Thai paraxylene producer PTT Aromatics and Refining has concluded its 2013 term supply contracts at a premium of around $14/mt, up from last year's $9/mt, a company source said Wednesday. The producer settles its annual supply contracts based on a formula of 50% PX Asia contract price and 50% Platts CFR Taiwan/China spot price plus an "alpha" or premium that it negotiates with buyers. For the 2012 term supply, PTTAR had offered three to four cargoes of 5,000 mt each. For 2013, while the exac

A cotton farmer resting at the Enumamula agricultural market in Warangal in AP. The cotton crisis in Andhra Pradesh has cast its shadow on the meeting convened by the Andhra Pradesh Government to discuss the cottonseed price. Farmers’ leaders, non-governmental organisations and farmers’ associations affiliated to all political parties have refused to take part in the discussions on the seed price. TO SOLVE MARKETING ISSUE FIRST They walked out of the meeting held at the Agriculture Com

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As the domestic cotton season (August 2012 - July 2013) is advancing fast, dearth of quality numbers in the foreseeable future is keeping lint prices on a steady plane. It is projected that seedcotton (Kapas/Phutti) arrivals of about 11.7 million domestic size bales will have reached the ginning factories till the 1st of January, 2013. By January 1, 2013 domestic mills will have lifted about 9.5 million local size bales, the exporters nearly 200,000 bales while ginners will still be holding abou

Xiangyang City in Hubei Province recently has mapped out the five-year plan for developing farm produces and downstream processing industries. It plans to invest CNY 3.1 billion in setting up a number of key projects, so as to improve production technology and equipment level and promote the transformation and upgrading of textile industry. The cotton processing project of Yicheng Xinghua Industrial and Trade Co. is designed to process annually 10,000 tons of cotton seeds, 10,000 tons of cotto

Sacramento Fashion Week, the Californian fashion fest that aims to highlight the exclusivity and needs of local fashion industry, is going to take place from February 24 to March 2, 2013. Produced by Magnum Opus Enterprises, the event would serve as a meeting ground for fashion designers, models, photographers, advertising agencies, fine exhibitors and entrepreneurs from the beauty, fashion and entertainment industry. Other than a series of catwalk shows featuring exclusive creations by t

Gerber Technology, a world leader in automated CAD/CAM and PLM solutions for the apparel and flexible materials industry, supported up-and-coming Dutch fashion talent through its sponsorship of the Dutch Fashion Awards 2012 and Fashion Incubator Award, annual awards organized by the Dutch Fashion Foundation (DFF). In addition to monetary contributions, Gerber provided a copy of its AccuMark pattern design and marker making software to the winner of the International Fashion Incubator Award al

FERA Intl. Corp., bridging the gap between technical and fashion-forward active apparel since 1978, is pleased to announce that it has adopted NuORDER as its online wholesale system. NuORDER is a robust online platform that allows buyers to browse new products, product information and product availability easily and intuitively via individual login. Brands are able to create custom line sheets, place orders, and update inventory in real time, and the offline iPad app allows brands to conduct

The year 2012 will be etched in the world’s history of fashion because of some major changes that took place in the most prominent international fashion houses, which majorly contribute to changing global fashion trends every year. Three apex Parisian fashion labels – Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga – had begun the year 2012 with new creative heads who not only gave a new recognition to these already established brands but also modified and modernised the label’s signature styles and

Latest trends, be it in apparels or accessories, always create a spur in a fashonista’s heart. In today’s fast pacing world, fashion trends also change with an equal rhythm. The passing year 2012 also witnessed several fashion trends that were either embraced or shunned by fashion lovers instantly. Among those top fashion trends, which were happily accepted and imitated by fashion enthusiasts from all over the world, were apparels with fruit prints on them. This fresh and colourful trend gain