The Cotton Testing Laboratory at the Technical Center of Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine Bureau (Hebei) is the latest laboratory to be certified under the ICA Bremen ‘International Laboratory Certification Scheme’. Hebei has become the tenth organisation to be certified as a ‘laboratory of choice’ to resolve disputes in line with ICA Bylaws & Rules. The ICA-Bremen certified laboratories have the aim of establishing an approved list of laboratories worldwide that meet a standa

Esprit has come out with sustainability report for FY16/17, according to which Esprit has extended its sustainability activities and developed concrete guidelines along which it will orientate its actions and measures. Substantial headway has been made over the past two years in the areas of sustainable products and materials, transparency, and wastewater. Since the foundation of Esprit in 1968, doing business responsibly has been a key component of the brand. In the spirit of this founding

US-based sleep and intimate apparel company Komar recently opened an innovation centre at Sri Lanka’s Star Garments, which it acquired in January 2016. US ambassador to Sri Lanka Atul Keshap and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe attended the inauguration. The Star Garments Group operates seven manufacturing facilities with a staff of over 6,500. The company converted an existing factory into an innovation centre, which hosts a library, sample room, pattern-making facilities and design capa

Top 10 Rising Categories Top 10 Falling Categories 1.Chemical Fiber Grey Cloth 1.93% 1.Viscose Fabric -3.08% 2.Lining 1.82% 2.Natural Fiber Grey Cloth -2.07% 3.Thread & Rope 1.53% 3.Linen Viscose Fabric -1.21% 4.Lace 1.03% 4.Window Screen -0.95% 5.TS Fabric 0.72% 5.Blended Fiber Grey Cloth -0.78% 6.Polyester Fabric 0.65% 6.Household Textile -0.73% 7.TR Fabric 0.63% 7.Viscose -0.32% 8.B

Valentino heads to the basketball court for its resort 2018 campaign. Photographed on location at St. Vartan Park in New York City, the images star models Faretta, Jolie Alien, Selena Forrest, Imari Karanja, Ratner, Mag Cysewska as well as track and field athlete Tori Bowie. Terry Richardson captures the group in resort's athletic inspired looks including reworked track jackets and hooded sweatshirts. This marks a different direction for the Italian fashion house which also unveils a new logo in

Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reduced the sales tax rate on imported finished goods of textile and leather sectors to six per cent from the earlier 17 per cent. The new tax rate would be applicable only if the products are for consumption in the domestic market and are ready-to-use by the general public, FBR said in a notification. FBR’s SRO 1070(I)/2017 amends its earlier notification number SRO 1125(I)/2011 dated December 31, 2011. Source: Fibre2fashion.

Iluna Group, a leader in responsible innovations for beachwear and innerwear, will showcase its range of contemporary resort and swimwear at the 25th edition of MarediModa, European beachwear fabrics and accessories expo, in Cannes. In a collaborative synergy with Roica premium stretch brand, the company will present their range of most advanced innovations. The three-day exhibition will kick-off from November 7. In the beachwear collection, Iluna will present a full range of matching saro

Many Vietnamese domestic manufacturers are currently modernising and extending their plants and are now looking for new applications. Karl Mayer, a leading manufacturer of warp knitting machines, is assisting Vietnamese companies with the installation of more up-to-date machines and equipment in the warp knitting sector. The company has detected this increasing demand from the state of its order books. Rainer Müller, the Sales Director for Asia said that a great deal of money is being investe

The global yarn production has improved in the second quarter of 2017, according to the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF). It increased in Asia, Europe, and Brazil and slightly declined in the USA. The combined effect brings the global yarn production to a level slightly higher than it was in the same period of 2016. Global fabric production increased as well. The output in Asia, Africa, and Brazil improved while it was stable in the USA and Europe. The apparent stability

Armenia’s textile and apparel industry is one of the 11 strategic export-oriented sectors yet the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the sector operate far below capacities and their products lack competitiveness in regional and international markets. The Armenian government considers the revival of the sector as a priority and as a means to create jobs, boost value-added trade and expand exports as there is a great potential for development. The European Union’s EU4Business init