In a major boost to the Bangladesh readymade garment sector, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has announced reduction of supplementary duty (SD) on import of woven fabrics to 20 percent, in 2013-14 Budget. Presenting the Budget ...
Tags: Fabrics, Textile, Bangladesh
The newest kid on the New York City trade show block, DG Expo, is growing rapidly. Indigo and Printsource recently showed print ideas for Spring/Summer 2014. Celebrating its second year, DG Expo now has about 80 exhibitors showing fabrics ...
Tags: Textile
With around a month still to go before Techtextil opens its doors, the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens is fully booked up. Well over 1,250 exhibitors, including all of the world's leading manufacturers, ...
PERFORMANCE DAYS has once again selected a winner for the popular PERFORMANCE AWARD for the most innovative fabric in the Active & Workwear sector among 560 fabrics. An exciting new product is being introduced for Summer 2015 that ...
Tags: Advansa Ferntree Fabric, Apparel
The Alustra Woven Textures Custom Shades Collection, the innovative alternative to solar screens and woven wood shades, was recently introduced. The custom shades collection beautifully showcase natural textiles and woven patterns, ...
Tags: Vogue Window, Textile
Cotton Council International (CCI), through its COTTON USA Sourcing Program, will host a pavilion at the Apparel Sourcing Show trade fair from May 21-23 to promote U.S. cotton textiles. The Sourcing Program will coordinate with U.S. mills ...
Cotton Council International (CCI) — the Washington-based export promotion arm of The National Cotton Council, Memphis, Tenn. — has announced it will promote U.S. cotton and cotton textiles through its Cotton USA Sourcing ...
Tags: CCI, U.S.Cotton, Textile
This year’s Intertextile Beijing Apparel Fabrics sees a large number of exhibitors from across China and throughout Asia presenting their latest apparel fabrics and accessories. In total, over 1,300 exhibitors from 16 countries and ...
A unique exhibition celebrating and emphasizing the versatility and utility of wool as an important fibre in today’s world has opened at London’s Somerset House. Titled as 'Wool House', the ongoing exhibition aims to ...
Tags: Wool, Textile, Wool House
INVISTA, the leading fiber and fabric innovator in textile industry space concluded the second edition of its much anticipated knowledge and innovation conclave ‘LYCRA RENDEZVOUS’ at the Taj Palace, New Delhi on February 28 on a ...
Tags: Lycra Rendezvous, INVISTA, Denim Sector
Interstoff Asia Essential has a well-established reputation of showcasing the latest in-demand textiles, in particular eco-friendly, fashionable and functional fabrics. The 2013 spring edition, to be held from 13 to 15 March 2013, is no ...
Textiles from Belarus are on display at the 10th International Exhibition of Home Textiles, currently going on in Almaty, the former capital and largest city of Kazakhstan. The expo is being held along with the 12th International ...
Tags: Textiles, Belarus, International Exhibition of Home Textiles
In a bid to aid the local textile industry facing fierce competition from low-cost imports, the Zimbabwean Government has approved a one-year rebate on import of a wide range of materials that domestic garment producers widely use as raw ...
Tags: Zimbabwe, Rebate, Textile Sector
Sustainable sourcing CBI supports exporters from developing countries to Europe As the opening date draws nearer, Apparelsourcing Paris is recording an increase of almost 15% in registrations compared with the same period in 2012. The ...
Tags: Apparelsourcing Paris, registrations, sustainable sourcing
More than 160 people from all levels of the supply chain traveled to New Orleans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Tencel®, Austria-based Lenzing AG's sustainable lyocell fiber derived from wood pulp. The "Tencel@20" seminar included ...
Tags: New Orleans, Tencel, fiber