The Centre for Fashion Enterprise(CFE), based at London College of Fashion, UAL is relocating its Manufacturers Trade Show so that it runs alongside luxury fashion fabric show, Textile Forum, in London. Textile Forum exhibitors will be showing more than 70 collections of fabrics for spring/summer and autumn/winter while CFE will showcase over 20 exhibitors. The two shows are slated to run during October 11-12, 2017. “The two shows will provide designers with an unrivalled opportunity to

SGS has expanded testing facilities in Naucalpan, Mexico, creating a major testing hub for textiles and apparel in Central and South America. Approved by the US CPSC to perform ‘use and abuse’ and flammability tests, the site has developed its range of physical tests to include Martindale Pilling, colorfastness to burnt gas, ICI Pilling and the rain test. Formally opened in August 2017 by SGS EVP, Richard Shentu, SGS Mexico managing director, Hermann Saenger, and SGS Mexico laboratory manage

The Odisha state government has decided to seek support from the World Bank (WB) to develop its textile, handloom and handicrafts sector. A meeting of senior officials from both sides was held recently in Bhubaneswar to finalize a project to raise the income of the artisans and weavers by increasing domestic sale and exports and standardise design patterns. “No financial decision has been taken yet on the project. We expressed Odisha government’s keen interest and they also expressed theirs,

Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said here Saturday that Hong Kong SAR and ASEAN are about to sign a free trade agreement and a related investment agreement. Lam made the remarks in her keynote speech at the opening of the 14th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC), which kicked off on Saturday. The agreements will cover trade in goods, trade in services, investment, economic and technological cooperation, dispute settle

The dollar hit an eight-week high against the yen on Monday, supported by a rise in US Treasury yields, as traders eyed a Federal Reserve meeting starting the next day for clues on whether interest rates could rise again by year-end. The greenback recorded its best week against the Japanese currency since November last week, gaining 2.8 percent, as a rise in US yields bolstered its appeal and as data showing a pick up in US consumer prices helped rekindle expectations that the Fed could hike

Ralph and Russo charmed London Fashion Week with the debut of its ready-to-wear collection for spring/summer 2018 on the opening day, with pieces ranging from cocktail dresses to jumpsuits, trench coats and co-ordinated crop tops and high-waist skirts. Fusing “traditionalism and contemporary artistry”, the inaugural pret-a-porter line consisted of 49 looks, with key highlights being waist-cinching trench coats and utilitarian jackets coats adorned with crest-emblazoned buttons, a ruffled crop

In the recently ended marketing year 2016-17, the United States exported 14.9 million bales of cotton, registering the highest quantity of exports since 2005-06, when the country exported 17.7 million bales. US cotton exports during the year were well above the levels initially forecast by either US department of agriculture (USDA) or private forecasters. While upland cotton was the most exported totalling 14.3 million bales, the remaining 614,000 bales were of extra-long staple cotton, the F

Oritain Global has partnered with two of the world’s largest cotton growers - the JG Boswell Company in the US and its subsidiary, Auscott Limited of Australia – as well as with one of the world’s largest home textile manufacturers, Welspun India Limited. The association will provide scientific traceability solutions to the cotton and textile industry. Using Oritain’s technology, the claimed origin of a sample of cotton can be scientifically verified which offers reassurance for brand owners

The Nepal government is likely to make necessary amendments in the acts related to the textiles industry, said Shankar Koirala, secretary at the ministry of industry, at the Nepal Yarn and Textile Expo 2017. He further said that in order to promote the textiles industry of Nepal, the government is willing to collaborate with the related organisations. The textiles industry has been successful in creating employment for over 50,000 locals, a majority of whom are women. At present there are fou

Textile exports from Latin American nation of Peru rose 12 per cent to $115 million in July 2017, compared to the same month last year, according to the data from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). The rise in exports was driven by increase in imports by countries like China (280 per cent), Brazil (67 per cent), Ecuador (54 per cent) and the US (21 per cent). While there was a 10 per cent increase in exports volume, price increase was 2 per cent, a Peruvian news agency report said quoting BCR st