India's garment exports clocked 15 percent growth at USD17 billion in FY17 now following improved market conditions in US and other markets, the garment exports are expected to register a 15-18 percent growth to touch USD 20 billion during the current fiscal. The US market, which consists of 30 percent market share is doing reasonably well and they are also looking at good exports potential to South America, European, Middle East and Japanese markets this year, said Clothing Manufacturers Ass

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) will host a convention on textile growth in the second week of July. The meeting will be jointly organised by the textile associations and industries of the country. The textile conference will focus on developing various programmes and policies for the growth of textile industry in Pakistan. Textile industry accounts for 60 per cent of Pakistan's total exports. It can be further improved with the development of efficient and competitive business

Sandals with socks are no longer a fashion faux pas worthy of a flogging. In fact, they are positively the way to go if Paris catwalks Thursday are any indication. The dorky look previously confined to superannuated boy scouts and embarrassing uncles appeared in three major menswear shows, with no less than Louis Vuitton giving them its imprimatur. Its British designer Kim Jones sent out nearly 20 models in his Hawaii-themed show in sandals and socks. Pigalle followed suit with Nike sandals w

The ministry of finance has imposed an anti-dumping duty on the needles used in sewing machines imported from China for a period of five years. An anti-dumping duty of Rs. 1,54,732 per lakh needles has been imposed by the department of revenue. This move follows the recommendations from the designated authority in the ministry of commerce. A petition was filed by ltek Beissel Ltd, a global brand of sewing machine needles, for sunset review investigation on the sewing machine needles imported

Applied DNA, provider of DNA-based supply chain security, anti-counterfeiting, and anti-theft technology, has received an order to tag 27.5 million pounds of cotton for the 2017/2018 ginning season, for three US cotton varietals. The three varietals are Pima, Delta and Acala, which fall under the PimaCott, HomeGrown LoneStar, and HomeGrown Acala programs. The company expects to ship SigNature T DNA to mark 27.5 million pounds of cotton before the end of June, 2017. James A. Hayward, presi

The department of commerce of the US has initiated investigations for fine denier polyester staple fibre (PSF) imported from Asian nations like India, China, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. The anti-dumping and countervailing duty probe against the fibre has been launched in response to a petition filed by three US based PSF producers earlier this month. The petition alleged that producers from these Asian countries are dumping fine denier PSF in the US market at sizeable margins. China's du

Advancing technology in the textile and fibre sector is allowing the US textile industry to gain new ground after years of losing market share to overseas manufacturers, a report in the Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, says. US’ textile companies were crowded out of the market by low-cost overseas labour. American textile companies, long crowded out of the market by low-cost overseas labour, have developed new niches for hi-tech fibre

The Nam Dinh Textile & Garment JSC has undergone ‘major surgery’. The number of workers has been cut from 18,000 to 4,000. However, the remaining workers’ output equals that of 18,000 workers in the past. The textile & garment industry has been improving satisfy the requirements of global value chains. The productivity has improved thanks to renovation of machines and equipment and the removal of factories with outdated technologies. The textile & garment industry has b

Shipments to Japan declined 3.7 percent to $945.47 million in the first 11 months of 2016-17 because of a fall in prices of goods and security concerns following the Holey Artisan attack in Dhaka last year, according to exporters. Though the earnings fell 16.09 percent short of the Export Promotion Bureau's periodic target of $1.12 billion, exporters hope to cross the $1 billion mark by the end of the fiscal year, an achievement already made in the EU, the US and Canadian markets. Japan is

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) has opened new headquarters close to MIT campus, an initiative which represents significant MIT investment in advanced manufacturing innovation. The facility includes a Fabric Discovery Centre that provides end-to-end prototyping from fibre design to system integration of new textile-based products. The centre will be used for education and workforce development in the Cambridge and greater Boston community. AFFOA headquarters also includes