Textile Cotton Fabric Exporter

2 January 2009 - Optimism is back on Pakistan's cotton yarn market , at least for a while. Demand for cotton yarns was stronger in the past period, thanks to a fall in the rupee and a continued strength in cotton prices. The lack of energy also resulted in much lower yarn production therefore stimulating prices. Blended polyester-cotton yarn prices however slightly declined in the past weeks, our Pakistan Correspondent reports.

2 January 2009 - Viscose prices further fell in the last two weeks in China. Raw material costs continued losing ground while demand remained extremely weak at the same time. Viscose staple fiber prices were nearly halved in 2008, much more dramatically declining than cotton prices. The price difference nearly disappeared between viscose and cotton. Demand for viscose did not rebound however.

2 January 2009 - EU Commission: Anti-subsidy duties on bed linen from India. 2009 Quotas (Belarus, Serbia) - Hong Kong: Textiles Control Arrangements for the EU and the US Markets in 2009. China's 2009 rules regarding textile Certificates of Origin and Export Licensing. - U.S. President: CAFTA-DR Implementation for Costa Rica. FTA with Oman. - U.S. Customs: ELVIS cancellation. - U.S. CITA: Entries in excess of textile limits. - US Trade Representative: The U.S. Files WTO Case Against China Over Illegal Support for Chinese “Famous Brands”.