The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Miskeen Originals LLC for workplace safety and health violations, including employee exposure to methylene chloride. Proposed penalties total $43,150. Miskeen Originals LLC is a clothing manufacturer with 12 employees at the Camden location.
OSHA initiated an inspection after receiving an employee complaint alleging workplace safety and health hazards. As a result of the inspection, Miskeen was cited for one willful violation with a penalty of $28,000, 12 serious violations with a $15,150 penalty, and seven other-than-serious violations, which carry no penalty.
"Employees exposed to methylene chloride are at increased risk of developing cancer; adverse effects on the heart, central nervous system and liver; and skin or eye irritation," said Paula Dixon-Roderick, director of OSHA's area office in Marlton, N.J. "These hazards need to be corrected immediately to protect the safety and health of workers at the plant."
The willful violation was due to the company's failure to provide emergency exits free of obstruction and unlocked. A willful violation is one committed with plain indifference to or intentional disregard for employees' safety and health.
The serious violations include employee overexposure to methylene, failing to provide personal protective equipment, conduct a personal protective equipment assessment, evaluate respiratory hazards, properly monitor for methylene chloride, conduct medical evaluations for respirators, provide eyewash, train employees on how to use fire extinguishers, establish a regulated area for employees exposed to methylene chloride and implement effective engineering controls. An OSHA violation is serious if death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard an employer knew or should have known exists.
The term "third-hand smoke" refers to that part of cigarette smoke which is not inhaled by either the smoker themselves or by passive smokers, but is deposited on surfaces, cushions, carpets, curtains or clothing. There, the concentrations of toxic substances from cigarettes are far higher than in smoky air, and they can be released again, for example by contact with the skin.
In fact, only about 30% of the smoke is inhaled. The remaining 70% go out into the atmosphere and form a reservoir of "third-hand smoke". This is why scientists at the Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology (IHB) at the Hohenstein Institute studied the question of whether and to what extent "third-hand smoke", in the form of the toxic substances on clothing, could damage the health of infants.
Unlike with passive smoking, where the risks of inhaled nicotine, which is toxic to the nervous system, are well-known, the first question in connection with "third-hand smoke"
was to examine whether there are other health risks if the transmission channel is the skin. So researchers at the Hohenstein Institute wanted to find out exactly what happens when parents have a smoke outside on the balcony and then, after their break, take their baby in their arms again.
To find the answer, the scientists at the IHB used a specially developed cell culture model of baby skin - a 3D skin model, the cell composition, structure and properties of which imitate the skin of babies and toddlers. To simulate the effects of third hand smoke, a T-shirt was deliberately impregnated with nicotine, the main toxic ingredient of cigarettes, just like during a smoker's break on the balcony. So that the quantity of the toxin could be verified afterwards, radioactively marked nicotine was used. Then the smoke impregnated textiles were placed on the baby skin and the penetration of the nicotine into the skin was tracked in tracer studies.
Sustaining cotton’s place in the world requires taking steps to assure that the social, environmental, and economic aspects of cotton production are sustainable in each country.
Mr. Wallace Darnielle, President and CEO of Plains Cotton Cooperative Association, presented a report on sustainability of cotton production. Cotton removes the equivalent of about 7 million cars’ carbon dioxide emissions from the air each year through sequestration of carbon into the plant and its products, and it uses less than 3% of all agricultural water consumption globally. Contrary to claims made by some, cotton accounted for 6.8% of world pesticide use in 2008, and cotton production has reduced insecticide active ingredient use by 23% globally since 1996, leading to a 28% decrease in environmental impact.
U.S. cotton manufacturers use 45% less water to grow a kilogram of cotton today than 25 years ago. Conservation tillage has greatly reduced soil erosion. Insecticide applications declined by 50% since 1996, helped by the use of biotechnology and other modern technologies. In Texas, the cotton industry sustains about 25,000 direct jobs, and many more in supporting industries and trades.
All jobs comply with minimum wages and social benefits mandated by local laws. In order to support employment in rural areas globally, production of cotton fibres and other natural fibers should be promoted rather than production of man-made fibers, which are produced in capital-intensive industries dependent on non-renewable resources.
Economic sustainability of cotton production is constrained by farm prices and the costs of production, and demand at the retail level. Biotechnology has improved yields and qualities, but advances in drought and salt tolerance varieties and in nutrient absorption will further improve the economic sustainability of cotton production. On the demand side, promotional efforts of cotton should be upscaled worldwide to improve the economic sustainability of cotton production.
