availed.