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21 June 2008

27th UNIVERSAL COTTON STANDARDS CONFERENCE - Memphis 2005

On June 11-13th, 2008 in Memphis (USA) the 28th Triennial Universal Cotton Standards Conference was held by the United States Department of Agriculture. In this

19 June 2008

The Gdynia Cotton Association General Assembly

The Gdynia Cotton Association General Assembly, on the 5th of June 2008 was dealing mainly with the questions of introducing the changes in the GCA

2 June 2008

List of the licences issued by the GCA to Polish companies

List of the licences issued by the Gdynia Cotton Association to Polish companies: License number License date Company name / address 1/2007 14.03.2007 Przędzalnia “ZAWIERCIE” S.A. Ul. Obrońców Poczty Gdańskiej

15 April 2008

Chinese Cotton Textile Firms Feel Squeeze

Rising costs and an appreciation of the yuan are squeezing Chinese cotton textile companies, making nearly half of them want to quit, a new industry

12 March 2008

Eurocoton-Debate-Cracov, Poland

European committee on cotton and allied textile industries Invite to CONFERENCE - DEBATE With participation of the representatives of the European Commission and Polish Ministry of Economy

12 March 2008

Chinatown

England’s North-west is set to become a major European centre for trade with China after ambitious plans for a £125million textile manufacturing hub were unveiled

25 February 2008

Seminar - (CFC/ICAC/33 CSITC)

In February 2008, the Gdynia Cotton Association held the seminar being the 1st stage of the programme "Commercial Standardisation of Instrument Testing of Cotton for

24 February 2008

Trade defence reshuffle

While the EU is split over the reform of its trade defence instrument (TDI), the European Commission's unit in charge of that sensitive file is

24 January 2008

Marek Dominiak - a new President of the Gdynia Cotton Association

On the 11th of January 2008, The Board of Directors of the Gdynia Cotton Association elected the new President of the Board of Directors -

24 January 2008

John Beck Resigns As ICA Director General

John Beck, the Director General of the International Cotton Association (ICA) as well as the Committee for International Cooperation between Cotton Associations, has resigned. In

4 January 2008

MEPs concerned about textile sector

MEPs concerned about textile sector and call for better access conditions Industry - 13-12-2007 In adopting a joint resolution on the future of the

20 December 2007

THE LIMITATIONS ON TEXTILE IMPORTS FROM CHINA ARE TO VANISH

On 13 December, European Parliament passed in Strassbourg the resolution on cancellation in the coming year of limits for textiles’ imports from China. Since 2005,

10 December 2007

EU slams China over WTO silence on government subsidy dimensions

The European Union has hit out against China for failing to provide information to the World Trade Organization on the extent of government subsidies for

8 December 2007

Unique seminar on EU trade defence

Competitiveness in a global economy- A challenge to trade discipline? At a unique seminar held today in Brussels – 16 major European manufacturing sectors*, 4 national

6 December 2007

Industry export rise led by china, despite quotas

Asia's emerging economies, led by powerhouse China and strong players India and Indonesia, posted solid gains in textiles and apparel exports last year, a World

23 November 2007

Meeting of cotton experts and laboratories’ representatives

On 22 – 23 November 2007, the meeting of cotton experts and laboratories’ representatives was held in GCA. The new Universal Standards for Colour and

12 October 2007

Brazil forced Mercosur to raise duty tariffs

Following several months of and pressure from the EC Commission to avoid any move as announced by the Brazilian government, the Mercosur Common Market Council

12 October 2007

International Cotton Conference and Cotton Fair in Uzbekistan

The 4th International Cotton Conference took place on September 17th in the Intercontinental Hotel, Tashkent. Despite the postponement of the event by a week, a

12 October 2007

China 2008: double checking system

On 9th October the Textile Committee accepted the Commission draft proposal negotiated with the Chinese administration in favour of implementing a double-checking system for the

