Pakistan’s Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) has welcomed the extension of the Prime Minister’s Export Package for three years and has urged the government to include cotton yarn and tanned leather in the extended package. FCCI president Shabbir Hussain said the extension will help bridge the gap between imports and exports of textiles. Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) recently extended the PM’s Export Package from this June to June 2021. Hussain said

World Environment Day – 2018 is going to be special as India is hosting global celebrations of the event today. To commemorate the occasion, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has launched a special T-shirt, branded ‘The Earth Tee’ and designed by renowned fashion designer Anita Dongre, under its unique programme – ‘Fashion for Earth’. The idea is to nudge people to switch to fashion that not only enhances aesthetics but also help conserve the environment and our planet. During the launch of R|E

Uster Technologies now covers fabric inspection as well as contamination control The market for nonwoven products is forecast to continue its growth trend, through both rising world population and the development of innovative products. EDANA (the European Disposables and Nonwovens Association) also sees per capita consumption almost doubling to 1.62 kg in 2020, compared to 0.96 kg in 2009. Demand is especially strong in hygiene, personal care and medical applications – but these end-uses a

New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) has awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts to Luciano Benetton, co-founder of the Benetton Group, which sells clothing in varying lines, notably the United Colors of Benetton. The award was given away during a ceremony involving over 3,800 students, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Benetton, best known for his unconventional advertising campaigns, was recognised “for his contribution to innovation in industry, his bold id

Susan Zienty of Academy of Art University has been selected for the 2018 Kenneth Cole Footwear Innovation Award. Zienty’s project was footwear designed with Lucite heels and created by foster children during art therapy sessions in collaboration with San Francisco’s Braid Mission. This is the third year of the Kenneth Cole Footwear Innovation Award. Braid is a foundation that offers holistic mentoring by connecting and training adults to become mentors to heal the wounds of foster care.

Owing to lower 2016-17 supply and the slow pace of the 2017-18 harvesting, cotton prices increased in the Brazilian market in May. Between April 30 and May 30, the Center for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics/Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (CEPEA/ESALQ) cotton Index rose 12.3 per cent, closing at 3.7491 BRL ($1.0024) on May 30. During the month, growers, trading companies and/or traders only had a few batches to offer. Some of them seemed to be accomplishing contracts involving

The turnover of Itema Group, the leading global provider of advanced weaving solutions, including best-in-class weaving machines, spare parts and integrated services, amounted to €80.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, rising by 15 per cent compared to same period last year. The turnover shows the group’s strong international presence. The company’s core business, manufacturing and marketing of best-in-class weaving machines, registered unprecedented sales results over the same p

Khadi, the handmade fabric associated with Indian freedom struggle, is back in vogue if its sales are any indication. Sales of khadi, including solar and poly vastra, registered a sharp 24.71 per cent increase to ₹2,503 crore in fiscal 2017-18, over sales of ₹2,503 crore during the previous fiscal, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) said. According to KVIC, “the total average khadi sale, which was ₹914.07 crore during the years 2004 to 2014, jumped to ͅ

Bangladesh's DBL Group, a diversified business conglomerate with textile and apparel manufacturing facilities, plans to set up a processing unit fully dedicated to synthetics, according to company marketing head Shohidul Islam. The company will also focus on seamless knitting for intimates in the near future, he said in an interview with Fibre2Fashion. The company’s vertically-integrated production facility is strengthening its verticals with more varieties. In spinning, it has introduced m

Adoption of the genetically modified (GM) cotton, commonly known as Bt Cotton, could result in a three-fold increase in cotton production in Kenya, the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has said in its latest bulletin for the second quarter. The growing of GM cotton has the potential to create up to 600,000 jobs in cotton value-chain, the AFA said. Kenya must set up a farm-to-factory supply chain for domestically grown cotton while discouraging import of fabric and clothing items, AFA sa