Garment shipments to Canada, one of the major export destinations for Bangladeshi manufacturers, dropped 7 percent to $437.78 million in the first half of this fiscal year on the back of lower demand. “The decline is due to global slump in demand for apparel,” said Faruque Hassan, vice-president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Expor-ters Association. In 2015, the demand for apparel items slid 7.8 percent globally and the decline continued in 2016 at the same rate, he said. As a

In Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, deeply scarred by conflict between state forces and militants, a textile firm that supplies companies across Europe plans three new factories - a rare bet the government can deliver on a vow to regenerate the region. The government announced a $2.8 billion investment scheme for the area in September, hoping to win over the population with the prospect of economic revival before a referendum later this month on expanding President Tayyip Erdogan's powers.

Belarus may become a new European technical textiles production centre, thanks to the announced plans to build a new industrial cluster on the basis of Mogilevkhimvolokno, the largest producer of polyester fibres and yarns in Europe. The new cluster will operate on full cycle basis, from the processing of raw materials to the manufacture of finished products. To date, the company has completed the process of technical modernisation, which took place through the installation of new German prod

South African government approved R4.9 billion and disbursed more than R3.1 billion in its clothing and textiles sector to create and save jobs till the last financial year through the department of trade and industry. The funds were disbursed through the Production Incentives Programme within the Clothing and Textiles Competitiveness Programme (CTCP). This was stated by minister of trade and industry Dr Rob Davies at the first clothing manufacturing industry sector summit hosted in Durban by

Textile importers from Germany, Denmark and other European countries, during a tour of Western Uganda Cotton Company (WUCC) in the south-western Uganda district of Kasese last week, said that they were allured with the quality of Uganda's cotton that they were receiving from the country. The investors who were taken through the cotton ginning process by an official from WUCC, Walter Obonyo, also commissioned Hanne nursery and primary school in Nyamirangara, Kasese. The community-based school,

ZimTrade, the country’s export promotion body, revealed that despite a plethora of challenges faced by its clothing and textile manufacturing industry, the sector has experienced a growth trajectory over the past five years, with exports growing 165% from $3.1 million in 2012 to $8,2 million in 2016. It continues to bring in foreign currency through exports. Zimbabwe’s major export destination for clothing and textiles was South Africa with a share of 80percent, while the rest of Sadc contrib

At the international nonwovens trade fair INDEX, Freudenberg Performance Materials is exhibiting innovative solutions for a variety of applications. These include laminates of hydroactive nonwovens and hydrophilic polyurethane foams as well as high-performance nonwovens for hygiene products and for cosmetic applications. Super-microfilament textiles, eco-friendly backings for carpets are also on show. Advanced wound care components support the healing process One of the major opportunitie

Apparel makers on Thursday demanded that the National Board of Revenue exempt RMG exporters from paying source tax on export proceeds for the next two years so that they can tackle the ongoing ‘crisis’ in the sector. At a pre-budget discussion with the revenue board, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Siddiqur Rahman said that the NBR should stop deduction of source tax from export earnings or exempt the exporters from paying the tax for the next two years.

Top Chinese textile and garment suppliers, who have also been key global players, will bring their latest and best functional and environmentally friendly products to the upcoming 121st China Import and Export Fair (the Canton Fair), being organised during May 1-5, 2017 in Guangzhou. Products displayed will include men and women's clothing and kids' wear. Other products to be exhibited by over 5,000 suppliers in the textiles and garments section of the fair include underwears, furs, leather,

Japanese textile manufacturers have taken the initiative to promote their products themselves instead of relying on trading firms to market their fabrics overseas. Hence Japanese fabrics are increasingly appearing in the collections of high-end overseas brands and a new face on the fashion scene. Japanese manufacturers promoted the quality of their textiles to attendees at the recent Autumn and Winter 2017-2018 New York Fashion Week, a number of brands featured Japanese fabrics. On 10 Febr