Pakistan government revises cotton output target by 10.26 percent to 12.60 million bales for the current season of 2017/18 over an earlier target of 14.04 million bales as the country’s biggest crop producer Punjab fell short of targeted cultivation area for the current year as it was missed by 11.4 percent compared with the official target, which would translate into 12 percent drop in production. Water shortage was attributed as a main reason behind low acreage, officials said on Thursday.

Babar Afzal, a shepherd and Pashmina artist from Jammu & Kashmir, has come out with a first ever initiative called “Global Luxury Pashmina Dialogue Series” to preserve, enhance and re-imagine the authentic handmade Pashmina heritage and explore the possibilities of sustainable luxury development. Udaipur has been identified as one of the first six cities of India to host the Global Luxury Pashmina Dialogue. The objective of the dialogues aims to walk the audience through Pashmina’s journe

Tianyuan Garments Company of Suzhou has signed an agreement with SoftWear Automation of Atlanta to develop a fully automated T-shirt production line at Tianyuan's newly acquired plant in Little Rock, Arkansas, in July. The technology was developed by and is patented by Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center. Using cameras to map the fabric and robots to steer it through the sewing needles, the system will handle soft fabrics and make T-shirts for Adidas, according to the compan

A delegation of Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association left for the United States for marketing of an international carpet expo to be held in Lahore in October. Vice chairman of the Association Riaz Ahmed said the association will try to attract foreign delegates for the Oct expo to make the event a success. He told reporters on departure that the association has started contacts with the foreign delegates in the past few months. He said that the gov't cooperation is a must for

The performance of the Chinese economy has been very impressive since the global financial crisis, a US economist said in a recent interview with Xinhua. Since the fourth quarter of 2008, average quarterly real GDP growth in China has been 8.2 percent year on year, while the equivalent figures for the United States and euro area are 1.4 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively, said Paul Sheard, executive vice-president and chief economist of American financial information service provider, S&am

Top 10 Rising Categories Top 10 Falling Categories 1. TC Fabric 2.57% 1. Natural Fiber Grey Cloth -2.31% 2. Apparel Lining 1.12% 2. Fashion Fabric -1.55% 3. Other Chemical Fiber 0.89% 3.Blended Fiber Grey Cloth -1.45% 4. Lace 0.89% 4. TR Fabric -1.44% 5. RW Fabric 0.47% 5. TS Fabric -1.36% 6. Lining 0.33% 6. Blended -0.86% 7. NC Fabric 0.15% 7. Chemical Fiber Grey Cloth -0.48% 8. RW Fabric

A knowledge network management system (KNMS), an inter-ministerial synergy group on man-made fibre (MMF) and a new task force on textiles are the three institutional mechanisms initiated by the Indian ministry of textiles for efforts involving multiple stakeholders following deliberations at the three-day Textiles India 2017 summit held in Gujarat recently. The summit, held at Gandhinagar from June 30 to July 2, hosted 26 roundtables to discuss growth opportunities for the sector. The in

The Indian Ministry of Textiles has set up institutional mechanism which includes a Steering Committee, an Inter-Ministerial Synergy Group on Man-Made Fibre and a Task Force to help on textile industry achieve its full potential. The textile ministry has set up the institutional mechanisms to carry forward the key recommendations which emerged from the deliberations at the Textiles India 2017 was held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat from June 30 to July 2. The Ministry of Textiles in a release sai

Herrmann Ultraschall has developed an automated ultrasonic assembly line to minimise bacterial contamination in a new, patented abdominal swab called TexArt, produced by Portugese medical device manufacturer Bastos Viegas. The new swab reportedly enables automated roll-to-finished products assembly compared to a complex sewing process with ample manual handling steps. TexArt is composed of three layers using woven and nonwoven technology. A textile net in the middle (made of polyamide/pol

Despite slower-than-expected monthly expansion, China's foreign trade growth is expected to remain on a positive track amid uncertainties for the year. The country's exports in yuan-denominated terms rose 11.2 percent year on year in July, compared with the 17.3-percent growth in June, customs data showed Tuesday. Imports increased 14.7 percent, slowing from 23.1 percent in June, the weakest monthly growth so far this year. A higher base, currency appreciation and falling commodities