2010 Fall Fabric ExpoThe fall of 2010 with a total of 1,289 international standard booths, over 25,391 professional buyers. Achieve turnover of 4.893 billion yuan. 2010 Spring Fabric Expo 2010 China International Textile fabrics and accessories Keqiao Fair (Spring), the exhibition area of 18,000 square meters, four exhibition areas, a total of 816 international standard booths. Achieve turnover of 3.722 billion yuan, up to 24,439 professional buyers. 2009 Fall Fabric Expo2009 Fall exhibi

Representatives of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) and Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) on Monday demanded of the government to lift the ban on yarn export as it has hurt the spinning sector and cotton producers. The further reduction to 35,000 tonnes per month from 50,000 tonnes per month is contrary to the assurance extended by President Asif Ali Zardari and members of the federal cabinet to stakeholders at a meeting in early January,APTMA Punjab zone Chairman Gohar Ejaz said.

Chairman Aptma Punjab Gohar Ejaz and senior members have expressed their extreme disappointment over the abrupt reduction of yarn export quota from 50,000 to 35,000 tons per month. The reduction, they said, was contrary to the assurance extended by the President of Pakistan and members of the Federal Cabinet to spinners at their meeting with him in early January. Aptma member mills were given the understanding that matter would not be unsettled up to June 2010. In a press conference, it was po

Australian cotton output, the world's third largest source of the fibre, will likely be boosted in the coming year by recent heavy rains across the south-west of tropical Queensland state, an industry leader said on Monday. Some cotton crops in central Queensland had been damaged by the rain but overall the picture was positive because of the rains, said Bob Bell, Chief Executive of Australia's largest cotton grower, Namoi Cotton Co-operative. "The rains will certainly benefit the crops in sou

An agency of the French Government has offered technical and financial support to the textile sector in Bangladesh in a project aimed at ensuring 'green production' processes in the textile sector. Callebaut de Blicquy (CDB) and two other French companies Dewailly Conseils and L'Eau Pure, will provide the technical and training support to Purbani Fabrics Ltd and Comfit Composite Knit Ltd. The test-project will entail installing environment friendly and cost efficient machinery in these two com

With the national sheep flock reduced to 34 million (half the number of 50 years ago) due to a continuing decline in wool income and the growth of dairy farming, there's a big question mark hanging over the future of sheep. Farmers are experimenting with ways to eliminate the workload associated with wool and focuse on the meat. Sheep that naturally shed their wool are increasingly sought after. There are now 60 registered studs of the self-shedding breeds, which include the Dorper, Dors

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Although the proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and China will affect various industries differently, it will benefit the economies on both sides generally, according to a research report published Wednesday. However, the report did not provide any figures to specify how big an impact the ECFA would have on the two economies or to what extent it would affect various industries. The report, which was researched jointly by institution

THE $765 million a year spent by Canberra to subsidise the car and textile industries - and thousands of Victorian jobs - could be axed or scaled back under a Liberal government. Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has raised the prospect as a "serious" option in reshaping the economy. He accused the Rudd Government of having "no appetite for hard reform". The Federal Government spends nearly $650 million a year on car industry assistance schemes and about $115 million on textiles, clothing an

KARACHI: Country’s textile exports remained flat during the first half of the current fiscal year by coming to the tune of $5.034 billion. Textile and garments exports remained almost equal to the number of corresponding period last year despite of the economic recession world over mainly because of extra ordinary exports of raw cotton and cotton yarn. The unprecedented increase of 217 percent in raw cotton export in December, which on one hand perturbed value-added textile chain, resulted in

The Textile Ministry has sought a 20 per cent increase in the budgetary allocation for 2010-11 over the current financial year allocation of Rs 4,500 crore, a top government official said. "In the current year the budget allocation is over Rs 4,500 crore. We are looking for an increase over that... We have already pushed for a 20 per cent increase. Let us see what we get," Textiles Secretary Rita Menon told reporters on the sidelines of a function here today. The enhanced allocation was ai