Low production cost, tax incentives from developed countries and rising expenses in competing countries such as India and China are benefitting the Bangladesh readymade (RMG) sector, said Bangladesh Commerce Minister Ghulam Muhammed Quader. ...
Tags: low production, RMG sector, CII
Columbia’s textile and clothing industry is eyeing on expanding its export market to the 27 countries of the European Union (EU) and the country is also aiming at building new business relations with these countries. The ...
Tags: Columbia, textile and clothing industry, EU
Spanish textile industry is currently passing through a delicate phase, according to industry analysts. On the one hand, many Spanish textile firms that had offshored their production to China are betting on relocating to Spain in view ...
Tags: Spain, Textile Industry, Delicate Situation
Fakir Fashion Ltd, Narayanganj, Bangladesh installed the SewEasy Actual SMV Calculation System recently. In addition to software, Fakir Fashion Ltd. will increase the use of Industrial Engineering (IE) methodology in their sewing room ...
Tags: Fakir Fashion, garment exporting, garment
The Federal Government of Nigeria aspires to see tremendous growth in the country’s textile and garment industry, according to Mr. Olusegun Aganga, Minister of Trade and Investment. Addressing the valedictory function of the ...
Tags: Nigeria, textile industry, garment industry
The Latin American country of Colombia has announced imposition of US$ 4 per kg tariff on imports of textiles and apparels into the country. The announcement was made by President Juan Manuel Santos during the inauguration of Colombiatex ...
Tags: Colombia, Duty, Imported Clothing
Garment manufacturers and exporters in Pakistan have urged the Government to end the duty and tax remission for export (DTRE), in the upcoming new Trade Policy, Daily Times reported. In a plea to the Federal Minister of Commerce Amin ...
Tags: Pakistan, Garment Exporters, DTRE
Mr Francesco Marchi, Director General of EURATEX, was invited as guest speaker on 11th January 2013 to attend the International Press Conference on Texprocess and Techtextil fairs held in Frankfurt. In his presentation Mr Marchi reviewed ...
Several Chinese delegates have visited Bangladesh in recent past in order to explore the potential of readymade garment (RMG) sector in the country. Speaking to fibre2fashion, Mr. Md. Shafiul Islam, president of Bangladesh Garment ...
Tags: Chinese delegates, Bangladesh, readymade garment sector, RMG
From a sustainability standpoint, 2012 might be characterised as a year when the world went backwards - or at a pinch stayed still - but the food industry moved forward. There are plenty of campaigners who would beg to differ on the ...
Tags: CSR, Industry, Agriculture Food
The much awaited trade concession package from the European Union has finally come through for Pakistan, but with safeguards, which does not make the package attractive anymore, says a leader of a Pakistan apparel trade lobby group. ...
Tags: trade concession package, safeguards, concession, duty-free access
The new policy measures announced by the Colombian Government to boost the country’s textile and garment sector have been hailed by the Colombian Chamber of Apparel. The Chamber said the new policy measures, if well ...
Tags: new policy, tariff, illegal import
The Ministry of Textiles and The Indian Silk Export Promotion Council (ISEPC) in association with Textiles Committee, under the Ministry of Textiles is organising a Capacity Building Programme (CBP) under the project “Implication of ...
Tags: Textiles Committee, Textiles Exports, Clothing Exports, textile industry
The buyers of today on the hunt for price competitive production sites must take more than just price and the ability to supply into account:sustainability is needed in all aspects of production including the local working conditions,whilst ...
Tags: buyer, manufacturer, total process control, capacity
The international conference"Innovation for textile resource efficiency–energy,water&materials"took place on 22 November in Brussels.It brought together experts from industry,the research and technology sector and EU policy makers.The ...
Tags: Brussels, Innovation for textile resource efficiency, EURATEX