Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has submitted the proposals to Prime Minister for bringing revolutionary changes for enhancing the export volume, said PRGMEA spokesperson Ijaz A Khokhar. Talking to Business Recorder on Sunday he said that PRGMEA had suggested that a permanent display centre "Pakistan Trade House" should be established in Dubai to enhancing the export of Pakistani products. At present, our value-added products are unable to fetch h

In an effort to make Sydney a global force in fashion, IMG has announced that its annual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia event will now take place in late May instead of April and will focus on resort collections. The aim of the shift in timing is to try and make Australian Fashion Week a global destination, which IMG says will “better serve” Australian fashion and its global audience. Previously the April showcase had focused on autumn/winter fashion, but the organisers are stating that

A Chinese mission is currently visiting Benin to help the country's cotton farmers increase their productivity, an official source in Cotonou told Xinhua on Tuesday. "Our objective is to improve Benin's cotton yield by introducing a Chinese cotton variety that gives 6 tons of cotton per hectare against a Beninese variety that produces less than 2 tons per hectare," head of the mission told Xinhua. He said besides introducing the Chinese cotton variety in Benin, the mission he leads will al

Nghi, speaking at a conference entitled "Garment and Textile – Opportunities and Challenges", focusing on integration and held in Ha Noi yesterday, Sept 30, that a shortage of capital and backwards technology, along with weak management capacities, had created difficulties for the businesses. He added that the development of Viet Nam's garment and textile industry was behind other countries. ‘This caused considerable competitive pressures in the local garment and textile industry after Vie

Cambodia agreed on Thursday to raise the monthly minimum wage for its crucial textiles sector to $140 from next year, short of demands by trade unions long at odds with the government over pay. The decision was made in a vote by representatives of the government, factories and unions, with the majority supporting an increase to $135 a month from $128. The government then raised that to $140. Pay for the 600,000 people who work in mostly Asian-owned factories, churning out clothes and shoes

The dollar's strength has meant bad news for America's apparel and footwear industry. According to Moody's Investors Service, the outlook for the US apparel and footwear industry has changed to stable from positive as sales and earnings took a hit from the stronger dollar. "While the hedges taken this year will partially protect margins, the strong US dollar will continue to have negative foreign currency translation effects on the industry's gross profits for the rest of this year," said Sco

With continuous depreciation of Zambian currency, textile makers are finding it too costly to import raw materials in Zambia as it would increase the cost of production, said Ajit Desai, managing director of Kariba Textiles. The blankets are manufactured by using materials like acrylic yarn and fibre, which are not produced in the local market thereby making it costly to manufacture blankets in Zambia, he said. Desai opined other investors to help in reducing the cost of producing blankets

Indian textiles and craft are the buzzwords at the ongoing fashion week in Delhi. The opening show on Wednesday was dedicated to weaves and textiles of Banaras, the ending will be similar in tone when 16 designers will come together for the finale to showcase Banarasi weaves. Designers are giving Indian fabrics a modern makeover to make them attractive to international buyers as Indian crafts are increasingly given more focus at such events. Fashion weeks are serious business events, promotin

In the past, the Saigon Garment & Trade Company (GMC) needed 50 workers for cloth cutting and spreading, because the work was done manually. But since it began using cutting machines from Nhat Tin Technology JSC, productivity has improved significantly and the number of workers needed has been cut to eight. GMC managers believe they made the right decision to buy new cutting machines. Other textile and garment companies also tend to spend more money on upgrading technologies. This is w

According to a CEPEA report, cotton closed with high prices in the Brazilian market in September, while at the same time, trades in the spot market reduced. The CEPEA/ESALQ Index, with payment in 8 days, for cotton type 41-4, which includes freight to São Paulo city, rose 4.32 per cent over August last month. “In late September, with harvesting almost finished and grinning advancing, processors were receiving already traded cotton, which decreased demand in the Brazilian spot market,” the