14 September 2007

9th International Cotton Conference - finished

9th International Cotton Conference - finished. Generally, during the 2 days of the Conference, the lecturers from 6 countries made 21 presentations. The Conference was

12 September 2007

Cotton Association of India

At the Extra-ordinary General Meeting of East India Cotton Association held on 30th April 2007, it was decided by the members to change the name

4 September 2007

80th Cotton Classification Course started

On 03 September, 2007 the English and Russian speaking 80th Cotton Classification Course started. There are 5 participants from Benin, Egypt, India and Turkmenistan. Alfiya Sypayeva

28 August 2007

Chinese blankets are being withdrawn from the market

In Australia and New Zealand Chinese blankets are being withdrawn from the market After stating too high level of formaldehyde harmful for health in Chinese blankets,

28 August 2007

Tackling counterfeiting and design piracy

As European figures show a huge increase in the seizures of fake branded clothing, Fashion Business International is joining with the ASBCI to present a

17 August 2007

China is slowly releasing domestic cotton stocks

According to a source close to Cotton International, China is slowly releasing domestic cotton to the country's mills in measured doses so the price remains

1 August 2007

New standards in the GCA

Last week, the GCA received from the USDA a new set of Universal Standards for Colour and Leaf of American Upland Cotton. These standards are

23 July 2007

India - organic pushed; cotton area climbs further

According to the Times of India, the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is making moves to shift towards organic production. State leaders hope to use

23 July 2007

Lake pollution could hit deliveries

Apparel retailers and brands got a stark reminder that sourcing textiles in China can be a tricky business after an appalling lack of concern for

29 June 2007

Brussels accused of secret trade shift

Mandelson denies cut in anti-dumping defense Ten industry groups complain to Barroso European companies are being-exposed to cut-price dumping by foreign rivals because of a secret

29 June 2007

European Ombudsman

European Ombudsman, Mr Nikiforos Diamandouros informs the European Commission’s consultative bodies, as well as civil society organisations of their right to submit complaints to Ombudsman

29 June 2007

U.S. and EU Textile Industries Call for Real Market Access for U.S. and EU Workers

and EU Textile Industries Call for Real Market Access for U.S. and EU Workers Oppose Industry Sell-Outs to Protectionist Countries that Could Cost Hundreds of Thousands

29 June 2007

India Challenging For No. 2

Despite global cotton stocks that could be the tightest of the past decade, almost no net growth is expected in world cotton production in 2007/08.

29 June 2007

Doha On Its Deathbed?

Doha Round negotiations again stalled last week, with representatives from Brazil and India walking out of talks with the EU and US in Potsdam, Germany.

16 June 2007

Vietnam Enters Top 10 In Textiles

Vietnam has become one of the top 10 exporters of garments and textiles globally with USD 5.8 billion in export value in 2006. The country

28 May 2007

66th GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE GCA MEMBERS

On 25 May 2007, in Gdańsk, the 66th Ordinary Reporting-Electing General Assembly of the GCA members was held. In the course of the session the

29 April 2007

Cognis nanotech for cotton UV protection

Belfasun – a nanotechnology-based UV protection system for cotton fabrics – was introduced by Cognis at the first International Active Textiles Symposium earlier this week

23 April 2007

THE MEETING OF COTTON EXPERTS AND HEADS OF THE MEMBERSHIP COMPANIES' LABORATORIES

On 19 - 20 April 2007, in the GCA Cotton House, the meeting of cotton experts and heads of the member companies' laboratories was held.

