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India's Reliance Industries Ltd is looking to buy fashion and child-focused retailers abroad and partner with global sports and beauty brands as part of its expansion into consumer markets, a top executive told Reuters. Under Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries is pivoting from an oil-led conglomerate into a more consumer-facing company, selling everything from handbags to broadband to try to tap into Indians' rising disposable incomes.

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As spreading wearable devices in the market, new devices that are not recognizable at first sight have also been appearing. Teijin promotes the development of wearable devices integrating highly functional materials, sensing techniques and knowhow in home healthcare to provide new solutions to create value needed by society.

Wearable solutions offered by Teijin include;

New coaching wear helps to improve sports skills

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This August, buyers, designers, and thought leaders in the footwear industry will mix, mingle and source material and components at the event of the summer: the Materials Show. Taking place one week apart on both the East and West Coasts, the semi-annual Materials Show is one of the most forward-thinking trade expos in the industry. Footwear designers seek out inspiration for upcoming seasons, and buyers source the practical components, textiles and processes they need to turn those designs into reality.

The footwear industry today is breathing a collective sigh of relief.

Related Keywords: Anta, Anta Sports, BCI, Chinese sportswear group, Geneva, sports, sportswear, sustainable development

Chinese sportswear group Anta has announced that it has become a member of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI). It said this decision was part of efforts to execute its “sustainable development philosophy”.

BCI is a Geneva-based organisation that works to promote greater sustainability in cotton production around the world. It is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019.

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Golf’s fourth and final major of the 2019 season is contested on Northern Ireland’s most challenging 18 holes. Defined by its rolling sand dunes and coastal views, the links course has hosted major tournaments for more than 100 years. Participants, even in July, face cool temperatures and bursts of rain — an environment that requires sympathetic garments.

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Garware-Wall Ropes Ltd. (GWRL), one of India's leading players in the technical textiles sector, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Top Exporter Award’ for their outstanding performance in the Fish Netting export category and Ropes category for FY 15-16 and FY 16-17 by the Plastics Export Promotion Council (PLEXCONCIL) at an award function held in The Leela, Mumbai recently.

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More than 116 million tonnes of waste clothes end up in the landfills every year. A sustainable manufacturer of functional fabrics, Singtex has developed Biotec series to tackle this issue. It reuses organic materials, such as coffee grounds, to make coffee oil membrane and castor beans to produce bio-nylon fabrics. These bio-based materials are said to replace more than 25% petroleum consumption during production and offer a better wearing experience.

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Zhejiang Xinao Textiles Inc (Xinao), a leading worsted spinner of wool, producing machine knitting yarns for the sweater, sports, outdoor, underwear and sock industry, will launch a series of newly developed yarns in its Autumn/Winter 2018/19 collection during the Spinexpo exhibition to be held in Paris.

Xinao’s new range of “fashion meets performance” yarns include built in moisture management, UV-blocking, enhanced wear performance, water resistance, anti-bacterial, stretch-recovery, and yarns designed for production of compression garments, the company reports.

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Bosnia considered a post-war country does not have any quotas for its export of finished products which can be exported to Europe and the US. Also, Bosnia need not pay an export tax on its products or it is very minimal. Pakistani entrepreneurs have great opportunity to set up their unit in Bosnia, label and export it to rest of Europe without facing any quota bars on the produce.