Worries of the Punjab-based textile industry are piling up fast with undue delay in uninterrupted energy supply to textile mills. The industry circles said they are trying their level best to approach the Ministry of Water & Power for having latest update of government's strategy towards the issue but all in vein. No response has so far been received despite repeated requests, they added. It may be noted that the government had reduced energy supply to the Punjab-based textile industry i

The number of jobless garment workers is on an alarming rise as the RMG factories are being shut day by day since the collapse of Rana Plaza building that brought bane to the RMG sector. Lack of enough work orders, non-compliance with the rules, labor unrest, exit from business and factory relocations are attributed to the closure of the factories. According to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) latest data, since the Rana Plaza collapse last year, a tot

As basic wages soar in China, low-end manufacturing is starting to shift to cheaper locations around the world, and frontier African nations such as Ethiopia are positioning themselves to reap the benefits. With rock-bottom wages, cheap and stable electricity and improving transport infrastructure, the continent’s most populous nation after Nigeria is building a reputation for producing clothes, shoes and other basic goods. The sector is still in its infancy in what was for decades a Commu

RMG exports to US market have seen an 8.8% decline to $831 million in the first two months of current fiscal. A set of compliance issues and lack of proper infrastructure are attributed to the failure in grabbing enough orders from the United States buyers. According to the Export Promotion Bureau data released yesterday, Bangladesh earned only $831 million by exporting apparel products to the US market in July-August period of the current fiscal, which is 8.81% less compared to $911 milli

Arewa Cotton, Nigeria’s leading cotton farming and ginning firm, has joined hands with Government of Nigeria in distributing free cotton seeds to farmers. In order to increase the production and for the development of cotton farming in Nigeria, the Government and Arewa Cotton have taken this step as per the Government’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA), BUSINESSDAY reported. The ATA revolves around the empowerment of farmers for improved farming capacity. Speaking at a workshop on ‘Co

Quoting trade sources, the Indian Cotton Federation (ICF) says, if agro climatic conditions are favourable, Indian cotton production could reach above 400 lakh (40 million) bales in the 2014-15 season and that overall acreage may jump by 12-14% from last season as per the latest cotton sowing progress estimate of seed suppliers.Rainfall has been consistent in the last week and has helped in the improvement of growth of cotton plantings in major cotton growing areas like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Mad

Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has expressed deep concerns over drop of 7.89 percent in exports in July 2014 despite the availability of GSP Plus benefit. Unprecedented energy shortage was the prime reason behind the substantial drop in exports. Sheikh Ilyas Mahmood Chairman and Adil Tahir Vice Chairman of the Association said that export numbers in coming months might be even worse as the textile industry in Punjab has been deprived of its basic fuels; and textile exports witne

Messe Frankfurt, organisers of Heimtextil – being held from 14-17 January, 2015 introduced ‘Theme Park’ and trend prognosis for 2015-16 at a recently held conference at the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre. Anne Marie Commandeur of Stijlinstituut Amsterdam introduced the “Theme Park” to exhibitors of the international home and contract textiles trade fair.Mayouri Sengchanh of Exalis/Carlin International and Felix Diener also offered a prognosis of the textile interior-design trends of the c

Japanese flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki will partake in a private exhibition in Istanbul – Turkey on 16-18 September, which is being hosted by its Turkish distributor. Shima Seiki said it will showcase its diverse line-up of latest computerized flat knitting machines at the exhibition.This includes its flagship MACH2X series, which features original ‘SlideNeedle’ on four needle beds and is the only machine suited to whole garment knitting in all needles.Other machines include th

Apparel exports to the European Union (EU) countries surged by 25.18 percent in value and 26.17 percent in volume during January to June 2014 as the country netted export worth 865.962 million Euro, industry officials said on Monday. Though Pakistan posted highest growth in apparel exports to the EU during January-June 2014 compared with all other major exporters, it’s per kg value at 10.66 Euro for garments and knitwear remained lowest amongst its major competitors, they added. Knitwear e