Departments of Fashion and Textile Technology of Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (BIT), Sathyamangalam organised a workshop on ‘Green Processing of Textiles and Garments’ on 04 September 2010, as a part of the Annual Technical Symposium, Futura 2010.
Mr Sai Ganesh, Country Head of Dystar, Mumbai conducted the workshop, attended by 75 participants from various colleges of the State and 10 research scholars of the Institute. Novel application methods of reactive dyes on cotton with low consumption of water and auxiliaries were discussed during the workshop with highlighting technological advantages of the reactive dyes developed by Dystar in comparison to other manufacturers in the world.
Toxicological, mutatoxicological and lethal effects of dyes and different chemicals used in the wet processing of textile materials and efforts taken by the Dystar to address these issues were also emphasised. Different certification processes associated with green processing and awareness of consumers abroad and efforts taken by industrialised countries in mitigating ecological damages caused by textile industries were discussed.
NCTO (National Council of Textile Organizations) applauded Ways and Means Chairman Sander Levin (D-MI) for increasing pressure on the Chinese government by examining the country’s exchange rate policy and the damage it has inflicted on the U.S. and global economy during a full committee hearing. NCTO noted that the hearing is the fourth this year to examine China’s currency practices.
“It is evident by the $35 billion textile and apparel U.S./China trade deficit that undervaluation of the renminbi (RMB) promotes predatory export practices. Currency manipulation allows countries like China to flood the markets of countries like the United States with artificially cheap imports creating dangerous trade deficits, surging overseas debt, massive job losses, and the continuing erosion of the U.S. manufacturing base and its high wage workforce. After losing 2.4 million manufacturing jobs over the past decade, Congressional approval of H.R. 2378 is long overdue,” stated Cass Johnson, President of NCTO.
Johnson went onto say, “Hearings alone will not compell China to begin to revalue the RMB. It is clear that diplomatic efforts have failed to convince China to revalue its currency in a meaningful way. Congress has a responsibility to American manufacturers and their workers, and therefore must vote to approve H.R. 2378, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act.” In order to ensure real export gains, the U.S. government must understand that currency manipulation and other subsidy programs employed by China and others have a real and detrimental impact on the ability of U.S. companies to export their goods and remain globally competitive.
Johnson added, “The U.S. manufacturing sector cannot rebound, and therefore the U.S. economy cannot regain its strength while U.S. jobs and U.S. production continue to be hijacked by China through illegal currency manipulation schemes.”
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA – the world's third-largest hygiene company – inaugurated a personal care plant in Russia. The facility is located in Veniov, in the Tula Region south of Moscow. The investment is valued at approximately EUR 85m and is the first of its kind in local production of personal care products in Russia and the CIS region.
The Veniov personal care plant will manufacture Libero baby diapers and TENA incontinence care products to meet the growing market demand for hygiene products in Russia. The new facility complements the Sovetsk tissue plant, which is located in the same region and was inaugurated in February 2010. Tissue products – sold under the brands Tork and Zewa – are also produced in Svetogorsk, close to St Petersburg.
Jan Johansson, SCA President and CEO, says:
“We expect profitable growth for all of SCA’s hygiene-product categories in Russia and the CIS region. The new Veniov plant brings us closer to our customers, significantly reduces transport volumes and enables us to more rapidly satisfy customer needs. Russia is a market with strong brand preferences, which suits us well.”
In total, SCA employs about 1,100 people in Russia, including approximately 200 in Veniov.
World cotton production in 2010/11 is forecast at 117.0 million bales, up 16 percent from a year. Rising global cotton prices and improvements in credit availability have resulted in higher area in several major cotton producing countries.
World cotton area in 2010/11 is forecast at 32.9 million hectares, up 9 percent from the previous year and similar to the pre-crisis cotton area. Global cotton yield is forecast at 774 kg/ha, up 6 percent from the previous year. Yields are forecast higher in India and the United States the world’s second and third largest cotton manufacturers and also in Brazil and Uzbekistan, due to more favorable growing conditions.
In Australia, 2010/11 cotton area is now expected to increase to 375,000 hectares, up 88 percent from last season. The area forecast the highest in almost a decade is attributable to favorable world prices and ample supply of water from rainfall. Australia’s 2010/11 production is forecast to nearly double to 3.0 million bales from the previous year.
