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Eurovet’s new industry website project is taking shape. It is set to be launched between October and December. The project’s objective is to concentrate on one single website as much information as possible on exhibitors from Eurovet’s industry shows, including the Salon International de la Lingerie, Mode City, Curve and Interfilière.
Eurovet has a wealth of material to share, since it operates across the entire pipeline as well in different continents. Eurovet’s main focus is the trade show business.
The website will act as a link between brands and suppliers, wherever they are, provided they have exhibited at one of Eurovet’s shows, to begin with at least. Other, non-exhibitor companies may in future be able to access the website by paying a fee.
The website will also be a communications tool, allowing each exhibitor to tell its story and showcase its range, as though in a virtual showroom. For the time being, the website is conceived as a B2B platform, but it could afterwards open up to the general public, as a sort of wealth of the lingerie and swimwear world.
It would be a way of extending the trade show experience by providing a year-long service, as well as an image-building tool for brands.
Intertextile Pavilion Shenzhen will be held in China, July 6 to 8, 2017. Catering to the strong demand in the south China market, the fair will cover an impressive scope of high-quality apparel fabrics and accessories as well as services for mid- to high-end women’s wear and men’s wear.
Among the exhibitors are a number of international and domestic pavilions, including the Fine Japan zone and pavilions from Korea and Taiwan.
Hong Kong Yifang Textile from China will exhibit high-end fashion knitted and woven fabrics. Cherson Technologies from Hong Kong will introduce all sorts of label printing products such as care label printers, hang tag printers, care label materials, hang tags, thermal ribbons and barcode scanners.
Flying Dragon from Hong Kong will exhibit a wide range of tape such as polyester grosgrain, polyester satin, jacquard, printed, cotton and velvet varieties.
Besides the strong product line-up, fairgoers can also benefit from the fair’s fringe program. On the first two days of the fair, a total of four seminars will be held. Industry-leading trend consultants will share the key elements of spring/summer ’18 domestic trends while Swiss testing and certification organisation Testex will share solutions to international requirements for green textiles and sustainable production.
China and Pakistan will cooperate on the development of the textile and apparel sector of both countries.
This will include promotion of trade and investment cooperation, exchange of ideas for developing the sector, organizing and participating in fairs, exchange of information and support in business partner search, visits and event participation, training and working group arrangements.
The rising cost of business and environmental issues in China have made Pakistan an ideal destination for relocation of the Chinese textile industry.
The aim is multidisciplinary, multiple-format, diversified development of modern textile enterprises in the future. Chinese investors have been invited to take advantage of liberal trade and investment policies in Pakistan by entering into joint ventures with Pakistani entrepreneurs in the textile industry.
Pakistan allows foreign direct investment in all sectors, treats local and foreign investment equally, permits 100 per cent foreign equity investment, requires no government sanction and allows remittance of royalty, technical and franchise fee, capital, profits and dividends.
Another reason for the Chinese to invest in the textile sector of Pakistan is that the cost of doing business in Pakistan is lower compared to China.
Pakistan’s export-led growth package includes zero-rated sales tax for the textile industry, drawback of local taxes and levies at four per cent on yarn and grey fabric, five per cent on processed fabric, six per cent on textile made-ups and seven per cent on textile garments against the realisation of export proceeds.
A boiler explosion at a factory in Bangladesh killed at least ten people, injured dozens more and led to a partial collapse of the factory. The explosion was so powerful it destroyed parts of the factory, including a roof and several walls.
The factory is owned by textiles manufacturer Multifabs, which makes clothing for mostly European brands.
The boiler explosion shows the danger of poorly maintained and uninspected boilers in the garment industry in Bangladesh. Fire separation alone is an insufficient measure, since, as in this disaster, the explosion of a defective boiler can be powerful enough to breach the walls of the room in which it is contained, spreading fire and/or causing structural damage.
The only way to fully protect against the possibility of a boiler explosion is to ensure the integrity of the boiler.
Bangladesh has more than 4,500 garment factories employing four million mostly female workers at a minimum monthly wage. The industry is notorious for poor workplace safety, with many of the factories lacking basic equipment such as ventilation and air coolers.
