The Government of Vietnam has postponed the 20th Vietnam Int’l Textile & Garment Industry Exhibition to November 24 – 27, 2021 at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) to ensure the health and safety of visitors and exhibitors.

However, the VTG online expo will continue to operate and promote exhibitors’ products on the official website and Facebook fan page. Since 2001, VTG has been serving the textile industry in Vietnam and is committed to serve the development of textile and related industries.

At the 13th Istanbul Fashion Conference last week, organized by the Turkish Clothing Manufacturers’ Association (TGSD) and Istanbul Apparel Exporters Association (IHKIB), Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank informed that Turkey ranks sixth among all countries in the world in terms of garment and readywear industry exports.

Varank said, the Turkish garment industry recorded a $16.5 billion external trade surplus in 2019. He underlined that over one million workers are directly employed in the industry and 68 per cent of employees are women. The minister reiterated the government’s support to sectoral aggregations in many provinces. He informed that the government has set up organized industrial zones in northwestern Bolu, Bursa and Yalova, and southeastern Kahramanmara, Kilis and Diyarbakr.

Varank further underlined that the government supports the garment industry’s research, development and innovation projects through Turkey’s top scientific body, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK), and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Turkey (KOSGEB).

Polyprint SA, specialized Direct-to-Garment printer manufacturer, is showcasing its latest DTG products at Innovate Virtual Trade Show, being held virtually from October 15-30, 2020. Polyprint is exhibiting solutions including TexJet shortee2 and TexJet echo. The centre of attention will be PreTreater Pro: The NEW automatic pre-treatment machine.

Launched in July 2020, PreTreater Pro is the key to top-quality prints, consistency in repeated jobs and improved washability, while saving on liquids. Its 41x60cm true spray area, precision spraying capabilities with ‘Linear’ & ‘Grid’ edit modes, accurate liquid quantity selection per ml, 4 large diameter flat nozzles for uniform spraying and an auto re-circulation system for liquid homogeneity will seamlessly prepare garments for amazing prints.

The tradeshow will enable attendees to interact with industry professionals through live chat, witness its latest technological breakthroughs at our booth and schedule video meetings to address their every question.

World Textile Information Network (WTiN), the ITA Virtual Trade Show organizers, has planned a pioneering event that generates the unique ability for visitors and exhibitors to reconnect, without limitations.

Stephen Lamar, CEO, American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has advised lawmakers against looking at stimulus as as ‘one-and-done’ deal. The trade group CEO advocates lawmakers to seek additional rounds of stimulus in the coming months.

As per Lamar, tariffs on China’s apparel, footwear and travel goods could hurt US industries and consumers this holiday season. Tariffs are even being charged on crucial PPE equipment needed in the fight against the coronavirus. US is charging tariffs on many items of personal protective equipment. It still has tariffs on reusable isolation gowns.

This is the wrong time to have these tariffs, Lamar says. According to him, US can use those tariffs to pass along savings to consumers, to hire workers not to pay into these US coffers like this. Despite the political discord and jockeying going on in Washington, Lamar says that there are signs of encouragement that prove that lawmakers could come together on a stimulus.

Fabric cutting room solutions provider MorganTecnica will showcase its technology innovations at the upcoming Denim Show – an online virtual event being held from October 21 to 23, 2020.

The show offers denim specific solutions through 11 events hosted in 8 different languages. The trade offers solutions for model creation, order management and optimal denim garment manufacturing and will also demonstrate denim fabric cutting real time along with optimal spreading and labeling to superfast and precise cutting with both its high and low ply solutions.

During the show, the company will cut around 3,000 meters of denim fabric. It will donate these fabrics to local Italian entities as per its agenda of ethical stance on the three pillars of people, planet and profit

The show will also display its software solution including the snapshots of its 3D virtual design and order planner. Besides, the additional range of equipment for all denim fabric cutting solutions will also be on display. MorganTecnica will launch Mastermind – order analysis management software during the show.

DyStar, a leading specialty chemical company, has launched Cadira® Polyamide and Polyester / Cellulosic Exhaust. These two additions take the total number of Cadira modules by DyStar to 11. These modules support the supply chain with complete sustainable solutions from manufacturing to production and beyond. Cadira Polyamide is an environmentally friendly scour-dyeing process using DyStar’s Telon® and Isolan® dyes and selected Sera® products for Polyamide, Polyamide blends and recycled Polyamide.

