The European Commission said on Wednesday that it hopes to reach an agreement with China on an alleged surge in Chinese exports of T-shirts and flax yarn by next Tuesday. The European Union (EU) head office gave the green light to Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to continue informal talks with Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng until next Tuesday. The EU would not launch formal consultations with China on the two categories of textile products if the two sides reached an

LUBBOCK, TX ?Scientists from The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University on April 4 unveiled a newly developed fabric used to protect against biological and chemical agents. Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R) discusses the importance of the new fabric with fabric developer Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar of Texas Tech during the news conference. The nonwovens fabric was developed by scientists with the Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. National Program for Countermeasures

ROCHELLE PARK - United Retail Group Inc., which operates 512 Avenue plus-size women's clothing stores, appears to have found the right merchandise fit to boost its profits, executives told shareholders Tuesday. United Retail reported first-quarter earnings of $1 million, or 8 cents a share, a dramatic improvement from a loss of $3.4 million, or 26 cents per share, for the prior-year period. Net sales rose 9 percent, to $106.5 million, and same-store sales rose 11 percent. Internet

Yesterday's discussions between the EU and China on possible action against the rise in Chinese textile exports failed to reach a conclusion. Negotiations between EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson and Chinese vice minister and chief negotiator Gao Hucheng were ?onstructive?in tone, according to a statement released by the EU, which added that discussions were continuing. However, after no conclusions were made, Gao is set to enter into more talks with the EU? executive commission, the

The EU textiles committee has agreed to launch talks with China on the import of two Chinese textile products. The consultation will cover T-shirt and flax yarn with a final decision to be made by the EU head office on Wednesday. EU trade chief Peter Mandelson will hold talks with China's chief textiles negotiator, Gao Hucheng, late Tuesday in Brussels. Mandelson has said EU will not restore quotas on Chinese textiles, and they are seeking to reach an agreement with China without taking spe

The Turkish textile sector trapped between the high-quality production of the European textile sector with high added value and the simple uncompetitive goods that China cheaply produces, searches for a solution. Professor Mehmet Akalin, textile department head at the Marmara University Technical Education Faculty thinks that the solution derives from two separate strategies in the short and long run. Pointing to the efficiency concept as the only solution for corporations to continue their op

Researchers have developed a material comprised of intelligent molecules which flow with natural movement, but on shock, simply lock together to provide a protective barrier. This is pretty much like the way natural joints in the human body - such as knees - work when subject to shock impact. Named D3O, the technology is now being actively marketed by a range of sports companies. The molecules within D3O flow past each other at low rates of movement when a body is moving naturally, but when su

The Trade Minister Elka Pangestu stated that China may surge its domestic market with textile and apparel products after restricting certain textile products import by the US Government.Pangestu explained that if China decrease textile products export to developed countries, then where will those products go?. ?hinese made garments could flood the Indonesian market,?she added. Indonesian textile sector was about to lose its hold in US textile imports, as it was expected that major players of the

The US government approved four safeguard cases against China today covering man-made fiber (MMF) shirts, non-knit (woven) shirts, MMF trousers, and combed cotton yarn."We are gratified that the US government approved these cases. Failure to act would have cost tens of thousands of US jobs," said American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition (AMTAC) Executive Director Auggie Tantillo. "It is important to note that the cases approved today were filed as threat-based cases in October 2004. Today's

The Switzerland-based International Textile Manufacturers Federation? fourth-quarter 2004 State of Trade Report disclosed record-high global fabric production and slightly higher yarn production over third-quarter output.Fabric output increases in Asia totaled 18.7 percent for the quarter and 56.9 percent for the year. Increases in Europe totaled 9.5 percent for the quarter and 6.2 percent for the year. North and South America saw decreases of 3.2 percent and 22.6 percent, respectively, for the