Top-grade bamboo fibre has been developed in Shandong by Daihai Group.It is a kind of natural fibre; cloth made therefrom is of high quality bamboo fibre and is soft to body.It? a bright and flat fibre with elasticity and this eco-friendly bamboo fibre gets easily disintegrated in soil eliminating all chances of land pollution.Clothing fabric can be manufactured and the group can produce about 18 million metres of this bamboo fibre fabric, each year.The group plans to sell its fabric products in

LAHORE: The government is considering a proposal to hire foreign consultants to improve the technology used in the garment industry, sources said.Consultants are expected to be hired from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Germany, Italy, the UK, Turkey and Sri Lanka, added the sources. The step may make exporters competitive in garment business so that they can be a catalyst to enhance productivity of the garment industry by making it cost effective, thereby sustaining and improving

BEIJING: Cumulative lint cotton procurement reached 1.8 mil tons based statistic, by the end of March 2006. If Xinjiang crop price remains high, the sale will become increasingly tough in the near future. However, over half of the amount has yet to be sold. The main reason arises from a slow response to the ever-changing market environment. Xinjiang crop, known for its superior quality in China, has a major advantage in Chinese cotton market. The fast development of textile industry has

Textile Clothing industry held a conference on April 27, 2006 in Beijing.Ten leading enterprises in textile clothing industry displayed their integrated level in the conference.Each year, council will choose first 10 strong enterprises from manufacturers in textile clothing sector, and not traders .Textile clothing enterprises will be able to raise their competitive capacity in international trade in this manner, and promote development of China's textile clothing industry. Source

Statistics Canada announces the Gross Domestic Product by industry, February 2006 & review of wholesale trade 2005, are as follows:Canadian economy grew by 0.2 percent in February, the same pace as in the previous month. While economic activity was bolstered by a rebound in utilities and strength in wholesale sales, it was slowed by a drop in output in the mining and oil and gas extraction sector and in manufacturing.Wholesale trade main sources of decline came from a steep drop in apparel s

In order to demolish textile trade wall, more and more Jiansu textile enterprises plan to set up factories in other countries.So far, eight textile enterprises have set up their factories in foreign land as a result, textile export values have grown to US$1 million.These enterprises forward the reason of cheaper raw material and lower salary, however, the major reason is to avoid textile trade wall.Jiansu Heifeng is one such company exporting woolen products. The company has set up a factory in

East Silk Market registered trade worth of more than RMB30 billion, last year. Based at Jiangsu province, the market was established in 1986 and presently, it is spread over 400,000 square metres area.More than 4000 companies trade in products like silk fabric, silk products and machines for the industry.This is the biggest silk market in China, including for all kinds of related silk products sold not only in China but also in the world.Considering its significance for the growth of textile ind

Textile, garment and footwear were the top export products by the end of this year? first quarter.Textile and garment exports together represented almost 38 percent growth reaching over US $1.75 billion, about 50 percent of which were supplied to the US.Footwear exports registered about 20 percent rise bringing in nearly $1.1 billion.As the footwear exports to the EU have to face anti-dumping duties, several leather shoe manufacturers have shifted to other accessories that are not subject to the

Madhya Pradesh Textiles Mills Association has asked for cuts on entry tax and mandi tax on cotton and other raw materials. Association has also requested waiving electricity charges for cotton ginning and pressing activities during low season. Other states do not levy minimum power charges during off-season. Textile industry has been complaining about certain taxes that increase production costs and affect its competitiveness, the association members observed. State Government has offered a pack

Contract farming is the likely saviour of Kenya's cotton farmers, as it would help reduce losses they face every season due to unfair pricing, Nyanza Provincial Director of Agriculture, Jacob Odondi said.Prospects for reviving industry seem encouraging but marketing suffers due to lack of a regulatory body to oversee day-to-day operations of industry.Revival of cotton industry is well on course, he contends.Odondi says that liberalised system pose a threats to growers as unscrupulous dealers wou