Compared to the conventional process that requires three separate baths, Cadira Polymide completes pre-treatment, dyeing and a modified after treatment in the same bath, which help save water, process time and energy.

The Cadira Polyester/Cellulosic Exhaust module offers options for process optimization and exhaust processing of polyester/cellulosic blends to reduce consumption of water, energy and reduce the output of greenhouse gas emission, as well as wastewater quantities and effluent load.

Since its launch of the first Cadira module in 2016, DyStar has developed a total of 11 Cadira modules: Reactive, Reactive/Disperse Continuous, Polyester/Cellulosic Exhaust, VAT, Polyester, Recycled Polyester, Wool, Polyamide, Printing PX, Denim and Laundry, helping the entire textile value chain to achieve greener production.

California-based apparel label Outerknown has launched the world’s first biodegradable denim. The Iconoclast high rise skinny, women’s jeans is made with Candiani’s Coreva stretch technology constructed using renewable, plant-based rubber in place of the standard petrol-based elastane. The denim portrays a bend of 96 per cent organ cotton and 4 per cent natural rubber to achieve an eco-friendly stretch.

The jeans are officially available for pre-order on the outlooks’s website and retail for $248. The style is available in a light and medium wash denim in sizes varying from 24-32.

Outerknown is still considered a new entrant in the womenswear market. The brand launched its first women’s collection in 2019. The company has been responsible for manufacturers since 2015 and was founded by a 11-time champion surfer Kelly Slater and designer John Moor to create a positive change throughout the fashion industry. In the 2019 collection, the brand used 90 percent of the recycled fibers, It also invested in Econyl recycled nylon that converted ocean plastic into new material for fashion.

In 2019, Outerknown launched its denim made with cottonseed hemp through its collaboration with Levi’s.

Authentic Brands Group owned fashion brand Forever 21 has signed a licensing deal with AR Holdings, a leading brand and retail operator, to expand operations into the Latin American market.

As per the deal, AR Holdings will distribute the brand across all channels in the region including e-commerce, wholesale and 26 retail stores in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama and Peru. The company is an experienced player in the Latin American retail market with vast expertise in the fashion, home and restaurant industries. It plans is to launch an e-commerce site for Forever 21 in Latin America in 2021.

ABG purchased Forever 21 out of bankruptcy court in partnership with Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners for $81.1 million in February. In June, it tapped IB Group to serve as licensee for the brand. In June, it licensed IB Group to expand the brand in Mexico.

As per the Gujarat Cotton Ginners’ Association (GCGA), a reduction in area under cotton cultivation is expected to bring down cotton production in Gujarat this year. Cotton output in the state is estimated to be around 85-90 lakh bales in 2020-21as compared to 95 lakh bales in 2019-20.

Cotton production in Gujarat also includes production of raw cotton. Gujarat ginners procure raw cotton from other states like Maharashtra and such raw cotton is then ginned and pressed within the state. According to a pan-India trade body member, the flow of cotton from other states may also be low this year due to cotton procurement by CCI at minimum support price (MSP).

However, few believe Gujarat’s production may reach 95 lakh bales given the improvement in yield this year when compared with last year. Meanwhile, the price of benchmark Shankar-6 cotton variety has increased to Rs 40,000 per candy mainly due to good demand from exporters and textile as well as spinning mills.

Prices had dropped to Rs 32,000 per candy in April-June following the lockdown. Currently, around 22,000 bales are arriving in the local markets of Gujarat.

Indian Beautiful Art, also known as IBA Craft was selected as a finalist in the National Startup Awards in the AR category. The company was awarded for the introduction of JIT – A new tool in textile technology.

The tool deals with the ‘demand-oriented production’ methodology with an objective to produce what is demanded by the market and control utilization of natural resources along with no dumping of waste fabric or garment. The problem is being solved in two parts, instead of getting prints of the photoshoot, images on the clothes are tested using technology. This effectively cuts the cost of photoshoot production and creates a single prototype for various patterns of the same garment. The colors and designs can be changed directly with sizes till 5 XL, saving time and resources. Secondly, it is assisting in compliance of energy, water, and environment conservation.

IBA has shipped over 1 million products worth $5 million to over 136 countries. The company boasts of a steady base of 500,000 customers around the world. It is known worldwide for its focus on redefining the process on which the garment industry runs.