In order to better serve local clients, China-based denim fabric manufacturer Prosperity Textile will set up warehouse in Turkey. The company will partner with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics to keep fabric stocks, ranging from light- to heavy-weight, cotton, tencel and stretch versions from end of May 2015. “It’s all about providing better support to our growing customer bases in Turkey,” Xiang Gu, general manager of Prosperity Textile, said in a statement. The company would also be able

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has launched Center of Excellence for Bangladesh Apparel Industry (CEBAI) to improve productivity through research and development. The CEBAI is designed to establish a replicable industry-driven training and support service model for Bangladesh garment sector. It will also provide certified training to improve the quality of workers and productivity in the RMG factories to enable them to have their skills formally recognised. C

Visakhapatnam-based Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC) has joined hands with four Chinese players to facilitate direct investment in home textiles in its facility located at Atchuthapuram mandal in the district, according to media reports. BIAC signed MoUs with Jiangsu Kingday Textile Co Limited, Zhejiang Hengyuan Chemical Fiber Group, Kunshan Rising Textile and Garment Co Limited as well as Sumec Textile and Light Industry Co Limited during Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu’s re

Pakistan home textile, garment and towel sector together account for more than $10 billion of it’s exports to European and North American customers and more than 50% of the country’s total exports. They operate much like an ‘a la carte’ restaurant where each meal is prepared fresh to serve each customer’s unique culinary demand. The three sector operate under a philosophy called the ‘make-to-order manufacturing strategy. Large western retailers, to whom this industry sells, rely on their s

Many textiles factories in India have started participating in a project called Sustainable Water Resources (Swar) to improve resource efficiency, cut chemical use in 2014 by 402 tonnes, according to the Stockholm International Water Institute (Siwi). The company said that it considers a reduction in the use of chemicals, in addition to the substitution of harmful substances, a key part of chemical management. The company added that this is particularly true for the textiles industry because

As per projections of the Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee (AWPFC), shorn wool production is estimated at 341 million kilograms for 2014-15, flat from the 2013-14 season. “This reflects a small drop in shorn sheep numbers offset by higher average fleece weights,” Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWIL) said in a press release. In case of greasy wool, the production forecast for the 2014/15 season is 341 million kilograms, again the same as the 2013/14 season estimate.

Canada will be a key garment export destination for Bangladesh in achieving the $50 billion overseas sales target by the end of 2021, Canadian High Commissioner Benoît-Pierre Laramée said yesterday. Currently, Bangladesh is the second largest garment exporting nation after China with shipments of $24.5 billion in the last fiscal year. “Canada has been providing support to Bangladesh to develop workers' skills and improve working conditions in the sector for higher export of garment items,”

The imports of man-made filaments and knitted or crocheted fabrics by the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia increased in the first quarter of 2015, according to the data from Statistics Indonesia. From January to March 2015, Indonesia imported US$ 330 million worth of man-made filaments (HS Code 54), registering a growth of 11.15 per cent over imports of $296.9 million made during the corresponding period of 2014. Likewise, Indonesia’s imports of knitted or crocheted fabrics increased by

Vietnamese lingerie maker Anh Khoa Production and Trading Company will be importing materials from India. Anh Khoa has recently signed a memorandum of understanding for importing materials from members of the Indian Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC), according to Vietnamese media reports. Initially, Anh Khoa will buy feedstock from India and later on the cooperation would expand to other fields, said Ngo Ngoc Hoa, CEO of the company. For the first time, an I

Nextt, a $500 million US based home textile company that manufactures home textiles, garments, apparel fabrics and polyester yarns, sells popular brands such as Trina Turk, Kathy Ireland, Jessica McClintock, Raymond Waites etc., and a key supplier to big retailers such as Walmart, Target, Kohl's, Dillard's etc. making plans to soon introduce its popular brands to Indian market. The company CEO Arun Agarwal who has been in India to explore "Make in India" possibilities said that they already h