EU TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY WELCOMES INDIA´S LIFTING OF COTTON YARN EXPORT RESTRICTIONS

PRESS RELEASEBrussels 1st April 2011 EU TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY WELCOMES INDIA´S LIFTING OF COTTON YARN EXPORT RESTRICTIONS The decision of the Indian Government to lift the restrictions on Exports of Cotton Yarn as of today- 1rst of April- is welcomed by the EU Textile and Clothing Industry. The President of EURATEX, Mr. Alberto Paccanelli, recalled “The imposition in December 2010 of a quota of 720.000kg to Exports of Cotton Yarns by the Indian Government created an extremely difficult market situation with raising prices, lack of availability and severe...Read more

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EU MUST TAKE ACTIONS TO SECURE ACCESS TO RAW MATERIALS FOR ITS TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY

EU MUST TAKE ACTIONS TO SECURE ACCESS TO RAW MATERIALS FOR ITS TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY

The European textile and apparel industry is deeply concerned with the current situation in the Raw Materials markets. When presenting the recent Position Paper on Raw Materials, Mr. Alberto Paccanelli, President of Euratex, recalled: “The steep growth of emerging economies like China, India or Brazil is creating increasing pressure in the markets leading to a lack of availability and price increases for the major textile raw materials. This problem is aggravated by the unilateral and...Read more

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Euratex and IAF support Texprocess - Visit TEXPROCESS and get your free ticket to the Fair !

New event cycle and holding Texprocess concurrently with Techtextil are important benefits & new opportunities for the international garment-manufacturing industry from Texprocess.Read more

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Press Information - The 6th Annual Public Conference of the European Technology Platform - Brussels, 31 March – 1 April 2011

The 6th Annual Public Conference of the European Textile Technology Platform will take place on 31 March – 1 April 2011 in Brussels. With this year’s event entitled “Societal ChallengesRead more

Successful PPE Conference in Brussels - 1-2 February 2011

Large-scale conference in Brussels promotes user-driven innovation in the European Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) market.Read more

New President for EURATEX

On Friday 10th December 2010, Mr Alberto PACCANELLI was nominated unanimously President of Euratex by the General Assembly of EURATEX, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, for a two year term of office for the period 2011-2012.Read more

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EURATEX and CEMATEX Agree on Close Collaboration

The representative bodies for the European Textile and Clothing Industry EURATEX and the European Textile Machinery Manufacturers CEMATEX signed a Memorandum of Understanding for closer collaboration in research, technological development innovation and industry promotion.Read more

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Euratex co-organises Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment Conference on 1-2 February 2011 in Brussels.

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An integrated Industrial Policy for the globalisation era – reconciling with business

The Alliance for a Competitive European Industry (ACEI) welcomes the adoption today of the European Commission communicationRead more

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EUROPE’s TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY - 120.000 JOBS MIGHT BE AT RISK DUE TO CONCESSIONS TO PAKISTAN

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