The world's largest professional exhibition for dye, organic pigment, textile Chemicals (China Interdye 2006) will take place in Shanghai from April 12 to 14, 2006.China Interdye 2006 is organized by the China Dyestuff Industry Association, China Dyeing & Printing Association, CPIT Shanghai, CCOIC Shanghai and Shanghai World Expo (Group) and co-organized by International Exhibition Service Corporation. It will take place in the Shanghai International Exhibition Center and Shanghaimart from A

Australian Wool Innovation Limited said after falling in the first 3 years of decade, production levels in Italy's knitting yarn sector stabilised in 2004. While this brought some hope that the decline had been arrested, preliminary estimates suggest that production levels fell again in 2005, although not at the same high rate seen in 2002 and 2003.In contrast to the falls in chemical fibre and cotton yarns, wool yarns did better, with a solid rise in woollen yarns offset slightly by a moderate

Central Queensland cotton farmers have a tough year ahead as they will not be provided with their share of water supply due to an extremely dry weather.Cotton growers expressed their concerns as they will not be able to cope with the ever increasing water prices.Sources reported that the farmers were expecting positive results from the initial rains but the dams are just 17 percent full and that next years crops would not be sowedFarmers are worried as there is no incoming water in the dam and t

The threads of South Africa on clothing and textile industry may be set to unravel if sufficient measures are not taken in time. This is as a result of cheaper foreign imports. Government is currently working on a draft proposal in order to rectify the situation.But many, including the SA Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU), feel that this too little, tool late. This was the crux of the After Eight Debate on SAFM today. According to Ebrahim Patel, the general secretary of the union, the

Pakistan has significantly reduced anti-dumping duties on polyester filament yarns from Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. Lower anti-dumping duties should help textile producers in developing production of polyester filament fabrics in the future. We below publish a table comparing November provisional duties and March definitive duties. Pakistan substantially reduced anti-dumping duties that were last November imposed on imports of polyester filament yarns from Indonesia, South Korea,

Iran has imported 40000 ton cotton with similar quantities lying in its domestic cotton factories.Iran's Agriculture Minister, Mohammad Reza Eskandari said if cotton import continued, domestic problems would increase.Iran Government and Agriculture Ministry's main program was to support domestic productions.Even Iran's Government has approved of domestic needs be satisfied with domestic productions and imports be reduced, he said. Source:

The boom in the Indian textile industry has encouraged the industry to compete with China, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The speakers of 'Context - 06', a sumit on textile organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, said the textile industry needs to target the share of the textile consumption in the world, which is around 85 billion US dollars, including export of 50 billion US dollars and rest 35 billion US dollars must be consumed in the domestic market. The speakers said t

Korea imported more clothing than it exported for the first time last year. According to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy Sunday, the nation exported caps, gloves and other articles of clothing, which amounted to $3.56 billion, while importing products worth $3.65 billion. The shortfall amounted to $91 million. The ministry said that the nation had never recorded losses in clothing trade since the 1960s, when clothing exports served as one of the few dollar-earning industries.

There was a modest improvement in the value of Turkish textile exports in February. Apparel shipments are still lower than a year ago but the difference is not as bad compared with January. Production during the first month of the year was again at lower levels. In addition, the IMF has reacted to Turkey's VAT cut for textiles. The value of Turkish textiles and fibre exports were nearly 9 per cent higher in February compared with the same month last year, latest data from Turkey's Exporters'

U.K. retail sales rebounded in February, suggesting consumer spending may add to growth in Europe's second-biggest economy this year. Sales increased 0.5 percent from January, when they fell a revised 1.6 percent, the Office for National Statistics in London said today. The reading exceeded the median estimate in a survey of 35 economists by Bloomberg News for a 0.4 percent increase. Annual sales growth was 2.1 percent, up from a revised 1.2 percent in January. The Bank of England is countin