3PLs helping manufacturers, retailers keep pace with changing trends
"Comprising freight forwarders, courier companies, and other companies integrating and offering subcontracted logistics and transportation services, third party logistics (3PL) companies, help textile manufacturers and fashion retailers to grow their businesses and boost profits. These companies typically provide wareh... Read more
Reloved - innovative and responsible, without compromising on style
Featuring the innovative ISKO’s R-TWO program, the Reloved collection has a new take on sustainability: it relies on fabrics made of reused and recycled materials as well as an advanced design research for the development of a new, conscious style. Sustainability through the use of highly responsible materials a... Read more
Face Mask production in China in full Swing, daily output crosses 54.7…
The production growth of Face Mask is nothing short of a reflection of the China government’s efficiency, complete supply chain, logistics connectivity, first-aid responding system, and determination strengthened by brains and brawns to win the battle! On February 24, Mr. Congliang, Secretary General... Read more
98th edition of Lineapelle goes beyond all expectations
Lineapelle closes the 98th edition, going beyond the current global forecasts and emergencies, concretely strengthening its international leadership. Held at Fieramilano Rho from 19 to 21 February 2020, Lineapelle confirms its importance for the global supply chain in the fashion and luxury goods sector by welcoming a... Read more
Coronavirus impact on Chinese business income, employment and exports
Survey Shows Coronavirus Impact on Chinese Textile Industry -Part III While businesses have restarted on limited basis, the impact on the companies in the survey in the first half of the year is not ambiguous if we just see some of the important indicators like business income, profits, employment and export. A natio... Read more
Exquisite new designers create the ultimate showroom experience at Sco…
The AW20 edition of Scoop, the UK’s leading premium contemporary womenswear show located at Old Billingsgate Market London from the 9th – 11th February, focused on newness; keeping the show fresh, launching new designers and exquisite cutting-edge fashion. Creating a premium ‘showroom’ experienc... Read more
Symposium on emerging opportunities for Indian textiles
To meet the challenges and opportunities arisen due to outbreak of coronavirus in China, a symposium on ‘Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts’ was organised by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India at New Delhi. Smt. Smriti Zubin I... Read more
Global apparel industry facing structural decline
Global clothing industry is going through a long-term structural decline with growing awareness among consumers and limiting purchases, even as prices fall. This is destabilising the future of many global companies whose USP is fast-changing and affordable fashion. Fast-fashion retailers are waking up to a changed glo... Read more
Kiabza - Decluttering wardrobes and monetizing them
Actress Evelyn Sharma is taking her the next step towards responsible fashion. To buy only second-hand clothing is her New Year’s resolution for 2020, and it’s an easy one she says! Interestingly, this trend is not limited to celebrities but also common people are having a keen interest in not just exchangi... Read more
Freudenberg presents the world’s first nonwoven crimping material
Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) will be presenting an innovation that meets the increasing demands of manufacturers and consumers alike in the footwear market. Made from nonwoven fabric, the innovative crimping material optimally combines high permanent moldability and shape retention with flexibility a... Read more
Strong wage policy, timely adjustments to enable Bangladesh RMG sector…
"Though the Bangladesh RMG sector witnessed insignificant growth during the fiscal years 2016-17 and 2017-18, growth rate picked up the following year owing to Taka’s depreciation and a rise in exports to the United States. However, now the country’s major export-earning industry faces a number of challenge... Read more
Production Expected to Shift Gears by the End of February
Survey Shows Coronavirus Impact on Chinese Textile Industry -Part II The Survey analysis continues to shed light on production expectation at the end of February after the first part of the report is focused on the situation that was seen and expected before the middle of this month. To our dismay, only 18.1% of all t... Read more
Survey Shows Coronavirus Impact on Chinese Textile Industry -Part I
A national online survey in Questionnaires was conducted by China National Textile and Apparel Council(CNTAC) from Feb.7-10, with a report circulated only to limited readership to show a comprehensive outlook and insight of the textile industry by specific sectors in different provinces on the basis of 1201 respondents... Read more
Infrastructural development, youth employment to boost Indian producti…
Growing employment is a serious issue in the Indian apparel industry. “To solve this issue, the industry needs to introduce certain measures. Anil Anand, Director, HCA, elaborates on these. A leading manufacturer of sewing spares and services in India, Hari Chand Anand and Co. (HCA) has been providing affordable... Read more
