Following the increase in forecast for the US cotton crop, the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report now projects global cotton production this season to total 105.7 million bales, up 9 million bales or 9 per cent above the 2015/16 season. Global harvested area in 2016/17 is estimated at 29.2 million hectares, down 4 per cent from the previous season. However, USDA has projected the global yield in this season to be significantly higher at 788 kilograms (kg) per hectare, as agains

Textile and clothing exports fell 2.53 per cent year-on-year to $1 billion in February, mainly driven by lower proceeds from raw material and low value-added products such as cotton yarn and fabrics, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. The decline in export proceeds was also evident in rupee terms. However, exports of value-added products grew during the month, both in terms of value and quantity. Product-wise details show that exports of readymade garments rose 5.3pc whil

For a variety of reasons, the blending of fibres, in particular manmade fibres, in textile products is set to increase. Edda Walraf assesses this development, and explains how spinning mills can blend different fibres most effectively. Fibre consumption is rising and filaments in particular are finding use in an increasing number of applications. For the short staple spinning mill, the trend is also towards manmade fibres, but especially to blends with various fibre materials. Thus the functi

At the recent Amazon India Fashion Week, Dia Mirza walked the ramp for Swedish fashion retail giant, H&M with pretty princess like polyester gown made of 100 percent recycled shampoo bottles promoting sustainable fashion during the launch of the very special Conscious Exclusive collection at the preview co-hosted with the Fashion Design Council of India. The H&M Conscious Exclusive collection is the brand's effort towards making sustainable, good-quality fashion accessible to as many

Pakistan will temporarily stop permitting duty-free cotton imports until its locally produced crop is completely sold, said Sikander Hayat Khan Bosan, the national food security and research minister. He also said that cotton crop and its research institutes should come under his ministry to achieve the annual target of producing 20 million bales of cotton. The government of the country is working towards safeguarding the interests of the farmers who are facing problems and growing cotton in

Few large Chinese companies, including textile and garment manufacturing industries, have decided to invest in Ethiopia in the first half of the current Ethiopian budget year. The investment has come after the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) started according priority to large, effective companies that can offer more and quick employment. Following the new strategy, Ethiopia has managed to attract investment from ten large Chinese companies, according to EIC commissioner Fitsum Arega.

The continued success of Europe’s major technical textile fair, Techtextil, in Frankfurt, (the next event runs on 9-12 May) illustrates how the continent’s technical textiles sector is thriving on innovation. “We don't know what the future brings. We only know where it will be exhibited. Messe Frankfurt GmbH.” These posters greet travellers coming through Germany’s largest airport – and regarding technical textiles, the country’s leading trade fair organisation’s advertising is apt. Euro

Wang Yiming, vice president of the Development Research Center of China's State Council (Cabinet), addresses the economic summit of the China Development Forum 2017 in Beijing on March 18, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] The ongoing Chinese economic restructuring is conducive to reducing uncertainty for the world economy and injecting fresh growth momentum into the global economic recovery, according to a Chinese economist. "China has been an active participant in and facilitator of globalization,"

Textile export went down in 2016 for a consecutive year, due to weak global demand and India’s losing competitiveness. Data from the ministry of textiles shows a five per cent fall to $34.9 billion (Rs 2.3 lakh crore) for 2016, from $36.7 bn in 2015. In September 2016, the central government announced a Rs6,000-crore package to boost textile export. This was on recommendations from the industry, and a commitment from it to raise annual export to $50 bn and create 100,000 new jobs. “Text

Trading in­­terest revived on the cotton market on Saturday amid active buying from spinners. Ginners who had been holding their limited stocks entered into moderate to big deals with spinners who had yet to accumulate stocks to meet their seasonal demand. As the current cotton season has almost ended in Punjab, the lower Sindh has already started sowing new crop for the next season, i.e. 2017-18. Prices on the domestic market also remained steady in line with global trend where