Epson, a pioneer in digital printing technology, and For.Tex. and F.lli Robustelli, that are now part of the Group, are showing the Monna Lisa printer, the digital textile printer revolutionising the textile printing market, at Heimtextil 2017, the trade fair for home and contract textiles, in Germany, from January 10 to 13, 2017, in pavilion 6, stand C10. The three companies will be at Heimtextil to show the Home Textile and furnishing market digital printing on fabrics using high-quality pi

The 40th Texworld Paris show begins February 6-9, 2017 with 730 exhibitors, with this number showing an increase, particularly due to the return of previous exhibitors, who missed several recent shows. Turkey, with 87 exhibitors, remains the second most represented country after China, followed by South Korea with 71 exhibitors and India with 53 exhibitors. Taiwan with 26 and Pakistan with 19 bring up the rear of the top five exhibiting countries. In addition the 2017 edition will also see co

Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a major cotton production base in Northwest China, is aiming to create more than 100,000 new textile jobs in 2017, through intensive processing projects such as garment manufacturing. Yin Xiaodong, an official in the region's textile industry, said Monday that the number would account for two-thirds of planned new jobs in the region's industrial sector in 2017, or a quarter of all new jobs. A total of 112,300 workers were newly recruited in the textile s

The number of trucks carrying jute and jute goods into India through the Benapole land port sharply declined after New Delhi imposed a high antidumping duty on the imports of the goods from Bangladesh. India on January 5 slapped the antidumping duty on imports of jute and jute goods from Bangladesh and Nepal to “protect the domestic industry”. For Bangladesh, the duty ranges between $19 and $352 per tonne. Only 10 trucks of jute goods have been exported through the port in the last five da

The Seam, a commodities trading and agribusiness software provider has partnered with IBM to form a blockchain consortium for the global cotton industry. The company intends to lead an industry-wide collaboration initiative to create a supply chain and trading ecosystem built on IBM blockchain technology, specifically using the hyperledger fabric. “This new technology will be transformational for the cotton industry... There are numerous organisations, processes, systems and transactions inv

The leather and footwear sector forecasts that its export earnings can reach 18 billion USD this year, up more than 10 percent from 2016, while manufacturing index would grow by 5 percent. According to experts, orders for footwear and bag processing may be diverted from factories in China to those in Vietnam. The shift is attributable to China’s cut back on incentives for investment in garment and footwear sector to focus on high technology. Another factor is the Vietnam-European Union fre

As the country slowly emerges from a long-term power crisis, its once booming textile sector is scrambling to find its feet, but high energy costs and a decade lost to competitors mean recovery is far from assured. Energy production was severely depressed for more than 10 years due to chronic under-investment, inefficiencies in the power network and an inability to collect sufficient revenue to cover costs. The result was crippling for manufacturers and in particular the textile sector, which

EU knitted fabric importers are continuing to focus their sourcing overwhelmingly on Turkey, China, and South Korea, according to data released by the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex). With their low production costs, fabric expertise, and advantageous free trade agreements, these countries offer key benefits as a sourcing destination. “Turkey and China are clearly competitive markets as they still have low production costs,” said a spokesperson for Euratex. “Furthermor

A new high-tech clothing factory has opened in the city of Pohar, southwest Russia, by the regional government of Bryansk, which will boost demand for technical textiles worldwide, potentially boosting Russia’s hard-pressed textile sector. The Bryansk oblast operates the plant, which started operations in October, through an affiliated company, in which it shares control with private investors. The factory is equipped with modern equipment and technologies, designed to make specialist garm

Garment 10 Corporation JSC (GARCO 10) is targeting a 6 per cent rise in revenue in 2017 compared to last year, its general director Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen said. The company aims to earn a revenue of VND3.1 trillion (US$136 million) and make a profit of VND62.5 billion in 2017, Huyen said. To achieve these objectives, GARCO 10 will take initiative and adopt austerity measures, besides prioritising product quality, improving labour productivity and enhancing corporate governance. The comp