Cotton production estimate has been kept unchanged at 382.75 lakh bales for the 2014-15 marketing year ending September, according to industry body. The Cotton Association of India CAI) has retained the estimate of the crop at 38.27 million bales in 2014-15 marketing year (October-September). Production stood at 40 million bales (of 170 kg each) during 2013-14, according to CAI data. The association said the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has procured about 8.7 million bales to provide price

Textile production in China is becoming unprofitable after years of rising wages, higher energy bills and mounting logistical costs, as well as new government quotas on the import of cotton. Twenty-five years ago, Ni Meijuan earned $19 a month working the spinning machines at a vast textile factory in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Now at the Keer Group's cotton mill in South Carolina, which opened in April, Ni is training American workers to do the job she used to do. "They're quick learne

Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to issue multiple cotton tenders for the sale of the remaining quality of 88,600 cotton bales procured from domestic market, due to the lower participation in the first tender although the state-run grain trader has successfully sold some 6,800 cotton bales. TCP issued first tender on July 16, 2015 for the sale of 95,400 cotton bales (crop year 2014-15), procured some six months back to support farmers and the domestic market. In response to the first cot

From January to June, exports in Keqiao District amounted to 5.01 billion USD, ranking the city’s second. Learned from relevant departments that in the first half, exports growth rate in Keqiao is lower than the provincial and national average, but 2.9% higher compared with that of the whole city, ranking the city’s second. Insiders believe that, in the new normality of traditional textile exports’ slowdown, Keqiao’s exports are pretty good. Relying on China Textile City’s development, Keq

Informed from the textile industry economic analysis meeting of H1 2015 held by the China Textile Industry Association on July 30, in the first half of 2015, China's textile industry is facing a more severe external situation, the industry's economic growth rate is getting lower rather than that in 2014 and exports decline. However, the textile industry adhere to promote the transformation and upgrading and make efforts to overcome the various risk factors, so the main operating indicators of gr

Zimbabwe on Thursday announced a ban on imported second-hand clothing, citing health risks and a negative impact on local industries. ‘Any future importation of second-hand clothing and shoes will be liable to forfeiture and destruction,’ said finance minister Patrick Chinamasa. ‘These measures seek to enhance the competitiveness of the local market,’ he said. The ban comes into effect in September. ‘Used clothing present a health hazard to the citizens,’ the minister added.

The country’s RMG manufacturers are likely to get two more months to complete RMG factory assessment –structural integrity, fire and electrical safety inspection – led by the ILO and the government. Syed Ahmed, inspector general of Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE), has raised the issue on extending the deadline at the meeting held in the city recently, a senior official, who attended the meeting, told the Dhaka Tribune on condition of anonymity. Ambassadors

Integrated Fabric Resource (IFR), which specialises in the custom design, development, and manufacturing of textile-based returnable packaging systems and containers for various industries, has announced the start of an additional manufacturing facility in Irapuato, Mexico. The investment in new manufacturing facility will help IFR to better serve its growing Mexican customer base, the company said on its website. The new production facility will enable to increase its manufacturing capaci

Cambodia has witnessed 21 percent rise in the number of garment and footwear factories, from 528 in late 2013 to 640 in March 2015, while exports are up by more than 10 percent in the past 16 months according to a recent International Labour Organisation (ILO) report, which claims the rapidly growing state of the industry has confounded those who suggested that increased minimum wages for workers would lead to a decline of the sector and the exit of inward investors. The buoyant state of the

EU member states have unanimously voted to ban the textile chemical Nonylphenol Ethoxylate (NPE) found in clothing as its poses an “unacceptable risk” to the environment. The proposal was brought forward by Sweden in 2013 and backed by scientists at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). It is expected that the European Commission will approve the ban within the next few weeks and it will take effect within five years, which means companies will not be able to import textiles containing NPE in