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Byline: Hannah Abdulla EURATEX says while it welcomes recent proposals from the European Commission, it acknowledges they 'lack ambition' and will come at the cost of losing industrial capacity and [...]

Byline: Hannah Abdulla Euratex, the trade association representing European textile companies, notes the energy crisis that started at the end of last year has been worsening in the last week, [...]

Classic with a twist describes many of the looks on display at October's International Home Furnishings Market. For example, manufacturers kept the same styles but branched out from the traditional [...]

Trends in European Union (EU) textile and clothing imports and import prices of different product categories are analyzed. Growth in imports in recent years receded though there was an increase in import volumes. The Agreement of Textile and Clothing (ATC) has resulted in price competition among suppliers. The prices and rates of textiles are presented in detail.

The Iraq war and the SARS epidemic added fuel to the European textile and clothing industry, which continues to be plagued by a trying trading climate. Italian spinners are facing the escalating prices by offering low-cost versions of their original line, and are also turning to the prospective Asian market. The products are predominantly soft and light in weight, mainly in wool, with a return to black and warm, dark colors.

Selling branded apparel below the recommended price constitutes discount retailing, and value retailing is selling own labels at low costs. This report surveys the development of the discount and value clothing retail market in UK, and includes profiles of 11 leading retailers.

After nine years of continuous growth, the world demand for fibre went into a decline in 2001, due to a global economic slowdown. The world and the regional patterns for cotton, wool and man-made fibres are examined, highlighting the prices, production and consumption trends.

By HTT Staff NEW YORK -- Few would argue that Wal-Mart does the best job of projecting a determinedly low-price image, but the true low-price leader for a market basket [...]

You rarely hear embroiderers say they are adjusting their prices because they are making too much money. But you do hear embroidery clients asking for discounts based on quantity or [...]

The rising price of cotton and wool fibers is pushing up the price of synthetics as well, and forcing retailers to pass the prices along to a frustrated consumer. All sources indicate that consumers are in search of value at a low price, and the hikes are certain to cause decreasing sales. Manufacturers have announced their intention to work with textile mills to keep costs within limits, especially within new clothing lines and denim goods., NEW YORK - The big squeeze is on. Since the beginning of last year, wool prices have skyrocketed 35 percent, cotton prices have climbed 25 percent, polyester has jumped 23 [...]

LESS THAN $40 LESS, AS ROBERT VENTURI ONCE SAID, is a bore. It is also, in this shrinking economy, a sad but true fact of business life that more is […]

It might be time to take the shirt off your back--literally. Today's booming textile industry is just one of a number of links in a chain reaction also involving the […]

Byline: Syed Abdul Sattar Shah, Faiz M. Shaikh and Anwar Ali Shah G. Syed Abstract This research investigates the issues of textile industry in Pakistan. Data were collected 100 textile [...]

Over the last several years, sublimation has provided incredible opportunities for digital decorators offering full-color, short-run, customized products. Now, digital decorators can add sublimated towels to their product list. Towels [...]

Two of the world's largest makers of spunlace nonwovens have announced global price increases. Citing rising raw material, freight and utility prices--some of which have gone up as much as [...]

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has criticised central bank's move to increase 50 basis points in discount rate terming it a blow to the industry. In a statement, APTMA [...]

One of the largest exporters of textiles and fabric in Pakistan, Gul Ahmed is a composite textile mill engaged in the manufacture, spinning and processing of textile and yarn. Opening [...]

Byline: RECORDER REPORT Rates were firm on the cotton market on Monday in the process of slow business, dealers said. The official spot rate was inert at Rs 6,600, they [...]

Byline: HAMID WALEEED Textile industry demanded reduction in interest rate by 250 bps to 7.5 percent in the monetary policy, likely to be announced shortly, as growth of Large Scale [...]

Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Ahsan Bashir has urged for the provision of regionally competitive interest rates in the wake of improvement in economic indicators. He has lauded [...]

Byline: RECORDER REPORT Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Ahsan Bashir has urged for the provision of regionally competitive interest rates in the wake of improvement in economic indicators. [...]

FIBER PRICE SHEET THE LAST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, WWD PUBLISHES THE CURRENT, MONTH-AGO AND YEAR-AGO FIBER PRICES. PRICES LISTED REFLECT THE COST OF ONE POUND OF FIBER OR, IN [...]

Byline: RECORDER REPORT Reacting to the government's fresh move of increasing fuel prices, exporters of textile sector on Monday said the rise would have a negative impact on the country's [...]