UAE textile trade to use metre as a unit in place of yard

The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma) asserted that UAE’s textile trade will now apply the International System of Units (SI). All fabric and textile suppliers and merchants will use metre as a unit in place of yard under the national system of measurement and calibration.Abdullah Al Muani, Acting Director General of Esma said that the conversion of unit sales used in textile business is a significant step towards unifying the units of measurement used in the UAE, making these consistent with the SI.