More than 165 exhibitors from India, China, Nepal, Switzerland and Thailand had participated in India’s leading exhibitions for home fashion Heimtextil and Ambiente India. As the exhibition unfolded, there were a series of the highlights that caught the eye of architects, interior designers, retailers, home stylists and design experts alike. The fifth edition of Heimtextil India and Ambeinte India, inaugurated by Ajay Tamta, state minister of textiles, has clearly carved a niche among its tru

The Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA) has urged the textile mills to not to increase the cotton yarn prices and also not to stop cotton yarn supply. The ₹20 per kg increase in cotton yarn price in June 2018 has pushed the knitwear garment export sector into a difficult situation, making it difficult to sustain in the competitive global environment. “The knitwear export sector has been passing through a challenging business environment further to implementation of GST and this could

Walmart.com plans is launching new home shopping features - 3D Virtual Shopping Tour and “Buy The Room”, two new ways for customers to browse, discover and be inspired by its home assortment. About four months back the company had launched the new digital shopping experience for home on Walmart.com aligned with how customers browse and shop the category. 3D Virtual Shopping Tour enables customers to take a virtual shopping tour of a curated apartment showcasing nearly 70 items from both na

India, Indonesia, Thailand and Turkey will be the new participants in the Intertextile Pavilion Shenzhen, Southern China’s leading event for apparel fabrics and accessories which attracts big-name Chinese and global fashion brands, to be held during July 5-7. The show with specific country/region areas and domestic pavilions will have 968 exhibitors. There will be exhibitors from 12 countries and regions. Traditionally having a strong focus on ladieswear, the fair has grown rapidly i

In a bid to enhance uptake of sustainable cotton, a cross-industry initiative is asking brands and retailers to increase sourcing of sustainable cotton. It has also launched a digital guide to support them with fast tracking their sourcing strategies across multiple standards. Cotton production presents significant environmental and social challenges. Cotton is the most abundantly produced natural fibre and its production supports the livelihoods of over 350 million men and women. However,

The Maroc In Mode-Maroc Sourcing trade fair will be held from October 11 and 12, 2018, at Marrakech, Morocco. The show expects around 175 suppliers, full-package, and CMT manufacturers as well as innovative suppliers of yarns, fabrics, accessories, technologies, and services from the Mediterranean. It will focus on fast fashion and sustainable eco-systems. Five eco systems will be presented at the upcoming Maroc In Mode – Maroc Sourcing trade fair, namely fast fashion; denim; jersey, knit,

A six-year-old proposal to open outlets of the Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers’ Co-operative Society Ltd., or Co-optex, abroad will be fructified soon, according to state minister of handlooms and textiles OS Manian. Outlets will be opened in Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, he said while inaugurating a renovated showroom of Co-optex in Trichy last week. Co-optex has set a target of 340 crore for this year, Manian said. The Co-optex showrooms have been functioning in 67 places outside the state

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the capital infusion of 2000 crore for strengthening of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC). The amount would be infused in the three financial years i.e. 50 crore in 2017-18, 1,450 crore in the year 2018-19 and 500 crore for 2019-20. ECGC, a premier export credit agency of the Government of India, provides export credit insurance services to facilitate exports from the country. the ECGC offe

The Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) will promote sustainability, technological innovation and new functional textiles at Technotex India beginning Thursday in Mumbai. Targeting the growing Indian technical textile industry, expected to grow 20 per cent annually to touch $30 billion in 5 years, Technotex is a global platform to explore opportunities in India. Exploring new partnerships and business opportunities in the growing technical textiles sector of India, this year 10 leading Taiwanese

India’s Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) is hopeful of a correction in the duty tariff on cotton yarn export to China that reduced from 603 million kg in 2013-14 to 315 million kg in 2017-18. Despite the superior quality of Indian cotton yarn, the export reduced due to a duty tariff of 3.5-5 per cent, TEXPROCIL chairman Ujwal Lahoti said.In the meanwhile, Vietnam emerged as a major competitor in the same field, taking advantage of duty free access to the country, Lahoti said.