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USDA cotton consumption & wool outlook for 2005/06
The cotton supply and demand estimates for 2005-06 forecast record foreign cotton consumption for the seventh consecutive season, reported United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Over this period, foreign consumption has raised nearly 50 % from 7...more
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Kazakhstan’s ‘Ontustik’ offer for Bulgaria to run textile production line
Kazakhstan has offered a deal to Bulgaria to operate Bulgarian textile production line in its Free Economic Zone (FEZ) known as ‘Ontustik’. In a meeting with Mr. Asen Gagauzov, Co-Chairman of the Kazakh-Bulgarian Intergovernmental Commission for Commercia...more
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China: Higher intermediate cost affects polyester performance
The rising cost of petroleum has led to increase in the price of PTA, MEG directly affecting the price of end product, i.e. polyester and the operational environment of the downstream sector.....more
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India: Cotton textiles are high on Q2 results
In the year 2004-05, the export of cotton based textile items consisting of cotton yarn, fabrics, made-ups and ready-made garments stood at US$7.76 billion, whereas the exports of man-made textile items was at US$ 2.56 billion....more
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Welspun announces major expansion plan.
Welspun India Limited announced a major expansion plan at its Anjar site, Gujarat....more
by Textile Excellence
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Indian Card Clothing to set up a new plant in Himachal Pradesh
Indian Card Clothing Company Ltd has recently declare that the company is setting up new plant in Himachal Pradesh...more
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Kanpur-based Ganesh Polytex Ltd (GPL), a manufacturer of regenerated polyester staple fibre (RPSF), is planning to raise its production capacity to 20,000 tonnes per annum by 2006-07.
Kanpur-based Ganesh Polytex Ltd (GPL), a manufacturer of regenerated polyester staple fibre (RPSF), is planning to raise its production capacity to 20,000 tonnes per annum by 2006-07, as against the present capacity of 7,800 tonnes....more
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China's Textile and Clothing exports increase in June, July
According to the industry sources, China's textile and clothing exports continuing with the growing trend and performance of June and July are impressive....more
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Ganesh Polytex Ltd plans capacity expansion
Kanpur-based Ganesh Polytex Ltd (GPL), a manufacturer of regenerated polyester staple fibre (RPSF), is planning to raise its production capacity to 20,000 tonnes...more
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Garden Silk mills commissioned 600 MTD polyester POY and Chips plant in Surat
Garden Silk Mills has started commercial production of partially oriented yarn (POY) and chips from its new continuous polymerization plant in Jolwa. The plant with a capacity of 600 mt per day is the largest individual capacity...more
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Garden Silk mills Commissioned 600 MTD plant in Surat
Garden Silk Mills has started commercial production of polyester partially oriented yarn (POY) and chips from its new continuous polymerization plant in Jolwa....more
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ITG's Cone Denim to setup denim plant in China
International Textile Group, Inc. (ITG) announced recently that it would build a state-of-the-art denim plant in the city of Jiaxing, in China through a jv. The new company is named as Cone denim (Jiaxing) Limited where ITG would hold...more
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India : Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn unleashes Rs 264cr expansion plan
Leading textile company based at Kanpur Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn Ltd unleashed expansion plans worth Rs 264 crore to establish new plant....more
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Jones Apparel consolidates Mexican denim operations
Jones Textileintelligence.com/news/index.php?ns=Apparel" target="_blank" title="Click to see all the articles,category wise, having the word 'Apparel' in the Headlines or Body.">Apparel Group Inc., of USA, has decided to close its facility in San Luis, Mexico, and consolidate all Textileintelligence.com/news/index.php?ns=Denim" target="_blank" title="Click to see all the articles,category wise, having the word 'Denim' in the Headlines or Body.">Denim manufacturing into existing operations in Durango and Torreon, Mexico.The move comes in line with company’s review of its Textileintelligence.com/news/index.php?ns=Denim" target="_blank" title="Click to see all the articles,category wise, having the word 'Denim' in the Headlines or Body.">Denim manufacturin...more
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India: Reliance Energy plans to acquire 25 per cent stake in Gini & Jony
The investment arm of Reliance Energy plans to acquire 25 per cent equity stake in kidswear firm Gini & Jony. However, details on how much the investment will cost is not known....more
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India: Raymond to further enhance its Denim Capacity by 10 million meters
Raymond Ltd, the leading Textile & Apparel Company and a leading denim player in the country, on March 31, 2005 has announced further expansion of its denim manufacturing capacity by 10 million meters per annum....more
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BASF starts new Spandex raw material capacity in Shanghai
BASF has started up its new PolyTHF (polytetrahydrofuran) plant at the integrated production site at the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park (SCIP) in Caojing, Shanghai. This is the largest PolyTHF production facility in the world...more
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India: Jute Brokers demand increased supply of raw jute
Jute Brokers' Association has asked the government to look into the areas which would provide a better crop and better yield through improved inputs....more
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China: Shanghai Secco Petrochem's New PP Plant in Commissioning
Shanghai Secco Petrochemical Co (Secco)has just started conducting trial runs this week at its new 2,50, 000 tonne/year polypropylene (PP) plant in Caojing, Shanghai, the first derivative plant within the complex in commissioning....more
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Brazil: Evaluations underway for PET, PTA and Paraxylene production facilities
The world’s biggest PET production facility would be on stream by the end of 2006, in Ipojuca, Brazil, according to sources....more
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India: 10% woolen stocks return unsold in Ludhiana market
Not too cold weather has impacted the local manufacturers of woollen products to an extent that at least 10% of the stock has returned unsold....more
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Pak: Cotton prices show rising trend
Trade at the Karachi cotton market during the past week remained brisk while spot rate closed with an overall increase of Rs 50 per maund on a week-on-week basis....more
