Representatives of Pakistan's textile industry and the Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) has appealed to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan to help save the polyester filament fabric industry from further disaster. Around 300,000 knitting machines and looms have suspended operations during the last five years, resulting in directly and indirectly affecting a total of around 5 million people, Danish Hanif, chairman PYMA (Sin

Eyewear brand Oliver Peoples celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year with a brand new campaign. Photographed by renowned lensman Peter Lindbergh, the black and white images star models Amber Valletta, Jac Jagaciak, Alex Lundqvist and Jakob Dylan (grandson of Bob Dylan). Photographed against the backdrop of Joshua Tree, California, the cinematic advertisements focus on classic styles like the MP-2 and the O’Malley. \ Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

The Pakistan government has fixed a target to cultivate the cotton crop over an area of 3.11 million hectares during the crop season 2017/18 to fulfill the domestic requirements of the commodity, as well as for export purposes, said Dr Khalid Abdullah, cotton commissioner in the ministry of textile industry on Wednesday. During the current sowing season, Pakistan cotton cultivation witnessed 18 percent increase across the crop growing areas as compared to the sowing during the corresponding p

Lenzing, Fibre producer to achieve the next milestone in its sustainability journey by offering eco-friendly viscose fibre called EcoVero with the lowest environmental impact in the industry as the environmental awareness of consumers has been growing steadily over the last decade, more recently in the fashion and textile industry. The new fibres will be launched at the global textile trade shows from this autumn onwards. Right now, the sampling phase has started and special customers are dev

Vietnam earned 6.75 billion USD from garment and textile exports in the first quarter of 2017, up 12.4 percent against last year, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). Exports to new markets grew strongly, with Russia up 115 percent, Singapore 38 percent, Cambodia 36 percent and Brazil and India 34 percent. Traditional markets like the United States and the European Union saw more humble export growth at 6.3 – 6.4 percent. The VITAS noted that traditional pro

The Pakistan Tanners’ Association (PTA) has urged the government to abolish customs duty on the import of basic raw materials in the upcoming federal budget 2017-18. In its budget proposals, PTA Regional Chairman Azam Malik demanded that the government should allow duty-free import of raw and wet blue hides, all tanning machineries, accessories, particularly the stamping foils used by the industry for up-gradation of leather which is in high fashion and demand in Europe. He urged the gover

Demand for dhaka garment and textile products is continuously growing in the international market as the result the confidence of Dhankuta-based entrepreneurs involved in the production of garments made from dhaka has been going up these days. Dhankuta is a district located in the eastern Nepal, is home to around three dozen small and cottage enterprises engaged in production of Dhaka textile and garments. Rajganga Dhaka Factory, located at Maunabudhuk, is one such manufacturer of Dhaka garme

Cotton cultivation during current sowing season has witnessed 18 percent increase across the crop growing areas of the country as compared to sowing of the corresponding period of last year. The government had fixed a target to cultivate the cotton crop over an area of 3.11 million hectares during the crop season 2017-18 to fulfill the domestic requirements of the cotton as well as for exporting purpose, said Cotton Commissioner in the Ministry of Textile Industry Dr Khalid Abdullah. Tal

Shipments of new textile machinery segments in 2016 vary, according to the 39th annual International Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics (ITMSS), by the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF). The report covers six segments of textile machinery, namely spinning, draw-texturing, weaving, large circular knitting, flat knitting, and finishing. Deliveries of new long-staple spindles and open-end rotors soared by nearly 111 per cent and 66 per cent, respectively from 2015 to 2016

The Cotton 2040 initiative has been designed by Cotton Australia to drive change in cotton supply chains by taking collaborative cross-industry action so that more sustainable cotton becomes a mainstream commodity. The organisation met the stakeholders across the cotton supply chain in Berlin to progress the work of the Cotton 2040 initiative. Through Cotton 2040, Cotton Australia is helping to develop a framework and practical tools for brands and retailers to help them solve some of the int