The expiry of GSP+ facility in 2023 may have a disastrous effect on the Pakistan textile industry as international buyers will start searching for other regional suppliers for placing new orders, says Sheikh Lugman Aman, Regional Chairman, Pakistan Readymade Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA). Extension of had helped boost Pakistan’s textile exports, explains Ijaz Khokhar, Chief Coordinator. He has urged the government to push the EU countries for extension of GSP Plus facility to Pakistan for another 10 years.

Khokhar also urged enhanced interaction and communication with ambassadors of EU bloc and other European countries. He also emphasized on the need for direct advocacy and lobbying by visiting EU headquarters in Brussels. The readymade garments sector in Pakistan urged the new government to initiate lobbying for continuity of Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP)-Plus, besides implementing new textile and apparel policy through revival of Pakistan Export Promotion Board (PEPB).

Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) office-bearers urged the government to initiate work on lobbying for renewal for GSP status for Pakistan from the European Union (EU) to sustain export growth.

VDMA Textile Machinery Association has appointed Janpeter Horn, Managing Director, August Herzog Maschinenfabrik, as its new Chairperson with immediate effect. The appointment was made at the members’ meeting of the Association in Leonberg. Based in Oldenburg, Northern Germany, August Herzog Maschinenfabrik is a manufacturer of innovative braiding and winding machinery.

VDMA also appointed Regina Brückner, Managing Associate, Brückner Trockentechnik, and Verena Thies, Managing Shareholder, Thies Textilmaschinen, as Vice Chairpersons. Horn states, Both Brückner and Thies have been serving on the Executive Board of the VDMA Textile Machinery as well as the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers CEMATEX for many years. The newly appointed team of the Association is well prepared to effectively represent the interests of the industry at national and international level.

A 5.6 per cent rise in cotton consumption in Bangladesh during the marketing year (MY) 2022-23 will boost demand for yarn and fabrics from international clothing retailers and brands, says United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Work orders have been increasing since the beginning of 2021 as many brands are shifting their orders from competitor countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia.

Domestic raw cotton consumption also went up 2.27 per cent during MY2021-22 to 9 million bales. The USDA data forecasts, in the MY 2022-23 yarn and fabric consumption would reach 0.96 million tons and 6.4 billion metre respectively. In MY 2022-23, Bangladesh’s cotton imports are expected to surge 7.2 per cent to 8.9 million bales. Cotton imports will surge nearly one million bales in MY2022-23, says Monsoor Ahmed, CEO, BTMA

Yarn production will increase 1.3 per cent in MY 2022-23 to reach 760,000 tons, predicts USDA. Cotton harvest area will increase by 2.2 per cent during the year to 46,000 hectare. Cotton production will surge by 2.6 per cent to 155,000 bales, as per USDA estimates.

China’s apparel and accessory exports in March 2022 grew 10.48 per cent over the corresponding month last year to reach $10.22 billion, reveals data from General Administration of Customs, China (GACC).

This is the highest third month export revenues for China in previous five calendar years. Growth proved resistant to the resurgence of the COVID-19 cases in China. Calculated using GACC data, the analysis shows, China’s apparel and accessories exports grew 7.40 per cent Y-o-Y in Q1’22 to reach $35.68 billion. China’s textile exports also grew by 15.10 per cent Y-o-Y to reach $31.78 billion in Q1 ’22.

Walmart has invited Indian manufacturers and trading companies to sell on its Walmart Marketplace as cross-border sellers to reach out to over 120 million US consumers every month.

The Walmart Marketplace offers close to 170 million unique items and aims to onboard 40,000 new sellers this year. It is also looking to expand its products range to more than 200 million items.

Indian sellers on the Walmart Marketplace will have a dedicated account manager to help them onboard and provide access to tools like Walmart Fulfillment Services, which lets sellers offer two-day delivery to most of the U.S., with Walmart handling warehousing and delivery, as well as returns. Walmart said India sellers will also be able to use the Walmart Connect media platform to help run impactful advertising and marketing campaigns.

Also, sellers will be able to use Payoneer’s services offering multi-currency payments solutions and India-focused innovations like automated Foreign Inward Remittance Certificate (FIRC), along with access to legal, tax and compliance support, global shipping and logistics services, etc.

