Picking up the baton from March's Spring Edition, the 2017 Autumn Edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, the most influential industry trade event of the year, is on track to exceed last year’s sourcing options, with around 80 per cent of the available exhibition space already booked. The event will take place in China from October 11-13. This year the hall layout will make it easier to navigate around the fairground. All international exhibitors will be located on level 2 includin

At the Karachi Cotton Exchange on Tuesday trading remained slow with only two transactions recorded of 1,600 bales at a price in between Rs7,000 to Rs7,050/maund. Rahimyar Khan’s 800 bales were sold in between Rs7,000 and Rs7,020/maund, while 800 bales of Yazman Mandi exchanged hands at Rs7,050/maund. The spot rates remained unchanged at Rs6,800/maund (37.324kg) and Rs7,288/40kg. Ex-Karachi rates also stood firm at Rs6,935/maund and Rs7,433/40kg after an addition of Rs135 and Rs145 as upco

No further details have been released by the Swedish fast-fashion company, which has also previously announced plans to launch its first stores into Colombia, Iceland, Kazakhstan and Georgia yet this year. Founded in 1947, H&Ms business credo is to offer fashion and quality at the best price in a sustainable manner. Other brands in the Hennes & Mauritz group include & Other Stories, Cheap Monday, COS, Monki and Weekday, as well as H&M Home. The H&M Group has more than 4

A new graphenefiber developed by a localcompany has been recognized by the nation’s top science body and has beenused to produce clothes, sports wear and underwear products. The technology, whichmakes graphene completely combined with high polymer materials under room temperature, adds special function to ordinary textile products like antibacterial, ultraviolet-proof, anti-static and heat preservation effects. An expert appraisal meeting organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology

RED Valentino shows off the more casual side of high fashion with the release of its spring-summer 2017 campaign. After appearing in the fall advertisements, singer-songwriter Birdy joins upcoming models Ina Maribo Jensen, Tandi Reason Dahl and Mia Gruenwald. Photographer Scott Trindle captures everyday scenes around London ranging from diners to buses and stairwells. The new season spotlights bold patterns and color combinations. From a striped red dress available at Simons to crocheted knit

UCMTF, the French Textile Machinery Manufacturers Association, presented its French Textile Machinery Manufacturers’ partnerships with customers at the recently held Techtextil expo in Germany. It helped identify the textile producers’ needs to design innovative textile products and the necessary tests of both the machines and the textile new products. N. Schlumberger, the world leader in spinning lines for processing long staple fibres, participated at the expo. Patrick Strehle, sales direc

The Pakistan Textile Ministry has been urged to enhance the capacity building of cotton fibre testing laboratories in Sindh and Punjab stations by the cotton sector stakeholders as these testing units have either fallen to the dull interest of the officials of Pakistan Cotton Standard Institute or Textile Ministry's unmoved stance for the last many months showing lull interest towards the workability of these laboratories. Around 5 established modern and start-of-the-art cotton fiber testing

Zahid Mazhar, Vice Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), on Wednesday said that the government has once again lost the opportunity to revive the national economy through federal budget 2017-18. In a statement, he said, “The current budget has failed to support the export oriented industries including textiles.” He said, “The government has failed to bring in fundamental reforms to encourage exports, industry and employment. The government has not announced any measures t

'The global buyers prefer some accessories from multinational companies on the grounds of quality, which Bangladesh has already' The garment accessories sub-sector is taking on more importance for Bangladesh with the start of direct exports to global brands, and could see a three-fold increase in export revenues in the next eight years. According to data from the Bangladesh Garment Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGAPMEA), the accessory sector earned $6

Textile exporters on Tuesday showed concerns over less allocation of funds for duty drawback claims to exporters under prime minister’s export package. The reservation was raised during the sixth meeting of the Federal Textile Board led by its Chairman Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan. An official statement issued after the meeting said a senior officer of the Finance Division assured that funds will be released for duty drawback from allocations under federal budgets as well a