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India: Abhishek Industries has resume Commercial Production of new plant
Ludhiana based Abhishek Industries Ltd announced commercial production of their new open end Yarn plant today...more
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India: JBF Industries may take up expansion & modernization of Polyester plant
The board of Directors of JBF Industries Ltd would meet on January 28 to discuss the possible Expansion and modernization of Polyester...more
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USA: Home Furnishing manufacturer WestPoint Stevens closes 5 plants
Loss making WestPoint Stevens of USA is to close five of its 24 plants and layoff more than a fifth of its workforce in line with its restructuring plan. The company...more
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USA: Home Furnishing manufacturer WestPoint Stevens closes 5 plants
South Korea is expected to export textile goods worth US$14.7 billion this year according to industry sources. This projected figure is down...more
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Nippon Petchem to boost monomers production for Asian markets
The company plans to increase propylene capacity (from 600,000 to 800,000 tonnes/y by 2007, and 1 M tonnes/y by 2010)...more
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India: Cotton Corporation of India sets new record of Cotton procurement
Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), a leading Cotton procurement body in the country has reportedly procured record Cotton for the current year. In a year that saw record production of Cotton, the CCI has so far purchased 555,630.1 mt of Cotton equivalent...more
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Taiwanese wool processing gets better in Q3
Taiwan's wool industry has reported a second successive third quarterly improvement in processing activity......more
by Textile Excellence
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India: IOC to put up new 600 KT PP plant using Basell´s Spheripol technology
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has decided on Basell´s Spheripol technology for its very first venture into the field of polyolefins......more
by Textile Excellence
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Japan to increase investment in Indonesia to US$ one billion
The Japanese government has given assurance to invest nearly US$ one billion in mega projects in Indonesia......more
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Toray's to expand business in Eastern Europe and Russia
Encouraged by the 5 percent growth in its textile and fiber sales in first half of 2004, Japanese synthetic fibre maker Toray has revealed plans to enter the Eastern European and Russian markets......more
by Textile Excellence
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Egyptian-Korean textile JVs launched in Egypt
Egyptian-Korean joint textile plants have been set up in the Port Said......more
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India: Spentex would invest Rs 80 crore in capacity expansion
Spentex Industries Ltd has decided to invest nearly Rs. 70-80 crore to expand its capacity from the existing 40,000 spindles......more
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India: Banswara Syntex to set up a new Cotton plant
Banswara Syntex Ltd has approved setting up of a new cotton plant at Banswara......more
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Danish textile group begins new circular knitting plant in China
hygesen, a Danish textile group has entered into a Joint Venture (JV) with the Chinese textile group Sunshell to form Zhucheng Thygesen fabrics China Co. Ltd......more
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India: Tirupur will have an apparel park by November-end
The 166-acre Netaji Apparel Park in Eetivarampalayam, Tirupur, is likely to be ready this November end......more
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Hytex would set up another factory in Cambodia
Malaysia's leading apparel manufacturer Hytex Integrated Bhd is mulling over the idea of expanding its capacity by almost 100 percent to fulfil its clients' demands......more
by Textile Excellence
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India: Van Heusen unveils men's innerwear range
Van Heusen - Madura Garments' premium brand for corporate wear - has entered the mens' innerwear category......more
by Textile Excellence
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Global: Cotton output to reach 23.5 million in 2004-05
The world cotton production is likely to reach 23.5 million tons in 2004-05......more
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Japan's Kaihara purchases 60 Sultex weaving machines
Kaihara, Japan's leading denim producer has purchased 60 latest generation Sulzer Textil P7300HP projectile weaving machines......more
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India: Zodiac plans to establish a suit and trouser factory in Bangalore
Industry sources reveal that Zodiac Clothing Company Ltd. is planning to set up a highly sophisticated trouser and suit manufacturing plant in Bangalore......more
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India: Zodiac to establish a suit and trouser factory in Bangalore
Zodiac Clothing Company Ltd. is planning to set up a highly sophisticated trouser and suit manufacturing plant in Bangalore......more
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India: Suryalakshmi Cotton to demerge yarn division
The board of directors of Suryalakshmi Cotton Mills Ltd (SCML) has decided to de-merge its yarn division......more
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Nigeria: Zamfara Textiles’ closure could result in 3,000 layoffs
In the backdrop of the fear that the Zamfara Textiles Mill would soon close down leaving nearly 3000 textile workers jobless, the state government has set up a committee to study the situation........more
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View more news from [ Gusau ] [ Nigeria ]

India: Omnitex Industries India to diversify into Geotextiles products and services
Omnitex Industries India Ltd has revealed plans to diversify into Geotextiles/ Geosynthetic products and services......more
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View more news from [ Mumbai ] [ India ]

S.Korea: Huvis sets up 150,000-ton polyester plant in China
Huvis Corp., a South Korean polyester manufacturer, has entered into a joint venture with a Chinese company to set up a 150,000-ton polyester plant in China......more
by Textile Excellence
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Australia: Fruit of Loom moves to Morocco
Fruit of Loom - the Australian textile company has made up its mind to shut down both of its Ireland factories and relocate them in Morocco......more
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View more news from [ Rabat ] [ Morocco ]

Australia: Woolmark to focus on licensing growth in China
Australian Wool Services has announced several strategic changes to include Woolmark’s licensing growth in China......more
by Textile Excellence
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India: Arvind Mills considers setting up of Rs 200-crore powerloom park
Arvind Mills is proposing to set up a Rs 200-crore ‘Powerloom Park’ near its factory in Santej......more
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