With exports not registering any growth in the last 3 ? years, garment makers from Tirupur are aiming to ship at least a third of their merchandise to markets outside the US and EU. Non-traditional markets (non-US , non-EU ) currently account for only about a fourth of the total garment exports from Tirupur. While the EU accounts for about 50% of the exports from the knitwear town, nearly 26% of the shipments go to the US. "Our aim is to increase the share of exports to non-traditional markets

The National Cotton Council (NCC) has launched the Emerging Leaders Program, an effort aimed at ensuring the U.S. cotton industry benefits from a continuity of sound leadership. The project, sponsored by a grant to The Cotton Foundation from Monsanto, not only will provide participants with an in-depth look at the U.S. cotton industry infrastructure and the business and political arenas in which it operates but give them intense professional development training, including communication skill

Taiwan's Formosa Petrochemical Corp has bought two-three cargoes of naphtha feedstock for its 2.93 million tonnes per year (tpy) cracking complex, which is currently running at reduced rates, traders said on Friday. The cargoes are likely in medium-range vessel size and are scheduled for November arrival at Mailiao. Price details were not known but traders said several offers were given to Asia's top naphtha buyer. Formosa had previously deferred receiving at least 60,000 tonnes of naphtha i

Pollution misdeeds of environmental organizations disclosure transnational textile enterprises in China. Armani 19 luxury brands disregard the question. Armani is the world's top luxury brands, however its textile raw material suppliers in China, but was environmental organizations found that there are pollution problems to face the question of environmental organizations, Armani does not make any response. Ignore the question and Armani textile enterprises, there are 18 house. Frien

Photography by Terry Rice/Getty Images Step aside Mila Kunis, because the girl on fire is taking over at Miss Dior. The Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence has just been announced by Dior as the new face of its Miss Dior handbag, which is her first major designer endorsement. The campaign is set to debut March of next year, almost a year to the date of Raf Simons taking over as creative director at the design house. Jennifer Lawrence joins a legion of other Hollywood faces that have

High Point, N.C. - Protect-A-Bed and Therapedic International have opened a combined showroom here in the IHFC building, M-607. The 5,000 square foot space features Protect-A-Bed and Therapedic product line-ups in separate product displays with interactive features. Previously, Protect-A-Bed exhibited in a much smaller location in the Plaza Suites building. "Our new space is nearly three times the size of the previous location and big enough to showcase our popular merchandising display

PVH Corp is updating its previous earnings per share guidance for its full year and third quarter 2012. 2012 Guidance: Non-GAAP earnings per share for the full year 2012 is now estimated to be in a range of $6.32 to $6.37, as compared to the previous non-GAAP guidance of $6.25 to $6.32. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the third quarter of 2012 is now estimated to be in a range of $2.28 to $2.30, as compared to the previous non-GAAP guidance of $2.20 to $2.25. The Company’s upd

Fearing losing out to competition the Bangladeshi textile industry, Ludhiana’s hosiery manufacturers have submitted a memorandum to the prime minister demanding level playing field for the industry in India. Narender Miglani, general secretary of Ludhiana-based Knitwear Club Limited,says the government’s move to grant duty-free access to 48 garment products from Bangladesh in 2011 has baffled the hosiery textile industries. According to Miglani, the duty-free imports from Bangladesh is affecti

For the first time Jonathan Saunders, Mark Fast and Richard Nicoll have collaborated with The Woolmark Company to showcase unique and incredibly light Cool Wool fabrics in their Spring Summer 2013 collections. Each designer used Cool Wool in their own unique way, perfectly demonstrating the trans-seasonal nature of Merino wool. Wool’s natural ability to breathe and regulate temperature, combined with new manufacturing and finishing techniques, make it possible to produce this extremely fine,