Expressing serious concern over the discontinuation of Pakistan Pavilion atthe Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association recently asked theto continue its earlier practice of adding this premier US textile exhibition in its exhibitions calendar.Pic: ShutterstockIn a letter to TDAP chief executive Arif Ahmed Khan, PRGMEA north zone chairman Sohail A Sheikh said Pakistani value-added textile exporters have keen interest in this most comprehensive fashion marketplace in th

The strength of UK brands continue to grow due to their creativity, quality, heritage and innovation. UKFT’s latest figures show that value of UK fashion and textile exports have reached almost £10 billion representing an increase of 66 per cent in a decade. Thus in 2020 and beyond,will continue uniting the industry to address some of its big challenges.Pic: UKFTGrowing awareness of provenance, quality, supply chain transparency, flexibility and speed to market is breathing new life into the UK

The National Union of Textiles, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) recently urged the government to create a textiles ministry to address the industry’s woes and revive the sector. Textiles workers also said they would demand from the government a directive for strong patronage forthis year.Pic: ShutterstockIn a New Year message, union national president John Adaji and secretary Issa Aremu said the creation of the ministry should be taken up as a priority.“The objective of the pr

Thehas retained its cotton crop estimate for 2019-20 season beginning October 1, 2019 at 354.50 lakh bales of 170 kg each, i.e. at the same level as in the previous estimate. While cotton crop estimate has increased by 2 lakh bales in Maharashtra, it is decreased by an equal quantity in the Northern Zone.Pic: ShutterstockIn its December estimate, the CAI has reduced its cotton crop estimate of the Northern Zone by 2 lakh bales from its previous month’s estimate i.e. 61 lakh bales as compared to

is expected to reach $7 billion by the end of fiscal 2020-21, witnessing a growth of at least 10 per cent from the current level, according to Ronak Rughani, chairman of the, which is optimistic about a further momentum in the sector this fiscal.Pic: ShutterstockThough the present trend of total MMF textiles exports from India is not encouraging, exports in value-added segments like fabrics witnessed nearly 8 per cent growth during April-October period in 2019-20 as compared to the same period i

An operational plan provides a clear picture of how a team, section or department will contribute to the achievement of the organizational goals. Any organization can tackle the priorities successfully with a strong operations plan. Because a complete operational plan maps out the day-to-day tasks that required to run a business. This will be successful when operational excellence is achieved by every member of an organization.Figure:Readymade garments (RMG) operation should be driven by the pla

Cotton is a core raw material in textile production and cotton is the second largest industry in the world. But the industry holds many untold stories itself.Uzbekistan produces 5% of total world cotton and cotton is an emergency cash crop a year for the Uzbek government. Cotton is a vital $1 billion-a-year cash crop for the Uzbek government. Uzbekistan has a population of 32 million and is the seventh-largest producer of raw cotton. Over the years, farmers have had to buy seeds and fertilizers

Vietnam’s trade surplus reached a record high of $9.9 billion in 2019, according to the General Statistics Office’s monthly report, which revealed last year’s surplus was also the highest seen in the past four years, after $1.6 billion in 2016, $1.9 billion in 2017 and $6.8 billion in 2018.Pic: ShutterstockThe nation’s trade turnover surpassed the $500-billion mark for first time in 2019, witnessing the stronger growth of the Vietnamese-invested sector compared to foreign invested sector, accord

HP introduces new portfolio of digital textile printersPic: HPTechnology company HP Inc has announced a new portfolio of digital textile printers, HP Stitch S500 and HP Stitch S1000, to reinvent the textile printing industry in the country. These printers deliver fast, precise colour-matching, along with efficient and simplified printing processes and are designed to accelerate commercial digital print adoption…New Finnish tech for automated sorting of waste textilesFinnish recycling firm LSJH,

Global fibre production at all-time high, says reportGlobal fibre production has doubled in the last 20 years, reaching an all-time high of 107 million metric tonnes in 2018 and is expected to grow to 145 million metric tonnes by 2030, according to the Preferred Fibre and Materials Market Report 2019 released by non-profit Textile Exchange. The report measured the production of fibre and materials with improved social and environmental impacts…Resolution on natural fibres adopted at UNBangladesh