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Bangalore is gearing up to host a denim show from September 25 to 26, 2017. This will be the first-of-its-kind denim-focused show in India, and is expected to attract top denim mills, including local and international garment manufacturers, together under one platform. It’s being organized by Denimsandjeans.com, pioneers of denim exhibitions in Bangladesh and Vietnam.
Key retailers, buying houses and factories from India and Europe, Southeast Asia and US are expected to visit the show. It will provide a great opportunity to source denim fabrics and apparel. The show aims to bring together major stakeholders in the supply chain.
India is now the second largest consumer of denim apparel after China. Over 500 million jeans are being sold in India, which is a little more than the approximate 490 million jeans sold in the US currently. India is set to get a big lead over the US and the EU in coming years, as consumption increases in Tier II and III cities.
Denim has been one of the main booming textile segments in India in the past decade. Where the capacity of Indian mills to produce denim fabrics was only about 300 million meters in 2005, it has risen over 300 per cent. A major part of this production is consumed locally.
At one time the textile industry had rotary, flat bed and screen printing. Now it’s All Over Printing (AOP). Shirts, tall gowns, tank tops, denim shirts and jeans, woven pants, home textiles etc, are now being made with AOP.
The biggest benefit of digital AOP machinery is flexibility, robustness, fast batch and design changing capacity. The digital printing cost is higher but the color combination can be done as desired. There is no problem in creating a screen. The number of screens which are used in rotary or flat beds is limited. AOP garments can easily be washed after sewing and so another stage of value addition is possible. Faded AOP garments are trendy fashion today.
Conventional printing creates a huge bunch of effluents which are hazardous for the ecosystem and for human beings. Technology makes possible faster production cycles with reduced water consumption. Digital inject All Over Printing has a lower environmental impact. Consumers too are looking for individual touch. There is scarcely any other technology that combines brilliant colors, wonderful designs and production on demand with low resource utilization. Currently, 60 per cent of digitally printed textiles are produced in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam.
Haryana’s industries and commerce minister Vipul Goel says the government has formulated a new textiles policy based on the requirements and suggestions of stakeholders. While addressing industrialists at the Samadhan Divas Samaroh Goel said the policy will soon be implemented. The state government is making all efforts to promote the textiles industry of Panipat, he said keeping I view its importance and history.
He said the government wants to give industries the benefit of new industry policy in a transparent manner, which will end inspector raj in the state, a single window system has been implemented for the convenience of businessmen. Under this, NOC to industries will be given in 45 days.
The government has also started Invest Haryana Portal for the convenience of businesses. A total of 771 new industrialists have submitted their applications on. This will attract investments worth Rs 48,416 crores and create employment opportunities for 1.84 lakh youth, Goel informed.
According to data compiled by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, the order index for textile machinery during the period April to June rose 26 per cent compared to the same period in 2016. The value of the index stood at 117.3 points (basis: 2010=100).
Specifically, significant increase in orders was recorded for domestic market, where the index stood at an absolute value of 92.9 points (+66 per cent over April-June 2016). On foreign markets, the increase amounted to 22 per cent, and the absolute value of the index stood at 123.4 points.
ACIMIT president Alessandro Zucchi expressed satisfaction about the entire sector and said the data confirms a recovery is underway in the domestic market. This is the third consecutive quarter that the order index has risen.
Himatsingka’s consolidated revenues stood at Rs. 2,138 crores, a growth of 13.1 per cent. The company has completed expansion of sheeting plant and commenced commercial production of the expanded capacity during October 2016. The capacity of sheeting plant was enhanced from 22 MMPA to 46 MMPA.
Himatsingka also commenced construction of its spinning facility at Hassan which is due to commence production in the Q3 of FY2018. The new spinning facility with an installed capacity of 211,584 spindles is part of the backward integration initiatives of the company. It will cater to 50 per cent of Himatsingka’s captive requirement.
The company is also setting up a terry towel plant with a capacity of 25,000 tpa. Construction of the plant will begin in the current financial year. The total investment outlay for all expansion projects is Rs. 1,300 crores.
Commenting on their performance, Shrikant Himatsingka, Managing Director and CEO, says the company had a stable quarter, and they look forward to a year of growth in the backdrop of our ongoing expansion on the manufacturing front.
The Rs 3,000 crores Himatsingka is a vertically integrated home textile major with a global footprint. It focuses on manufacturing, retail and distribution of home textile products. On manufacturing front, the group operates the largest capacities in the world for upholstery fabrics, drapery fabrics and bed linen products.
Spread across Asia, Europe and North America, the group continues to expand its reach and build capacities in the home textile space. The company’s brand portfolio globally is expected to touch revenues of about Rs. 1,200 crores for FY 2018.
A new initiative to improve transparency in the Bangladeshi garment manufacturing industry by mapping every factory in the country has been launched. The project, ‘Digital RMG Factory Mapping in Bangladesh’ (DRFM-B), will collect data on factories and disclose it in a publicly available online map.
