With the apparel sector contributing more than 83 per cent to the country’s total exports, the Bangladesh readymade garment (RMG) sector is bursting with self-confidence. Bangladesh’ RMG industry—the second in the world in terms of production and exports—seems on its way to achieve $50 billion export target by 2021, writes Jozef De Coster from capital Dhaka. Nobody could have predicted that the RMG industry of Bangladesh, which started very small in the 1980s (exports didn’t exceed $3.5 milli

Vietnam’s textile-garment sector has grossed over $36 billion in export turnover this year, up 16.01 per cent against the previous year, according to Vietnam Textiles and Apparel Association (VITAS) chairman Vu Duc Giang. This is the highest rise over the past three years, compared with 12.1 per cent in 2015, 4.07 per cent in 2016, and 10.8 per cent in 2017. In 2018, the export turnover of clothes hit $28.78 billion, up $14.45 per cent; while that of fabric was $1.66 billion, up 25.5 per cen

Courtesy: OSHeN ActiveOSHeN Active has launched its high performance not from plastic activewear line. Its revolutionary, ultra-comfortable, eco-friendly trademarked bamboo fabric provides unparalleled strength, compression and flexibility while staying true to the brand's commitment to ocean conservation. The line offers various styles and colours for every activity. Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, OSHeN is disrupting the sports apparel industry with sustainable studio-to-street styles that

Courtesy: Shima SeikiShima Seiki, leading computerised knitting machine manufacturer, is set to exhibit at the 16th Dhaka International Textile & Garment Machinery Exhibition (DTG 2019) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in cooperation with its partner Pacific Associates, in hall 7, booth 311. The textile machinery exhibition will be held from January 9-12, 2019, in Bangladesh. The company will be exhibiting its latest solutions to meet the current needs of the Bangladeshi market as well as advanced

The area under cotton sowing in Pakistan has reduced by 26 per cent due to the absence of appropriate crop zoning in the country, posing a serious threat to the production of the cash crop, cotton commissioner Khalid Abdullah recently informed the country’s Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research during a briefing. Cotton arrival in the domestic markets reduced by 700,000 bales this fiscal compared to the last, Pakistani media reports quoted Abdullah as saying. H

Courtesy: BTCBTC Information Technologies, a global leader in digital textile printing, has joined hands with Armor, which was launched by Armor Group recently, at Istanbul, Turkey. Armor, a globally known brand in the field of industrial printing inks, will be involved in the development of paint under the name of BTC and under the cooperation of BTC. In line with its approach to sustainability and less water consumption, BTC will develop new generation coatings and present it to the Turkis

The New York City Council has approved a comprehensive plan to support fashion production and commercial office expansion in the Garment Center. Based on recommendations of the Garment Center Steering Committee, the City has created a multi-pronged approach to balance the interests of fashion industry with those of other industries in the Garment Center. The City will implement a set of targeted zoning changes with real estate and programmatic support. The initiatives will provide fashion man

Courtesy: PR NewswireFanatics and Jakprints are collaborating through a new five-year partnership agreement that will allow Jakprints to support the domestic production needs of Fanatics, the largest distributor of licensed sports merchandise, which holds apparel and fan gear licenses with all major sports leagues and hundreds of professional and collegiate partners. With this partnership Jakprints is also opening a new 140,000-square-foot facility in Eastlake, OH, which includes a $7 millio

Courtesy: AmazonAmazon is to set up its first Mississippi fulfillment centre in Marshall County. The facility will create 850 jobs. Employees at the 554,000-square-foot facility will pick, pack and ship household consumer goods such as lawn and garden products, and toiletries. Customer reviews and 1-Click shopping are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. “We are excited to bring our first fulfillment centre to Mississippi, creating 850 full-time jobs with a $15minimum hourl

Courtesy: Aalto UniversityAalto University is setting up a pilot plant in the Aalto Bioproduct Centre in Otaniemi for enhancing Ioncell fibre manufacturing process to accelerate production of fibres. The pilot plant can be used to produce about 10 kilograms of textile fibre a day whereas so far, it has been produced manually in a laboratory with an output of 100 grams per day. Ioncell is a method for producing regenerated cellulose fibres “There is a strong interest in ecological textile