A Chinese carpet company is claiming a new world record for the biggest one-piece rug ever made, using more than 3000 kg of New Zealand wool. The giant hand-tufted rug covers more than 1000 square metres and took a team of 100 workers two months to finish. It was made by the Beijing Jin Baohua Carpet Company for the Chinese capital's new International Convention Centre. It will be a show piece for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) annual conference to be held in Beijing in

Surat's fabrics, including saris and dress materials, have received an overwhelming response from international buyers at the three-day India International Fabric Expo-2013 held at Colombo in Sri Lanka on September 8. For the first time, the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SG had set up a separate pavilion named 'Discover Surat' to display textile fabrics and designs from the city, including embroidery. Around 22 textile exhibitors from the city had participated in the s

Sponsored by INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry and the China Nonwoven and Industrial Textile Association Industry information specialists WTIN and RISI Inc. announced the preliminary pro-gram for the first-ever Asia Pacific Nonwovens Symposium, scheduled for October 22 at the Sheraton Pudong inShanghai, China. Providing a new focus on expanding hygiene markets and other growth sectors, the symposium has been subtitled "Nonwoven market opportunities – Hygiene and be-yond".

The Union Government should come out with a scheme to ensure raw material availability to the domestic textile mills, according to J. Thulasidharan, president of Indian Cotton Federation. At the annual general meeting of the association here on Friday, he said that the Bangladesh Government had come out with a raw material protection programme. The Indian Government was reported to have made a quantitative commitment of 1.5 million bales of cotton export to Bangladesh. This was following the

Saris, chudidhar materials, knitwear products and readymade garments stocked in a marriage hall at Salai Street here for sale, were destroyed in a fire on Sunday morning. Fire and Rescue Services sources said the fire broke out at around 7 a.m. allegedly due to electric short-circuit in the ground floor of the marriage hall. Headed by Assistant Divisional Fire Officer K. Hakkim Basha, two fire service units from Ramanathapuram and Vazhuthur put out the fire after fighting it for two hours, St

According to the latest Bangladesh based Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data, in July this year knitwear products fetched $1.25 billion, registering a 25.24% growth over the same period last year. Of the total export earnings, knitwear items fetched $2.10 billion during the first two months of the current fiscal year, which is an increase of 17.19% since the last year. Earnings from knit items surpassed the target by 5.69%.Positive trend. The Bureau reports that the export earnings stood at

Apparel exports to the US market recorded a 9.0 per cent growth in the first seven months of the current calendar year (CY) compared to that of the same period of 2012, indicating that the factory safety issues had no negative impact on orders so far. According to the US official figure, the apparel export from Bangladesh witnessed an increase of 9.0 per cent during the seven months until July last compared to that of the corresponding period of the last CY. The country exported apparel p

Apparel and textile manufacturing is set to restart at the Gaeseong Industrial Complex (GIC), also called Kaesong industrial park, located in North Korea just north of the South Korean border, nearly five months after work was halted as tensions escalated between the two Koreas following a nuclear test made by North Korea in February this year. The second meeting of the South-North Joint Committee for GIC, held last week, decided that the GIC companies will begin testing machines on September

NEW LOOK dazzled in this year’s RETAIL WEEK RISING STARS AWARDS with a truly impressive clutch of nominations, commendations, and one sensational win. The brand’s Press Officer, LAUREN HARDINGES was thrilled to be named Marketing Individual of the Year – recognition for her unique contribution to a team that has delivered record-breaking levels of media coverage. Supported by a roll-call of major brands, these annual awards are regarded as the “gold standard” identifying future leaders of the

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Cubavera, the influential apparel brand that takes inspiration from its rich Latin heritage, will sponsor a fashion presentation along with Ocean Drive magazine showcasing its spring 2014 collection on Thursday, September 19, 2013 from 8:00pm to midnight at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. The event will be hosted by celebrity guests Zuleyka Rivera, telenovela star and Miss Universe 2006, and celebrity stylist Irma Martinez, and will feat