China's current adjustment of textile industry will focus on adjustment of technical structure and raising added value of products. It is different from structural adjustment of other industries, textile industry shall give priority to sharpening the edge of competition of the whole sector, not simply stressing the overcapacity of production, said an official with the Economic Operation Bureau of the State Development and Reform Commission (SDRC). For this purpose, ten Chinese state department

To avert skin tearing among aged persons, CSIRO, a study group financed by Australian Wool Innovation has come up with a new medicinal fabric. Robin Cranston team leader of the CSIRO's Textile and Fibre Technology said aged persons are highly vulnerable to skin tears. The latest wool and lycra fabric innovated by CSIRO guards limbs against injuries and can be worn during all seasons. Due to ageing, skin develops drying and loses flexibility, according to Robin. Blood flow reduces and skin

The popularity of organic foods is increasing and corresponding consumer demand is perking up in the textile industry. Increasing consumer concerns about chemical toxicity in their personal environments has led to a call for "healthy" textiles. While many clothing, bedding, and upholstery brands currently use organic fibers, the process to manufacture textiles often requires treatments than can leave chemical residue on the finished product. Many consumers are demanding healthier textiles that

After undergoing consistent decline for last four years, Italian textile machinery market has achieved marginal improvement since beginning of this year. "Italian manufacturers have shown more confidence during this first few months of 2006," said Paolo Banfi, President of ACIMIT (Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers), at the annual press conference recently held at the association's administrative headquarters in Milan. "In order to increase our competitive edge, Italian fir

Vietnam needs to invest three billion U.S. dollars in its garment and textile industry from now to 2010, local newspaper People's Army reported Tuesday. Of the money, over 2.27 billion dollars will be spent on weaving and dyeing projects, 443 million dollars on garment ones, about 200 million dollars on manpower training, and some 180 million dollars on developing textile and garment materials, the paper quoted sources from the country's Industry Ministry as saying. After Vietnam joins the W

Central America is clearly losing ground on US T-Shirt import market. Although still having very large market shares, Honduras and El Salvador were threatened by surging competition from India and Pakistan in the first quarter. US quotas on China's T-shirts did not fully protected Central American suppliers that were in addition affected by low implementation of the free trade deal with the United States. Although still dominating the US T-shirt import market, Central America is again threatene

Men's wool clothing is hot in American markets as the nation imports this product in bulk from the mainland. China is a major exporter of men? wool clothing; though there are some restrictions for Chinese wool products at present, the export volume of Chinese men? wool clothing is rising. This leads China to import more raw materials from America, Canada and Mexico, and at the same time makes Chinese exporters leaders in the industry. Source:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will soon sign a deal paving the way for Vietnam to join the World Trade Organization, despite U.S. textile industry protests, a top U.S. trade official said on Monday. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia told reporters Washington hoped to sign the agreement at a June 1-2 meeting of trade ministers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The two sides reached an agreement in principle earlier this month. "We're

For smooth supply of utility services to factories, separate textile industrial park will help Government to operate seamlessly, said LGRD and Cooperative Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan. Abdul Mannan said, "It will be easier for the government to ensure uninterrupted supply of power and gas to the textile units if those are located in a particular area." He also emphasized to end disputes between textile millers and garment factory owners. He suggested that industrialist should also take care

Cotton exports in marketing year (MY) 2006/07 are forecast to increase to 3.5 million bales as a fall out of large carryover stocks and expected higher production, assuming the current parity of local cotton prices vis-?vis international prices holds. India emerged as a significant exporter of cotton in MY 2005/06 (August-July) and is estimated to have exported 3.2 million bales. On the other hand, MY 2006/07 imports are forecast at 500,000 bales, stagnant at 2005/06 level, consisting largely