Cotton import export to see a sudden shift amid US-China trade war
"Amid retaliatory tariff measures, tension between the US and China seem to be increasing and the substantial impact would be on cotton imports and exports. As highlighted by Jon Devine, Senior Economist, Cotton Incorporated, China’s cotton imports have been on the rise and are expected to continue climbing over ... Read more
US tariffs may trouble fashion retailers
"US policy makers have put themselves in a fix with the imposition of duty on imported products. While clothing and footwear haven’t come under the duty radar but the scenario seems grim. Clothing accounts for about $35 billion of China’s annual exports to the US and footwear $15 billion, around 10 per cent... Read more
India, a potent market for technical textiles
"Global technical textile imports are dominated by the US with 17 per cent share; followed by China, Germany and UK with 10 per cent, 8 per cent and 4 per cent, share respectively. The rest of the world accounts for 40 per cent in technical textiles imports. Emerging regions such as the Asia-Pacific and Latin America a... Read more
Central America still holding strong on the US policy radar
"However, one of the problems in the region compared to Asia-China in particular is merchandising, the response time, getting samples back, highlighted Tony Anzovino, President AAPN and Chief Sourcing and Merchandising officer, Haggar Clothing. Though it has started working on this direction. As per US Commerce Departm... Read more
China’s share in EU textile imports on the decline: Euratex report
"China’s leading position is continuously being threatened with the arrival of low coast production regions like Bangladesh and Vietnam. A Euratex report states even though emerging countries are gradually gaining market share, it should be noted that some of the businesses are actually Chinese companies that hav... Read more
Fast Fashion needs fast action
"Fashion is responsible for 92 million tons of solid waste dumped in landfills each year. The fashion industry is also the second biggest consumer of water, producing 20 per cent of wastewater while also generating more greenhouse gas emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. The equivale... Read more
US textile buyers diversifying their sourcing base
"For the past many years, two of the biggest global textile buyers, US and European, have been following the China + 1 or China + many sourcing strategies. Among these +1 or +many would be Asian countries, viz., Bangladesh, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka. However, recent OTEXA statistics reveal even though US imports from t... Read more
ITMF-ITMSS: Increased shipments reflects’ sectors growth globally
"The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) released the results of the 40th annual International Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics (ITMSS). The report covers six segments of textile machinery, viz, spinning, draw-texturing, weaving, large circular knitting, flat knitting and finishing. As per the re... Read more
EU bed linen market poised to grow with Germany in the lead
"The recent IndexBox study ‘EU: bed linen analysis and forecast to 2025’ reveals the size of the bed linen market in the EU reached approx 495,000 tons in 2016, which is or 6 per cent more than previous years. Over the period from 2007 to 2016, the market experienced mixed trend patterns. From 2007-2010, th... Read more
Vietnam’s growing strength in global textile industry
"Having developed textile operations in 1958 in Northern region and in 1970 in Southern region, Vietnam’s textile industry has come a long way, dominating global textile dynamics today. In 2016, Vietnam was recognised as the third top garment exporter in the world where the top two were China and Bangladesh. Appa... Read more
Indian textile export policies need a fresh look
"As per latest Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) figures, India’s apparel exports have dropped 17.78 per cent to reach $1.49 billion, with an overall dip of 3.83 per cent to $16.71 billion in 2017-18. At the same time, India’s overall goods exports increased 9.78 per cent to $302.4 billion in April-Ma... Read more
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Garment exports down 16 per cent in first three months of this fiscal
India’s readymade garment exports in the first three months of the current fiscal fell by... Read more
India’s textile production on downward spiral since 2016
India’s production volumes of textiles are significantly lower than in May 2016. Textiles... Read more
India, Vietnam lead in underwear exports to the US
US noted a dip in volumes of underwear imports from January to May 2018 by 3.13 per cent. Impor... Read more
Pakistan textile exports up 13 per cent
Pakistan’s exports of readymade textiles for July to May were up by 13 per cent. In terms... Read more
Vietnam exports to the US up six per cent
From January to April ’18, Vietnam’s textile and clothing exports to the US were up... Read more
Germany beats US to become Bangladesh RMG’s biggest market
Germany has overtaken the United States and become the largest export market for Bangladesh&rsq... Read more
Bangladeshi apparel exports to Japan on the rise
Bangladeshi apparel exports to Japan have been increasing over the years, thanks to entrepreneu... Read more
India’s textile machinery exports up 20 per cent
Textile machinery exports from India registered a growth of 20.03 per cent 2017-18. Top 10 expo... Read more
US demand for Peruvian garments grows
As per the Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru), US demand for Peruvian garments rose... Read more
Indonesia textile exports up six per cent
Indonesia’s exports of textile products from January to May 2018 rose 6.16 per cent while... Read more
Cotton output to rise 8.11 per cent to 37.3 mn bales in 2017-18 season
Cotton production is estimated to grow by 8.11 per cent to 373 lakh bales in 2017-18 season end... Read more
Global T-shirt exports up four per cent
