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Related Keywords: Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, Heads of East African community, Minister for East African Cooperation, protection of textile and tanner ubdystruesm, Textile Industry

Heads of the East African Community member states on agreeing to set up a mechanism that will promote growth and protection of textile and tanner industries in East Africa. The council of ministers is currently working out modalities to enhance implementation of the agreement by Heads of State to revive textile and tanner industries.

Related Keywords: BOAD, cotton campaign in Benin, deploy finance, disposal and marketing of cotton fiber and derivatives, ginning and the storage, leaders of local banks, National office of farm incomes, purchase of cotton from producers, West African Development Bank

At the Convention held between Christian Adovelande, president of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) and the General Director of the National Office of farm incomes and leaders of local banks engaged in operation. It was decided that BOAD will deploy finance of 115 billion FCFA for the cotton campaign of 2014-15 in Benin.

The funding will be allocated to cover the needs related to the 2014-2015 cotton campaign, including the purchase of cotton from producers, ginning and the storage, disposal and marketing of cotton fiber and derivatives.

Related Keywords: advanced textiles and materials processing company, Albany International Corp, European machine clothing manufacturing operations, German affiliate, Germany, press fabric manufacturing facility in Göppingen, producer of custom designed fabrics, reduce manufacturing operation, Württembergische Filztuchfabrik K. Geschmay GmbH

Albany International Corp. reported that its German affiliate, Württembergische Filztuchfabrik K. Geschmay GmbH has announced plans to reduce manufacturing operations at its press fabric manufacturing facility in Göppingen, Germany.

This planned action is driven by the continuing consolidation of paper industry customers in Europe, and the continuous need to match the Company’s paper machine clothing manufacturing capacity in Europe with the demands of customers.

Related Keywords: Diamond Wax, Egypt Batik, few specialist outlets, Fleece and Mandy, group of skilled women, import the fabric, Mama Africa, Poly-cotton, Polytop, production of African attire, set up textile project, Temash Exclusive Centre, traditional costumes, Zimbabwe texile industry

In Zimbabwe there are very few locals skilled in design of traditional costumes apart from a few specialist outlets in the capital city. Taking advantage of the continental trend, a group of skilled women in Gweru have set up a thriving textiles project known as Temash Exclusive Centre, that specializes in the design and production of African attire as it is an instant hit business enterprise for many West African countries, where the clothes are made with colours representing various tribes and considered essential at traditional events.

Related Keywords: continue production, during commodity off season, Karachi cotton exchange, Pakistan local cotton market, rushed to develop inventories, short supply of quality lint, Spinners, spot rate, textile mill owners, witnessed surge in trade turnover

Local cotton market in Pakistan witnessed surge in trade turnover by 20 percent to 15,200 bales (of 155 kilogram) as spinners and many of the textile mill owners rushed to develop inventories to keep continue their production during the commodity’s off-season (March-June) on fears of short supply of quality lint, said a dealer on Friday.

Those, who have yet not built inventories with prime quality cotton, are acquiring it ahead of the off-season, said a broker at Karachi Cotton Exchange, adding the size of unsold cotton stock stood around 1.1 million bales in the current season.

Related Keywords: create new jobs, expand production facility, facility in Oxford, global supplier of nonwoven fabrics, hygiene and wipes applications, increase overall production capacity, Israel based textile company, North American division, Shalag Industries Ltd, Shalag US Inc

Shalag US Inc. — the North American division of Israel-based textile company Shalag Industries Ltd., a global supplier of nonwoven fabrics for hygiene and wipes applications will be expanding its production facility in Granville County, North Carolina. The expansion will create 40 new jobs over the next three years.

The expansion of the facility in Oxford with an investment of $16 million would add a third thermo-bonding production line. The company currently has 74 employees in its Oxford plant.

Related Keywords: Danish Company, EU delegation, GSP Plus status, in skill development, meet Punjab Chief Minister, Pakistan textile exports, potential to generate electricity, promotion of cooperation, Shahbaz Sharif, shortage of electricity, strengthening economic and trade relation, to discuss matter of mutual interest

Pakistan has strong and friendly relations with the countries of European Union. A representative delegation of European parliament called on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday to discussion matters of mutual interest, strengthening of economic and trade relations and promotion of cooperation in skill development, health, education and other sectors.

Shahbaz at the meeting told the EU delegates that Pakistan’s textile exports had increased by one billion dollars after the country was granted GSP Plus status, which has left a positive impact on national economy.

Related Keywords: compared to other countries, due to higher cost of production, for export promotion, number thinning, Poland garment production, Poland the EUs eighth-largest market, promote exports, Ptak Expo International Fashion Fair, realize foreign order, textile and fashion industry, textile industry on priority list, to show at Milan expo

Poland has a long history of garment production. However, for the past few years, this branch of the industry has been systematically shrinking. The majority of Polish garment factories realise foreign orders, the number of which is thinning due to the higher costs of production in Poland compared to other countries, especially in Asia.

Related Keywords: double duty free textile exports, Egypt, Egyptian textile makers, in United states, Israel, Israel contributes at least 10.5 percent, joint booth, Magic apparel trade fair, marked 10 years of US qualifying economic zone, of their value, regional economic integration, sell products duty-free, target of $2 billion, textile and clothing goods

Israel and Egypt, the two countries marked 10years of the U.S. Qualifying Economic Zone framework with a joint booth at the Magic apparel trade fair, in Las Vegas, the world’s biggest event in the international fashion industry, this week. The two countries to strengthen the relations on Wednesday has agreed to double duty-free textile exports to the United States to $2 billion within three years, said Gabi Bar, head of the Middle East desk at the Economy Ministry.

Related Keywords: China to end stockpiling program, cotton consumption, cotton prices, create jobs, fiber to be imported, invest billions of dollars, NDRC, store in state reserves, Subsidies, textile factories, U.S. Department of Agriculture, weak market price, XPCC

China has assured to end a costly stockpiling program that has artificially exaggerated cotton prices. The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) reluctant to accept the current weak market price, has urged the government to buy part of its crop and store it in state reserves, said two trade sources with knowledge of the issue.

XPCC, also known as the army corps, or 'bingtuan', has become a sort of state within a state and gained a dominant role in industries such as cotton, where it employs about 200,000 mainly Han Chinese on some of Xinjiang's best land.