The workers of a garments factory on Thursday demonstrated blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway and submitted memorandum to the Gazipur deputy commissioner following a procession causing long tailback on the high way. The workers of SQ Crystal Sweater Limited at Teknagapara area under Sadar uapzila staged the demonstrations on Thursday for the 10th consecutive day pressing for nine-point demands including increase in overtime allowance and the rate of wages. The workers took to the street

Document photo Indonesian textile market in Tanah Abang, Jakarta. (ANTARA/M. Agung Rajasa) The government hopes Indonesia`s textile industries could increase their market contribution up to five percent in the future. "Right now their contribution to the world`s market is still at 1.8 percent. I hope it will increase to four or five percent in the next ten years," industry minister MS Hidayat said after opening a national meeting of the Indonesian Textile Association (API) here on Thursday.

A sharp rise in Vietnam’s textile exports to foreign markets that are not traditional importers was recorded in the first quarter by the General Department of Customs. According to a report released on Tuesday, apparel exports brought home US$3.7 billion in the first three months, surging 18.3% year-on-year, with shipments bound for numerous new markets picking up markedly. For instance, export value of Vietnamese garment items shipped to ASEAN members reached US$111.4 million in the first

Cotton farmers have demanded that merchants pay between US$0,80 and US$0,90 per kilogramme this season. The cotton marketing season kicks off next month, and there have already been signs that farmers and merchants will fight over prices. Every year, a price war erupts between the two sides, with farmers demanding a "fair price" while ginners, who have always offered about US$0,30 per kg, have refused to pay better prices citing low international prices. To determine the local producer price

The Yarn Advisory Board estimates output would be 4,000 mn kg this year as compared to 3,400 mn kg last year. The projections of steady demand for cotton yarn by fabric and garment manufacturers are likely to revive the spinning industry. The Yarn Advisory Board estimates output would be 4,000 million kg this year as compared to 3,400 mn kg last year. It met yesterday in Mumbai and said production was rising due to bullish demand in the textile sector and export potential. In 2012-13, cotton y

China, the world's top cotton consumer, will start to sell its high-quality reserves of the fibre, which should spur purchases by textile mills after Beijing's stockpiling tightened domestic supplies, government officials said on Thursday. Aggressive sales by Beijing, which holds nearly 60 percent of global cotton stockpiles, could hurt world prices. ICE cotton fell over 1 percent on Thursday as US traders braced for the sale, which they feared may dampen demand for foreign fibre from mills in

Mustapha Ahmed, minister of state at Ghana's Presidency in charge of Development Authorities, has called on Turkish entrepreneurs to process and produce cotton in Ghana's fertile cotton fields. Following a meeting in Istanbul, Ahmed said his country lagged behind in modern agriculture, and called on Turkish businessmen to invest in agricultural sector in Ghana. "We are planning to boost our investments. Modern agriculture, power plants and construction of highways have a priority in investme

Bijoy GhoshGandhi, a farmer at Moranapalli, near Kuppam at his sericulture farm. He says silk worm prices have more than doubled in the last few months and hence making it more rewarding to cultivate mulberry as inter-crop. Photo : Bijoy Ghosh To go with Ravikumar and Swetha Kannan's report G. Gandhi, a farmer near Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh, is all smiles when he says silkworm cocoons fetch better prices in the market these days. Last week, Gandhi sold the cocoons, raw material for silk, at

A Canadian researcher has developed fabrics that can change colour and shape when you walk. Joanna Berzowska, professor and chair of the Department of Design and Computation Arts at Concordia University, has announced the creation of interactive electronic fabrics that harness power directly from the human body, store that energy, and then use it to change the garments’ visual properties. She explained that the animated garments made with these fabrics would change their colour and their sha

Cotton importers’ failure to pay suppliers is blamed on fluctuating prices on the international markets. Photo:amran hossain The International Cotton Association (ICA) has listed 91 companies from Bangladesh for failing to make payments to suppliers. The country ended up on top of the default list. The ICA updated its latest list of default companies on Tuesday. Among the South Asian textiles and garment producing nations, India is in the second position with 88 companies while Pakistan ha