A joint biological research team led by Chinese scientists has completed genome sequencing of cultivated upland cotton, a new breakthrough in cotton genome studies. The research sequenced and assembled the genome (AtDt) of gossypium hirsutum, an important fiber crop cultivated worldwide, providing insights into the genomic evolution of the cotton, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) said on Saturday. The results will not only support multiple areas of cotton study but also

A garment factory caught fire in the Site area of the city near Valika Hospital on Monday. Five factory workers including women have been injured in the third degree fire as fire tenders from across the city rushed to Site to control the blaze. The intensity of the fire is so intense that it has engulfed a chemical warehouse next to the factory. Fire fighters are facing difficulty extinguishing the blaze as the factory is located on a narrow street. The chief fire officer told Geo Ne

The textile sector is the largest employment generating sector of India, especially for low-skilled workers, and needs to be supported. The Textiles Ministry held preliminary discussions on the matter related to textile industry with officials in the Commerce Ministry and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. They have forwarded all the complaints received from the industry. The Secretaries from the two ministries are also in touch. The Textiles Ministry has demanded sops for the yarn an

A two-day Bangladesh Denim Expo begins in Dhaka on May 11 aiming to increase the global market share of Bangladesh to $7 billion by 2021. As many as 25 companies from Bangladesh, US, Germany, China, Japan, India, Italy, Thailand, Italy, Turkey, Hong Kong and Pakistan will take part to display fabrics, finishes, washes, accessories and technology used in denim manufacturing in the second Bangladesh Denim Expo which will be held at Hotel Radisson in the city. ‘The shift of orders from Chin

China Keqiao International Textiles, Fabrics & Accessories Exhibition 2015 will be held in China Textile City International Convention & Exhibition Center during May 6-8, 2015. Spring Fair of China Keqiao International Textiles, Fabrics & Accessories Exhibition 2015 sets 1,300 standard booths. By last ten days of March, 635 enterprises have booked 1332 booths, covering an area of 34,000 square meters, which is beyond expectation, creating the best Spring Fair of all previous expos. T

Despite an oversupply situation for now, the textile industry is planning spinning capacity additions, in anticipation of a pick-up in demand from both the domestic and export markets for cotton yarn. Currently, it has an overall installed capacity of 50 million spindles. And, 10-15 per cent more is expected to be added in the next one year. "So long as cotton from India carries export demand, there won't be any saturation in spinning capacity. Which is why the industry anticipates revival

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) personnel have demolished two textile dyeing factories which were running without license and for discharging untreated effluent into the drains. TNPCB, based on the information that two textile dyeing factories are functioning in the suburban Poosari Thottam without license and discharging untreated effluent into the drains, demolished it last evening. Cases were also registered against the factory owners. Source: Business Standard.

Bangladesh is still the first choice for apparel sourcing after China, but other countries are fast catching up, McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, said in its latest report. The report styled 'Sourcing in a volatile world -- the East Africa opportunity' singled out Ethiopia, billing it as the one to watch out for -- for the first time. The positive outlook on Sub-Saharan Africa is being spurred by anticipated long-term growth in the region's employable population

The Chinese central bank's decision to cut banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) will be good for growth, reduce financing costs, and aid the real economy, analysts believe. The RRR will be cut by 100 basis points (bps) from Monday, the second across-the-board cut this year and the biggest reduction since November 2008. Economic data in the first quarter has been poor, with growth slowing to 7 percent, the lowest rate since 2009. Tighter margin trading rules were announced on Friday.

The value of the textiles and fabrics trade in Dubai in 2014 was around $4.47 billion (AED16.4 billion), with $2.76 billion (AED10.14 billion) in imports, $ 35 million (AED1.3 billion) in exports, and $1.5 billion (AED 4.22 billion) in re-exports, the UAE’s official news agency WAM has reported. In a statement to WAM, the director of Strategy and Corporate Excellence Department at Dubai Customs, Ahmed Abdul Salam Kazim, said that the results were issued by the department in conjunction with t