The pandemic saw India emerge as the world’s second largest manufacturer of PPE kits, after China. The textile ministry encouraged many manufacturers to venture into PPE production essential for the fight against COVID-19, says a India Today report. Initially, manufacturers were apprehensive about enter... Read more
Already an exporter of $45 million textile products to Pakistan annually, Chinese private undertaking Challenge Fashion now aims to set up a Special Economic Zone in Pakistan. As per a Pakistan Today Profit report, Challenge has many global clothing and accessories brands like adidas, Icebreaker, Polartec, Th... Read more
Global fashion industry’s addiction to synthetic fibers has doubled the use of polyester in the last 20 years. As per a Changing Markets Foundation report, polyester will account for 85 per cent of global use of synthetic fibers by 2030. Titled ‘Fossil Fashion: The Hidden Reliance of Fashion on Fo... Read more
From being called one of the most pragmatic Budgets of modern India to being hailed for its positive and growth-oriented initiatives, the Union Budget 2021-22 has been appreciated by all sections of the Indian textile and apparel industry. Textile parks, custom duty reduction to make SMEs more competitive A... Read more
Found in more than half of all textiles, polyester production is likely to account for 85 per cent of total global fiber production by 2030, says a report titled ‘Fossil Fashion: The Hidden Reliance of Fashion on Fossil Fuels’, published by the Changing Markets Foundation, the report charts out gr... Read more
Ashwin Chandran, Chairman, The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) appealed for the withdrawal of the 10 per cent import duty on cotton and cotton waste in order to sustain the global competitiveness of Indian textiles and apparel industry and prevent job losses, fall in the exports, ... Read more
Focusing on health and well-being of citizens, physical and financial capital and infrastructure, inclusive development for aspirational India, innovation and R&D, minimum government, maximum governance are some of the highlights of the Union Budget for the financial year 2021-22. Finance Minister, Nir... Read more
The global T-shirt market which had maintained positive growth trajectory for two years since 2016 fell for the first time in 2019 by -3.5 per cent and reached $88.5 billion, reveals a IndeBox study ‘World - T-Shirts - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. The study indicate... Read more
One of the most important announcements made by President Biden on his first day in office was that the US will rejoin Paris Agreement. This indeed is a positive step for global environment and US is taking the lead. For the fashion industry, this is a clear message to focus more on their sustainability goals... Read more
The pandemic and lockdowns disrupted both sales and supply chains across the world. Besides store closures, the Western world also faced problems with supplies especially during the early phase of COVID-19. For example, over 40 per cent apparels sold in the US are sourced from China and 90 per cent are ... Read more
With US Department of Agriculture (USDA) projecting lower opening stocks, production and ending stocks this cotton season from October 2020 to September 2021, global cotton prices shot up from the beginning of this year. This surely is good news for Indian cotton exports. As a Rajkot-based raw cotton, yarn an... Read more
A new collaborated study by YCP Solidiance and Brother Machinery Asia highlights the importance of digital transformation in the global apparel manufacturing sector. It states, the transformation must start from the beginning in some cases with the setting up of factory machinery. The study charts the course towards an... Read more
Pakistan’s textile exports increased by 7.7 per cent with knitted garments and hosiery taking the lead in first half of current fiscal 2021 compared to the same period last year. As per Faisal Mehboob Sheikh, Zonal Chairman Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association (PHMA) and chief coordinator Adil Butt the coun... Read more
Work from home, depleted social events, adoption of a fitter lifestyle has given a shot in the arm to sportswear and footwear brands as they have seen both demand and sales grow. In fact, fast-fashion and lifestyle brands have felt the heat with increased sales of sportswear brands. As per industry estimates,... Read more
The pandemic has adversely affected global apparel supply chains with countries like Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, and others facing the brunt. Their exports have tumbled, factories have closed down, workers have lost jobs and revenues pushed down. Tough time for RMG sector across value chain In fact, Banglad... Read more
