Textile fabrics leader Schoeller Textil AG launches the ?hape memory effect??a new fabric innovations. Textile Innovation - The Bionic Climate Membrane Schoeller introduces the ?hape memory effect?Smart fabric innovations with flexible climate function The demand by the end consumer for garments with functionality and comfort are basic requirements for success. And right in keeping with this line of thought is the adaptive membrane system c_change, which Schoeller Switzerland has been u

The latest statistics released by the US Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) showed that US Commerce Department reports, unsurprisingly revealed the US trade deficit hit a record $68.9 billion in October, whereas aggregate US apparel imports of all fibres by volume strengthened year-on-year. This lift in apparel imports was purely supported by gains in imports of cotton and synthetic apparel, while wool apparel reported a decline on the same month a year earlier - the first year-on-year de

Indonesian textile entrepreneurs are concerned that the government? proposal to increase the electricity basic tariff will push up manufacturing costs, according to a report citing Umar Achmad, chairman of the Pekalongan chapter of the Indonesian businessmen association. The report by news provider Antara said textile businessman feel at threat following a fuel hike last year and new minimum wage legislation. A handful of textiles companies have already been forced to axe workers, the repo

MUMBAI, JAN 24: The Union ministry of textiles has revised its export target to $85 billion by 2010 from $50 billion. The ministry has revised its target in the wake of surging exports to the US and EU countries with the opening up of multi-fibre agreement (MFA) on January 1, 2005. Confirming the development, textiles minister Shankarsinh Vaghela told FE, ?e are eyeing a target of $85 billion of exports by 2010. Post- quota, our exports to the US have grown by over 27% and by over 20% to the E

LAHORE: There has been very little investment in the value added textile sector as compared to other sectors of textile industry during last five years, although the value added textile exports registered 61 percent increase in this period, official data reveals.Both the knitwear and garments sectors fetched only five percent of $5 billion investment from 1999-00 to 2004-05, according to data released by an official agency.According to the data the spinning and fibre sector attracted 46 percent

The South African clothing and textile industry has responded favorably to an announcement that China is to voluntarily reduce its clothing and textile exports to South Africa, according to local Business Day on Monday. A reduction in Chinese imports would help revive the domestic industry, said Aaron Searll, CEO of South Africa's biggest clothing and textile manufacturer, Seardell Investment Holdings, on Friday. He said that clothing imports from China had risen 40 percent in the past n

The unit price of Chinese textile exports to the United States and the European Union last year dropped considerably, which may lead to more antidumping measures from the two markets this year, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles said. Figures from Chinese customs show that in the first eleven months of 2005, the country exported 1.29 billion pieces of knitgoods worth 3.93 billion U.S. dollars to the United States, with average unit price reaching 3.05 U.S. dollar

The 11th five-year period (2006-2010) for China's economic and social development will be an important period for the restructuring and adjustment of China's textile industry, the International Business News reported. Regulating the textile trade order and industrial regrouping will be important tasks in the near future, the newspaper, affiliated to China's Ministry of Commerce, quoted sources with the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles as saying. Thanks to globa

Japanese Denim Exports continued to decline into the second half of 2005. Shipments in November were poor overall despite slightly lower prices. Supplies to major markets such as Hong Kong and the US fall and sales to Vietnam and Italy are also weaker although China increased orders by 50 per cent. Japanese Denim Export performance figures have been slipping into the red during the second half of 2005, latest data confirm. Lower November sales The volume of bulk shipped in November for H

The Interstoff Asia Directions trend committee will present its apparel fabric trends forecast for Spring/Summer 2007 at Interstoff Asia Spring to be held from 22 ?24 March 2006 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. The apparel fabric trends provide designers and textile professionals with the necessary information to guide their creative processes in line with the coming fashion season. The trends revolve around four themes: 'simplicity', 'reality', 'exoticism' and 'vacation'.Eac