Hosted by the Top Fashion Export Council under AEPC - BAA - NAEC in collaboration with Sowtex, The Fashion Meet- Expo ’22 commenced at the Apparel House in Gurugram. The first day of the event witnessed a grand inauguration by the Chief Guest, DarshanaJardosh, Minister of State for Textiles & Railways, Trade commissioners from Australia & Canada along Top Apparel Exporters, Buying fraternity. Over 200 top fashion buyers, exporters & manufacturers of Delhi, NCR attended the event. The second day showcased a Startup Fashion Show and also had industry experts highlight the importance of digitizing the textile eco-system & fast tracking design development process to optimize India Textile recent FTA's with partner countries and achieve GOI’s target of $100 Bn fashion & Textile Exports by 2030.

The show displayed the widest collection of sustainable andinnovative fabrics n from different mills of India under one roof. The Fashion Meet had live discussions between AEPC, participating Mills on ‘Conceptualisation of Design Studio’ at Apparel House, along with the display of ‘Physical & Virtual Fabric Collection.’ Some other noteworthy topic of discussion by industry experts were on ‘Fast tracking the Design Development Process,’ ‘Stitching the Value Chain with Sustainability & Traceability,’ ‘Quick & Easy Ways to Build Fashion Exports.’

The event featured 50 fabric mills, processors, trims manufactures BS fashion technology companies from India showcasing latest collections along with trends, materials, technology. This collaboration aimed to strengthen engagement through Meet-up space between buyers and sellers of the textile ecosystem.

The financial crisis in Sri Lanka is leading to a diversion of many apparel orders from UK, EU, and Latin America to India,

Fuel deficiencies in the midst of its most horrendously awful monetary emergency and following power cuts are upsetting the development of key products in Sri Lanka. For example, much of the garment orders have proactively begun moving to India and presently a comparative pattern is being seen in the materials areaparticularly as India and Sri Lanka produce comparative sorts of clothing and articles of clothing.

However, Sri Lanka’s apparelgetduty-free access to different nations, in contrast to Indian products. Sri Lankan exporters are also attempting to keep their material area safeguarded in spite of the emergency,, says A. Sakthivel, Head, Indian Export Organizations (FIEO).

Sakthivel added that exporters have started getting inquiries from a few European nations. NarendraGoenka, Director, AEPC agreed that India can arise as alternative to Sri Lankan clothing as it can create most of similar items at lower cost.

The first Stoll Days for customers and other interested parties will be held from June 07 -10, 2022 in the new TexLab at Karl Mayer North America, in Greensboro, NC

During the event, customers and other business partners will get acquainted with the Stoll team, and the fully equipped TexLab, with the latest Stoll machines, other equipment to develop knitted products and multiple collaboration and training areas. For the event, Stoll prepared an exciting program to inspire the innovativeness of customers and others that are interested in the use of flat knitting technology in their products.

Highlights of the event include various Stoll machines in action, including a few models that were not shown before, seminars and workshops to introduce new design and programming software, and many inspiring knitted products for fashion and for technical textile markets. The event will also witness a presence of some yarn suppliers and other industry partners.

Customer-to-customer platform Saritoria is adding more luxury brands to its preloved selection, with a focus on bridal wear as it aims to promote sustainable fashion in India.

Saritoria is expanding its preloved product selection and has launched a bridal wear segment to promote second hand fashion to brides-to-be. The business has also launched a series on its Facebook and Instagram platforms which recreates recent celebrity red carpet looks using preloved pieces available on its platform. The business also shares info graphics on different ways to shop fashion sustainably to promote its ethics in a wider context. By focusing on creating a community of shoppers, Saritoria aims to increase engagement with its platform and build brand loyalty.

ShehlinaSoomro founded Saritoria in July, 2021 along with fashion entrepreneur and designer Pernia Qureshi. The platform specializes in luxury labels and features clothing and accessories by brands including Anushree Reddy, RohitBal and SuneetVerma, etc

A European producer of workwear fabrics, Klopman is promoting an innovative circular economy project that aims to achieve significant energy savings and localize the supply chain in Europe.

Renaissance Textile, together with its partners, including Klopman and TDV Industries, aims to conclude an agreement with its clients to receive and recycle their clothes at the end of their first life cycle. This will allow the production of new fabrics, made with an increasing amount of recycled fiber, which can be put back on the market. A key part of the process is the advanced technology of the company’s 12,000 sq m ndustrial building in Laval, France, where garments are grouped, sorted, and then transformed into raw material ready to be trimmed and woven.

The project has set several targets for 2024, the most significant of which are an expansion to three fabric fraying lines and a target to recycle 3,000 to 9,000 tons of fabric by 2024. All this will translate into an estimated saving of 430,000 tons of CO2 by 2026, equivalent to the planting of about 57 million trees.