Bangladesh plans to cut taxes for the garment industry. The targeted growth rate is more than seven per cent for the second year running. Gross Domestic Product growth is expected…
Cambodia will host the World Economic Forum on Asean, June 1 to 2, 2017. Cambodia is one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. The country’s gross domestic product has…
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) group is launching an online portal that will assess whether a chemical formulation complies with its manufacturing restricted substances list (MRSL). The ZDHC…
For the first time in more than a decade, the China Brand Show will be exhibiting at the semiannual gift and home show LAMKT, United States, July 22 to 25,…
Toray Chemical has succeeded in developing micro-scale hollow fibers that can replace fillers such as goose feather for winter jackets. Toray is a South Korea-based textiles maker. The micro-scale hollow fiber…
In recent years, trends have been slowly shifting from disposable fashion to sustainable clothing. Organizations have been working to increase awareness about the environmental impacts of apparel development, including energy use,…
Federal Trade Fair for Apparel & Textile, Moscow is scheduled from September 20th – 23, 2016. The fair has established itself as an important Textile Fair in Russia,…
Economic indicators in the German clothing sector are negative, but the textile segment has developed sustainably. Exports to Russia declined in the first quarter of 2016. While the textile sector…
Several years back, the environmental group Greenpeace International had launched a major investigation into pollution in the textile industry, which helped publicise the widespread use of nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) in…
Hit hard by the pandemic, America’s apparel manufacturers are moving away from the Trump administration’s ‘America First’ Biden’s ‘Buy American’... Read more
The yet to recover apparel business and fresh lockdowns in EU and US has led to a 40 per cent... Read more
China is waking up to a new trend of luxury sportswear collaborations. This can be seen from the recent influx... Read more
Aiming to achieve $39 billion in exports this year, the Vietnamese garment and textile industry has moved away from high-end... Read more
COVID-19 has taught apparel retailers some very important lessons and that is: shifting retail online can be lucrative. Many retailers... Read more
Though the pandemic affected the entire fashion sector, its impact on workers was massive. Halting of thousands in-progress or finished... Read more
The unlocking of Indian economy has helped revive demand for MMF fibers in the country. As a report by Textile... Read more
As per Comtrade figures, till 2017 India was the world’s second largest exporter of textiles and clothing after China. However,... Read more
Bangladesh is set to be the global recycling hub as fast-fashion brands like H&M and Target have collaborated to launch... Read more
The pandemic saw India emerge as the world’s second largest manufacturer of PPE kits, after China. The textile ministry encouraged... Read more