The Turkish textile sector trapped between the high-quality production of the European textile sector with high added value and the simple uncompetitive goods that China cheaply produces, searches for a solution. Professor Mehmet Akalin, textile department head at the Marmara University Technical Education Faculty thinks that the solution derives from two separate strategies in the short and long run. Pointing to the efficiency concept as the only solution for corporations to continue their op

Researchers have developed a material comprised of intelligent molecules which flow with natural movement, but on shock, simply lock together to provide a protective barrier. This is pretty much like the way natural joints in the human body - such as knees - work when subject to shock impact. Named D3O, the technology is now being actively marketed by a range of sports companies. The molecules within D3O flow past each other at low rates of movement when a body is moving naturally, but when su

The Trade Minister Elka Pangestu stated that China may surge its domestic market with textile and apparel products after restricting certain textile products import by the US Government.Pangestu explained that if China decrease textile products export to developed countries, then where will those products go?. ?hinese made garments could flood the Indonesian market,?she added. Indonesian textile sector was about to lose its hold in US textile imports, as it was expected that major players of the

The US government approved four safeguard cases against China today covering man-made fiber (MMF) shirts, non-knit (woven) shirts, MMF trousers, and combed cotton yarn."We are gratified that the US government approved these cases. Failure to act would have cost tens of thousands of US jobs," said American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition (AMTAC) Executive Director Auggie Tantillo. "It is important to note that the cases approved today were filed as threat-based cases in October 2004. Today's

The Switzerland-based International Textile Manufacturers Federation? fourth-quarter 2004 State of Trade Report disclosed record-high global fabric production and slightly higher yarn production over third-quarter output.Fabric output increases in Asia totaled 18.7 percent for the quarter and 56.9 percent for the year. Increases in Europe totaled 9.5 percent for the quarter and 6.2 percent for the year. North and South America saw decreases of 3.2 percent and 22.6 percent, respectively, for the

There is good demand for Indian goods including electrical, textile and food items in Iraq. As per available information, the Iraqi businessmen are traveling to India to establish contacts with Indian companies to source their supplies from them. The number of Iraqi businessmen visiting India has doubled over the previous year and the Indian Mission in Baghdad is interacting more with Iraqi business firms, replying to more business inquiries and distributing directories of Indian exporters in CD

Leaders and representatives of nearly 50 enterprises of Ha Noi and delegation of Argentinian entrepreneurs lead by the Esperanja and Singhalese cities Mayors discussed on economic cooperation.Trade between Viet Nam and Argentina reached approximately $190mn in the year 2004. The imports of Ha Noi were worth $23.3mn worth and exports were nearly $500,000 worth of products to Argentina.Vietnam exports textiles, garments, footwear, fine art, handicraft articles, electric and electronic appliances t

India Inc. optimistic on exports, investment, employment front; concern over FBT, VAT, input price and demandFicci National organisation presents Confidence Survey Presents Mixed PictureEven as India Inc. exudes optimism at the prospects for investments, exports and employment in the next six months, the overall business confidence index in Q4 of 2004-05 is back to the level seen in the second quarter of the year.The fourth quarter Business Confidence Survey was conducted by the FICCI Research D

The Indian textiles Minister Shankersinh Vaghela said that the country will not face any punitive action on the anti-dumping front in the textiles and garment exports to the European Union.. He informed that even though textile exports to EU rose by over 25 percent in the January-March period this year after the expiry of textile quotas there was no reason for India to worry there was strict adherence to rules and regulations as per the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement.He added:"It was f

The India Trade Promotion Organization, a government undertaking announced Tuesday that it will hold a textiles fair during May 31 - June 2 in Tokyo.The object of holding such a fair was to boost exports of Indian textiles and garner business worth 500 million yen.About 55 Indian textile companies will exhibit interior fabrics, including bed linen, kitchen fabric, curtain and doormats, at the 16th textiles fair at the Sunshine City building in Ikebukuro Ward.