5 April 2007

USA CONGRESS EYES CHINA TRADE ACTION

In control of the legislative agenda for the first time since President Bush took office six years ago, Democrats are working to build a consensus

5 April 2007

COUNTERVAILING IMPORT DUTIES ON CHINESE GOODS

The American administration, facing heavy pressure to deal with soaring trade deficits, decided to impose economic sanctions against China to protect American paper producers from

23 March 2007

NEW EU APPROACH ON DUMPING

BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) - European trade officials seem to be taking a softer line on the use of anti-dumping measures in a shift that

12 March 2007

TEXTILE FIBRE OUTPUT CLOSING ON 75 MILION MT IN 2006

World fibre output increased by 5.1% to 74.7 million tonnes in 2006, according to preliminary data in a new report from textile machinery maker Oerlikon

12 March 2007

HIGHER ORDERS AND SALES FOR TEXTILE MACHINERY SECTOR

Rieter's Textile Systems and Saurer Textile Solutions achieved record order intake and sales figures last year in a market characterised by strong demand from the

22 February 2007

AN ASTOUNDING TURN OF EURATEX

A surprising statement was made by the representative of Euratex at the inauguration meeting of the representatives of textile-clothing sector of China, European Union, Japan

21 February 2007

PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON FUTURE EUROPEAN MARKET ACCESS STRATEGY

In December 2006 the Public Consultation was announced on the new Market Access Strategy, which is worked out in the frame of the Global Europe

21 February 2007

CHINA COTTON ASSOCIATION – NEW MEMBER OF CICCA

China Cotton Association was admitted as the seventeenth member of the Committee for International Co-operation between Cotton Associations (CICCA). Taking into consideration the role and

21 February 2007

USA – MONITORING OF THE APPAREL IMPORT FROM VIETNAM

The US Commerce Department on 11 January began monitoring imports of five broad groups of products made in Vietnam – shirts, trousers, sweaters, underwear and

21 February 2007

CHINA SETS UP US$175 MILLION TEXTILE INDUSTRY FUND

has established a fund to support innovation and energy efficiency in the textile industry as it tries to ease trade frictions, Xinhua news agency reported,

13 January 2007

CHINA : 2007 QUOTA ADAPTED FOR DUE TO ENLARGEMENT

The quota limits for imports originating from China for the 10 categories subject to the Memorandum of Understanding of June 2005 were adapted to take

11 January 2007

THE EUROPEAN GLOBALISATION ADJUSTMENT FUND (EGF) ADOPTED. TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY EARLY 2007

The European Parliament approved on 13 December the proposed regulation establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2007 – 2013) that will become operational as of

10 January 2007

ENLARGEMENT TO BULGARIA AND ROMANIA: CUSTOMS PROBLEMS

Certain EU companies are facing problems since early January once re-importing, in the former EU-25 territory, products that have been transformed in Bulgaria and/or Romania

9 January 2007

US CONGRESS EXTEND SERIES OF TRADE PREFERENCES UNTIL 2012

In one of its final acts, the outgoing US Congress narrowly passed a bill containing a raft of trade preferences and other commercial measures long

8 January 2007

BRASIL POSSIBLY TO GRANT DUTY AND QUOTA FREE MARKET ACCESS TO LDC EXPORT

At the WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial Conference in December 2005, governments agreed that "developed-country Members shall, and developing-country Members declaring themselves in a position to

23 November 2006

KIGNET PROJECT - COTTON EXPERTS' AND LABORATORY HEADS' MEETING

On 21 - 22 November 2006, in the GCA Cotton House, the meeting of cotton experts and heads of the membership companies' laboratories was held,

12 November 2006

79th COTTON CLASSIFICATION COURSE

On 11 November, 2006 the English and Russian speaking 79th Cotton Classification Course finished. There were 3 participants from Uzbekistan and France -(from the

28 September 2006

SOUTH AFRICA DECISION TO IMPOSE QUOTAS UNTIL END 2008 ON CHINA TEXTILE AND CLOTHING IMPORTS

The administration of South Africa decided on 1st September to impose import restrictions for a vast array of textile and clothing products originating from China.

11 September 2006

65TH PLENARY MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL COTTON ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN GOIANIA, BRAZIL

On 11 - 15 September 2006 the Polish delegation take part in the 65. Plenary Meeting of the ICAC in Goiania, Brazil. Delegation was headed



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