The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee has maintained its 2012/13 wool production forecast at 345 mkg greasy, which is 0.9% above 2011/12 production. Committee chairman Russell Pattinson said, “compared to the committee’s previous forecast in August, production in most states remains static with an increase in fleece weights in Western Australia being largely offset by a fleece weight reduction in South Australia due to drier seasonal conditions in that state”. The Committee ha

Industrialists and daily wagers are facing huge trouble as the gas supply to textile industries of the city remained suspended for the eighth consecutive day on Sunday. According to the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) sources, the decision of gas closure was made due to the gas crisis. It is to be noted here that the gas supply was to be restored on Sunday after four days' closure. Owners of the industries said that they were facing huge loss due to the persistent suspension of gas

China Textile City Fabric Market (2012-12-19)Unit: yuan/m Collector: Jiang Jianren Item WidthCM Specification/Weight（meter） Wholesale Price：yuan/meter Wool/Polyester Woolen Cloth 150 600 26．50 T/C80/20 machine dyed plain fabric 150 45S×45S 110×76 6．50 Polyester golden fiber Curtain Screen 280 300 11．30 Nylon/polyester dyed curtain screen 280 Nylon/Polyester 30D×20D/35 shuttle 4&#

DHAKA, Dec 17, 2012 (BSS)-The country's apparel manufacturers bagged export orders worth $61.35 million from the just concluded 23rd annual apparel show, organizers said today. "Last year we got $66.35m but this year's export orders are less than last year. Hartal and present unstable political situation had an impact on this year's show," said Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). Mohiuddin was speaking at a press conference

An A Plus Three employee dries a t-shirt at the company’s factory in Hlaing township in December 2012. (Soe Sandar Oo/The Myanmar Times) As the country’s garment industry prepares to grow with the help of new foreign investment, the local dyeing industry is facing problems. Shortages of electricity, skilled labour and paint are handicapping the dye industry, some sources say. “I have plans to enlarge my factories as the garment sector has great expectations, but I still face problems in

The file photo of a petrochemical complex in the southern Persian Gulf port of Assaluyeh Iran has launched the world’s longest ethylene pipeline, which carries the chemical compound from the southern Persian Gulf port of Assaluyeh to petrochemical complexes in the western provinces of Iran. Ethylene was injected into the West Ethylene Pipeline in Assaluyeh Port in Bushehr Province on Monday, IRNA reported. An engineering manager of the pipeline, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, said the injection ha

Due to the government’s skewed policies, polyester yarns have not been able to perform well in the international arena amid the flow of ‘duty free’ polyester yarn in the market. Unfortunately in Pakistan the domestic value added sector has failed to realise this and continues to advocate for dumping of Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) into Pakistan putting the domestic PSF industry in grave danger of total collapse. It has been asserted through a 6.5 percent Custom duty and freight, the local indu

Groupe Sensation Mode has announced the partial program for the fall-winter 2013 edition of Montréal Fashion Week (MFW), taking place February 4 to 7 at the Arsenal. The initial list includes 13 hand-picked designers and more than 30 are expected for the complete F/W 13 program. This international spotlight on creativity is presented in collaboration with P&G Beauty & Grooming and is held twice a year, bringing together industry influencers from across Canada. The first designers that

Cotton supplies in local spot markets from the new crop in India, the world's second-largest producer of the fibre, have fallen 10 per cent in the current season that began in October, the Cotton Corp of India said. Supplies until December 16 fell to 6.2 million bales of 170 kg each, down from 6.9 million bales a year earlier, the state-run procurement agency said in a statement on Tuesday. Supplies in spot markets are rising gradually but they are still below expectations as many farmers, w