Textile exports from the country surged by 13.02 percent in November 2014 as compared to the corresponding period of last year, according to the data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The provisional data for November 2014 released by PBS showed that the total textile exports were recorded at $1,128 million in November 2014, up by 13.02 percent over $998 million for the same month of last fiscal year. Detailed analysis of the commodities showed that ten textile products witnessed po

The 12th edition of The London Textile Fair (TLTF) will be held on the 14th and 15th of January, 2015, at the Business Design Centre in London. Organized by the Textile Events, The London Textile Fair is UK’s premier platform for fashion fabrics and clothing accessories. TLTF provides manufacturers and their agents with the opportunity to showcase their products to the most influential buyers and designers on the UK fashion scene.With more than 350 exhibitors from 18 European countries expected

The latest report "World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates" of USDA has pegged global output down from its previous month's estimates. In the same vein, it has upped the year-end stock, implying lower consumption volume in 2014/15. Production is reduced for the US and Greece, with smaller revisions in several other countries. Global consumption is reduced nearly 1.3 million bales, reflecting lower forecasts for China, India, Brazil, Pakistan, and Turkey. While the projected world cons

Cotton production in China has declined by 2.2 per cent year-on-year to 6.161 million tons in 2014, according to a Government survey of the country’s 31 autonomous regions and municipalities on cotton acreage, yield per unit area and total output, National Bureau of Statistics said. Compared to last year, China’s cotton output has decreased by 138,000 tons in 2014, the survey concluded. The national cotton acreage this year stood at 4.219 million hectares, which was a decrease of 126,500 hec

This year Gujarat is expected to produce 1.20 crore bales of cotton. Each year, it exports cotton bales to China as well as other nations. Moreover, owing to bumper produce of cotton in these countries, export of cotton bales has taken a hit. The Gujarat government on Monday announced relief of R1,100 crore for farmers, including R500 crore relief in electricity bills and R600 crore relief in interest on short-term loan through 50% waiver. Over and above this, the state extended R700 crore as

Seven fabrics which feature an active particle technology, 37.5 have been selected for inclusion in ISPO Textrends 2015 forum. Fabrics were chosen by an international jury of journalists, designers and independent experts with highly competitive criteria.The seven selected fabrics featuring 37.5 technology are in four of the eight categories juried, including second layer, membrane & coating, insulation, and outer layer.These fabrics were developed by 37.5 certified mill partners like Raco

The government has made mandatory a certification of any textile product exported as an organic one, under the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP). NPOP certification is already required for raw cotton. It is to now also cover finished organic textile products such as yarn, fabrics, made-ups and garments. “While a national standard for organic cotton is a welcome move, the manner in which it is being implemented will create havoc in the organic textile industry and lead to los

With the arrival of winter season in the city, sale of new and second-hand warm apparels has grown considerably. A visit to different markets of the city would show a rush of people at shops selling new and second-hand warm clothes. Prices of warm clothes which are in great demand nowadays have also increased manifold, compelling poor and low-income group people to go for second-hand woolen apparels being sold at roadside stalls and pushcarts in different parts of the city. On the one hand,

The price index of issue 20141215 of “China • Keqiao Textile Index” closed at 103.95 points, 0.12% lower than that of last period, 1.58% down from the beginning of this year, and decreased by 1.87% YOY. In this period, prices of textile raw material, apparel fabric, home textiles and apparel accessories all decreased, only price of grey cloth increased. A. Price of textile raw material had a slight decline. According to statistics, price index of raw material in this period closed at 86.2

The Russian nonwovens and technical textiles industries volume of production during the period January-October has declined by about 15 percent compared to the same period last year, due to the ongoing currency jumps; the ever growing volume of illegal re-exports of technical textiles and nonwovens to Russia through the other countries of the Customs Union, and in particular Kazakhstan and Belarus; volatile commodity prices and the high level of depreciation of equipment at the majority of the i