Several trade incentives available to the African countries including, African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Cotonou Agreement with the European Union, and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) agreement, help in the revival of ...
Cashmere, a fibre obtained from Cashmere goats, is known for its natural softness, lightness, warmth and durability. It is one of the rarest natural fibres in the world, and lately there is an increase in demand for cashmere clothing in the ...
Tags: Cashmere Clothing, Luxury Market
Ethanol processed from corn and other plants could serve as the new sustainable raw material for a huge variety of products, including textiles, which are currently made from petrochemical products. Ethanol which is further processed ...
Tags: Ethylene, Sustainable Feedstock
Dr A Sakthivel, Chairman AEPC has written to Union Finance Minister, Shri P Chidambaram, on the demand of Garment Exports to give separate chapter for interest rates in export sector. In his letter Chairman AEPC wrote, “Reserve Bank ...
Tags: Export Sector, AEPC
Overall shop prices reported annual deflation for the third consecutive month in July, falling 0.5% from 0.2% in June. Food inflation fell to 2.2% in July from 2.7% in June. Non-food reported annual deflation of 2.1% in July from 1.9% in ...
Tags: Shop Prices, Textile
The Peruvian cotton only meets 40 percent of the requirements of Peru’s textile and garment chain, and the rest 60 percent is met by imported cotton, mainly US cotton. Jose Ignacio Llosa, president of the Committee of ...
Shi Shi Putter, an online women's golf fashion boutique is now selling the Fall 2013 collection from Los Angeles designer Lizzie Driver. The collection of golf polos, skorts, pants and golf dresses are available for purchase and will be ...
Tags: Shi Shi Putter, Apparel
InfodriveIndia.com, India's premier research company in export import market research, announced that India's Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories, Knitted or Crocheted exports in June- 2013 has fallen to US$ 474.19 M, a decrease ...
Building on the success of the recent Wearable Tech Expo in New York, TMC announced the event will move this fall to California – where fashion, glamour and technology collide. Wearable Tech Expo will take place December 10-11, 2013, ...
Tags: Apparel, Wearable Tech Expo
The Government of Bangladesh has urged the visiting delegation of European Union Accord to present their plan of action in writing for the safety and welfare of garment workers. After a meeting with the four-member team comprising of ...
Tags: Bangladesh Govt, EU Accord
UNIQLO announces that it will launch quality silk and cashmere items through retail and online stores in 14 markets around the world including Japan. UNIQLO's new lineup will make silk and cashmere apparel affordable and wearable every day. ...
Tags: UNIQLO, Cashmere Garments
With the ever-growing competition and rapidly increasing production cost, several US apparel manufacturers are focusing on fashion design competitions to boost their sales and to attract more consumers. Carolina-based t-shirt manufacturer ...
Tags: Apparel Makers, Boost Sales
The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), as part of its continuing effort to provide leadership in the clothing and textile recycling industry, is taking several positive steps which focus on the issues surrounding ...
Tags: Clothing Collection Bins, Apparel
Indicating a year-on-year fall of 2.29 percent, textile and clothing exports from Tunisia dropped to 483 million Tunisian dinars (MTD) in June 2013, according to the June 2013 economic letter of the Technical Centre for Textiles (CETTEX). ...
Tags: Textile Exports, Clothing Exports
With the increasing competition in the global textile and apparel industry and with the binding provisions of international regulations imposed by local market, several textile and apparel manufacturers worldwide are focussing on trade ...
Tags: Trade Shows, Textile Firms