Brazilian imports of nylon from China, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan will be surcharged for up to four months. The Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex) of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade has ruled in favour of the exercising of provisional antidumping rights for goods originating from these countries. The ruling was issued this Monday (16th) on the Official Gazette. The measure provides for nylon to be overtaxed by amounts ranging from US$ 220.70 to US$ 2,409 per

The first edition of Momad Metrópolis, the International Fashion Trade Fair that took place from 6th to 8th September at Feria de Madrid, achieved some favourable results. The unveiling of this new multi-sector fashion event aimed at professionals, whose exhibition is the result of combining SIMM, the Madrid International Fashion Fair, with MODACALZADO+IBERPIEL, the International Footwear and Leather Goods Trade Fair, fulfilled the organiser's objective of bringing clothing, footwear and acce

Stitching up proper trims is an important part of designing as it adds to the elegance of an apparel or accessory, according to some designers. Trims are anything that is decorative materials used in apparel and it includes embroidery, lace, crochet, buttons, sequins, beads, etc. In an interview with fibre2fashion, Sascha Hertli, chief executive of Switzerland-based luxury lingerie brand Rococo Dessous, said, “Without trims and embroidery, luxury lingerie is not possible. It is the art of

The National Textile Corporation (NTC) will invest Rs 464 crore in Andhra Pradesh for spinning and weaving projects. At a high-level meeting held here on Monday, attended by chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Union textiles minister Kavuri Sambasiva Rao, the later had agreed to sanction 40 new proposals under group approach and 15 proposals under cluster approach in the areas not covered earlier. It was agreed that a mega cluster under comprehensive handloom development scheme at Dharm

Cotton production in the 2013-14 season, which starts next month, is likely to be one of the highest with the trade and industry expecting the output to be more than 350 lakh bales. At its meeting in April this year, the Cotton Advisory Board estimated cotton production in 2012-13 (October-September) to be 340 lakh bales. For the 2013-14 season, the Cotton Association of India has estimated the production at 375 lakh bales. Its president Dhiren N. Sheth has said in a release that this is

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