The fall of the Indian rupee against the US dollar and other major currencies has brought smiles on the faces of Indian textile and apparel exporters and why not? The Indian currency has tanked and lost nearly 10% in value against the ...
Tags: Textile&Apparel Exporters, Rupee
World 2013/14 cotton mill use is forecast at 110.2 million bales, up 2 percent from a year earlier. India and Pakistan are forecast to consume 23.3 million bales and 12.0 million bales, respectively, in 2013/14, an increase of 2 percent and ...
Tags: Cotton Consumption, Textile
KappAhl is one of the initiators of SWAR, a Swedish project for cleaner textile production in India. SWAR is a collaboration project between Swedish textile buyers and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), with support from SIDA. ...
The US House of Representatives has approved a defence authorization bill that requires the Bangladesh-based readymade garment manufacturing units, who process the US military-branded garments (military exchanges), to comply with fire and ...
Tags: Safety Accord, Defence Uniform
India’s garment exports are likely to increase to US$ 17 billion this fiscal, compared to US$ 14 billion exports made during 2012-13, according to Clothing Manufacturers’ Association of India (CMAI). Speaking at a ...
The arrivals are dwindling in most of the States and season seems to be coming to a close. Approximately 3 Crore 19 lakh bales have arrived in the market as per trade sources. CCI seems to be the best source for good cotton especially in ...
Netherlands and France will jointly work for improvement of working conditions in Bangladesh. Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Lilianne Ploumen met French Minister for Foreign Trade Nicole Bricq in Luxembourg and ...
Tags: Bangladesh, Apparel
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs announced a $2.5 million competitive grant solicitation to fund improvements in the enforcement and monitoring of fire and building safety standards to better protect ...
Tags: Fire&Building Safety, Textile
Global clothing companies must work with governments and local groups to improve factory safety and working conditions, the Bangladesh, Cambodia and Indonesia chapters of anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI) said in a joint ...
The 16th International Exhibition on Textile Industry (ShanghaiTex 2013) stages its grand opening (June 10) in Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Covering 100,000m2 in total exhibition space, the four-day exhibition will be held until ...
Tags: Textile
Over the years, there has been a sharp decline in imports of cotton made by Russia and Japan, which were the world's leading cotton importers in 1990. In 2012, China and Bangladesh were the world's top importers of cotton, while Russia ...
Tags: Textile, Cotton Imports, Cotton
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
Marks & Spencer (M&S) today publishes its latest Plan A Report which shows progress against the programme’s 180 sustainability commitments, including its stretching 2015 targets. 139 of the 180 commitments have been achieved ...
Tags: Apparel, Marks&Spencer
India would become the largest producer of cotton in the world by 2022, overtaking China, according to a report released by OECD-FAO. “China’s cotton production is expected to decline 17 percent, while production in India ...
Tags: Cotton Production, Textile
In its first meeting, the members of the National Tripartite Committee of Bangladesh have agreed to set up a technical sub-committee that will focus on the structural integrity of ready-made garment (RMG) manufacturing buildings and fire ...