Textiles
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- International Working Group on Global Organic Textile Standard
- Organisation founded by organic cotton producers, the textile industry, consumers, and standard organisations and certifiers, with the aim to promote harmonisation of the various regional approaches and to develop a globally accepted quality standard for organic textiles.
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- The Godene Fibre Project
- Namibian development project, aiming to promote and merchandise recently discovered fibers from the Euphorbia Gregaria and the Euphorbia Damarana plants to the textile and composite industries. Descriptions of the fiber and its economic potential, and project structure.
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- WearIT@Work
- European Union sponsored project aiming to apply wearable computing to increase the productivity of the work force in emergency, healthcare, maintenance and production environments. Overview of business cases. List of publications. Definition of wearable computing.
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- WebTEXpert
- Germany. European Union funded project of industry and research institutes, coordinated by the German Textile Research Council, aimed at the development and provision of advanced methods in the field of innovation management with a focus on new product development and introduction to increase the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises (SME) operating in the textile and clothing industry. Links to partner sites. English and German.
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- Bradford Textile Society
- UK. Membership organization for students, technicians, researchers and professionals in the yarn and textile industry, primarily focused on knowledge transfer in manufacturing and management.
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- Old Boys’ Association of the Government Central Textile Institute Kanpur
- India. Organization of former and current students of the Kanpur Central Textile Institute, dedicated to the organization of seminars, conferences and informal meetings aimed at knowledge transfer and the maintenance of social contacts.
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- Sewing Educator Alliance
- USA. Mentoring and support organisation of the Sewing and Vacuum Dealers Trade Association, created for sewing educators and focusing on training, education and networking activities. Members' directory.
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- Silk Duvet Guide
- Information resource, providing advice on silk filled duvets and silk bedding products. Silk care information, silk varieties, history of silk and description silk grades.
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- The Bedding Site
- Consumer information on beds, mattresses. bed linens, quilts, pillows and accessories. FAQ and glossary of terms. Fabric care symbols guide on PDF file. On/line shopping facility.
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- BHB. Bangladesh Handloom Board
- Public sector organization under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, responsible for the development of the Bangladesh handloom textile industry and the welfare of its workers. Description of handloom weaving technology. Industry statistics, list of on-going projects, and directory of exporters.
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- BTMC. Bangladesh Textile Mills Corp
- Government funded organization involved in the management of nationalised textile companies. Profiles of member companies.
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- CCPIT TEX. Sub-Council of the Textile Industry
- China. Government sponsored organization within the China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC), dedicated to the export promotion of the Chinese textile, apparel and allied industries. Library of articles. Calendar of events. English and Chinese.
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- Jaipur Texweaving Park, Ltd
- India. Government funded industrial development park, providing infrastructure and manufacturing facilities for textile companies involved in fabric weaving and garment production.
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- Ministry of Textile Industry
- Official web site of the Pakistani ministry for the textile and garment industry. Links to studies, industry reports, seminars and publications.
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- Ministry of Textiles & Jute
- Bangladesh. Ministry of the government of Bangladesh, responsible for the development, planning, implementation and evaluation of textile and jute related policies. List of on-going projects. Links to related sites.
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- Ministry of Textiles of India
- Government office, responsible for policy formulation, planning, development, export promotion and trade regulation in all fields related to the Indian textile industry. Industry reports. Calendar of events. Acts of parliament. Business statistics and analysis. English and Hindi.
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- Nextgen Textile Park
- India. Government development project, including a management and shopfloor training center, exhibition and convention halls, and facilities for integrated textile manufacturing plants.
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- Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms
- India. Government department in charge of the implementation of development and promotion policies for the Indian handloom textile industry. Links to related sites.
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- Office of the Textile Commissioner
- India. Government department, overseeing the implementation of regulations and providing technical and development services to the Indian textile industry. Directory of member companies and technical articles on PDF files. Links to related sites.
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- SFDAC. Synthetic Fibre Development & Application Centre
- Pakistan. Government institution, involved in product and human resource development, training and education, quality control and testing of materials, and evaluation of textile export products. List of available facilities, machinery and equipment. Links to related sites.