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The state of textile industries in nigeria

The Senior Deputy General Secretary National Union of Textile amp Garment Workers of Nigeria Alh Umoru Mohammed spoke recently with Victor Ulasi about the issues and state of Textile Industries in Nigeria The state of textile Industry and the wellbeing of over 3500 workers who lost their jobs due to the closure of the textile industries have continued to be an issue of concern among the government stakeholders and the masses Over the years this concern has been related to evolution of crude oil unavailability of raw materials infrastructural decay in situation of government interferences and lack of equipment upgrade Resulting from this have lead to the closure of one hundred and fifty out of one hundred and seventy five textile industries in Nigeria leaving only 25 textile industries working on the mercy of nature In a bid to reverse the dwindling fortunes of Textile Industries the Federal Government intervened with a stimulus package of N70billion to bailout the textile industries aimed a...
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The textile industry of surat

Surat an emerging city in the state of Gujarat is known as the textile city of Gujarat And the epithet is perfectly suited to the city The textile industry is one of the oldest and the most widespread industries in Surat A major part of the citys population is associated with the textile industry Overview of the Surat textile industryThe textile industry in Surat is mainly engaged in the activities of yarn production weaving processing as well as embroidery Surat is well known for its synthetic products market It is mainly engaged in the production and trading of synthetic textile products Nearly 30 million metres of raw fabric and 25 million metres of processed fabric are produced in Surat daily The city has several textile markets that exist since times immemorial Zampa Bazaar Bombay Market JJ Textile Market and Jash Market are among them Katat Gam Magdalla and Udhana are the areas of Surat where manufacturing is mainly concentrated In the course of time people from various ot...
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Taking textiles out of landfills

The apparel and textile industries while creating clothes for fashionhungry consumers are also among the largest creators of waste Remnant fabrics and used clothing in Los Angeles account for up to 10 percent of trash clogging up landfills according to city estimates Several companies are saying enough is enough and have launched aggressive recycling programs httpwwwhimfrcombuyPlugCapPlug CapManufacturers such as Nike Inc and Patagonia operate recycling programs for their own products Now another company Soex Group based in Wolfen Germany has set its sights on the entire industry The company recently opened a plant in Vernon Calif and a subsidiary Soex West USA LLC which is part of a pilot program to determine if the US market is viable for its professional recycling business So far it looks like a go said Michael Koelln director of the US operations The criteria are already there Despite efforts by charitable organizations such as the Red Cross Salvation Army and Goo...
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Traditional ethnic designs

When it comes to buying ethnic clothes there are a wealth of patterns and techniques which produce really amazing designs and prints that transform simple styles into colourful unique clothesThis article talks about some of the block printing techniques that are used to produce the designs and also describes where the designs come fromMany of the prints that you see in stores today originate from the Jaipur region of India This is traditionally a region where textiles have been the main form of work for the people for hundreds of years Only now is this changing as companies outsource their industries to India and textiles have to start to take a back seat in the rapid growth of the countryThere is however some companied who carry on the traditional ways of textile printing using techniques that have been used for hundreds of years In this article we will discuss several of the textile techniques that are used in this area to produce the wonderful original dresses skirts and jackets that you see in high...
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Chinese textile machinery manufacturer unveils latest technologies

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Targets set high for textile garment sector

keywordTextile and Apparel Associationthe largest foreign currencytextile and garment businessesFinancial crisis and shortage of labor have become the order of the day in Vietnam but despite these daunting circumstances the textile and garment sector has set an export target of US 95 billion for this yearMr Le Quoc An Chairman of Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association said at a press conference on July 7 that the sector secured 42 billion as turnover in the first half of this year representing an annual increase of 20 percentAccording to Mr An since Vietnam has already inked a number of contracts with importers it will not be very difficult for the country to meet the remaining export target of 53 billion in the second halfHowever the problems of labor shortage and inaccessibility to bank loans that are eroding profits of the manufacturers cannot be disregarded altogether Mr Le Quoc An noted that from January to June of 2008 profits of Vietnam Textile and Garment Group...
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Textile lasers
With the passage of time the field of textile and its machinery has enhance a lot in many regions of the world One of the important and most required equipment in textile industry is a textile laser Textile lasers are used for last more than 30 years Many companies are meant for making the textile lasers The textile lasers are very useful for the people who earn from this industryTextile lasers are basically meant to increase output by pouring less input that is getting more profit by inserting les productive amounts In past machinery itself took its complete expense and the output wasnt that satisfactory but from the time the textile lasers are invented it has brought new life to the earners and the industry of course by taking less time in performance and yielding better results as compared to its past The textile lasers are worth than other machine it is all about how to use it and one can train its operator with the skills like combination of embroidery and screen printing heat transfers an...
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