For the first quarter of 2015, orders received by the Italian textile machinery manufacturers grew 8 per cent over the same period of the previous year. “This was mainly driven thanks to a positive performance in foreign ...
Tags: Textile Machinery, foreign markets
China Bottling or Canning Machinery for Beverages or Liquid Food (HS: 842230) Major Export Countries/Regions from Jan. to Dec. 2014 (by export value) No. Country/Region Accumulative total from Jan.-Dec. ...
India’s biggest intimate wear sourcing show Galleria Intima is moving to Delhi for its 4th edition to be held on 26-27 August, 2015. An initiative of Intimate Apparel Association of India (IAAI), Galleria Intima 2015 will see ...
Bangladesh’s minister for textiles and jute, Muhammad Imaj Uddin Pramanik has called for making apparel sector more competitive to attain the goal of upgrading the country to a middle-income nation by 2021, according to an official ...
Two years after the Rana Plaza disaster killed over 1000 garment factory workers in Bangladesh, the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, UK, has launched a master’s degree in fashion ethics to answer a wider international industry ...
Tags: Ethical Fashion, garment
Garment makers in Bangladesh have urged the government to collect 0.3 per cent tax at source on 10 per cent of their profits from exports, instead of overall profits, according to media reports in the country. The National Board of ...
Tags: Garment Exporters, apparel export
During the past year, 900 million litres of water was saved by Lindex suppliers through cleaner production projects in India and Bangladesh. According to a press release from the Swedish fashion retailer, Lindex also became a partner ...
Tags: Lindex suppliers, fashion retailer
Germany is sending out a message to the global textile industry for fair production. The steering committee of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles, the German Development Ministry and the textile industry have put in place a roadmap ...
Two years after the Rana Plaza tragedy, Bangladesh’s Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) believes that all initiatives undertaken after the industrial disaster should soon meet the expected outcome. The consequences and lessons ...
Tags: Bangladesh, Industrial Safety
Packaging films producer Thai Film Industries (TFI) is considering setting up a packing film factory in Bangladesh worth $40m. Based in Thailand, TFI specialises in producing BOPP, CPP films, polyethylene terephthalate and metalised ...
As per the latest report of the USDA, global 2014/15 cotton production is projected at 119.2 million bales, 1 per cent below last season. China and India account for half of the world crop, each contributing an estimated 30 million ...
Tags: Cotton Output, Textile
Italian fashion retailer Benetton said it has contributed an additional $1.1 million to the Rana Plaza Trust Fund, doubling the sum recommended in an independent assessment of its contribution by PwC. “This payment of $1.1 ...
Tags: fashion retailer, Benetton, Apparel
The International Labour Organisation has called for greater social dialogue among representatives of government, employers and workers in the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector, highlighting the gains this would bring. “There are ...
The impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on China and non-TPP major Asian manufacturers South Korea and Taiwan will be minimal. However, other non-TPP Asian nations (particularly textile manufacturers) and small domestic ...
Tags: Trans-Pacific Partnership, textile
As the countdown begins for the second edition of the Fashion Revolution Day around the world to mark the second anniversary of the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka, American fashion brand Zady, which is also the US Chair of ...
Tags: Fashion Revolution Day, Apparel