Optitex, the leading provider of integrated 2D CAD and 3D digital product solutions for the textile industry, has released version O/15 of its O/Dev 3D Product Creation Suite. The upgraded software package enables fashion and apparel ...
Tags: textile manufacture, apparel and clothing, fashion design, pleats
The Pakistani government has constituted a high level committee to bring about a ‘Policy Action Plan’ to redress the impediments confronted by the textile industry in increasing its exports, the media has reported. The ...
Alibaba.com, the world’s largest e-commerce company, has launched a reseller platform in India in a bid to muscle its way to a larger share of the country’s e-commerce market, according to media reports. A reseller is a ...
Tags: textile manufacture, Alibaba.com, apparel, handicrafts
Textile and apparel exports from the Southeast Asian nation of Malaysia are set to benefit as the Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA) will come into effect on August 1, 2015, according to Malaysian media reports. The MTFTA ...
Tags: textile manufacture, apparel and clothing, MTFTA, apparel exports
Work uniforms and facility services provider UniFirst Canada Ltd. said it has acquired Canadian company and Ontario based McGuire Uniforms. “The acquisition unites two of Canada’s largest suppliers of direct purchase programs ...
Tags: textile manufacture, apparel, clothing, UniFirst, Work uniforms
Globally, the socks sector is growing at a faster rate compared to other apparel sectors, according to a top executive of a leading socks manufacturer in India. “Nobody can accurately say how big the global socks market is; but as ...
Tags: textile manufacture, apparel, socks, Terming socks
The feeling of long-lasting hygiene, comfort & freshness can now be experienced in a new range of functional socks made with Amicor, an anti-microbial fibre manufactured by Thai Acrylic Fibre Co. Ltd. According to a Thai Acrylics press ...
Tags: textile manufacture, textile fabric, Yarns, viscose, cotton, polyester
Coats Group, the world’s leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, is launching a fusible thread which helps secure buttons and also other decorative applications such as sequins and beads. Named Secura, the ...
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The Nigerian presidency has constituted a special committee to resuscitate the country’s ailing cotton and textile industry, according to newspaper reports in the country. The direction is in line with the campaign promises of ...
Tags: textile manufacture, garment, ailing cotton
As Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles continues to expand beyond traditional home textile items to cover the entire product spectrum, it will feature a new trend program at the fair which runs from August 26-28, 2015. The InterDesign ...
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The commerce and industry ministry has launched the facility for online payment of application fees through credit or debit cards and other electronic fund transfers, according to a government statement. The facility of online payment was ...
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COTTON USA, the trademark ingredient brand of Cotton Council International (CCI), has announced its first retail partnership with India’s leading fashion retailer - Shoppers Stop. COTTON USA and Shoppers Stop will conduct a month-long ...
Tags: textile manufacture, cotton fabrics, cotton-rich apparel
Gujarat based producer of polyester multifilament yarn has commissioned and begun commercial production of a 3,500 tons per annum carpet yarn manufacturing plant. “This is a valued added product and will generate additional revenue ...
Tags: textile manufacture, fabric yarn, polyester multifilament yarn
Columbia Sportswear Company portfolio brand Prana is expanding its European distribution network and has also added a new international sales team. As per a Prana press release, for more than 20 years, Prana apparel has had a strong ...
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Credit rating agency India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has maintained an overall stable outlook for the cotton textile sector for FY16. This is led by stable spinning margins in the cotton yarn segment, range-bound cotton prices and ...
Tags: textile manufacture, garment manufacture, cotton textile