China, India, the United States, Brazil, and Uzbekistan are expected to increase production in 2010/11 by 2 percent, 12 percent, 55 percent, 31 percent, and 23 percent, respectively, to 32.5 million bales, 26.0 million bales, 18.8 million bales, 7.0 million bales, and 4.8 million bales. Pakistan’s production of 9.3 million bales is slightly below last season, but is revised down 9 percent from the July 2010 estimate, reflecting damage from the recent floods.
Xerium Technologies, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls used primarily in the paper production process, announced full commercial availability of a technologically advanced new series of roll cover products designed for improved machine performance, better wear and longer, more efficient product life.
The latest range of patented roll cover products are designed to reduce operational costs and maximize the output of existing equipment, while enhancing product customization capabilities for each individual customer.
"These latest technological advancements in our rolls business mirror what we've been doing in our clothing business, as we push hard to offer the greatest range of innovation in the marketplace," said Stephen R. Light, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. "We are working closely with our customers to enhance their operating efficiencies and quality, while significantly lowering their cost of operation and inventories."
The latest family of roll cover products from Xerium includes:
GEMINI: Gemini's increased fiber fraction and nanoparticle technology deliver exponential increased toughness and durability for the most demanding calendaring applications, while still maintaining superior surface finish. New Gemini nanoparticle covers feature the most advanced technology available for today's high performance calendars and supercalendars. With significantly more high strength fiber reinforcement per cover surface area, Gemini covers are extremely tough and have already demonstrated superior performance in the most demanding calendar applications.
After last season’s successful debut, design students from Caritas Bianchi College of Careers (CBCC) will once again collaborate with participating suppliers at Interstoff Asia Essential Autumn. The feature will showcase more than 20 ladieswear collections, created by the students, using exhibitors’ fabrics that interpret the upcoming A/W 2011/12 trends.
The fair takes place from 6 – 8 October at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre and during the first two days of the fair, final collection pieces will be paraded on-site at for the first two days of the fair: 15:30 p.m. on 6 October; 12:00 p.m. and 15:00 p.m. on 7 October.
Exhibitors who previously donated their fabrics to be used in this creative partnership were all too eager to participate again this season. “It was a very positive experience for us. The designs were very creative and let buyers see how the fabrics would wear, which ultimately attracted more buyer enquiries to our booth,” said Ms Octavia Hui, senior merchandiser for New Jersey Enterprises Ltd, Hong Kong.
She continued, “With the recent economic woes, garment and textile manufacturers have been paying more attention to detail in order to stay relevant in this highly competitive market. These sorts of features allow us to promote our fabrics and truly reap immeasurable benefits for us.”
The design themes will cover fashion, functional and eco trends. “We hope to bring forward more innovative ideas in the students’ designs that will hopefully provide inspiration for the fair’s attendees as well as give our students a genuine perspective on working in this cutthroat industry,” said Mr. Ngan Man Leung, Lecturer, Faculty of Design, Caritas Bianchi College of Careers.For more than 39 years, CBCC has provided study programmes for disciplines in business, design and hospitality management.
During their careers as coaches of the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team, Michelle Marciniak and Susan Walvius witnessed an evolution in sportswear and the corresponding competitive advantage the newer high-tech athletic fabrics gave their players. In 2007, they translated this idea to bedding, launching SHEEX, the world’s first luxury bed sheets made from performance athletic fabrics. Now, United Feather & Down has partnered with the SHEEX brand as they expand their product line.
The new partnership brings together the luxury bedding manufacturer’s two centuries of expertise with the innovation of the SHEEX brand, as United Feather & Down creates pillows, comforters and mattress pads for the company. Like the sheets, each of the new products will feature advanced comfort, breathability and moisture-wicking ability.
“SHEEX Performance Bedding is the first product of its kind on the market, so it was important for us to find a partner that shared our vision and forward thinking,” said SHEEX co-founder Michelle Marciniak. “United Feather & Down’s reputation as an innovator in the bedding industry and its unparalleled attention to detail and quality makes the company a perfect fit for us as we grow our brand.”
“SHEEX is a truly unique and innovative brand, and we look forward to working with Michelle and Susan as they expand the product line,” said Bob Hickman, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at United Feather & Down.
