Bangladesh's apparel exports to Japan on the rise
Bangladesh clothing exports to Japan is increasing and could touch $1 billion in value in a year due to capacity and product quality increases. Japanese buyers who used to import…
Hudson Jeans to relocate production to Mexico
After Joe's Jeans acquired Hudson Jeans, the Los Angeles premium-jeans maker, company has decided to relocate its production unit to Mexico from the US. Joe’s Jeans manufactures all its pants…
Bast fibers emerge as alternatives to cotton
Technology could allow hemp and flax to break cotton's global hold on textiles. Typically seen as a scratchy, hippy material, fibers like hemp and flax can now be softened to…
Hong Kong pins hopes on Myanmar for sourcing
Hong Kong garment manufacturers are looking to Myanmar as a sourcing destination. About a dozen Hong Kong garment companies are to build plants in a special economic zone in Myanmar…
ITMA's R&E pavilion to get CEMATEX grants
The European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX) will provide a grant to all participants of the Research & Education (RE) pavilion at ITMA 2015. The R&E pavilion at ITMA 2015…
Cambodia Rights Group demands regulation of labour law
The Rights Group has demanded that Cambodia's government should make proposed law aimed at regulating the country’s labor movement public. Requests from civil society to review the law on trade…
Date Change: Milano Unica SS'16 to commence from February 4, 2015
Organisers of Milano Unica and Munich Fabric Start have announced a change in dates for both the fairs due to the Paris fabric trade fairs taking place a week earlier…
US apparel imports shift from China to Vietnam
With a rise in wages among apparel factory workers in China, American apparel imports from the country have slowed down. Apparel imports were flat for the 12-month period ending in…
Zimbabwe textiles face tough competition from neighbours
Zimbabwe's textile industry is finding it difficult to compete with imported or smuggled garments from neighboring countries like Mozambique. Moreover, cheap clothes also come into the country duty free. These…
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