Southern Mills files pliant against International Textiles
Southern Mills, based in Georgia, US, manufactures protective clothing fabric for industrial and military use. The company offers outer shells and thermal barriers for firefighters, flame-resistant garments for military personnel…
Trans-Pacific Partnership meet fails to reach an agreement
The 12-country pact, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the biggest ever free trade deal covering 40 per cent of the world economy, at the Hawaiian island of Maui, concluded without reaching any…
India's first Container School by Safeducate takes shape
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first Container School created by Safeducate at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, while launching the Skill India Program. Under this program, the government intends…
Demand for Italian textile machinery rises
The second quarter of this year has seen a rise in orders for Italian textile machinery. Raffaella Carabelli, President of ACIMIT said that orders have gone up in the domestic…
EU's textile and clothing exports to the US touch €44 bn
As per Euratex’s latest estimates, the European Textile and Clothing industry and its exports to the US, reached a turnover of €165 billion in 2014. It generated a value added…
Bangladesh exports loses due to currency yo-yo
Due to the fluctuations in dollar and euro, Bangladesh lost millions on exports last fiscal year. This could have been avoided, if the country had adopted a multi currency exchange…
Lectra hosts first seminar on apparel manufacturing in France
Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials: fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, hosted its first apparel manufacturing seminar in Bordeaux-Cestas in…
APTMA strike postponed in Pakistan for now
S M Tanveer, Chairman, All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association has said the month-long strike to be held from August 7 has been postpones as the FM had assured that issues regarding…
CIFF show takes off in Copenhagen
Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) is under from August 5 to 7, 2015. The show in northern Europe presents carefully curated premium brands. CIFF first emerged on the Scandinavian fashion…
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Changing body sizes drive Chinese lingerie market dynamics
Chinese lingerie brands like Ubras, Candy La Vie and Sujiin are building their businesses in the domestic market by offering... Read more
Pakistan Textile: Competitive inputs, value addition can boost economic growth
Recovering from the pandemic shocks, Pakistan’s textile exports are set to grow to $22 billion in FY22. Most of this... Read more
British retailers aim for complete carbon neutrality by 2040
Believing in the ability of brands and retailers to neutralize their carbon impact and leave a positive mark on the... Read more
EU’s new labeling scheme threatens to intensify greenwashing amongst brands
Industry leaders fear, European Commission’s new scheme to make every garment and shoe sustainable by 2023 may intensify the greenwashing... Read more
Consumers shun fast fashion as eco-awareness rises
Once a booming sector, the fast fashion industry is losing favor due to rising environmental consciousness amongst consumers and a... Read more
Asian apparel factories face danger of rising sea level
A new analysis by researchers at Cornell warns, rising sea levels threaten to take large apparel producing areas across Jakarta,... Read more
Delayed supplies threatening fast fashion brands’ profit margins
With brands struggling with slower deliveries and rising transportation costs, the fast fashion industry is under grave threat. The industry... Read more
US’ apparel imports rebound with 23 per cent growth in August
For the first time in the year, US’ apparel imports rose to 8.07 billion in August ’21. As per an... Read more
Despite shutting shop, Gap, Benetton continue to inspire future businesses
Once renowned as ‘category killers’, fashion retailers Gap and Benetton now face an uncertain future with Gap closing all its... Read more
Healthcare and military sectors to drive conductive textiles market till 2022
Largely used in smart textile applications such as sensors, heating textiles and electrostatic discharge clothing, conductive textiles are seeing higher... Read more