Narendra Modi (left) and Li Keqiang in Beijing/Courtesy: PIB India and China have agreed to optimally exploit the present and potential complementarities in the textiles and other sectors, as identified in the Five Year Trade and Economic Development Plan signed in September 2014. In a joint statement issued by the two countries during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China last week, the two sides took note of the increase in two-way trade and investment flows in the past

Nike and Levi are on a new journey to introduce the fashion world with the trend of experimenting with new fabrics. They aim to introduce the concept of ‘smart clothes and intelligent textile’ which is a measure to make use of trash and recycle it in such a manner to be called a treasure trove of every individual’s wardrobe. Nike proudly claims to have diverted two billion plastic bottles from landfills into people’s wardrobes. Recycled polyester promised superior performance and environment.

Thirty-five per cent of the readymade garment factories in the country lack first aid facility and required equipment for the purpose, according to a recent survey conducted by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments. The survey conducted in 643 apparel factories in the January-March period found that 67 per cent of the factories did not serve accident-related notice while 46 per cent of them did not maintain safety record books and safety boards. A labour rights ac

National Tariff Commission of Pakistan has initiated proceedings to impose anti-dumping duty on import of hydrogen peroxide from Bangladesh, commerce ministry officials said. They said that the NTC had already issued a notice of initiation on April 28 and invited the interested parties to attend hearing on the issue. ‘Bangladesh Tariff Commission on behalf of the government and exporters will become parties in the hearing and fight against the allegation of dumping the product as the all

US cotton production in 2014 season is estimated at 16.3 million 480-pound bales, up 26 per cent from the 2013 crop, according to the final estimate for the season released by National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS), US department of agriculture (USDA). The United States yield for all cotton is estimated at 838 pounds per acre, up 17 pounds from the previous year and the fourth highest yield on record. Record high yields are estimated in Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Missou

Two textiles firms in Swaziland are expected to create 800 jobs in the country soon to combat joblessness, one of the country’s leading newspaper has said. The announcement was made by the Swaziland Investments Promotions Authority (SIPA) CEO Phumelele Dlamini in Mbabane. Swaziland’s ministry of commerce, industry and trade and SIPA recently inaugurated the factory shells that would house the textile companies. Dlamini said the factory shells were situated in Nhlangano and Matsanjeni, i

Since 2007 the textile research institutes of the regions of Aachen and Dresden in Germany have jointly organized the Aachen-Dresden International Textile Conference. Boasting over 700 participants most recently, this conference counts as one of the most important textile conference in Europe., scientific research major DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials said in a statement. Starting in 2016, the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research, Denkendorf (DITF) will also be a co

Falling stock of cotton made the Pakistan cotton market mind-numbing as the ginners raised rates as a consequence of the dearth. According to sources, the official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 5450, dealers said. In the ready session, only 2000 bales changed hands between Rs 4350-5700Seed cotton rates in Sindh were unchanged at Rs 2000-2600 and in Punjab prices registered at Rs 2400-3100. Cotton analyst, Naseem Usman, said that prices will go up in the coming days as mills and spinners were

According to the General Administration of Customs, the exports of home-textiles from China totaled US$ 6.89 billion in the first two months of this year, up significantly by 24.5% year-on-year. The exports increased 24.7% year-on-year in quantity term, while the export price dropped moderately by 0.1%. In January-February of 2015, China's exports of home-textiles to three major markets including the United States, EU and Japan rose 21.8% year-on-year to US$ 3.33 billion. The export to the Unite

The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has said that six per cent import duty on import of polyester staple fiber (PSF) has ruined the textile industry as it has become uncompetitive when incidental charges are added to the import duty. APTMA Chairman S.M Tanveer said the regional competitors are offering duty drawbacks besides rebate to their textile industries. Resultantly, textile exports from Pakistan has become 18% more expensive against the regional competitors due to hig