A near tug-of-war has resulted between the Imran Khan led Pakistan government and the textile sector. Other industrial sectors including sugar and cement have also joined them according to reports. The Pakistani government has recently taken a slew of measures recently in their budget for 2019-20 financial year which aims to increase tax to GDP ratio as well as come out of the economic turmoil they country is in. Among the measures that the industrial sectors feel went against them are increase

The European Union and Mercosur states – Argentina, Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay, have reached a conclusion of negotiations for a comprehensive and ambitious Free Trade Agreement at the end of last month.Euratex, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, said it welcomes the agreement. The organisation has been actively engaged in the negotiation process to ensure an agreement fit for textile and clothing companies, also preserving social and environmental standards in the manufacturing of

Archroma, a leader in colour and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has launched its newDiresul Smartdenim Blue, a liquid sulphur blue dye designed to mimic indigo, at the ITMA exhibition, last month.The new Diresul Smartdenim Blue, a liquid sulphur blue dye designed to mimic indigo’s behaviour, here applied using Archroma’s Advanced Denim technology. © ArchromaThe new product will be the core of Archroma’sIndigo Reflection, a coloration system that behaves like indigo, with an e

Eurofins Consumer Products Testing (CPT), an international group of laboratories providing testing and support services to pharmaceutical, food, environmental, agroscience and consumer products industries, has acquired Lab Solution Srl. The acquisition is a stepping stone for Eurofins into luxuryindustry with a renowned and well-established partner.Lab Solution has the technical pedigree to ensure fast, accurate and bespoke first-in-class services, thereby contributing to broadening Eurofins CPT

Armenia is looking at investment andpartnerships with Vietnam in areas like textile-garments, agricultural products, food, alcoholic beverages and dried fruits, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan recently said at a working session with major Vietnamese businesses in Hanoi. The prime minister also showed interest in Vietnamese coffee products.Pic: ShutterstockThe event was attended by representatives of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and big Vietnamese enterprises.Pashinyan said

The 1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres – Technologies, Applications and Sustainability in Textiles will take place from 11-12 February 2020 in Cologne, presenting the fastest growing fibre group in textiles, the largest investment sector in the bio-based economy and the solution for avoiding microplastics.Cellulose fibres are a success story within the textiles market with a cumulated annual growth rate (CAGR) of at least 10% over the last ten years. This makes them the fastest gro

Two out of five best practices presented by the MISE are powered by RadiciGroup. © RadiciGroupLast month, as part of the initiatives related to the G20 held in Japan, an Italian delegation from the MISE (Italian Ministry for Economic Development), led by Vice Minister Michele Geraci, participated in Tsukuba to the working sessions of the Ministerial Meeting on Trade and Digital Economy, contributing, with all the members and auditors, to the final ministerial declaration on these subjects.The tw

The market for e-textiles will reach over US$ 2 billion by 2029, according to the new version of the IDTechEx report, which includes brand new data about e-textiles revenue. Many companies have existed for a long time in the industry by making the majority of their revenue from R&D or design contracts rather than necessarily from product revenue.The main forecast in the report focuses on specific product revenue across different sectors (including biometric monitoring, heating, lighting and

In the 21st century, business is running at a faster speed where continuous improvement (CI) of efficiency is a question of survival. 5S is a globally proven method to help to create a high performing, effective and self-sustaining culture.Figure: To implement5Sin anorganizationis a team of people to lead the effort.It helps an organization to improve its efficiency, productivity and reduce safety defects to a significant amount. This is considered as a sure success method for removing all clutt

Storage and warehousing competency is the core enabler of an efficient logistics landscape. Trade globalization has immensely progressed through riding on an integrated global supply chain and logistics system which enabled global trade to reach around US$21 trillion.Figure 1: Streamlining national logistic development mechanism is a must for developing countries.The warehousing concept usually reminds us of the creation of granaries to store food during drought and famine. But with the gradual