Bangladesh's apparel exports to the major markets like the EU and US were able to maintain its growth in the first nine months of the current fiscal up to March this year despite political violence specially hartals hitting hard production and shipment, sources said. Intermittent hartals plus weekend and national holidays led the industries to suffer partial production and shipment losses for 24 days during the month of March and during April ten out of the first 15 days also suffered losses

Garment businesses are not yet taking full advantage of the country’s political stability, incentive policies, low labour costs and long working hours that allow them to fill their orders quickly. They also need to clarify the reasons foreign partners chose to order their goods from Vietnam. The remarks were made by experts at a recent workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on the competitiveness of the Vietnamese garment industry, held jointly by the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex)

Europe, the Mediterranean and the United States will ship about 1 million tonnes of naphtha to Asia next month, similar to volumes that have been running more than 60 percent higher than 2012's monthly average since January, Reuters data showed. That volume is about double Asia's structural shortage of the 500,000 tonnes of paraffinic naphtha it needs every month if crackers are running at full-tilt and other feedstocks such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are not available. Unlike in the pr

In March the 25th, the Ministry of finance, the Ministry of industry and information technology, the General Administration of customs and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued ?° Notice of the adjustment on major technical equipment of import tax policy?±. Dyeing machine, key parts and components, and some necessary raw materials was allowed to be imported exempt from customs duties and import value-added tax since April the1st. Including bath ratio ?? 1:4.5 high temperature and

Increased buying by mills lifted daily-intake on the cotton market on Monday, this was a visible change after a long time, dealers said. The official spot rate was inert at Rs 6,800, they said. Rates of seed cotton in Sindh were unchanged at Rs 1800 and Rs 2400, while in Punjab prices showed no change at Rs 1800 and Rs 2500, they said. In the ready business, 5,000 bales of cotton changed hands between Rs 5,900 and Rs 6,900, they said. Some experts were of the view that depleting unsold stock pr

Sweden-based Eton Systems, the pioneer of Unit Production Hanger Systems, has launched new solutions to offer high-end technologies to achieve higher productivity and quality improvements in apparel- and textile manufacturing. One is the new touch screen terminal application. The second news is the Eton Standard Apparel Concept – a new, improved, light system developed uniquely for high volume production. “The Eton Systems Concept is a great production tool to streamline your production proce

To boost the apparel and garment industry, Threadsol Softwares has developed a revolutionary product ‘intelloCut’, a material planning and optimization software for all sewn products industry (apparel / leather / inflatable / upholstery / footwear / home furnishing manufacturers/ technical textile). intelloCut measures, predicts and optimizes material utilization and productivity. It not only saves material, time and labor, but contributes hugely towards greener environment. It makes the indu

Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials—is pleased to announce that Zhejiang Nali Apparel is adopting Lectra Fashion PLM to streamline collection development. Founded in 1998, Nali started its original women’s wear and accessories brand Badina, before launching Colove last year. High quality and design are essential components of Nali’s DNA. Zhang Lifu, Chairman of

A recent Iowa State University graduate now working at Abercrombie & Fitch in Columbus, Ohio took “best in show” Saturday night at The Fashion Show 2013 at Iowa State University. Nicki McLellan, who graduated from Iowa State in December in apparel, merchandising, and design, won the top honor at this year’s event with the first look from her collection titled, “Papillon Coquillage.” She took home a $500 prize. The winning garment is an evening gown featuring an abstracted oceanscape th

Cotton Council International’s (CCI) COTTON USA Program sponsored design duo Levi Palmer and Matthew Harding, famous for their iconic U.S. cotton white shirt, for a second season at London Fashion Week. More than 300 guests attended their exclusive showcase, including more than 50 international retailers such as Harvey Nichols, Selfridges and Liberty. More than 150 media representatives attended from publications including Vogue Italia, Harpers Bazaar and Elle. During the run-up to Lon