The country and international buyers have been trying to improve working conditions in the garment sector, which adds about 29 billion dollars in terms of exports to the country's economy.
With high precision, flexibility and energy efficiency, digital printing has gained the attention from various industry players. With a focus on short production cycle, low-volume and on-demand production, ShanghaiTex 2017 (November 27-30, 2017 at SNIEC, Pudong, Shanghai) will unleash the latest digital printing technology and application under the "customization" trend, bringing its great development potential towards industry 4.0.
The Digital Printing Machinery Zone will expand to cover 3 halls at ShanghaiTex 2017, and has received substantial support from renowned exhibitors such as Zimmer, Mimaki, Konica Minolta, Durst, Epson, MS Specialty, EFI Reggiani, Toshin, Meijia, SPG Prints, Fujifilm, Atexco and Human Digital etc.
Shanghai Mimaki will introduce its Belt-Type Direct-to-Textile Inkjet Printer "Tiger-1800B", which features 16 printheads, a maximum print speed at 385 m2/h, and a flexible droplet print mode selection. Extensive optional units are also available for accommodating various applications, while the large-sized ink tank (10 kg) ensures cost-effective print operation. It also comes with a high-performance software RIP "TxLink3 Standard", which offers powerful color replacement functions to represent desired colors.
Epson will showcase its large format printer Epson SureColor F7280. With widths up to 64-inches, Surecolor F7280 comes with Epson's exclusive PrecisionCore TFP print head and an integrated roll-to-roll media support system with high accuracy winding, which ensure its high performance.
ShanghaiTex 2017 expects the participation of over 1,200 exhibitors and over 50,000 professional buyers for commercial exchange.as the exhibition area is of more than 100,000 square meters. The shows' display on the latest digital printing equipment and technologies will help industry players to transform their businesses and unlock their potential.
Feroze is a textile mill from Pakistan. Vertically integrated operations give it a competitive advantage. This increases their profitability in an environment where very few competitors are vertically integrated.
The company performs the entire process of spinning, weaving, cycling and stitching by using state of the art machinery. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, the company’s sales were up 47 per cent compared to financial year 2013.
Feroze has increased its earnings per share by 388 per cent since 2011. Among its clients are Walmart, Target, JC Penney, Sears, and Carrefour. The company has won awards from Walmart such as Supplier of the Year award in 2008 and the Execution Excellence award in 2010.
The company began operations in the late 1970s with a single weaving unit and today it is the leading manufacturer and exporter of specialized yarn and textile terry products in Pakistan. It enjoys a four per cent share in the international market for terry towels (bath towels, bath robes, beach towels, and kitchen supplies) and accounts for almost a quarter of total terry towel exports from Pakistan with a monthly capacity to produce up to 4.5 million pounds of terry fabric.
Pakistan’s textile exports have been falling at 3.5 per cent per year since fiscal 2013.
The Indonesian Textile Association (API) noted that sales of textile products in the domestic market have been sluggish in the last five years. It, occurred in the second curve in 2017 where there was a 30 percent decrease over the first quarter ago.
Chairman of the Indonesian Textile Association Ade Sudrajat says that, in previous years the demand for textile products increased significantly ahead of Idul Fitri. It can be seen by the visible from the volume of vehicles that go to Tanah Abang wholesale center ahead of Ramadan.
However, according to Ade, since the last few years demand is decreasing. In the second quarter of 2016, where there was a moment of Eid al-Fitr, there was still a 10 percent increase in demand for textile products. However, in the second quarter of 2017, the demand dropped very deeply to 30 percent. The sales of textile products in the domestic market in the first quarter of 2017 recorded a decrease of 3 percent.
Ade predicted the decline was due to an increase in the price of basic electricity tariffs that make people divert their funds for the purpose. Therefore, he hopes the government can provide stimulus to the textile industry by providing certainty about energy prices.
In addition, Ade also hopes the government to fix fiscal policy, especially related to taxation. Because, he views during this time the Director General of Taxes only incentive to seek taxes from the upstream industry, but not to the retail industry.
