AnaJet, makers of the best-selling digital apparel printer, announced that they have released the mPower i-series, the next version of its original mPower series of direct to garment printers. The mPower mP5i and mP10i models represent a significant step up in durability and performance over the popular original mPower. AnaJet printers are widely regarded as the garment decoration industry’s benchmark for faithfully reproducing full color digital images onto t-shirts, canvas bags and other produ

Zhongtai Group and China Kunlun Contracting and Engineering Company recently signed a framework agreement on contracting the 1.2 million-t/a PTA project. This indicates the first million-ton PTA project in the western part of China has entered into practical construction period. Based on this project, Xinjiang will further extend its textile supply chain. According to Zhongtai Group, the PTA project will be located in Ganquanbao Industrial Park which is 40 kilometers north to Urumqi, the capita

Gap reported that its March 2013 net sales increased 7 percent compared with last year. Net sales for the five-week period ended April 6, 2013 were 1.56 billion dollars compared with net sales of 1.46 billion dollars for the five-week period ended March 31, 2012. Due to the 53rd week in fiscal year 2012, March 2013 comparable sales are compared to the five-week period ended April 7, 2012. On this basis, the company’s comparable sales for March 2013 were down 1 percent compared with an 8 percent

Tinit Tempah (right) wearing Jimmy Choo shoes, with Elton John Photo: Getty The designer shoe label will leave their usual position on the Milan Fashion Week schedule to showcase their men's spring/summer 2014 collection during the June 16-18 event. London Collections: Men's spring/summer 2014 event will dovetail nicely with the opening of the brand's flagship men's store on the capital's hip Dover Street, Mayfair in early May. "It's exciting to be showing our men's collection as part o

The Lao garment industry is struggling to survive as the US dollar continues to fall against the kip, posing a big challenge for exporters. “We are going through the most difficult time in 20 years,” President of the Lao Association of Garment Industry, Mr Onesy Boutsivongsakd, told the Vientiane Times yesterday. He urged the sectors concerned to support the industry in these troubled times, especially as it is one of the top five foreign exchange earners. The US dollar is continuing its

The latest automated equipment as well as fabrics incorporating state-of-the-art technology are on view at the SaigonTex exhibition that opened yesterday in HCM City. Andrew Kay, managing director of CP Exhibition Hong Kong, one of the organisers, said the expo offered local companies an opportunity to learn about and source foreign Free-On-Board products and materials. The Viet Nam Sai Gon Textile and Garment Industry and Fabric & Garment Accessories Expo is the only textile trade s

Many new textile and dyeing projects will be deployed at home this year as investors are ready to cash in on new opportunities, said Vu Duc Giang, chairman of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex). Several companies from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China are planning to make investments in the local textile industry, Giang said. Some are making preparations for investment, some are in the process of negotiating contracts while others are making surveys, he told the Daily

The apparel sector is expecting the spinning mills to cut cotton yarn price. Speaking to Business Line from Delhi, the Chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), A. Sakthivel said that the meeting with the Secretary, Ministry of Textiles ended on a positive note. “The Secretary in conclusion conceded that there was an abnormal increase in the price of the cotton yarn and urged the mill sector to cut the price to the maximum at the earliest,” he said. While the timeframe a

Acrylic fibre maker Montefibre SpA will cease operations at the end of April and enter into a financial reorganisation, multiple sources said late Thursday. “They are broke,” said one source. “They haven’t made enough money to stay in business, and the sharks are circling.” Calls on Thursday evening to the Italian company seeking comment were not returned. If Montefibre ceases operations, it will free up about 50,000 tonnes of acrylonitrile (AN) in the European market, sources said. “Dem

Despite the global economic slowdown, the country's export of handloom products may increase by 30-35 per cent this fiscal, according to Panabaka Lakshmi, Minister of State for Textiles, Petroleum and Natural Gas. Last fiscal, handloom exports touched $156 million, she said at a panel discussion on ‘Boosting Market Linkages in the Handloom Sector’, organised by the Assocham Ladies League here today. “Foreign buyers get attracted to the traditional designs and vibrant colours of the fabrics. T