As part of a constant sales channel improvement, WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, is restructuring its distribution network in Turkey. Effective October 1, 2010, the Dutch IMCD-Group-affiliated chemical distributor IMCD Türkiye will also handle WACKER’s silicone auxiliaries for the textile, fiber and leather industry.
In the course of reorganizing its Turkish sales activities, WACKER continues to expand its collaboration with IMCD Türkiye. Effective October 1, 2010, IMCD Türkiye will be WACKER’s distributor in Turkey for silicone auxiliaries of the brands POWERSOFT®, ADVALON, SILFOAM and SIPELL used for the textile, fiber and leather industry.
IMCD Türkiye already distributes a selected range of WACKER products, for instance for the life science, adhesives, chemical, construction, composites and personal care industry. WACKER has been collaborating with the IMCD Group since 2000. The Dutch chemicals distributor IMCD sells diverse WACKER products in most West European and a few East European countries.
As a world-leading manufacturer of silicone products, WACKER offers an extensive portfolio of cost-effective and market-oriented silicone products for all stages of the textile, leather and nonwovens processing chain.
The XIX Commonwealth Games in India are not just about sport. RMIT Gallery is finishing preparations for its exhibition Power Cloths of the Commonwealth, Australia’s only cultural representation at the Games.
The curators have shipped valuable textiles and Aboriginal fibre and textile works to India’s foremost government-funded craft and textile museum, the National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi, where the exhibition will be held from 25 September to 20 October.
During the Games, events displaying Indian culture, heritage and folklore will be held across the city. The diverse cultural panorama will include folk and classical dances, classical music, theatre and films as well as other creative skills, arts and crafts.
RMIT Gallery Director Suzanne Davies said it was significant that RMIT Gallery was partnering with India’s premier museum in presenting Australia’s only cultural representation at the Games. Ms Davies, who sits on the board of the Australia-India Council and is its former Chair, said the exhibition was an example of cultural diplomacy in action.
Power Cloths of the Commonwealth celebrates key moments in Commonwealth history. Drawn from major museum and private collections from around the globe and covering all five continents, it presents a tight selection of key historical and contemporary works, many never before viewed publicly.
Ms Davies co-curated the exhibition with Delhi-based textile expert Professor Jasleen Dhamija. “This exhibition highlights RMIT University’s commitment to a global education and its strong ties with India,” Ms Davies said.
“The Chief Minister of Delhi, The Hon. Sheila Dikshit, encouraged RMIT Gallery - on the basis of the outstanding past India collaborative show in 2006 for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games - to create an exhibition for the Cultural Program of the Delhi Games.”
Yarn dyers dwelling in Salem are facing a terrible situation and now to overcome it, they are all set to establish ‘Salem Yarn Colouring Park’ following the closure of over 150 units, with most of them being small units, by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) for not building common effluent treatment plants.
According to these dyers, establishment of such a plant will offer them clinching solution on their current issues. This Rs 3 billion project will be built on 60 acres of land near Mecheri, comprising of 40 units along with a common Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) for zero discharge of effluents.
Machinery required for the project will be imported from Italy. The park will dye 120 tons of yarn per day, which will fetch around Rs 25 billion foreign exchange. The project would be diversified further to increase this turnover up to Rs 100 billion. Around 4,000 workers would be employed directly and 45,000 indirectly in the projected park.
The dyeing industry has not been witnessing development and modernization since long; hence, dyers are now facing strict pollution norms. So, now they are investing in development and modernization, which would eventually help them to deal with global challenges.
Around 10,000 weaving units in various districts such as Salem, Namakkal and Erode source raw materials from Salem dyeing units.
CBW Chemie GmbH Bitterfeld Wolfen and WeylChem Group have reached an agreement with DyStar Colours Deutschland GmbH for the acquisition of DyStar’s production site in Brunsbüttel.
The site, which is part of the Bayer Industrial Park in Brunsbüttel, is currently used for the production of mainly reactive dyes. The Brunsbüttel site has a reactor capacity of about 2,500 cubic meters for the production of up to 25,000 tons of dyes per year. It has also reactor trains for halogen exchange and for reactions with phosgene.
DyStar plans to transfer most of the production of reactive dyes to Asia at the beginning of 2012. CBW and WeylChem will use the Brunsbüttel site in the future as a mutual production platform. With the new facilities, CBW plans to substantially expand its activities in contract manufacturing of paper, textile and leather dyes.
