ZEAL Optics announced the release of the world’s first cotton biodegradable sunglass, the Ace. Designed in Boulder, Colorado and crafted by the renowned Italian powerhouse, Mazzucchelli, the Ace is a revolution in sustainable eyewear. Produced from 100% USA Grown cotton, the Ace is the first of its kind and the greenest sunglass – EVER. “After two years of development, we are bringing to market an amazing product with a purpose,” said ZEAL President John Sanchez. For this launch, ZEAL part

BestMassage continues to bolster its offerings of Thai merchandise with its addition of two new Thai mattresses this month. This comes on the heels of the recent roll-out of Thai massage tools that BestMassage introduced earlier this year. “We’ve seen an increased interest in Thai massage and Thai wellness products,” revealed Peter Wang, Marketing Director for BestMassage. “Our Thai massage products have been selling very well and we felt that the two new mattresses would be a nice supplement

The 6th edition of the Central American Crafts, New World Crafts 2013, committed to the Guatemalan and Central American crafts sector, will be the show window of innovation where more than 30 new collections, that emerge of the Central America art designers, seek to conquer the world, after a perfect fusion of global trends and history and culture of Guatemala. In these fair will be presented products with modern and contemporary designs, inspired by the craftsman traditions of the diverse cu

Ashland Inc. has expanded its family of Aquapas RDP to include Aquapas M Series RDP, Aquapas T Series RDP, Aquapas HS-2098 RDP and Styrene-Acrylic based Aquapas N7930 and Aquapas N7970 RDPs. In 2011, Ashland Inc. launched its Aquapas redispersible polymer powders (RDP) to be used along with Culminal and Combizell cellulose ethers, and Ashland Aquatherm specialty water-soluble polymers to offer enhanced adhesion, performance and flexibility in dry mortars formulations. Ashland’s RDP powders

Powerlooms in Tamil Nadu numbering over seven lakh will stop production during the 12-hour night shift from September 10 to protest against the increasing cotton and yarn prices. They are also demanding a ban on cotton export, a senior representative of the Federation of Powerloom Associations of India has said. The textile industry is in doldrums due to the escalation of raw cotton and cotton yarn prices in the last two months, M.S. Mathivanan, federation President, told reporters here y

Export of Bangladeshi readymade garments (RMG) to the Scandinavian countries has annually been increasing at a rate of 30 per cent for the last five years. Export to the Nordic region, including Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, rose to US$980 million in the last financial year (FY), 2012-13, which was $391 million in the FY09, thanks to increasing shipment of high-value products (HVPs), insiders said. The state-run Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data showed that during the period, Bangl

Bank employ checking for the fake currency. (AP) RBI's fight to prop the tottering rupee has contributed substantially to forex reserves dipping by a hefty USD 16.554 billion or 6 per cent to a low of USD 275.49 billion since the beginning of this fiscal. According to marketmen, a large part of this has been used to save the bleeding rupee, which went on a downward spiral after May 22 when Ben Bernanke of the US Fed had hinted at turning his easy money policy much earlier than previously h

Indian consumers are more conservative than their western counter parts so there is an increase in footfalls for intimate wear in the country’s e-commerce platform mainly due to the privacy provided by it. According to industry representatives, the lingerie buyers of the country get more exposure to the international brands and latest fashion trends through online portals. In a conversation with fibre2fashion, Ms. Neha Shah, marketing and sales manager at ShopImagine.in, an online boutique

(A radical plan to ditch its stockpiling programme in favour of subsidies to farmers that could lead to a long-term cut in China's imports has also hurt market sentiment.) India's cotton exports are expected to drop by a fifth this year on account of a slump in purchases by top cotton consumer China and higher domestic prices, a Reuters survey of traders and exporters found. Lower Indian exports this year could provide some respite to soft world cotton prices which have shed nearly 12 pe

Workers are seen working in a garment factory Apparel manufacturers expect the cost of clothing production to increase sharply in the days to come, because of setting high the factory safety standards and wage hikes in the wake of the Rana Plaza building collapse. Stakeholders, however, have assured that Bangladesh’s garment industry would still remain competitive in the global market. Rising labour cost is going to be the main factor in the increasing cost of production, they said. Com