Yarn spinning is rapidly expanding in South and Southeast Asia and is expected to continue on the same lines in near future, according to the latest report on ‘Cotton: World Market and Trends’ released by the US department of agriculture. Owing to growth in India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Vietnam, yarn spinning in South and Southeast Asia overtook Chinese yarn spinning in 2011-12, and it has been rising ever since. During the same time, yarn spinning has remained roughly flat in the rest of

Cotton imports of Pakistan are likely to rise per the figures of the US Department of Agriculture bureau in Islamabad which predicts an import of 2.0m bales of cotton in 2015-2016, the highest in 8 years. The reason for the rise in imports is mainly subjected to the increase in cotton consumption. Pakistan cotton consumption of 11.35m bales in 2015-16, starting in August, would represent the highest figure since 2007-08 – before the world financial crisis which hit demand for the fibre, as an

The political turmoil in Bangladesh has hit jute export trade and income of the country's 96 private jute spinners. Overall export earnings and activities of the factories have been hampered because of blockade coupled with hartals enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance, the Bangladesh Jute Spinners association said. During the blockade, a large number of labourers of the jute mills were unable to attend their workplaces. As a result, production at the factories decreased and the millers incur

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has designed a package of measures, aimed at supporting the country’s technical textiles and nonwovens industries that is steadily growing. This is reflected by the number of new investment projects announced for implementation in recent months. The increase in production of technical textiles is part of the ambitious plans of the Russian government for the increase of the share of domestically made technical textiles - up to 80% of the local market by

China is seriously planning to shift part of its $300 billion textile industry to Pakistan in the coming years, says a leading Pakistani newspaper. This was revealed by one of the Pakistani delegates after an official visit to China. “After spending more than one week and meeting senior government officials and Chinese businessmen, I can surely say that China is very serious and it is working out a plan to shift textile industry to Pakistan, in coming years,” according to the official. The

Superprotective garb for withstanding both flood and fire is on the horizon now that Chinese chemists have come up with a self-healing, triple-dip coating that turns cotton flame resistant and waterproof , according to media reports. Flame-retardant fabric coatings, found on children’s pajamas and furniture fabrics, often wash away, says Junqi Sun of Jilin University, in China. Sun wondered whether adding a waterproof coating would extend the life of water-soluble fire retardants. He decided

Bangladesh denim producers are gradually turning into design innovators, bringing a new dimension to the denim industry to attract global buyers. The once buyer-driven denim industry now witnesses the manufacturers’ innovations and new designs of denim, paving the way for a careful choice by the retailers. “About 90% of denim work in Bangladesh was driven by the global buyers, who made designs through research and development, but the recent trend has changed. The manufacturers now offer t

A couple of years ago, when industrial production was showing some signs of revival, one commodity seemed to be taking the entire burden of acceleration. This happened to be the garments sector, which showed close to three-digit growth for several months. This performance was completely at odds with the growth registered by the textiles sector, which, logic would suggest, should grow at comparable rates. The reason that this backdrop may be important is that the February numbers for the Index of

British online fashion retailer Missguided has seen spectacular growth in sales over the twelve months to March, 2015. “We are thrilled yet again to be celebrating record revenue for the year end. Our huge growth over the past six years indicates that our strategy, rooted in speed, agility and value for consumers, is working,” commented the results the company’s founder. In the year to the end of March, sales at Missguided improved by 70 percent to 86 million pounds, with pre-tax profits

One of the oldest ways to fertilise crops was “slash and burn” agriculture, where tropical forests are intentionally levelled and burned to create open space and nutrients for crops. In the US, this month’s innovation turns this practice upside down to access a waste product from the pulp wood industry as a fertiliser for cotton. According to a report on the website of America’s cotton producers and importers, Coley Bailey in Coffeeville, Mississippi, has perfected a system to sustainably uti