Japanese flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki will partake in a private exhibition in Istanbul – Turkey on 16-18 September, which is being hosted by its Turkish distributor. Shima Seiki said it will showcase its diverse line-up of latest computerized flat knitting machines at the exhibition.This includes its flagship MACH2X series, which features original ‘SlideNeedle’ on four needle beds and is the only machine suited to whole garment knitting in all needles.Other machines include th

Apparel exports to the European Union (EU) countries surged by 25.18 percent in value and 26.17 percent in volume during January to June 2014 as the country netted export worth 865.962 million Euro, industry officials said on Monday. Though Pakistan posted highest growth in apparel exports to the EU during January-June 2014 compared with all other major exporters, it’s per kg value at 10.66 Euro for garments and knitwear remained lowest amongst its major competitors, they added. Knitwear e

The fire at a garment factory in Dhaka’s Mirpur has been doused after an hour-long effort. Smoke was seen coming out of the five-storey building that houses factory ‘Cordial Design’ around 5:30pm Sunday, Fire Service and Civil Defence Control Room official Brojen Sarkar said. The unit is located on the third floor. Thirteen fire engines fought for more than an hour to extinguish the blaze, he said. The fire started from the factory’s storage room and has damaged the materials, said l

The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has received several applications in connection to new textile parks, which would be set up at the earliest, Minister of State for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar has said. Speaking at an event to mark the 25th anniversary of Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA), Mr. Gangwar said a scheme for setting up 25 new textile parks was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Budget 2014-15. The Minister also told the audience that the Union Gover

A ‘Research and Education’ zone will feature the world’s first liquid ammonia processing technology for knitted fabrics at Interstoff Asia Essential – Autumn 2014, set to return to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 25–27 September, 2014 The Research and Education Zone focuses on eco-friendly dyeing processes and Korea High Tech Textile Research Institute, will demonstrate the world’s first ever liquid ammonia processing technology for knitted fabrics, as well as its energy-eff

The textile industry, being predominantly export-oriented, is endeavouring to use biomass-based energy for continuous operations. Some 67pc of processing mills have already started utilising biomass for heat energy for boilers, said All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) International Trade Committee chairman Amir Fayyaz at a workshop organised in collaboration with GIZ on use of biomass for power generation under the auspices of Sustainable Production Centre (SPC) at a local hotel o

Textile traders in the country's biggest man-made fabric (MMF) sector in the city have set their eyes on Nepal. For the first time, the traders have decided to penetrate deep into the neighbouring SAARC country as a large number of textile factories in Nepal have either closed down or are on the verge of closure due to labour unrest, high taxes, unclear government policies etc. Office-bearers of the Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association (FOSTTA) are planning to visit Nepal to explor

Apparel industry has grown by 9.15 points in April-June quarter of the current year as per Apparel Index prepared by the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI). The index was launched in last year with 13-14 as a base year and index value at 100 which means June quarter has grown by 9.15%. Interestingly, Mid Brands has emerged as a winners. Branded apparel sale in the industry is estimated at Rs.2 lakh crore out of which one third is of unstich and rest is stitched apparels. Sinc

Bangladesh may lose its competitiveness to African nations for exporting garments to the US in the face of discriminatory duty benefits. With a zero-duty benefit under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the export of garment items originating in different African nations has been on the rise to the US. Garment exports to the US from nine leading African countries increased 9.66 percent year-on-year to $926.8 million in 2013, according to data from the US Department of Commerce.

Cambodia's $5.5 billion garment industry is nearing a crossroads amid uncertain prospects for outsourcing, an industry source says, citing participants at a recent trade show in Phnom Penh. "Many industry suppliers believe that while Cambodia remains a growing market for their textile and garment products, there are challenges ahead," according to the latest weekly report by British-based newsletter just-style.com. In an editorial, the report released Tuesday said that such challenges rang