Punjab Secretary Agriculture Muhammad Mehmood on Sunday said that South Punjab would be recognised as a cotton valley by 2020 in the world. He expressed these views in a statement issued here by the agriculture information department here. Different steps were underway to make this region a hub of cotton . Funds worth billions of rupees were being spent on improving the agriculture sector, he said. "We are paying immense focus on mechanised farming and promoting modern technology in the regio

Jute traders said they would incur huge losses due to this decision by the government, because they would lose foreign buyers, which would severely affect the sector The Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA) has demanded withdrawal of ban on the export of various categories of raw jute slapped by the Ministry of Textiles and Jute on January 18. Traders, farmers and workers expressed concern that the ban on exporting uncut Bangla tossa rejection (BTR) and Bangla white rejection (BWR) ju

The arrivals of cotton at ginning factories across the country till January 31, 2018 registered 7.51 per cent increase compared to corresponding period last year, disclosed a fortnightly cotton arrival report released by Pakistan Cotton Ginners' Association (PCGA) here on Saturday. The report revealed that over 11.432 million bales of cotton arrived at various ginneries in Pakistan as on January 31, compared to 10.634 million bales during the corresponding period of last season. The report po

RMG trade unions’ federations affiliated with global trade union Industriall have demanded Tk16,000 per month be fixed as minimum wage for the country’s RMG workers. Leaders of the federations made the demand during a meeting with Md Siddiqur Rahman, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), in Dhaka on Thursday. A total of 17 leaders from 16 federations participated in the meeting attended by BGMEA Vice President Mahmud Hassan Khan Babu, among others

Vietnam earns billions of dollars from garment and textile exports every year. But in the domestic market, local enterprises are facing fierce competition from foreign rivals. In late 2017 many foreign clothing companies made inroads into the Vietnamese market heating up the competition with local fashion brands and garment manufacturers. After Zara, H&M opened stores in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City last September. With Mango and Topshop, they are the favorite brands in Vietnam. Nguyen T

Karl Mayer, German developer of perfect solutions for warp knitting, technical textiles, and warp preparation for weaving, has announced the launch of its latest edition of the Lace.Express range, the OJ 83/1 B. The new range of lace raschel machine has a great level of productivity and is quickly becoming established on the market with a huge demand. The new machine is giving customers the opportunity to use the technology of this innovative machine series to produce fabrics for outwear and

Cotton USA will unveil innovations in apparel at the upcoming Premiere Vision. To drive sales growth, Cotton USA will feature new blended technologies in the US cotton apparel at the exhibition beginning February 13, 2018. The mission of this programme is to inspire the textile industry to think about new, innovative ways to use US cotton. "What's New In Cotton is our new platform to show Cotton USA's commitment to innovation," Cotton Council International (CCI) executive director Bruce Ather

India and Uzbekistan are interested in investing in the textile sector in Afghanistan and that the Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industry is trying to implement programs with the two countries. Meanwhile, some economists say that Afghanistan has not been able to attract the necessary investment in the sector. In this episode of Bazar host Nargis Mosavi discusses the topic with Rahimullah Samandar chief operating officer at Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines (ACIM). However, I

The wool market that used to make up 26 percent of New Zealand’s exports is now hoping to position itself as more sustainable than synthetic alternatives by capitalising on the growing worries regarding the shedding of microfibres into the world’s oceans. The wool sector of New Zealand is also seeking to increase its credibility regarding sustainability as it claims to receive an unfair ranking in LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) criteria. AgResearch and Scion have started studies on the biodegrad

Chinese companies are the major players in the world’s textile market and important customers in the cotton market are fast increasing their level of investment in Africa. They have been largely focused on large projects as textile production in China is today confronted with rising wages, higher energy bills and mounting logistical costs, as well as quotas on the import of cotton. The combination of these reasons is leading Chinese textile companies to invest overseas. One of them, Wuxi No.