Global textile and apparel industry wakes up to sustainability hazards
"Finally in 2019, the global business community, politicians and consumers awakened to the importance of sustainability that is affecting everyone to a great or less degree. Driven by consumer’s demand for carbon neutrality, the textile industry is slowly adapting its manufacturing processes to fully reverse the ... Read more
Coronavirus: Countries including India stand to benefit
The virus outbreak could augur well for the Indian subcontinent, especially India with orders being diverted and demand for Indian cotton, leather increasing in the international market. The Coronavirus outbreak has caused huge concerns in the worldwide financial markets. Shares of Chinese brands declined 9 per cent, ... Read more
CITI organises interactive meeting with the Textile Minister
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), the National apex body for the textiles & clothing industry across the nation, organised an interactive meeting with Ravi Capoor, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India with the office-bearers of 48 textile Associations in South India representing t... Read more
World’s first C2C Platinum for RajbyTextiles
Monforts customer RajbyTextiles is the first company in the world to have finally achieved the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Platinum Standard for a product. Its Beluga denim fabrics have gained the ultimate sustainability score in all five categories covered by the C2C standard, which is acknowledged as involving the toughe... Read more
Challenge Textile Challenges a Challenge
Yesterday, Wu Qing, vice mayor of Shanghai, together with a group of officials from the industry and public health departments in the city, toured Shanghai Challenge Textile Company Limited which is seated in Tinglin town in Jinshan District, outskirt in the southwest of Shanghai, for inspecting protective gear product... Read more
Coronavirus: Not just China, global textiles and apparels sector feels…
"The impact of Coronavirus can be felt across the globe. The apparel and textile industry across the world is facing numerous challenges from sourcing to retail. And this uncertainty is affecting business" While the US-China trade war has negatively affected Chinese textile and apparel industry, the latest Cor... Read more
Need for a trade agreement to save EU, UK from future mayhem post Brex…
"Uncertainty prevails in Great Britain as the country exited from the European Union. Though negotiators have been trying to strike a deal to govern Britain’s future commercial relationship with the EU, if they fail to achieve this by December 31, 2020, UK would lose its duty-free access to EU markets. As a resul... Read more
Non-woven city runs at full throttle to supply
The outbreak of novel coronavirus triggers run on medical and health textiles, driving the production of non-woven at full throttle across the country, particularly in Xiantao city, Hubei Province, best known as China Famous City for Non-Woven, a city home to over a hundred of non-woven manufacturing companies. Accord... Read more
Indian Textile ministry awards exporters for their outstanding perform…
"At a glittering function of The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC), held on February 08, 2020 in Mumbai, Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles awarded exporters of synthetic textiles for their outstanding export performance for the year 2018-19."... Read more
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ITA Singapore show cancelled due to Coronavirus
Innovate Textile and Apparel (ITA) in Singapore scheduled for May 2020 has been called due to the Coronavirus. A virtual conference will be held instead. Delegates will h... Read more
Reloved - innovative and responsible, without compromising on style
Featuring the innovative ISKO’s R-TWO program, the Reloved collection has a new take on sustainability: it relies on fabrics made of reused and recycled materials a... Read more
Shima Seiki develops weft knitting machine
Shima Seiki is developing a prototype weft knitting machine capable of multi¬axial insertion. Fabrics produced on the prototype machine use the inlay technique for th... Read more
Karl Mayer’s latest technology enables stylish shoe fabrics
Karl Mayer’s new RDJ 6/1 EN has piezo jacquard technology for producing stylish shoe fabrics. Almost 90 per cent of the jacquard shoe fabrics currently produced can... Read more
Egypt to host Stitch and Tex garment fair
Stitch and Tex in Egypt will consist of two trade fairs, February 27 to March 1, 2020, and March 5 to 8, 2020. The first trade fair is dedicated to garment processing te... Read more
CCI launches Indian cotton brand “HIRA”
India became the largest producer of cotton in the year 2014-15 and continues to be the leader ... Read more
Indorama Ventures grows 18 per cent in 2019
Indorama Ventures registered a volume growth of 18 per cent in 2019. Core ebitda fell 20 per ce... Read more
India’s polyester yarn makers to clock in good profits next fiscal
Operating profits of polyester yarn manufacturers in India are set to rise next fiscal. Reason:... Read more
EU fashion exports up 48 per cent compared to 2010
The European Union’s exports of fashion goods have increased 48.4 per cent compared to 20... Read more
