Global fashion industry to recover in 2022, surpass 2019 levels: BoF-M…
The latest ‘State of Fashion 2022’ report by The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & & Company released yesterday states, global fashion industry is set recover in 2022, with fashion sales surpassing 2019 levels by 3-8 per cent. What’s more, recovery will strongest across Ch... Read more
Hybrid edition of Gartex Texprocess opens in New Delhi on December 3
India’s leading B2B exhibition for garment and textile manufacturing Gartex Texprocess India 2021 opens on December 3 to 5, 2021in its first hybrid edition in the post-pandemic market. The event is a crucial business and networking opportunity for garment and textile manufacturers. The three d... Read more
Strategic partnerships can boost Bangladesh’s PPE exports: Study
Despite posing unprecedented challenges, COVID-19 also offered the Bangladesh textile and apparel industry new opportunities to produce and export technical textiles such as PPE, surgery gowns, masks, etc. As per a BGMEA study, in FY 2020-21, Bangladesh exported PPE products worth over $618 million. Export of... Read more
Siyaram’s launches innovative and eco-friendly bamboo fabric
One of India’s top textile brand in men’s fashion for over 40 years Siyaram’s has launched an innovative range of eco-friendly bamboo-based fabric with Bollywood star Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador. Biodegradable, renewable properties Bamboo is one of the most renewa... Read more
Skill development in focus as Bangladesh RMG units launch training pro…
Despite being one of the top garment manufacturers in the world, Bangladesh has been suffering from low labor productivity for the last few years. Lack of training lowers productivity Both government and non-government organizations have introduced labor-training initiatives in the country. However, these h... Read more
CMAI launches Arbitration Cell for members
Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) has launched the CMAI Arbitration Cell. The Arbitration Award will offer legal strength to the recipient. The cell will provide support to the members, consisting largely of MSME manufacturers. CMAI has designed its Arbitration Rules and Regul... Read more
Restrictions on China sourcing will drive India’s textile exports in ’…
Despite minor disruptions in Q1, outlook for the Indian textile sector for the remainder of fiscal 2021-22 remains bright as revenues are likely to increase with improving operation margins due to strong demand, says latest India Ratings and Research report. Domestic demand and exports is likely to sustai... Read more
Wrong facts about rising cotton, cotton yarn price affecting sector, s…
In an open letter to the chairman of Apparel Export and Promotion Council, CMAI chairman, presidents and secretaries of all garment and hosiery associations and prominent garment and hosiery manufactures, Rikhab C Jain, Chairman, T.T. Ltd has written the stats put forward by CITI and Spinning Associatio... Read more
Footwear brands foraying into clothing struggle with supply chain issu…
There is a growing trend amongst footwear brands to foray into clothing market. Brands Allbirds, Public Desire, Ego, Lavair are some good examples of this. As reported by Drapers Online, Manchester-based women’s footwear etailer Public Desire launched a DTC women’s wear brand Kaiia in Septembe... Read more
Bangladesh RMG makers want lower value addition for GSP eligibility
Bangladesh garment makers are urging the government to lower threshold for local value addition as they are already required to add more local value to be eligible for the European Union’s proposed new generalized scheme of preferences (GSP) framework. As per trade economists and industry insider... Read more
Fashion industry needs $1.04 trillion to achieve net zero by 2050: Rep…
To curb carbon emissions and achieve net-zero by 2050, the global fashion industry needs to introduce disruptive solutions and unprecedented actions, says a new report by Fashion for Good and Apparel Impact Institute. Sponsored by HSBC, the report charts out a trajectory for the industry to meet its net... Read more
Ghana introduces VAT exemption on certain textile products
Ghana is making efforts to recover after the Covid pandemic. This includes hiri... Read more
Armani stops using angora wool
The Italian luxury company has added angora wool to the list of excluded materi... Read more
Adidas completes second share buyback
Adidas has completed its second share buyback program this year. Between Octobe... Read more
Adaptive clothing market growing at four per cent
The global adaptive clothing market is witnessing a CAGR of 4.1 per cent. Adapt... Read more
Pakistan’s garment industry faces labor shortage
Pakistan’s garment sector is facing a shortage of skilled workforce acros... Read more
Reliance on imports hinders Vietnam’s textile and garment industry
Weak support industries and the heavy reliance on material imports are the biggest obstacles fo... Read more
US textiles and apparel exports grew 20 per cent till September
US exports of textiles and apparels increased 20.15 per cent year on year in th... Read more
Jordan attracts Bangladesh apparel industry’s labor
Jordan has become a top destination for skilled garment workers from Bangladesh... Read more
Japanese retailers widen base in Vietnam
Japanese retailers have started expanding business in Vietnam as localities loo... Read more
Vietnam apparel, footwear exports grows in November post lockdown
Vietnam’s apparel and footwear exports in November 2021 jumped 18.5 per c... Read more
Jordan attracts Bangladesh apparel industry’s labor
Jordan has become a top destination for skilled garment workers from Bangladesh... Read more
Japanese retailers widen base in Vietnam
Japanese retailers have started expanding business in Vietnam as localities loo... Read more
Vietnam apparel, footwear exports grows in November post lockdown
Vietnam’s apparel and footwear exports in November 2021 jumped 18.5 per c... Read more
M&S buys stake in Nobody’s Child
Marks & Spencer has snapped up a 25 per cent share in fashion brand Nobody&... Read more
Egypt’s textile exports up 28 per cent
Egypt’s textile exports increased 28 per cent during the first nine month... Read more
Mumbai hosts technical textiles event Techtextil
Techtextil was held in Mumbai, November 25 to 27, 2021. This is a trade fair fo... Read more