Iran, Islamic Republic Of Textile News Summaries

IRAN: Petrochemical products sale stood at 6 $ billion
Total petrochemical products sale by the Petrochemical Commercial Company, including exports, stood at six billion dollars during the first 4.5 months of the Iranian calendar year.

IRAN: The wonders of Persian carpets
Georgeous is one of the newer designs. A carpet with yellow rose motifs would make a great Valentine’s Day gift for your loved one. Picture-Perfect is a dual-sided carpet of a horse with very fine weaving would make a lovely wall hanging. When one mentions fine handmade carpets, Persian carpets quickly come

IRAN: Jahan Cashmere to open new plant and create 60 jobs
An Iranian cashmere company Jahan Cashmere is set to take over the former Border Electronics site at Pinnacle hill in Kelso and will create up to 60 jobs. The company has plans to open a plant in the Scottish Borders later this year. The move is backed by

IRAN: President inaugurates country’s largest textile factory
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran has inaugurated the country’s latest textile factory in northwestern city of Ardebil. The President was on his way to Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. He took a small stop to inaugurate the textile factory and said that

IRAN: World’s largest hand-woven carpet for UAE mosque
Iran has unveiled the world’s largest hand-woven carpet which measures 5,625 meters and which is worth 5.8 million dollars and which is larger than a football field.

IRAN: Textile workers continue protests against nonpayment
Iranian workers in several Iranian cities staged protests against their working conditions and non-payment of

IRAN: Textile and clothing exports record surge
Textile and clothing exports reached $254.1 million during the March 2006-January 2007 period; sources said here on March 6...

IRAN: Law to revive status of local fashion and apparel patterns notified
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad notified ministries and state organizations about the law to revive status of local fashion and help promote national apparel patterns...

IRAN: Cotton production plummets
Iran’s cotton production has plummeted to its lowest level in the past 27 years: the Society of Cotton Gin Industries of Khorasan Province warned in a letter to the Agricultural Jihad Minister Mohammad Reza Eskandari...

IRAN: Major textile to be built in Zanjan
A large-scale textile factory is to be built in a 700,000 sq. m. land in Zaker Bonab industrial town of Zanjan, with initial investment of Rls.1,000 billion...

IRAN: Tanavoli to deliver lecture on nomadic textiles in Scotland
Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli is scheduled to deliver a lecture at the International Conference on the Arts in Society; the Persian service of the Cultural Heritage News agency reported here on May 5...

IRAN: Giant carpet being weaved by 1,200 village women
A giant carpet worth $8.5 million is being weaved by more than 1,200 village women; Jalalledin Bassam, director of the government-owned Iran Carpet Company, said...

IRAN: Women with skimpy clothing to be cracked down
Iran’s police force outlined plans for a renewed onslaught against women who show off too much of their bodies in the streets of Teheran. Teheran’s police chief, Morteza Talai, said here on 18th April...

IRAN: ACIMIT and ICE to hold symposium on Italian textile machinery in Teheran
The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) and the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) will hold a technological symposium on Italian textile machinery in Teheran on next 2nd and 3rd May 2006...

IRAN: Textile workers stage protest against lay-offs
About 150 textile workers stage protest outside the offices of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on March 14 to voice their displeasure against lay-offs and dismissal of workers in the state-owned industries...

IRAN: Garment exports increase by 10.4 pct
For the first three quarters of the year, the country has exported above US$ 105mn...

IRAN: ITECA CASPIAN to organise Fashion and Textile Exhibition
Great Britain’s ITE Group, PLC’s partner in Azerbaijan Iteca Caspian is planning to conduct a Fashion and Textile Exhibition this year...

IRAN: Iran, Turkey to compete with China in textile industry
Iran in cooperation with Turkey could be a formidable rival to China's textile market; expert on Iran-Turkey economic relations Farshid Baqerian said...

IRAN: $197m of hand-woven carpets exported in 6 months
Some $197.1 million worth of Persian rugs was exported during March-September, reported local news agency on October 23...

IRAN: Textile workers stage protest near capital
More than 400 textile workers sealed off a main road in an industrial town between the city of Qazvin and the Iranian capital Tehran during a protest on October 08...

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