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

The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla speaking at a technical symposium on “Current Trends in Textiles” organized by Grasim Industries Ltd (Aditya Birla Group) in Dhaka on Monday night said that both countries India and Bangladesh need to work together to tap the benefits of global textile industry changes by creating and strengthening cross border value chains. At present, the manufacturing is “increasingly” shifting to countries in South and Southeast Asia due to

Japan is a major textile importing country with almost 97% of their textile requirement being sourced through imports in which India accounts for just 1.24% and hence it is looking to expand its share of the Japanese textile market by getting its government to pitch in and help Indian exporters by improving the testing standards and better understanding the requirements of their customers. Kick-starting the initiative, the Centre held a workshop in association with Japanese quality regulator

The government has set a target of $45 billion exports from the country's textile and garment sector in 2017-18, lower than the $48 billion set for the last financial year (FY) which was missed by a huge margin. The country's overall textiles and garments exports during 2015-16 stood at $40 billion, mainly because of less demand in major markets such as the US, EU and China, and stiff competition it faced from countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh, which enjoy an edge over India. "We ha

Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports fell 0.92 per cent year-on-year to $10.29 billion in July-April mainly because of lower proceeds from raw material and low value-added products, such as cotton yarn and fabrics. Data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Monday showed the decline in export proceeds was also evident in rupee terms. Exports of value-added products grew during the 10 months in terms of both value and quantity. Product-wise details show exports of readym

Local garment makers are gearing up with fresh investment to enter the global sportswear markets, as demand for the items is on the rise with changes in taste and fashion. Although Bangladesh is the second largest garment exporter worldwide after China, it has little presence in the global sportswear market worth $270 billion. China and Vietnam are currently dominating the market. Bangladesh exports a few million jerseys during different occasions, although the country has greater potentia

The biggest ever edition of Techtextil, the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens, concluded in Frankfurt this month, hosting 1,477 exhibitors from 55 countries under the main theme Living in Space. More than 47,500 visitors from 114 countries, an increase of around 14% compared to 2015, made their way to Frankfurt this year. This year, the leading exhibition demonstrated the wide range of applications for high-tech textiles and textile-processing technology fr

Twenty-eight trainees from fashion houses, training institutions and home décor companies from East Africa learnt how to use the Shibori tie and dye technique on cotton, rayon, viscose, silk and canvas fabrics at a Hub sponsored training programme. The event, organised during April 24-May 12, 2017, covered the use of both chemical and vegetable dyes. The programme also covered tie-dye pattern techniques, development of products from the fabric, product marketing and pricing. The Shibori