Global yarn production increased in Q1/2014 compared to the last quarter in 2013 due to higher output in Asia, North America, and Europe, and despite a drop in South America. On an annual basis yarn production increased as well even though output levels were lower in South and North America. Worldwide yarn stocks decreased slightly in comparison to the previous quarter as a result of lower inventories in South America and Europe. Year-on-year global stocks jumped with higher stock levels in

The powerloom weavers in the country's biggest man-made fabric (MMF) sector in Surat have stopped the purchase of yarn material following the steep increase in the prices by the frontline spinners in the last few days due to Iraq crisis and the effect of extended monsoon season. Market sources said that yarn spinners have increased the price by almost 20-25 per cent following the rise in the crude oil price due to the Iraq crisis in the last few days. Surat has the highest consumption of

Bangladesh has significantly improved the workplace safety standards and labour rights in the last one year, but still a lot to do, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said. The comment came at a time when the Sustainability Compact, which Bangladesh signed with the European Union involving the International Labour Organisation (ILO), completed its first anniversary yesterday. Under the agreement, Bang-ladesh is committed to improve safety standards and labour rights, and the EU will obse

As many as 17 Chinese companies have invested in South Carolina, the U.S., as of 2013 to help boost the local textile industry. Lancaster County of South Carolina used to be a textile powerhouse in the United States. Twenty companies were once operating in the county and two in neighboring counties during its peak time, but they had virtually shut down by 2007. Since the end of last year, China's Keer Group has invested US$218 million in South Carolina, the local textile industry became ac

An investment of US$ 33 billion is needed for financing the petrochemical projects that are currently under construction, a senior official of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has said, reports Tasnim News Agency. Mohammad-Hassan Peyvandi, deputy head of NPC, said a total of 71 petrochemical projects are currently under construction in Iran, with an average work progress of 27 percent. Once operational, these projects are estimated to raise Iran’s petrochemical output by 10 million

Ministry of Textile Industry will launch a Skill Development Programme for youth shortly. According to Radio Pakistan, 120,000 men, women will be imparted training during next 5 years under the programme. The main objective of the training programme is to provide skilled workforce to textile industry and make it more competitive in the world market. The Ministry would bear cost of skill development programme including stipend to the trainees and provision of raw material. Source: The Nat

Monsanto will start selling cotton hybrid seeds in India under its global brand ‘Deltapine’ from the current kharif season. Currently, Monsanto Holdings Private Ltd (MHPL) – the 100 per cent-owned Indian subsidiary of the US agri-biotech major – is marketing cotton seeds under the ‘Paras Brahma’ brand. This brand belonged to Emergent Genetics India Ltd, a firm that Monsanto had acquired in 2005. “The introduction of the Deltapine brand from this year shows our commitment to growing the cot

Carpet export has witnessed a sharp decline of more than 60 percent during the last six years as hand-made carpet export has dropped to $120 million from $300 million, depriving almost 0.5 million people of their employment. The acute shortage of electricity, bad law and order, inflation, shortage of skilled labour force and high mark-up rate were main reasons of sharp decline in carpet exports, Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) Major Akhtar Nazir Khan Cooki (Retd)

The textile sector praised the present government when during the severe gas and power shortages in winter, the federal government ensured its 24/7 operations. During power load shedding of 6 to 8 hours the industry will get gas supplies. The spinners could then operate their gas run generators to ensure uninterrupted operations. “The viability of spinning industry is linked to 24/7 operations,” said Gohar Ejaz, the group leader of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma). Except

Sri Lanka's apparel exports have been exceptional during the past few years despite the withdrawal of the GSP Plus trade concessions and the global economic turmoil, Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association (SLEA) data revealed. Apparel export turnover has grown several-fold despite the global economic slow down affecting Sri Lanka's key markets such as the US and Europe which import a large quantity of apparel, said SLEA President Yohan Lawrence. Apparel exports in the first four months