The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) has lauded the historic Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Support and Outreach programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently. As part of the programme, Modi unveiled 12 key initiatives which will help the growth, expansion and facilitation of MSMEs across the country. Welcoming the initiative of the Union Government, SRTEPC chairman Narain Aggarwal said that the various announcements and deliverables f

Bangladesh’s minimum wage board, formed to review the wages for readymade garment (RMG) workers, has finalised its proposal setting Tk 8,000 as minimum monthly wage ignoring all objections of the trade union federations and factory owners. The wage might not change and would be applicable from December this year, state minister for labour Md Mujibul Haque said. The gazette notification recommending the wage for the lowest-grade workers was published on October 8, seeking written objections a

Courtesy: C&AC&A has been honoured by Textile Exchange for leadership in preferred fibres and materials strategy, textile supply chain management, material consumption, and consumer engagement. It has been placed in the prestigious ‘Leaders Circle’ of the apparel industry by the 2018 Textile Exchange Preferred Fibre and Material Benchmark Annual Insights Report. “We welcome the new approach that Textile Exchange is taking in moving from ranking brands solely on volume toward recognis

Courtesy: Neonyt Minimising fashion industry’s impact on water consumption and contamination will be the focus of Neonyt and Fashionsustain, both of which are to be held between January 15 and January 17, 2019 during Berlin Fashion Week at Berlin. Approaches that lead to fashion industry making an active contribution to preserving the vital resource will also be discussed. Neonyt is the global hub for fashion, sustainability and innovation. The international conference format Fashionsustain

Courtesy: Mountain Khakis Towards reducing environmental woes, Mountain Khakis with its suppliers has come out with a new yarn and an insulation - SeaWool Yarn and SeaWool Insulation – which have been produced with superior materials that are made from crushed oyster shells and blended with post-consumer recycled Polyfill (Insulation) or post-consumer recycled PET bottles (Yarn). SeaWool combats the environmental and visual issues occurring on the beaches of Asian countries and is a win-win

Courtesy: ATSM Following the success of its inaugural show past spring, Apparel Textile Sourcing Miami (ATSM) – the largest apparel and textile sourcing show in the Southern US and Latin America – will have its second edition in Miami during May 20–22, 2019, in expanded form. The show will host more than 300 international and domestic manufacturing companies. Produced by JP Communications, publishers of TopTenWholesale.com and Manufacturer.com, ATSM 2019 – which has attracted the attentio

The 7th Euratex Convention, organised on 24 October in Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain, by the Consejo Intertextil Espanol (CIE), gathered over 200 participants from the textiles and apparel sector, as well as prominent figures from regional and national representations. Hosted for the first time in Spain, the event was an opportunity to exchange views and present approaches for regional collaboration, to encourage the development and modernization of the fashion and textile industries. The 7th

Popular lifestyle and leisurewear clothing brand Weird Fish is celebrating its 25th anniversary, having brought back its Cruiser 1/4 Zip Classic Macaroni sweatshirt, the brand's most iconic product from its heritage range. “This very special anniversary is all about celebrating our heritage and the designs that made us who we are. We are really proud to champion the Macaroni range and we have gone back to basic with our classic heritage designs and brought back our much-loved metal fish bones

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has revoked duty-free concessions on import of at least 50 Indian products, mostly from the handloom and agriculture sectors. The federal register notification mentioned 90 products that were so far subject to duty-free provisions under the generalized system of preferences (GSP). President Donald Trump issued a presidential proclamation recently, leading to the removal of these products from the privilege beginning November 1.

The Support and Outreach programme for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the need of the hour, according to the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA). The announcement has come at a time when knitwear exporting units, particularly MSMEs are struggling to be competitive and sustain in the global market. “As mentioned by the Prime Minister, the initiatives are gifts to MSMEs and as a result of this, not only MSMEs spirit and confidence level