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The Government of India has raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of cotton for the current season with the amount for medium staple going up from Rs.3600 ($59) per quintal in 2012-13 to Rs. 3700 ($60) per quintal in 2013-14.
Keer American Corp, the American arm of textile company the Keer Group, based in Hangzhou, China, known for its manufacturing of cotton yarn, is to invest $218 million in a new plant and American headquarters in Lancaster, South Carolina, US.
Pakistan-based Island Textile Mills has been given the approval, by its Board of Directors, to seek the project ‘feasibility’ for the setting up of Unit II at its manufacturing premises at the Kotri Industrial Estate in the province of Sindh.
News10 Dec 2013Evonik Industries, one of the world´s leading speciality chemicals companies, and LanzaTech have signed a three year research cooperation agreement to develop a route to produce bio-processed precursors from waste derived synthesis gas.
News9 Dec 2013Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (KBLB), a developer of advanced spider silk based fibres, has delivered the first shipment of its Monster Silk recombinant spider silk fibre to Warwick Mills, a leader in the engineering and development of advanced technical textiles and protective materials.
News9 Dec 2013The dyeing of textile fabrics is considered to be one of the most polluting industries globally, and there is a need to develop green processes that can reduce this pollution. One team of Indian researchers believe they are on the way to achieving this.
Shandong Ruyi Technology Group Co Limited, a Chinese textile firm specialising in woollen textiles, garments, cotton spinning and weaving, spandex fibre, printing and dyeing, is intending to acquire up to 52% of ordinary shares of Masood Textile Mills Limited (MTM).
News4 Dec 2013Klopman International, one of the major European producers of polyester/cotton blended fabrics for work and protective wear, has developed a new fire resistant textile technology - Sungrazer 180 - that provides reliable protection for the Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) clothing industry.
News4 Dec 2013SABIC, the Saudi Arabian petrochemicals company, has opened a $100 million state-of-the-art SABIC Technology Centre (STC) in Shanghai, China, which will focus on developing next-generation solutions to help address some of the most pressing issues in China across major industry sectors including Construction, Clean Energy, Electrics and Electronics, Medical Devices, Transportation and Textiles.
