The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised its 2020 growth forecast for Cambodia upward, thanks to the country’s improved agricultural performance and an increase in volume in non-garment manufacturing exports such as bicycles and electronics. The Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Update, ADB’s annual flagship economic publication, forecasts a 4.0% contraction for Cambodia’s gross domestic product in 2020, compared to its June forecast of a 5.5% contraction.“The coronavirus disease (COVID-1

Nadeem Babar, Special Assistant to the Petroleum Prime Minister (SAPM), said on Saturday that the federal government of Pakistan is committed to making the textile industry competitive and to helping it achieve its full export potential. The SAPM made its comments addressing the media at the All Pakistan Textile Manufacturers Association (APTMA) office in Punjab, where he was on a visit to hear and understand the issues facing the textile industry.He said his meeting with the leadership and repr

“Iran has exported 4,527 tons of clothing in the first 5 months of the year (March 20-September20), to 29 states worth $35,190,052 million in that time when only Afghanistan, Russia, Iraq and Yemen were the target countries for Iranian clothing last year,” Ruhollah Latifi Said, the IRICA spokesperson. Latifi estimates that Iranian apparel is being sold to Turkey, Korea , Japan, the UAE, the UK, Korea, Ivory Coast, Italy, Turkey, Korea, Ivory Coast, Qatar, Kenya , Nigeria, Georgia, Spain and Denm

Six leading fashion and textile brands are partnering withto use its technology which creates high-quality, bio-based regenerated fibres from discarded textiles, over and over again, retaining the quality of original fibres. The patented technology enables any cellulose-rich material to be reborn as soft and natural textile fibres.Pic: Infinited FiberThe fibre produced from any cellulose-rich material – including textile waste, used cardboard, straw, or wood – have unique characteristics, includ

The global export of ensembles reported 1.07 per cent decline to $4,542.06 million in the year 2019 from $4,591.18 million in 2017. Total exports moved down 5.93 per cent in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to data from TexPro. However, exports is further expected to rise to $4,568.38 million in 2022 with a rate of 0.58 per cent from 2019.Pic: ShutterstockThe global import value of ensembles was $1,249.97 million in 2017, which grew 3.45 per cent to $1,293.14 million in 2019. Total

TheKnitting division produces and distributes more than 50,000 products for the fields of circular knitting, legwear, flat knitting, and warp knitting. Besides high-performance needles and system parts for all kinds of knitting machines, the product range also includes knitting cylinders for large-diameter circular and seamless bodysize machines.The clicking sound of knitting needles might be part of some readers’ childhood memories of their grandma making socks. Today, instead of nimble fingers

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (BKMEA) has launched a comprehensive safety and training package to help the RMG industry better protect and monitor workers and working conditions during COVID-19. As more and more workers return to work, the RMG ‘Learning Hub’ will focus on three core areas: raising COVID-19 prevention aware

The exports of Uzbek apparel fabric rose by 112 percent from January to July to $1 billion with new markets opening up and the production of new goods. During that time , the country exported to 57 countries and regions textile clothing items. Russia (39%), China (18%), Kyrgyzstan (13%), and Turkey (12%) were the major destinations.Uzbekistan also exports to Hungary, Slovakia and Greece in addition to conventional markets. It exported to that country for the first time this year with the assista

PENNSYLVANIA- Brands and retailers have refused to pay suppliers for more than $16 billion of orders since the outbreak of COVID-19, according to analysis of newly released import data.The Center for Global Workers’ Rights (CGWR) and the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) used previously unpublished import databases to calculate that garment factories and suppliers lost at least $16.2 billion in revenue between April and JuneThey say suppliers in countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia and Myanmar ha

STOCKHOLM - Swedish start-up Material Exchange Ventures has announced a new partnership with the Hong Kong testing service, Eurofins Softlines and Leather, to provide greater transparency in fashion supply chains.The partnership combines the Material Exchange digital material platform with Eurofins' robust testing capabilities to provide a direct link for material suppliers to apply for testing while streamlining the supplier selection process for buyers.Suppliers within the Material Exchang