To support the apparel industry in Southeast Asia, SGS operates a laboratory in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia and also provides garment inspection services in Myanmar. The Cambodian facility has the capability to perform product ...
Tags: SGS, Apparel Sector
Xidelang Holdings (XDL), China-based manufacturer of sports and leisure wear, has signed an agreement to acquire the entire existing business and undertakings of Jinjiang Yangsen Garments Company, including all of its assets and certain ...
Tags: sports wear, leisure wear
Haiti’s apparel sector has just got a shot in the arm. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has decided to invest $4 million to help The Willbes Haitian S.A., a subsidiary of South Korea-based ...
Tags: apparel manufacture, IFC, knits, sweaters, woven products, microfibers
Over 30 Chinese textile mills, many of which create clothing for major high-volume apparel brands and retailers are saving $14.7 million annually by adopting simple efficiency measures in their production processes, according to a new ...
Tags: textile mills, high-volume apparel
While two more textile export bodies have criticised the Foreign Trade Policy, a shoes and apparel major has welcomed it. Over the last week, several textile trade bodies have slammed the new policy for ignoring their concerns. Apparel ...
Tags: AEPC, Negative Reactions, Apparel
Considering that the Thailand textile sector begins from petrochemicals and extends to fashion and the Vietnam garment industry has to import 85 per cent of its raw material requirements, cooperation between the two countries could help ...
Tags: Textile Sector, textile
The second edition of the International Textile Fair (ITF), UAE’s premier platform for fashion, home textile fabrics, and clothing, would be held from April 26 to 27, 2015, at the Dubai international exhibition and conference centre. ...
Tags: International Textile Fair, Fabric
Union Budget 2015-16 presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley last week has no measures on promoting apparel manufacturing in India, says an expert of India’s clothing and retail industry. “Considering that this ...
Tags: Apparel Manufacturing, Apparel
Irrespective of the fine print in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, expected to be signed this year, Vietnam’s apparel industry is likely to benefit at the expense of its South Asian competitors like Bangladesh and Sri ...
Tags: Apparel Industry, Apparel
The Asia Apparel expo, the sourcing tradeshow for apparel production and the only business event in Europe exclusively for Asian clothing manufacturers and fabric suppliers to connect with European brands, will open its fourth edition of ...
Tags: clothing, fabric, Asia Apparel Expo
Apparel manufacturer and exporter, Pearl Global Industries Limited (PGIL) is undertaking capacity expansion in South India at a total investment of around Rs 17-20 crore, funded through internal accruals and a TUFS loan. PGIL plans to ...
The biggest institute for apparel training, the Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC), which has more than 170 centers across India and trains more than 50,000 students annually, has become affiliated to the Apparel, Made-Ups & Home ...
Tags: labour market information system, apparel value chain, Apparel
Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC) signed a MoU with All India Council of Technical Training (AICTE), to offer B. Voc Programmes in Apparel Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship and Fashion Design & Retailing. “With the ever ...
SoftWear Automation, a developer of robotic sewing technologies for the apparel industry said it completed a $3 million Series A round of financing from CTW Venture Partners. Alongside, KP Reddy, partner at CTW Venture has also been ...
Tags: Sewing Technologies, Softwear Bags, Apparel
Lectra, one of the leading integrated technology solutions providers for fabrics and technical textile companies, based in France, has launched the latest release of Optiplan, its cutting room optimization solution for apparel ...
Tags: cutting room optimization solution, apparel manufacturing, Textile