WeylChem, a leading production partner of agrochemical manufacturers, intends to complete its technology portfolio by offering phosgenations. For that, the capacity for phosgenations in Brunsbüttel will be expanded. The site will be managed by CBW. In the context of the transaction, which is expected to be completed by October 2010. All 120 DyStar employees will be employed by the buyer.
DyStar is a leading provider of products and services for the textile industry. Trained specialists and modern service laboratories in all major markets ensure fast and competent customer service. Thanks to its high-quality and innovative solutions, DyStar helps its customers to lower their costs, to reliably meet quality and environmental standards and to shorten delivery times. DyStar has about 2700 employees in more than 50 countries and runs 21 production facilities in 13 countries.
At the request of the Government of Uzbekistan the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) Secretariat notifies that the VI International Uzbek Cotton Fair will be held in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan on October 13-14, 2010.
Successfully hosted Cotton Fairs of 2005-2009 has provided a solid foundation for this annual event and resulted in its popularity among world cotton industry professionals.
Primary goal of such an endeavor is to further expand long-term cooperation with international organizations and foreign companies - world's leading manufacturers and consumers of cotton, as well as to analyze trends and outlook for the global cotton market and to familiarize Uzbek cotton consumers with its quality and latest innovations in cotton manufacturing, trade and logistics.
Large volumes of Uzbek cotton will be put for sale at the Cotton Fair. Moreover participants will have an opportunity to conclude long-term agreements with Uzbek exporters for future crops.
“Round table” discussions and bilateral negotiations between exporters and consumers of Uzbek cotton are planned to be held during the Cotton Fair.
The 29th Munich Fabric Start in Munich closed with a record result of 16,550 visitors. This corresponds to an 11% increase over the previous event in September 2009 posting 14,910 visitors.
In all segments of the trade fair – Additionals, Collections, the Asia Salon and the Blue Zone – the overwhelming majority of exhibitors registered a clear rise in visitor numbers. Represented on site was the complete line-up of German ready-to-wear manufacturers as well as top decision-makers and designers from neighbouring countries, from Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Eastern Europe.
At 33% the proportion of foreign visitors was up slightly; add to this the impressive quality of visitors who included such brands as Burberry, Barbour, G-Star International, Tommy Hilfiger, VF Corporation, Puma, Odlo International, Mexx Europe, Holy Fashion Group as well as retail giants like Topshop, Marks & Spencer and Next Retail. For three days they gathered information in Munich on the latest trends for Winter 2011/2012, concluded deals for the next winter lines or “wrapped” up summer programmes for 2011.
All of this took place in an extremely relaxed, positive atmosphere, where trade visitors voiced their strong satisfaction with the collections and the very service-focused event. Commenting on this Enrico Tomassini, General Manager of Toni Dress (D), said: “To us Munich Fabric Start is the best textile trade fair. It is a wonderful exchange for making contacts. The re-organisation of Blue Zone worked out very well. Its duration shortened to two days is very advantageous.”
Market Center Management Company (MCMC), the management company of GlobalTex: LA International Textile & Sourcing Fair, announced the participation of the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF), the premier textile trade association in Taiwan. TTF joins more than 20 countries participating in GlobalTex, the largest and most comprehensive international West Coast show.
TTF will present a booth from September 28-30, 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), West Hall, Hall A.
"We are pleased to welcome the quality resources from TTF," said Cindy Morris, COO, MCMC. "This prestigious group's participation will further enhance our reputation as the largest full-scale production and design trade show in the U.S."
TTF, founded in November 1975, has adapted to meet the needs of the textile industry, expanding its functions to market promotion, product design, fashion information analysis, online information, technology training, collection and analysis of market information, certification of functional textiles, publications of textile information, issuance of Certificate of Origin, and other textile-related services.
Following sustained increase in business growth, Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services (I) Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore has moved to a new location on Hosur Road. As well as additional capacity to meet their increasing client demands, the new facility will also result in new testing services and capabilities.
As a result of the move, the myriad of apparel, textile and accessory vendors located in and around Hosur Road (Sarjapura Road / Bannerghatta Road / Kanakapura Rd / Outer Ring Road till K.R Puram) will also benefit from being closer to the new location.