For the first six months, export turnover of Vietnam’s textiles and garments rose year-on-year by 11.3 per cent. Exports of fibers rose by 27.4 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Export turnovers of textile and garment products to the US, EU and Japan were up nine per cent, eight per cent and 12 per cent respectively. The country’s textile and garment export turnover is estimated to show a year-on-year increase of 10.9 per cent in 2017.
This performance is remarkable considering the unstable economic situation caused by low growth and decline in import growth experienced in major markets such as the US, EU and Japan in the first half of this year.
When compared with major competitors in the field of textiles and garments, including China, India, Bangladesh and Indonesia, Vietnam has the highest growth rate.
But if Vietnam’s competitors devalue their currency to support their export activities, such as in 2016, the country’s textile and garment industry will be being unable to sustain the momentum created in the first half of the year.
Vietnam is one of the five largest textile and garment exporters in the world. However the country is also one of the world’s leading importers of fabrics and materials. The shortage of high-quality materials for production is the biggest barrier to Vietnam’s textile and garment industry, hindering the country from taking advantage of free trade agreements.
"Muslim spending on fashion is expected to touch $488 billion by 2019. Nike, the well-known US sportswear company, recently introduced a sports hijab. The reaction to this was mixed: there are those who are applauding Nike for its inclusiveness of Muslim women who want to cover their hair, and there are those who accuse it of abetting women’s subjugation."
Muslim spending on fashion is expected to touch $488 billion by 2019. Nike, the well-known US sportswear company, recently introduced a sports hijab. The reaction to this was mixed: there are those who are applauding Nike for its inclusiveness of Muslim women who want to cover their hair, and there are those who accuse it of abetting women’s subjugation.
Nike, in fact, is not the first corporate brand to champion the hijab. Muslim women are indifferent to fashion. Nothing could be further from the truth that the research shows that Islamic fashion is a rapidly growing industry. The marketing of Islamic fashionable clothing, however, is older than the sports hijab
Islamic Fashion in general is understood as women wearing modest clothing with long sleeves, descending to the ankle and having a high neckline. The outfits are non-hugging, with some form of head covering that could be draped in a variety of styles. Women who prefer to wear pants combine them with a long sleeved top that covers the buttocks and has a high neckline, along with a head covering.
Islamic Fashion market growing
Today, Muslim fashion is a lucrative global industry with countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey leading the way outside the western countries. In 2010, the Turkish newspaper Milliyet estimated the global Islamic clothing market to be worth around $2.9 billion.
The Global Islamic Economy report for 2014-2015 indicated Muslim consumer spending on clothing and footwear had increased to $266 billion in 2013. This represents a growth of 11.9 per cent of the global spending in a period of three years. The report predicted this market to reach $488 billion by 2019.
Talking about the Islamic brand the growth has had its share of controversies: many designers use the term Islamic for their clothing. Religious conservatives and Muslim scholars have raised questions about what types of apparel would fit that category and whether defining clothing as Islamic was even permitted or lawful by Islamic principles. The purpose of a hijab is to distract and move the gaze away from the body.
However, the Islamic fashion industry has managed to initiate marketing campaigns that capitalise on the very core of Islamic precept. In establishing a nominally Islamic brand, marketers make every effort to align their products with the core value of Islam.
Textile and garment is the biggest employer in Bulgarian manufacturing, employing some 1,00,000 workers. Sub-standard working conditions and low wages are the norm. Workers earn the minimum wage, far less than a living wage, and young people are not motivated to look for a job in the sector. The supply chain needs a well-functioning industrial relations model.
Freedom of association needs to be respected. The objective is to achieve sustainable working conditions and a win-win situation throughout the supply chain. Freely elected trade union representatives and good social dialogue can ensure company sustainability.
Union density in the Bulgarian textile industry is very low and workers are scared to join a union for fear of losing their livelihood. There is a strong need to empower workers and trade unions if a real change is to be seen in the textile and garment sector in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria is Europe's quick response solution. Bulgarian firms are rapidly developing the internal capabilities to manage all aspects of their supply chains to European partners, including sourcing, design, transport/logistics and own branding. These capabilities, combined with Bulgaria's strategically favorable location, make working with Bulgaria a critical and valuable component to a company's strategy.
In short, Bulgaria is Europe's most reliable, capable and cost-effective solution for high quality, small orders that need to be there yesterday.
