Armenia is looking at investment andpartnerships with Vietnam in areas like textile-garments, agricultural products, food, alcoholic beverages and dried fruits, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan recently said at a working session with major Vietnamese businesses in Hanoi. The prime minister also showed interest in Vietnamese coffee products.Pic: ShutterstockThe event was attended by representatives of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and big Vietnamese enterprises.Pashinyan said

The 1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres – Technologies, Applications and Sustainability in Textiles will take place from 11-12 February 2020 in Cologne, presenting the fastest growing fibre group in textiles, the largest investment sector in the bio-based economy and the solution for avoiding microplastics.Cellulose fibres are a success story within the textiles market with a cumulated annual growth rate (CAGR) of at least 10% over the last ten years. This makes them the fastest gro

Two out of five best practices presented by the MISE are powered by RadiciGroup. © RadiciGroupLast month, as part of the initiatives related to the G20 held in Japan, an Italian delegation from the MISE (Italian Ministry for Economic Development), led by Vice Minister Michele Geraci, participated in Tsukuba to the working sessions of the Ministerial Meeting on Trade and Digital Economy, contributing, with all the members and auditors, to the final ministerial declaration on these subjects.The tw

The market for e-textiles will reach over US$ 2 billion by 2029, according to the new version of the IDTechEx report, which includes brand new data about e-textiles revenue. Many companies have existed for a long time in the industry by making the majority of their revenue from R&D or design contracts rather than necessarily from product revenue.The main forecast in the report focuses on specific product revenue across different sectors (including biometric monitoring, heating, lighting and

In the 21st century, business is running at a faster speed where continuous improvement (CI) of efficiency is a question of survival. 5S is a globally proven method to help to create a high performing, effective and self-sustaining culture.Figure: To implement5Sin anorganizationis a team of people to lead the effort.It helps an organization to improve its efficiency, productivity and reduce safety defects to a significant amount. This is considered as a sure success method for removing all clutt

Storage and warehousing competency is the core enabler of an efficient logistics landscape. Trade globalization has immensely progressed through riding on an integrated global supply chain and logistics system which enabled global trade to reach around US$21 trillion.Figure 1: Streamlining national logistic development mechanism is a must for developing countries.The warehousing concept usually reminds us of the creation of granaries to store food during drought and famine. But with the gradual

Bangladesh government has decided to restart 16 textiles mills that were shutdown due to huge losses and run them under a public-private partnership (PP) initiative, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.Figure: Govt. to restart 16 textiles mills that were shutdown under PPP.The proposal of Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC), which works under the ministry, to restart the 16 mills of the 25 state-owned textile mills, placed before the Cabinet Committee

Running shade in knit dyeing factories is the most common and frequently happening problem which leads to a huge loss for the factory in terms of money and time.Figure 1: When dyes cannot migrate properly in the whole fabric thus exhaustion of dyes in fabric becomes uneven which leads to running shade or uneven dyeing.What is running shade?Running shade is more specifically meter to meter variation of shade in fabric. So, basically when dyes cannot migrate properly in the whole fabric thus exhau

Firms in Kenyanprocessing zones (EPZ) want lower labour and electricity costs and slashed work permit fees for expatriates to boost earnings from the US Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). EPZs are held back by their inability to attract investors who prefer neighbouring nations, Kenya Export Manufacturers Association (KEMA) vice chairman Thomas Puthoor said.Kenya’s competitors like Ethiopia and Madagascar have attracted more investors after lowering electricity costs and expatriate permit

Dutch sustainable denimMUD Jeans has got one million euros from Doen Participaties and the Sustainable Economy Participation Fund for North-Holland (PDENH) in investments. This will enable the brand to develop a pair of jeans from 100 per cent old jeans next year. The company also intends to use the funds for entering Scandinavia, France and the UK.Pic: MUD Jeans“When it comes to sustainability and honesty, the fashion industry still has big steps to take. MUD Jeans shows that it is possible and