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Licensing gets mainstream in adult fashion, says Euromonitor

"Licensing has been finding increased importance in fashion fraternity these days. Same has been captured by a recent Euromonitor study, ‘Global Licensing Trends in Adult Fashion’. Licensing has spread across all aspects of the apparel and footwear business and across all demographics, ages and regions. As ... Read more

Techtextil woos with innovative technical textile extravaganza

"Textile experts unanimously believe growth will be driven by technical textiles with its widespread applications. Technical textiles used in the highly-specialised aerospace industry are now being tried for consumer applications. To bring this to the world, Messe Frankfurt is partnering with the European Space Agency ... Read more

Chinese companies automating factories to boost efficiency

"With China’s labour cost increasing, the country is shifting focus on automation to make factories more efficient. For instance, Chenfeng Group, a leading contractor for Uniqlo operated by Japan's Fast Retailing, recently set up a production line using a hanger system in a corner of its huge garment factory in C... Read more

US cotton production remains stagnant in the first half of 2017

"As per latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates, the US cotton imports was nearly 8.6 million 480-pound bales during January-June 2017 compared to 8.5 million bales for the first six months of 2016. Cotton product exports decreased 3 per cent to nearly 1.8 million bale-equivalents. During the first half of... Read more

CMAI Q1 Apparel Index: Grows to 2.77 points, outlook positive for next…

"CMAI’s Q1 Apparel Index for April-June FY 2017-18 reflects positivity is in the air. At 2.77 the index value for the quarter has moved up compared to previous quarter, Q4 (Jan-March FY 2016-17) when it was 2.25 points. The market recovered after ‘demonitisation’. However, the industry faced yet anoth... Read more

India: Textiles Ministry revises, lowers export estimate to $45000 mil…

"As per recent data released by the Union Textiles Ministry, textile and clothing industry has been seen a decline in exports. Exports fell marginally by 0.2 per cent to $36639.4 million (FY 2016-17) over the previous fiscal. In the exports segment, textiles and clothing accounts 13 per cent of the country's total expo... Read more

Sports-inspired apparel category driving growth

"A recently released report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., highlighted that the global market for sports and fitness clothing is projected to reach $231.7 billion by 2024. Growth in the market is driven by a growing portion of the population living healthier life styles and stronger participation in sports and fitn... Read more

Pakistan: Currency depreciation, energy costs hurt textile industry

"Pakistan's textile exports was worth $12.45 billion with imports worth $3.35 billion in 2016-17. The country exported raw cotton amounting to $42.85 million, cotton yarn $1.24 billion, cotton cloth $2.12 billion, cotton carded $235000, yarn other than cotton yarn $24.351 million, knitwear $2.362 billion, bed wear $2.1... Read more

Denim in Mexico overshadows US & China

The global denim market is worth about $56 billion, says Statistic Brain. And the denim industry was expected to grow at a CAGR of over 6.5 per cent from 2015 to 2020, as per Technavio. The US accounts for $13.7 billion of that. Euromonitor International study says, jeans is growing not just in th... Read more

Taiwan needs a three-layered approach to sustain textile growth

"Functional textile is Taiwan’s forte amid stiff competition from its Asian counterparts. This has been possible because of its strong thrust on R&D, advancements in manufacturing capabilities and cross-industry collaborations. Taiwan today accounts for about 70 per cent of the world’s functional fabric... Read more

Future of fast fashion lies in becoming sustainable

"With rapid movement of styles from catwalk to retail shelves, fast fashion is space in everyone’s wardrobe. And as Tasha Lewis, a professor at Cornell University’s Department of Fibre Science and Apparel Design says, the rate of new fashion cycles has accelerated to a feverish pace. It used to be four seas... Read more

Gartex meets tremendous success, exhibitors report good business

"The just concluded 2nd edition of Gartex got a positive response from the industry. Spread over 65,000 sq. ft. nearly 16,790 trade buyers explored the latest technological advancements trending in the garment and textile manufacturing industry. Nearly 100 domestic and international exhibitors congregated at Pragati Ma... Read more

Four themes to showcase trends at Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles

"As one of the largest printing markets in the world, textile industry has been offering newer avenues of growth to new age printing. Owing to its inherent advantages such as higher colour definition, shorter design time and lower production cost, the textile industry is witnessing winds of change. In this regard, Digi... Read more

Global textile industry recording holistic growth, positivity to conti…

Global textile market is growing at a rapid pace. As a result, all segments related to textiles are growing as well. Here’s a sneak peek into the growth landscape of some of the promising textile segments that are slated to make a mark… According to MRFR analysis, the global textile ... Read more

WTO members deliberate on cotton expanse in West Africa

"At a recent discussion on cotton, majority of WTO members affirmed their support for a meaningful and specific outcome on cotton domestic support, the chair of the agricultural negotiations, Ambassador Stephen Ndung’u Karau of Kenya, highlighted. Ambassador Eloi Laourou of Benin, speaking on behalf of the four W... Read more

India aims to ramp up textile and apparel trade with Japan

In an attempt to enhance exports to Japan, Textiles Committee under MoT is working hand in hand with experts from Japan Textile Products Quality and Technology Centre (QTEC). The Indian government year signed a MoU with QTEC through the Textiles Committee aimed at jointly establishing and encourag... Read more

Hong Kong losing shine as apparel exporter as figures show a dip

"Hong Kong’s textile exports seen degrowth lately. In 2016, it fell 13 per cent and now another 7 per cent in the first five months of 2017. Re-exports, accounting for more than 99 per cent of total textiles exports, also fell 7 per cent, while domestic exports rose 2 per cent. With more than three-quarters of th... Read more

GST council cuts rate to 5 %, great relief to Indian textile, garment …

This 5 percent GST rate reduced from 18 per cent announced earlier, will be applicable for job works in apparel, shawls and carpets. Acceding to demands from the industry, The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council decided to reduce the GST rate on all job works related to the textile and apparel sector ... Read more

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