The map will show each factory’s location, number of employees, product types, certifications, trade union affiliations and export countries. It comes after Bangladesh, which is still in the shadow of the Rana Plaza disaster hit headlines again this year after authorities took a hardline approach to workers and trade union officials who were protesting against low pay and poor working conditions in garment factories.
The DRFM-B project will be undertaken by Bangladesh-based BRAC University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, in partnership with trade union Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). It will be funded by the C&A Foundation.
Field workers from BRAC University will visit every factory in Bangladesh over the next year to plot and map them and collect data. Verification will be crowd sourced from public to ensure the information remains current and accurate. The map will go live in mid-2018, initially showing factories in Dhaka. The final version, showing all 20 Bangladeshi garment-producing districts, is expected to be completed by mid-2021.
The project will send a strong signal to all stakeholders that transformative change is happening within the ready-made garment sector, says Parveen Huda, project manager for DRFM-B.
Four months after acquiring Jean Machine, the new owner of the denim retailer says it plans on "cleaning up" the look of its stores as a part of an effort to woo back customers. Gerry Bachynski, President and CEO of Comark Services says renovations will begin this Fall at some locations in the hope of reinvigorating a company that has been around for 41 years in Canadian retail.
Customers are going to see something different, he added also over the past few years, customers have cast aside jeans in favour of more comfortable leggings and yoga pants. But he thinks denim is poised for a comeback. In 2016, the company saw a resurgence in denim sales, says Bachynski, declining to provide specific sales figures for Jean Machine.
Founded in 1976, Jean Machine has 30 stores in Ontario. Comark's parent company, Vancouver-based Stern Partners Inc., acquired Jean Machine in March for an undisclosed amount after it ended up in bankruptcy protection following years of dwindling sales.
Bachynski, whose firm also oversees a number of other companies including denim retailer Bootlegger, says shoppers gave up on jeans for casual athletic options popularized by brands like Lululemon and the Gap.
Ethiopia is fast developing into a dynamic apparel sourcing hub. China, South Korea, India and other countries have opened new plants in the nation, while a growing number of European and US brands are sourcing garments. As a part of its drive to lift the country to middle-income status by 2025, the country has been building industrial parks. The newest is Hawassa Industrial Park. Among the 15 companies with factories there is PVH, a US apparel company. PVH’s 280 employees produce garments for a number of international brands, including Calvin Klein.
Ethiopia's low labor costs make it an attractive garment sourcing destination. The country’s young, cheap workers give it the potential to grow into a major garment hub. Another factor in the country’s favor is its fast developing infrastructure. Ethiopia used to depend heavily on trucking, hindering its transition to a more export-oriented economy. But the railway connecting Addis Ababa to Djibouti will help solve this problem.
At present, most companies investing in Ethiopia are apparel makers and other light industry manufacturers. But General Electric plans to make medical equipment in the country, and Samsung is working with a local partner to produce printers. Hyundai will build a commercial vehicle assembly plant.
Scottish technical textiles manufacturer Don & Low is coming out with a brand new synthetic grass line. Working collaboratively with its raw materials and machine partners, as well as multiple years of extrusion and manufacturing experience, has meant the company has some exciting grass developments to bring to the demanding and performance driven artificial grass market.
The investment will allow for 3,500 tons of grass yarn production capacity for 2018 alone, with potential for further investment and expansion in 2019-20. Don & Low aims to utilise this investment by taking synthetic grass yarn technology to the next level and leverage its technical leadership position in other markets to immediately deliver enhanced yarn characteristics for the benefit of the entire synthetic turf industry.
The new investment will enable Don & Low to create a unique and pioneering range of grass yarns, which is expected to exceed even the toughest industry expectations, and be a step ahead of current market offerings. The new addition will also help Don & Low meet increasing demand of synthetic turf industry to provide highly durable, resilient and skin-friendly yarns for a variety of sports and landscape applications.
Don & Low is the only grass yarn manufacturer in the UK and one of the few grass yarn manufacturers globally.
Ethiopia is fast developing into a dynamic apparel sourcing hub. China, South Korea, India and other countries have opened new plants in the nation, while a growing number of European and US brands are sourcing garments. As a part of its drive to lift the country to middle-income status by 2025, the country has been building industrial parks. The newest is Hawassa Industrial Park. Among the 15 companies with factories there is PVH, a US apparel company. PVH’s 280 employees produce garments for a number of international brands, including Calvin Klein.
Ethiopia's low labor costs make it an attractive garment sourcing destination. The country’s young, cheap workers give it the potential to grow into a major garment hub. Another factor in the country’s favor is its fast developing infrastructure. Ethiopia used to depend heavily on trucking, hindering its transition to a more export-oriented economy. But the railway connecting Addis Ababa to Djibouti will help solve this problem.
At present, most companies investing in Ethiopia are apparel makers and other light industry manufacturers. But General Electric plans to make medical equipment in the country, and Samsung is working with a local partner to produce printers. Hyundai will build a commercial vehicle assembly plant.
