In the past years, Vietnam’s textile and garment sector achieved double-digit growth rates, with a total export turnover of more than US$31 billion in 2017, which is expected to reach US$34bn in 2018. Although Vietnam is the third largest garment exporter in the world, its brands have not yet found success at an international level, which would create high-added values. It is crucial for domestic enterprises to swiftly set out essential strategies for building strong brands as well as improvi

Both sides stand firm on WTO rules, have bigger room to cooperate, experts believe China and the European Union will have bigger room to cooperate and the nation could offer favorable policies to the EU in market access, experts said on Thursday. Sun Yongfu, former director-general of the Department European Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce, said China's massive market size remains attractive to the EU, and as the two sides stand firmly with the World Trade Organization, there will be b

The bilateral trade volume between Pakistan and the Chinese province of Zhejiang has hit $4 billion threshold, Li Yang, vice director of the Division of Foreign Trade Development from the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province said here on Thursday. Talking exclusively with Xinhua, Li Yang said that out of the total of $4 billion, the amount of export from China's Zhejiang province to Pakistan is $3.8 billion. Li Yang was speaking on the sidelines of the 19th Textile Asia 2018 Interna

Agriculture Department is striving hard to achieve target of cotton sowing on an area of six million acre, says its spokesperson here Sunday. The spokesperson advised growers to sow cotton seed of approved varieties. The department already announced approved cotton varieties, he added. The spokesperson disclosed that government would ensure the availability of required quantity of certified cotton seed in the market for commercial cultivation. "There is no deficiency of quality seed at

JCPenney, one of the largest apparel and home retailers, has joined the Cotton LEADS Program of Cotton Incorporated, demonstrating its commitment to sustainability. The programme raises awareness of sustainable and responsible cotton growing by connecting businesses across the global supply chain with the leading efforts in sustainable cotton production. At present, the Cotton LEADS Program has more than 500 partner companies around the world that support sustainable cotton production. Cotton

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced plans to double the country’s technical fibres production by 2020. To implement these plans, Russia will expand the use of its large reserves of oil and other resources, including timber and other raw materials for the production of synthetics. Currently, the domestic production of technical fibres can meet only 30% of Russia’s annual demand, however, as part of the government plans, this might change. “Thanks to Russia’s well-developed

In view of resources dwindling fast and natural fibres like cotton being resource-intensive to process and petroleum-based fibres like acrylic, polyester, nylon and spandex not being the most environmentally friendly, it is about time to look for sustainable alternatives when producing fibres and fabrics. In this series, FashionUnited explores the sustainable alternatives and textile innovations that are currently being pursued all over the world. New York-based AlgiKnit is a biomaterials res

The International Committee on Cotton Testing Methods (ICCTM) of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has made a significant progress in understanding the sources and causes of stickiness in cotton. The committee is working to develop a commercially relevant definition of stickiness and improved methods of measurement. During 2017, the ICCTM authorised a collaborative effort by the Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), the Faserinstitut Bremen and the Bremen Cott

When asked which brand they would pay a premium for, 61% said Egyptian Cotton, which respondents also named as their preferred option for towels and bedding at the survey, commissioned by the Cotton Egypt Association, which was conducted by the independent custom research arm of Progressive Business Media, HTT’s parent company. When consumers were asked to arrange a list of cotton brands in order of perceived quality 89% placed Egyptian Cotton as one of their top two choices. Pima made the top t

West Auckland nanofibre producer Revolution Fibres is tripling production to meet increased international demand from a range of industries, from cosmetics manufacturers through to Formula One teams. The company uses electrospinning technology to create nanofibre out of a range of materials, including polymers and natural sources, such as collagen from hoki fish skins. Traditionally, nanofibre has been used in air and water filters, and in lithium batteries. However, a growing number of appli