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Egypt’s long-staple cotton faces threat of going unsold
There is a threat of Egyptian cotton going unsold despite 2 million metric quintals of high quality crops. Based on traders’ optimism, the country...
US sanctions on Iran Hit Major Banks, Shipping Companies
The tough US sanctions against Iran announced this month, especially targeting the oil, banking and shipping sectors, have been dubbed by analysts as the...
Record Cotton Production To Drive West Africa Exports
Cotton exports from West Africa for 2018-19 are projected to surpass last year’s record, driven by record production, according to the US department of...
Nigeria Introduces Transgenic Cotton Varieties
Nigeria recently introduced genetically-modified cotton varieties in the country to boost the textile industry. The country’s minister of science and technology Ogbonnaya Onu said...
Intertex Tunisia Exhibition To Be Held In April 2019
The Intertex Tunisia exhibition will be organised between 4-6 April 2019 in Sousse International Fairground in Tunisia. The event is an international platform where...
TUNISIA’S TEXTILE AND CLOTHING EXPORTS UP 11 PER CENT
For the first five months of 2017 Tunisia’s exports of the textile and clothing industries sector rose 11 per cent. The same applies to...
Nigeria, China sign $2 bn MoU on cotton industry
Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese firm Shandong Ruyi International Fashion Industry for an investment of $2 billion in Katsina, Kano,...
Saudi Aramco signs agreement with Zhejiang Petrochemical
Saudi Aramco recently signed an agreement with the Chinese province of Zhejiang during the second International Petroleum and Natural Gas Enterprises Conference (IPEC) at...
Italian textile factory inaugurated in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Italian fashion company ITACA recently inaugurated a $15-million textile factory at Ashegodain of Tigray state in Ethiopia. The factory has already started exporting clothes...
Zimbabwe’s textile industry targets 35,000 jobs in 5 yrs
Zimbabwe's textile industry: The Zimbabwe Clothing Manufacturers’ Association (ZCMA) plans to employ 35,000 people in the next five years, largely because of the sector’s...
