Most of Turkey? 600 fabric dyeing factories are in difficulty due to the stagnation of the textile industry, the head of one of the country? trade groups has said. Ahmet Temiroglu, president of the Turkish Textile Dyeing and Finishing Industries?Association believes that if the decline continues then many companies in Turkey may close down. Pointing to the increasing competition, particularly from China, Temiroglu claims that Turkish textile industry should stop producing basic products l

Nearly 20 major silk exporters, which accounts for 80 percent in Chinese silk exports to India, are planning to battle against an Indian anti-dumping case, stated an industrial representative at Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province in east China. Wang Yu, Secretary-General of the China Chamber of Commerce for the Import and Export of Textiles informed that the representatives of the Chinese companies discussed with lawyers from three legal companies in the meeting held at Hangzhou, to seek

Striking back at Brussels, China said it was not making an allowance for further steps to slow down a surge in textile and textile products exports that is frightening the US and the EU. Lou Jiwei, Vice Finance Minister stated that China needed to see the reaction in Washington and Brussels to its announcement last Friday of imposing higher taxes on 74 lines of clothing and textile products. Chinese textile exports have flooded EU and US domestic markets with cheap textile products since

Textile products processed on the mainland but listed as originating in Hong Kong and Macao will be exempted from mainland export tariffs, according to a notice issued by the Ministry of Commerce Wednesday. Textile products processed on the mainland for exports but without qualified certificates of origins will have their export tariffs levied as ever. The decision was made after two high-level meetings on the development of a closer trade relationship between the mainland and Hong Kon

The European Commission said on Wednesday that it hopes to reach an agreement with China on an alleged surge in Chinese exports of T-shirts and flax yarn by next Tuesday. The European Union (EU) head office gave the green light to Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to continue informal talks with Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng until next Tuesday. The EU would not launch formal consultations with China on the two categories of textile products if the two sides reached an

LUBBOCK, TX ?Scientists from The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University on April 4 unveiled a newly developed fabric used to protect against biological and chemical agents. Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R) discusses the importance of the new fabric with fabric developer Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar of Texas Tech during the news conference. The nonwovens fabric was developed by scientists with the Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. National Program for Countermeasures

ROCHELLE PARK - United Retail Group Inc., which operates 512 Avenue plus-size women's clothing stores, appears to have found the right merchandise fit to boost its profits, executives told shareholders Tuesday. United Retail reported first-quarter earnings of $1 million, or 8 cents a share, a dramatic improvement from a loss of $3.4 million, or 26 cents per share, for the prior-year period. Net sales rose 9 percent, to $106.5 million, and same-store sales rose 11 percent. Internet

Yesterday's discussions between the EU and China on possible action against the rise in Chinese textile exports failed to reach a conclusion. Negotiations between EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson and Chinese vice minister and chief negotiator Gao Hucheng were ?onstructive?in tone, according to a statement released by the EU, which added that discussions were continuing. However, after no conclusions were made, Gao is set to enter into more talks with the EU? executive commission, the

The EU textiles committee has agreed to launch talks with China on the import of two Chinese textile products. The consultation will cover T-shirt and flax yarn with a final decision to be made by the EU head office on Wednesday. EU trade chief Peter Mandelson will hold talks with China's chief textiles negotiator, Gao Hucheng, late Tuesday in Brussels. Mandelson has said EU will not restore quotas on Chinese textiles, and they are seeking to reach an agreement with China without taking spe

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