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TAIWAN TO HOST APPAREL FEDERATION'S 2007 WORLD CONGRESS

TAIPEI, May 12 Asia Pulse - Taiwan will host the 2007 world congress of the International Apparel Federation (IAF) , according to an announcement Friday by the organization, which comprises worldwide apparel manufacturers, their associations, and the supporting industry.

The London based IAF, founded in 1976 by a group of apparel industrialists from America, Europe and Japan, groups apparel associations from 27 nations representing over 150,000 companies that provide products and services to the apparel industry. Its mission is to provide a forum for the global exchange of information on the art and science of apparel manufacturing, merchandising and trade.

With the European Union's trade barrier against textile exports from China to be lifted by the end of 2007, while similar trade restrictions implemented by the United States against Chinese exports will expire by the end of 2008, the 2007 IAF annual convention is expected to draw the participation of heavyweights in the apparel industry from around the world for talks on topics including the upcoming age of “real” global trade liberalization.

BASF Teams With Taiwan Textile Institute

Shanghai-based BASF (China) Ltd., a part of Germany-based BASF AG, has signed a partnership agreement with the Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI), which offers research and development and other services to the Taiwanese and East Asian textile industry. As part of the agreement, BASF will customize its water-based Lurapret® textile coatings for specific applications in the hope of providing new or improved product properties to customers in that region.

In addition, the two partners will provide technical services and support to the region's textile industry.

The partnership with TTRI will give BASF a “competitive edge” in the market, according to Fransis Chadikun, head of Performance Chemicals for Textiles, BASF Greater China. “In return,” Chadikun added, “the advantages of customized Lurapret textile coatings in quality, efficiency and eco-friendliness will enable our customers to achieve a better market position.”

Shin-Chuan Yao, president, TTRI, said the two organizations would develop symposiums related to technical coatings, laminating and hot-melt applications. “Most importantly,” said Yao, “… the cooperation will serve as the front lines in the effort to help upgrade Taiwan's industrial technology, design and manufacturing ability in the coatings, lamination and hot-melt industries.”

Uster Establishes Subsidiary in Turkey

Uster Technologies AG, Switzerland, has opened Uster Teknoloji Ticaret A.S. in Istanbul, Turkey. The new company began offering customer service to Uster's Turkish customers earlier this year, and now has added sales to the operation. According to Uster, this fusion will make a considerable contribution towards providing comprehensive advice, training and services on-site to its existing and future customers in Turkey.

GE & Toshiba Joint Venture in China

GE Toshiba Silicones has entered into an agreement to develop a new silicones manufacturing plant in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China. The company a joint venture between Wilton, Conn.-based General Electric Co.'s (GE's) Advanced Materials business and Japan-based Toshiba will invest US$78 million to build the new plant. GE Toshiba Silicones says the facility, scheduled to begin production by the end of 2007, will enable it to provide silicone technologies to companies in China faster and more easily through a shortened supply chain.

“GE Toshiba Silicones has always envisaged China as one of the most important markets in the world,” said Eddy Wu, president and CEO, GE Toshiba Silicones. “

We are committed to introducing the latest silicone technologies to China based on profiles of local demands, aiming to convert [research and development] results in advanced technologies into cutting-edge products that meet the requirements of our customers.” “The rich resources in world-class technologies and profound understanding of the market of GE Toshiba Silicones will combine well with Nantong's geographic advantage as an industrial center in the [Yangtze River Delta] to provide a major driver to regional economic development,” added Chen De Xin, director, Nantong Economic & Technology Development Zone.

ITMA Asia, CITME to Combine In Shanghai In 2008

The European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX); China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA); Sub-Council of Textile Industry, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT-Tex); and China Exhibition Centre Group Corp. (CIEC) have joined forces and will present their first combined textile machinery show in 2008 ITMA Asia + CITME 2008. The groups have agreed to hold the combined exhibition every two years, starting with the July 27-31, 2008, edition at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai.

CEMATEX own-er of the quadrennial European ITMA, which will take place in Munich in September 2007 has held ITMA Asia quadrennially in Singapore since 2001. The biennial CITME exhibition began in 1988 and will be held in Beijing next in October 2006. The Beijing Textile Machinery International Exhibition Co. Ltd., owned by CTMA and CCPIT-Tex, and Singapore-based Meeting Planners International Pte Ltd., organizer of the first two ITMA Asia shows, will co-organize the first combined exhibition.

“[China] has become one of the largest buyers of textile machinery, which is one of the key reasons why CEMATEX has made the important decision to move ITMA Asia from Singapore to China,” said Edward Roberts, president, CEMATEX.
“We strongly believe that our initiative will benefit the whole of the textile industry as well as the healthy development of the textile machinery industry,” said Gao Yong, president, CTMA.

Commenting on the merger of the shows, Paolo Banfi, president of the Milan-based Associ-ation of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers a CEMATEX member said: “[T]his deal foresees the unification of two large trade fairs on the international scene …. In the current economic climate, in which containing costs has become a priority for many manufacturers, a reduction in the number of trade fair events, along with a major reshuffling of these events, will certainly go a long way in reaching this objective.”

Reliance, Rieter Establish Fiber Application Center

Reliance Industries Ltd., India, and Rieter Machine Works Ltd., Switzerland, have jointly set up a state-of-the-art Reliance Fiber Application Centre at Patalganga, near Mumbai, to conduct application research on polyester fiber and spun yarn.
The facility, established at an investment of about $3 million, is equipped with chute feed cards, auto leveler draw frames, ring frames, open-end spinning machines and flyer frames. The center also has the capability to simulate mill climatic conditions.

Reliance said the new Fiber Application Centre will work in coordination with the Reliance Technology Centre in Patalganga and the Reliance Testing Centre in Coimbatore for further fiber application testing and yarn spinning simulation.

In related news, Subodh P. Sapra, president of Reliance's polyester sector, has been awarded the Companionship of the Textile Institute distinction by U.K.-based Textile Institute. The honor is given to individuals who are recognized as having substantially advanced the general interests of the textile industry. Sapra is the sixth recipient from India to be recognized in the past 50 years.

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