A pickup facility and collection centre (in the Peenya area), has also been established to make sure samples reach Bureau Veritas’ new laboratory on the same day without any delay to facilitate industry leading turnaround times for reporting. This pickup service will apply to Tumkur Road / Yelahanka / Doddaballapur / Outer Ring Road - from K.R Puram till Tumkur Rd / Mysore Rd / Magadi Rd
Suvodeep Mukharjee, Business Development Manager at Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services in India states, “Our new laboratory has been designed within a 35,000 square foot area, and is equipped with the latest testing equipment providing testing facilities for textiles/garments and accessories.
Culp, Inc. reported financial and operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 ended August 1, 2010.
Highlights for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 include the following:
• Net sales were $55.9 million, a 23 percent increase compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2010, with mattress fabrics segment sales up 18 percent and upholstery fabric segment sales up 30 percent over the same period a year ago.
• Pre-tax income was $4.3 million, or 7.7 percent of sales, compared with $2.0 million, or 4.4 percent of sales in the prior year period, an increase of 115 percent.
• Net income was $3.7 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared with net income of $1.9 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
• The company's financial position remained strong, with cash and cash equivalents and short term investments of $18.1 million and total debt of $11.6 million as of August 1, 2010.
• The projection for second quarter fiscal 2011 is for overall sales to increase in the range of 5 to 10 percent. Mattress fabric sales are expected to be flat to up five percent and upholstery fabrics sales are expected to be up 10 to 15 percent compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2010. Pre-tax income for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 is expected to be in the range of $3.5 million to $4.0 million.
Overview
For the period ended August 1, 2010, net sales were $55.9 million, a 23 percent increase compared with $45.5 million a year ago. The company reported net income of $3.7 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2011, compared with net income of $1.9 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2010. On a pre-tax basis, the company reported income of $4.3 million compared with pre-tax income of $2.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
Commenting on the results, Frank Saxon, president and chief executive officer of Culp, Inc., said, "Our stronger sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 reflect better consumer demand trends than a year ago, particularly in the first two months of the quarter, as well as success from our sales and marketing initiatives. Our improved profitability reflects the higher sales volumes, as well as the benefits of a leaner and more cost-efficient operating platform. Today, Culp has a strong competitive position in both mattress fabrics and upholstery fabrics, and, as always, our primary focus is on outstanding execution for our customers as a financially stable and trusted supplier. "
Technopak Advisors is organizing the 2nd Technopak Leadership Forum (TLF) - ‘Resurgence in India’s Textile and Apparel Industry – Vision 2020’. This forum is a platform where 150+ eminent personalities from the Textile, Clothing and Apparel Retail industry will come together to brainstorm, share and gain key insights into the present and future of the Indian Textile and Apparel Industry.
Through this forum, Technopak aims to How to stimulate demand in textile and apparel industry, creating more value for shareholders in this industry, what should be the vision of entrepreneurs to realize potential of this industry in 2020
The forum to be held as follows:
Day & Date: Friday, September 3, 2010
Venue: The Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai
Time: 10 am onwards
Key Speakers and Guests:
• Opening address: Mr. Arvind Singhal, Chairman, Technopak Advisors
• Guest of Honour: Ms. Rita Menon, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India
• Mr. Jagadish Hinduja, Chairman, Gokaldas Images
• Mr. Gautam Chakravarti, ED, Blackstone Advisors India Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. Martin Jones, CEO, Marks & Spencer Reliance India
• Mr. Pradip Hirani, CEO, Kimaya Fashions, and more.
With a team of established domain experts at work, Technopak builds and enhances business capabilities for leading Indian and international companies by offering end-to-end solutions that are unique due to our rich experience, strong industry relationships and a global footprint.
Buckeye Technologies Inc. announced the release of its 2010 Sustainability Report. This is an update to our inaugural report released last year highlighting our continuing focus on environmental and energy performance.
The 2010 report details our continuing efforts on reducing fossil fuels, water, solid waste, and air emissions. Buckeye has reduced its carbon emissions by 20% per ton of production since 2005, while generating 82% of its total energy needs from renewable biomass.
In addition, this year we achieved significant accomplishments in the broad arena of stewardship, including product, forest, environmental and community. The report also shares information about Buckeye's social impacts, including safety, diversity, and contributions to communities where it operates.
John Crowe, Chairman and CEO, emphasized that "Buckeye developed and is implementing a sustainability strategy that embraces the change necessary both to protect the environment and resources for future generations and to leverage long-term business and shareholder value."
