African fabrics and textiles have stimulated the fashion senses of people from different social backgrounds, age groups and different body shapes with its vibrant colors, handmade quality and unique artistic designs. Rich cultural heritage behind each of the African fabric being sold today is not just a mixture of bright colours and patterns to entice people to use it. These colours symbolise and represent important roots in African people from all sectors of the society. A variety of item

At the two-day first round of the Belt and Road Industrial and Commercial Conference, held under the slogan of "Egypt ... Your Gateway to BRICA," the Belt and Road Industrial and Commercial Alliance, Darwish said that the SCZone has become largely attractive to investors, particularly those of China. New Chinese investments in the field of textiles are coming soon to Egypt's Suez Canal economic region, an Egyptian official said on Saturday. Ahmed Darwish, head of the Suez Canal Economic Zo

The global spandex fibre market is expected to garner US$ 10,482 million by 2022, registering a CAGR of 8.8% during the period 2016-2022, according to the latest report, published by Allied Market Research. According to the report, it is anticipated that solution dry spinning segment would generate the highest revenue throughout the forecast period. In the year 2015, Asia-Pacific led the global market and is expected to maintain its position throughout the study period. The region is also exp

China on Saturday urged the U.S. side to carry out trade review targeting China and other surplus countries in accordance with international rules. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) made the statement after U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Friday focused on reducing the trade deficit. The reality, cause and possible impact for the U.S. trade deficit with China are well understood by both countries, the MOC said. It highlighted that Sino-U.S. trade is highly complemen

EDANA, the leading global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, has disclosed its preliminary 2016 annual statistics, on the opening day of INDEX17, the largest meeting place for the nonwovens supply chain and their customers. Providing a comprehensive snapshot of the nonwovens industry across Greater Europe, the latest figures demonstrate both the industry’s momentum and durability. According to EDANA, the overall production of nonwovens in Europe grew by 2.5% in volume i

As high prices in 2016-17 encourage farmers to plant cotton, world production is forecast to grow by one per cent to 23.1 million tons in 2017-18, the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) predicts in its latest report. However, the average yield is expected to decline by two per cent to 761 kg/ha, similar to the four-year average. Country-wise, cotton production in India is projected to grow by two per cent to 5.9 million tons in 2017-18. In China, production could reach 4.8 million

The new recycling technique is going to be the highlight of the 253rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. The ACS is the largest scientific group in the world. A research team is going to present the new process that can recycle cotton-polyester clothes into lyocell-like fibers. The new recycling technique is similar to the way people recycle papers can make used clothes into reusable fibers. According to Simone Haslinger, there are a few clothes being recycled

Brazilian textiles and clothing exports to Arab world increased by 87.5 percent to USD 3 million in January and February this year from USD 1.6 billion from the comparable period in 2016, according to numbers from the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (Abit). The increment was almost exclusively a result of synthetic fabric and sisal rope for use in ships and rigs. Abit’s survey of exports encompasses different items in the production chain, from raw materials, like fibers, y

Mulberry trees are now a rarity in Cambodia as most of them having been destroyed during the Khmer Rouge era. Silk weavers in Banteay Meanchey, Kandal, Takeo and Phnom Penh’s main silk producing area of Koh Dach have no choice but to import raw silk from either Vietnam or Thailand. Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak said that investment from the Japanese company would help diversify Cambodian silk production and generate more jobs for women in rural areas. A Japanese beauty company II Brille to in

Cambodia’s garment industry is in a curious situation, with statistics indicating that export earnings from this key Asian fabric and yarn buyer are on the rise, despite evidence that overseas sales should be falling. According to one industry insider, this makes it difficult to project how the Cambodian clothing sector will perform in 2017 and hence how much it will spend on supplies. Statistics from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) show that in the first quarter of 2016, Cambodia