Tirupur manufacturers adopt clean processes
Tirupur garment exporters are investing in sustainability. For example, Tirupur-based Sulochana... Read more
Invista builds ADN plant in China
Invista is building a plant in China which will produce up to 4,00,000 tons of adiponitrile (AD... Read more
ITA Singapore show cancelled due to Coronavirus
Innovate Textile and Apparel (ITA) in Singapore scheduled for May 2020 has been called due to t... Read more
NCTO releases statement on coronavirus
National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) is a Washington, DC, USA based trade associati... Read more
Coronavirus dampens Chinese yarn demand
The outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) in China will undoubtedly weaken demand for imported... Read more
Shima Seiki develops weft knitting machine
Shima Seiki is developing a prototype weft knitting machine capable of multi¬axial insertio... Read more
Kerala-based Aranya Natural promoting natural dyed fabrics
Aranya Natural, based in Kerala, produces natural dyed fabrics. The fabrics are produced by spe... Read more
New apparel industry group kicks off project to eliminate textile waste
Accelerating Circularity, a new apparel industry collaborative project, announced the launch of... Read more
WTiN to replace Innovate Textile & Apparel Asia with virtual conference
The information provider to the global textile and apparel industry has announced the upcoming ... Read more
FTA to boost Vietnam’s exports to the EU
Vietnam’s textile and garment export turnover to the EU is expected to increase by 81 per... Read more
India’s textile, garments shipments fall six per cent
India’s shipments of textiles and garments shrank 6.4 per cent in April to January, aidin... Read more
Indian government hopes to be textile champion
Indian government will help top textile companies achieve sufficient size and scale to cater to... Read more
Internatonal Cotton Conference will be held in Bermen, German in March
The International Cotton Conference Bermen will take place in Germany from March 25 to 27, 2020... Read more
Karl Mayer’s latest technology enables stylish shoe fabrics
Karl Mayer’s new RDJ 6/1 EN has piezo jacquard technology for producing stylish shoe fabr... Read more
US denim imports declines in 2019
US denim apparel imports fell by 3.16 per cent in 2019. Mexico’s denim shipments to the U... Read more
Brexit may harm Pakistan exports to the UK
Brexit can potentially have a major negative impact on Pakistan’s exports to the UK. Paki... Read more
New appointees to the Management Board of the Lenzing Group
The Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG, the world’s leading producer of botanic cellulose fi... Read more
Coronavirus affects India’s textile trade, both exports and imports
Coronavirus (Covid 19) is affecting the Indian textile and apparel industry. The prevailing sit... Read more
Pakistan raw cotton imports up 42 per cent
Pakistan’s raw cotton imports increased 42 per cent in fiscal July to January as compared... Read more
Coronavirus affects India’s silk imports from China
Chinese silk is popular in India but the Coronavirus has put a strain on imports. Indian fabric... Read more
Canopy promotes rayon, viscose made from alternative fibers
Canopy is supporting the promotion of rayon and viscose products made from low-impact alternati... Read more
CITI hails proposed Mega Textile Park Scheme
Ministry of Textiles under the dynamic leadership of Hon’ble Union Textile Minister, Smt.... Read more
Stitch & Tex Expo-Afro Edition – platform for textile technologies
Stitch & Tex Expo-Afro Edition, distinguished as “Africa’s Premiere Sourcing Tr... Read more
Structural reforms, boards to help textile exporters achieve the $350 billi…
According to Raja Shanmugham, President, Tirupur Exporters Association, we need to upscale skil... Read more
Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference event in Amsterdam this April
Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference will be held in Amsterdam, April 28 to 29, 2020. Th... Read more
India to support MSMEs
India will support micro, small and medium enterprises with finance, legislation, certification... Read more
Kingpins Transformers gets new identity as Transformers Foundation
Kingpins Transformers is now the Transformers Foundation. As a foundation, Transformers will ac... Read more
Tamil Nadu to host Ind Texpo next month
Texprocil organized Ind Texpo will be held in Tamil Nadu from March 17 to 19, 2020. This is a r... Read more
Cotton cultivation in to US to decline by 5.5 per cent
The National Cotton Council’s 39th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey says, U... Read more
Indian cotton yet to reach Chinese manufacturers
India has shipped some six lakh bales of cotton to China. But some are either in the middle of ... Read more
Cotton Council International elects officers for 2020
Richard L. (Ricky) Clarke, III, a merchant from Cordova, Tenn., will serve as president of Cott... Read more
Saurer continues to offer efficient automation solutions for textile value …
Saurer plans and installs transport systems, especially between roving frames and ring-spinning... Read more
India’s textile volumes may be muted
Weak domestic demand growth, threat of cheap imports and dwindling incentives and exports are l... Read more