World T-shirt exports were up 4.3 per cent in 2017; year-over-year, value of globally exported ... Read more
Asia a thriving market for Bangladesh apparels
Bangladesh’s garment exports to India, China and Japan grew 17.79 per cent year-on-year i... Read more
Japan’s apparel imports value declines 1.19 per cent
Japan’s apparel import value has dipped by 1.19 per cent as the country imported apparels... Read more
US records a growth in underwear imports
As per Statista, a global market research company, the underwear market in the US is expected t... Read more
Sub-Saharan Africa exports apparels worth $377.37 m to the US
Apparel exports from Sub-Saharan African nations have grown significantly over years. The 50-na... Read more
Italian menswear revenue up three per cent
Made-in-Italy men’s fashion posted a 3.4 per cent revenue growth in 2017, higher than the... Read more
US: Trends indicate higher spend on imported apparels this year
The US has escalated its apparel imports. Marginal rise in unit prices has made the United Stat... Read more
EU textile imports up three per cent
Imports of textile products by the European Union in 2017 increased three per cent compared to ... Read more
Exports to US-China declines, other Asian countries grow
China’s exports to the U.S. of textiles and apparel may have plummeted by 10.9 percent to... Read more
Mounting problem of textile waste
The mounting problem of textile waste is beginning to be quantified in scientific research. Acr... Read more
Egyptian cotton exports up 181 per cent
Egyptian cotton exports from December 2017 to February 2018 increased by 181.6 per cent compare... Read more
Bangladesh becomes a major hub for denim products
According to Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) currently 31 denim manufacturing mills... Read more
Global luxury apparel market to reach US$ 60, 793 mn
According to a research report, the opportunity in the global luxury apparels market will be wo... Read more
84 percent of knitting machines, 91 percent of shuttleless looms shipped to…
In 2017, of all new circular knitting machines , Asia received the highest share of shipments o... Read more
Pakistan loses textile share in global trade
Pakistan has lost its textile export share from 2.2 per cent to 1.7 per cent in the world marke... Read more
Brazilian cotton prices rise
Brazilian cotton index rose 12.3 per cent between April 30 and May 30 and cotton prices increas... Read more
Bangladesh garment earnings up nine per cent this year
Bangladesh’s earnings from garment shipments were 9.80 per cent higher than a year earlie... Read more
Egypt cotton exports up, domestic consumption down
The Egyptian cotton exports increased 50.6 per cent during the second quarter of the agricultur... Read more
Pak cotton imports face customs duty again
Pakistan has reimposed customs duty on cotton imports. The aim is to maintain stability in cott... Read more
Vietnam’s Chinese exports up 41 per cent
In the first four months of 2017, Vietnam’s export value of textiles and garments was up ... Read more
German textile production up slightly
Textile production in Germany increased by 1.7 per cent in the first quarter, whereas clothing ... Read more
Pakistan exports up 13 per cent
Pakistan’s exports grew by 13 per cent during ten months of the ongoing fiscal year compa... Read more
China tops as apparel supplier to EU
In 2017, China supplied 33.3 per cent of the EU’s apparel and textile imports.China had a... Read more
Surat to have relief on GST related issues
Indian Union Textile minister Smriti Irani assured the textile industry of Surat that issues re... Read more
Pakistan textile exports up 12 per cent
Pakistan’s exports of textile products grew 12.8 per cent year on year.The value of total... Read more
Indian woven fabric exports up 17 per cent
India’s woven fabric exports rose 17 per cent in April. During April, 134 countries impor... Read more
Export of garment and footwear materials to Canada surge strongly
Imports of the products in April reached US$497.05 million, bringing the total import value in ... Read more
Vietnam turnover up 14 per cent
In the first four months of the year, export turnover of Vietnam’s garment and textile se... Read more
New capacity makes Sasa, a leading global player in polyester
Sasa, based in Turkey, is one of the world’s leading producers of polyester fibers, filam... Read more
Technical textiles among emerging sectors in India
Technical textiles are the new buzz in the Indian textile industry and one of the most emerging... Read more
India’s cotton yarn imports stabilise in March 2018
India’s cotton yarn imports stabililsed at 2.77 per cent to around 3.2 million tonne in M... Read more
USDA estimates US cotton production to decline
According to the final 2017 estimate of USDA, the country’s cotton production is forecast... Read more
Europe to increase Egyptian Import
According to the Readymade Garments Export Council, Europe has been allocated 30 percent of the... Read more
Pakistan textile exports up seven per cent
Pakistan’s textile exports rose 7.2 per cent during the first eight months of the current... Read more
US imports $2.2 billion worth of socks
The recent statistics published by the US Department of Commerce, the United States revealed th... Read more
EU’s investment in the textile, clothing ‘Factories of the Future’
The EU textile and clothing industry, over the last 10 years, has invested almost € 50 bil... Read more
Nafta pulled in different directions
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States, Mexico and Canada lo... Read more
China remains top apparel supplier to the US
US imports of apparel from China during January-March 2018 were 0.87 per cent higher than in th... Read more
Bangladesh exports to Turkey down 19 per cent
Bangladesh’s exports to Turkey in the first ten months of the current fiscal fell by 19.3... Read more
Bangladeshi apparel makers hit by cotton prices
Rising cotton prices have hit Bangladesh apparel makers. If the price spiral continues, Banglad... Read more