Vietnam fetched US$7.7 billion from textile export to the U.S. last year and the value is expected to double once the nation signs the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement with the U.S., said Le Quoc An, consultant of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vinatas). He was speaking at a seminar on further tapping the U.S. market in HCMC last Friday. Vietnam until 2001 exported some US$45 million worth of garment to the U.S. annually but the country’s apparel export stateside sho

Freudenberg Nonwovens, the world's leading nonwovens producer, will be exhibiting its wide range of products and technologies at IDEA 2013. This International Engineered Fabrics Conference & Expo will be held April 22 – 25, in Miami Beach, Florida. Several products and applications will be on display, including the newest sustainable material, Lutradur ECO made with REPREVE. Additionally, products from several major market segments including transportation, innovation, building and specia

The mill sector has hailed the Textile Ministry’s directive to the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) on offloading cotton to the domestic mills. The Southern India Mills Association Chairman S, Dinakaran has, in a statement issued here today, said that this move would help bring some stability in cotton prices. “The directive to CCI to offload 2.5 lakh bales to the domestic mills is a positive and proactive move by the Government. We welcome the decision,” he said. Source: Business Line .

TenCate Protective Fabrics in partnership with Al Sada GT&C of Kuwait has secured a major TenCate Tecasafe Plus order for the delivery of inherently flame-resistant fabric for use in fire officers uniforms in the Kuwait Fire Services Department. The TenCate material used will be used as station wear and during fire investigation processes. The Kuwait Fire Services Department (KFSD) embarked upon research to identify an inherently fire resistant fabric which could be used as a major compon

Swedish retailer Rusta on Wednesday announced that it would import Indian textiles and handicrafts worth Rs 200 crore annually over 3-4 year. The retailer would source Indian textiles, handicraft, rugs, furniture, lighting, home decore and kitchenware for its European customers, it said while opening its sourcing office in India on Wednesday. "India has shown an exponential growth in the retail and manufacturing sector which supports our belief in increasing our procurement establishing our pr

The Austrian plastics engineering company ARTEC machinery GmbH (Advanced Recycling Technology) has specialized in the development and construction of high-performance systems for the recycling of Polyolefin and Polyethylene-terephthalate (PET) films and fibers. The machine program comprises all plant components, starting from the conveyor for the primary material, the extrusion system, the degassing and particle-filter system to the granulation in different versions. The modular concept is

Kazakhstan Fashion Week autumn-winter 2013-14 collections, one of the largest fashion events of Central Asia, has come to a close with a bevy of nearly 20 young and seasoned designers presenting their creations at the three-day-long event. Local and international design talents belonging to Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Latvia, Romania and the United States showcased several varieties of avant-garde apparel lines at the fashion week. Big Kazakh names like Kamila Kurbani, Aigul Kassymova, LaRiy

With the comprehensive economic partnership agreement offering duty free imports on textiles, Japanese buyers are keen on increasing their sourcing of garments from the country. But they are still wary of quality issues and want Indian exporters to address them. India can increase its share in Japan's textile imports from 0.9% to 3% in the next 2-3 years, a delegation of Japanese buyers, who are in Tirupur for the ongoing knit fair, said. Japan currently imports textile goods worth about $25 bi

Mazyouna, a 10-day-long Emirati fashion celebration aiming to highlight seasoned and emerging local fashion talents from across the UAE, is going to be held from April 18, 2013, at Dubai’s premium haute couture and luxury shopping hotspot BurJuman Centre. Hosting a string of glitzy runway shows by top nine UAE designers, the event will showcase fresh summer collections of couture and ready-to-wear gowns. Showcasing more than three catwalk shows each day over a period of three days, the fi

New Zealand Wool Services International Limiteds General Manager, Mr John Dawson reports that the North Island offering of 7,615 bales saw a softening at todays wool sale despite a weakening in the US dollar.Wool Prices Soften. New Zealand Wool Services International Limited’s General Manager, Mr John Dawson reports that the North Island offering of 7,615 bales saw a softening at today’s wool sale despite a weakening in the US dollar. The main trading currencies were at lower levels from that