The new High Dynamic Range (HDR) simplifies designing, reduces laser marking times and guarantees “what you see is what you get” achieving more natural and three-dimensional designs. The Spanish company starts a new era in laser design processes, allowing greater creativity and saving time, while avoiding second-rate production and providing the sector with a common language. Jeanologia has been present in India since 2004 and 6% of the total jeans production in the country is done using t

China has suggested reducing control over fluctuations of the yuan's exchange rate, stepping up efforts to allow the yuan to float freely against other currencies, according to a report by a leading think tank on Saturday. The central bank should let the market play a greater role and does not need to intervene unless the currency witnesses sharp depreciation or appreciation going beyond the benchmark, which is 7.5 percent on average each year on either side, according to the Jingshan report

Minister of State for Commerce and Textile Haji Mohammad Akram Ansari has said that issues confronting the textile sector will be sorted out on priority after the return of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi from abroad. Addressing industrialists and exporters of value-added textile sector at a dinner, organised by the Pakistan Readymade Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Friday, Mr Ansari said a three-member committee has already been set up by the prime minister to look in

Iran ranks eighth in silk farming. China, where sericulture had begun four thousand years ago, on the basis of historical information, remains the main habitat of white cocoon while Iran has been the natural territory for the yellow cocoon, according to an Iranian news agency report. Over the past three years, silk farming has been growing in Iran. “The sector has an age-old history in Iran and, presently, silk warming is prevalent in more than 50 countries while 95 per cent of silk raw mate

Pakistan textile industry realized $2.18 billion from its exports in the first two months of the current fiscal year of 2017/18 compared to $2.06 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data. Textile exports increased 5.9 percent as the sector geared up efforts to meet government's exports increment target to qualify for incentives. In January, the government unveiled a Rs180 billion worth of incentive package for both text

The government strongly believes that economic revolution in the country can only be possible through trade promotion and all possible support to export sector is being extended to achieve optimum growth. Textile industry is the backbone of economy and remedial measures are being taken to save this sector. These views were expressed by Haji Muhammad Akram Ansari, Minister of State for Commerce and Textile Industry, while addressing the 31st annual general meeting of Pakistan Textile Exporters

China's economic outlook in the lead-up to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in October is "very positive," a leading Australian economist has said. "China's economy is still growing at a pretty rapid rate and it is on target to double GDP (gross domestic product) by 2020," James Laurenceson, a professor from the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney, told Xinhua in a recent interview. He said one of the main challenges

With the goal of helping its members meet their current needs while conserving the environment, the US cotton industry is setting goals aimed to build upon the strong environmental gains already achieved over the past 30 years. It aims to reduce by 13 per cent the amount of land needed to produce a pound of cotton fibre and reducing soil loss by 50 per cent. “Our industry wants to be the supplier of choice for those who are committed to only buying cotton that is produced with sustainable an

Indonesia’s textile-related exports are projected to reach $15 billion by 2019 and will employ 3.11 million people, industry minister Airlangga Hartanto has said. The sector’s annual production capacity will rise to 1,638 tonnes by then, he told the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) Conference held in Nusa Dua, Bali, recently. The industry ministry predicted that textile and textile products exports will grow around 11 per cent annually. The sector is estimated to contrib

Chinese group has shown keen interest to enter joint ventures for modernisation and upgradation of Pakistan's spinning mills to make them cost efficient and competitive. Also 80 percent of yarn and other textile products will be re-exported to China for value-addition to sell the finished good at better prices in international market, Pakistani businessmen were informed by Executive Director of the Hi-Tech Group who is leading a six member delegation. Chinese delegation from China's Hi-Tech G