The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India, (CMAI) has written an open letter to Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance outlining pre-Budget recommendations. The association has urged the government to consider key financial aid that can help the industry recover from the aftermath of the Covid-19 p... Read more
Cotton Association of India has increased its crop estimate for 2020-21 season from previous estimate of 356 lakh bales of 170 kg each (i.e. 378.25 lakh running bales of 160 kg each) to 358.50 lakh bales (i.e. 380.91 lakh running), an overall rise of 2.50 lakh bales. Production, consumption to go up As cott... Read more
After facing several impediments in the first three quarters of 2020, due to US-China trade stand-off and the pandemic, China’s economic growth has steadied. In fact, the country is doing better than most others at the moment on all economic indicators. Business has recovered steadily as consumption has... Read more
While 2020 was full of hardships for brands and retailers with store closures, major dip in both sales and revenues, many struggled while others looked for ways to stay afloat. In all this madness brands came up with new strategies to survive. From antiviral collections, home apparel line to shop-on-wheels at... Read more
ITMA has announced it will continue to present and share innovative manufacturing technology and materials with the industry at its 19th edition in Milan.... Read more
Leading Italian circular knitting machine builder SantoniSpA has launched its new unique XT intarsia machine that combines all of the knitting possibiliti... Read more
In conjunction with MEX Exhibition, Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India will hold Gartex Texprocess India as a hybrid event. The event will scheduled alongs... Read more
Kornit Digital reported revenues of $57.4 million in its third quartercompared to $47.3 million, net of $2.4 million attributed to the non-cash impact of ... Read more
To be held from March 9 to 12, 2021, FESPA Global Print and European Sign Expo 2021 are attracting a good line-up of exhibitors who are enthusiastic to en... Read more
The number of GOTS certified facilities have grown by 34 per cent to 10,388 glo... Read more
The Gujarat government has approved five big investment proposals worth Rs 6,00... Read more
Interest in the upcoming edition of ITMA 2023 remains high despite the ongoing ... Read more
Notwithstanding the significant impacts felt by retailers due to COVID-19, sour... Read more
Material innovation company Spinnova and the world’s largest wood pulp pr... Read more
To outpace China as the world leading manufacturer and exporter of PPE, Banglad... Read more
Zahid Mazhar, Senior Vice Chairman, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APT... Read more
Adriano Goldschmied, Founder, House of Gold has launched a new collection using... Read more
As per Business of Fashion, Paraguay plans to invest $1.1 million in the manufa... Read more
Global textile powerhouse Welspun India has collaborated with digital innovatio... Read more
The Textiles Ministry has sought details from the Commerce Ministry on the rate... Read more
After two years of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) blocking traders from usin... Read more
The government aims to make India self-reliant in silk in the next two years, s... Read more
An Eco Passport by Oeko-Tex certification has been granted to the performance m... Read more
Twin exhibitions DyeChem World and KnitProcess will be held jointly in Tirupur ... Read more
The COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Un... Read more
As per an India Ratings and Research report, China’s demand for India&rsq... Read more
Finland now offers new groundbreaking solutions in sustainable materials and bu... Read more
The spring editions of the three fairs – Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fa... Read more
In January 2021 Vietanam’s export turnover in textile and garment industr... Read more
Post Brexit, when the United Kingdom finally left the European Union at the end... Read more
DyeChem World and KnitProcess will be held in Tirupur, October 22 to 24, 2021. ... Read more
The European Union hopes to shift to a climate-neutral, circular economy where ... Read more
Clean Production Action’s 5th Annual Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Rep... Read more
Pakistan’s exports of textile commodities increased 10.79 per cent year o... Read more
Hyosung will present its latest sustainable fiber developments to the tightknit... Read more
Oerlikon Manmade Fibers plans to hold a series of webinars on home textiles thi... Read more
Rising bilateral trade between India and Mexico offers huge potential for growt... Read more
Australia is investing $350,000 in Australian Circular Textile Association to t... Read more