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Related Keywords: East Carolina Corriedales, New Bern's Farmer, North Carolina, quilting mandarin, SealZiti.com, textile and arts

The New Bern’s Farmer Market is usually flooded with local produced items including textiles. But the one to commence on 3rd January, 2015 is to introduce a new and interesting facility of Textile and Fiber Arts, too, for the consumers.

Kay Krafts, East Carolina Corriedales, Quilting Mandarin and J& D Crafts are one of those who will present their articles in the market.

Related Keywords: Esma, fabric, international system of units, merchant, national system of measurement, protect consumers’ rights, textile supplier, UAE textile trade

The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma) announced on Wednesday that UAE's textile trade will implement the International System of Units (SI). All fabric and textile suppliers and merchant as of today will start using metre as a unit instead of the yard under the national system of measurement and calibration.

Related Keywords: establish khadi as brand, Karnataka state khadi, MoU, NIFT, revitalize khadi industry, train cluster of artisans, Village industries Board

Karnataka State Khadi and Village Industries Board (KSK &VIB) has signed an MoU with National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to help revitalize and revive khadi industry and popularize khadi among the younger generation.

NIFT would train clusters of artisans across the State to establish khadi as a brand. The project aims to train around 18,000 persons working in 160 khadi units. This will help to improve the life of skilled artisans as well as update them on the latest trends.

Related Keywords: African fabrics, African Premier, Chinese manufacturer, develop stunning attire, dresses, fabrics, selling online, UK and Africa, wax print fabrics

African premier a Chinese manufacturer that produces and deal with African fabrics since 2003. African premier is one such company that sells innovatively designed laces, dresses, wigs and various other accessories. Currently, the demand for laces and wax print fabrics has increased significantly. People like to use these elegant materials and that suit all occasions and give a person a different look.

Related Keywords: draft new textile policy, ECC for approval, federal minister for textile, GSP plus, new textile policy, Pakistan texile sector, related sector of textile, value added products

Pakistan’s textile sector alone has the potential to steer the country out of its financial crisis. Keeping this in view, Federal Minister for Textile and Industries Abbas Khan Afridi on Tuesday said that draft of the new textile policy (2014-19) would be ready in a few days and will be forward to the ECC of the Cabinet next week for approval.

He stressed the need for formulating a comprehensive and long-term policy, and said both the government and industry were committed to fully exploit the potential of all related sectors of textile.

Related Keywords: American economy picksup, Chinese exports, Cotton Association of India, domestic cotton supplies, Indian textile and garment export, labour rnrestl Safety of Bangladeshi factory, OTEXA

India’s textile and garment exports strong performance this year was a reflection of a combination of global factors — a steady improvement in demand as the American economy picks up, a progressive decline in Chinese exports to major markets such as the US, currency appreciation in Indonesia, labour unrest in Asian competitor Cambodia and safety concerns after a major factory fire in Bangladesh last year.

Related Keywords: boost production capacity, cotton business, high quality cotton fibre, production plant, Sino-Zim cotton holding, value added products

Sino-Zim Cotton Holdings a prime leading producer of high quality 100% Cotton fibre and value added products in Zimbabwe and Africa has brought in new equipments for its production plant and its efforts to boost the production capacity of its cotton business in the coming year sees no change.

The company projected an increase in cotton seed and lint output at its $17 million plant commissioned by President Mugabe last year but with the challenges currently prevailing in the cotton industry the projections are expected to remain unchanged at 35 000 tonnes.

Related Keywords: enhance energy supply, knitwear export, Pakistan textile exports, readymade garment export, signed agreement, Tadjikistan and Kirghizistan

Pakistan has signed an agreement with Tadjikistan and Kirghizistan at the beginning of December to enhance the country’s energy supply. With the improvements underway, Pakistan is looking to increase its textile exports over the next nine years, and hopes to increase 2013’s €466m profit further with predictions for $26bn profit in textile exports by 2023.

Related Keywords: cotton arrival position, cotton crop, cotton production, extra long staple cotton, ginning factories, Karachi Cotton Association, Pakistan cotton industry, trading cotton

The Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) at the meeting held on Monday assessed cotton crop size for the season 2014-15 at 13.4885 million bales. They have agreed to maintain the cotton crop size for 2014-15 in Punjab at 9.902m bales, Sindh at 3.48m bales, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 0.0015m bales and Balochistan at 0.1070m bales, respectively.

Cotton Commissioner Dr Khalid Abdullah informed the meeting about cotton crop condition and status of cotton arrival position in ginning factories. The major obstacles in achieving cotton production targest were climate and seed quality issues.

Related Keywords: Gujarat, investment summit, MOFA Taiwan, strengthen bilateral cooperation with India, Taiwanese delegation, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, textile industries, Vibrant Gujarat Investment Summit

Taiwan in its efforts to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation with India would be sending a delegation to attend an investment summit in India next month from January 10 to 14, the delegation will also take the opportunity to explore further cooperation with India’s government and private sector, Elliott Charng, director general of the Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs said.