Month: February 2020

In the latest short film released on the Monforts YouTube Channel – captured at the recent Denim Première Vision show in London – some of the leading global manufacturers discuss their initiatives for more sustainable denim production.

The total volume of the contracts sums up to around 210 million Swiss Francs, including the contracts which had been signed at ITMA 2019 in Barcelona and which represent a volume of around 180 million Swiss Francs.

At the Swiss-Egyptian Investment Forum which took place in Cairo (Egypt), the Cotton & Textiles Holding Company and Rieter signed additional contracts related to the modernisation programme for the Egyptian textile industry.

The textile industry has been demanding for the abolition of anti-dumping duty (ADD) levied on PTA, the basic raw material used for the manufacture of polyester staple fibre and filaments, to remain globally competitive.