Remake’s Fashion Accountability Report 2022 shows fashion companies not mee…
After the two years of the pandemic that turned the world upside down, Remake World – a global advocacy organization that fights for fair pay and climate justice in the $3 trillion clothing industry- is all out to revamp sustainability issues and repair and remake the future of fashion. Remake Worl... Read more
Indian cotton gains market share in Turkey’s textile sector
October 2022 saw a decline of cotton prices globally and Turkish cotton growers are feeling the pinch as they are struggling to control their production cost to meet worldwide prices. However, between January and October 2022, Turkiye has seen an overall growth in its textile exports, primarily led by Afr... Read more
IAF rebuilds trust issues in garment export segment
A fairer distribution of risk and reward between buyers and producers is the main focus of International Apparel Federation (IAF) in the aftermath of Covid years. IAF, the world’s leading federation for apparel manufacturers, (SME) brands, their associations and the supporting industry with membersh... Read more
Lenzing tops Canopy’s Hot Button Ranking 2022 for third time
Austria-based Lenzing Group is spinning waves in the textile industry. Recently it emerged in top position in the Hot Button Ranking 2022 of Canadian non-profit organization, Canopy, which works collectively with some of the world’s largest fashion and beauty brands to bring forest-saving solutions ... Read more
Delhi to host 10th Intex India from December 8, leading buyers from India a…
The 10th Intex India, a premier International Textiles Sourcing Show in South Asia, will be held in New Delhi from December 8 to 10, 2022. Showcase fabrics, accessories from across the world To keep accelerating India positive growth story, Intex India will showcase international suppl... Read more
Economic slowdown in the West will affect global apparel exports in 2023: W…
Wazir Advisor’s latest report, ‘Apparel Trade Scenario in Key Global Markets and India - Nov 2022’ reveals India’s garment export was not up to the mark at all, having suffered a decrease of 24 per cent compared to October 2021. However, on YTD basis the exports are 11per cen... Read more
Clean Clothes Campaign red flags Pakistan on safety
Since 1989, Netherlands-based Clean Clothes Campaign has been working for the interest and betterment of workers in the textile and garment industries. It is now a global network of 235 organizations across 45 countries, helping identify work-force related issues that workers in these industries face and ... Read more
India should focus on emerging as the world’s largest producer and exporter…
Good times are spinning for the Indian hosiery industry expectations unfold for a ten-fold growth in the next 25 years with focus on a long-term adoption of good cotton farming practices and India becoming more self-reliant. Like a fish in troubled waters, now is the time for India to increase its global ... Read more
Its return to luxury as sales rise across the world, Asia leads the pack
When the sector’s growth percentage for 2022 is at 22per cent, then luxury can claim to have returned to its pre-pandemic glory. As per a Bain & Company Luxury Study presented earlier this week in Milan, the news is good for a sector that took a beating during the last two pandemic years. ... Read more
Vietnam textile industry faces demand decline due to slowdown
Vietnamese textile and garment factories are currently in muddy waters as they are facing lower-than-expected orders from key trading partners along with a decline in cotton and yarn, fabrics and textile exports over the last two months of September and October. The fluctuations are however slight and an... Read more
Make in India project can help transform textiles sector
From a proud stamp of ‘Made in India’, Modi’s vision of a ‘Make In India’ dream project has now completed eight years with annual FDI doubling to $83 billion while transforming the country into a leading global manufacturing and investment destination. This flagship program o... Read more
COP 27 puts the spotlight on fashion
With COP 27 underway at Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh, the fashion industry and its associates are present in large numbers to attend exhibitions, discussions and announcements pertaining to the sector that is under the spotlight for its excesses. For a while now, the global fashion industry has bee... Read more
India’s Gujarat clusters face dwindling orders
Gujarat’s industrial clusters are losing order volumes and revenues to falling demand. As orders dwindle, operating margins are shrinking.A trifecta of headwinds — high domestic cotton prices, dwindling exports and grossly underutilized capacities — has eroded the profitability of ... Read more
GOTS cuts fraud in organic cotton supply chain, introduces stringent rules
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) which was set up by leading standard setters to define worldwide recognized requirements for organic textiles is now forming many new rules to increase its credible assurance and protect the integrity of the organic cotton supply chain. The GOTS certification en... Read more
Fast fashion’s environment issues in focus as statistics reveal its impact
There is no dispute over the tremendous success of fast fashion and despite questions being raised about it using the planet as a dumping ground, its popularity continues. Globally, this segment of the fashion industry grew from $91.23 billion in 2021 to $99.23 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth ... Read more
Euromonitor forecasts a steady rise in branded accessories segment worldwid…
Even though the latest Euromonitor International Industry Forecast statistics point towards a mere 4 per cent rise in global sales of personal accessories by the end of 2022, recovery to pre-pandemic value sales levels is around the corner the study indicates. Despite recent marginal slowdown thanks to th... Read more
Brands need a mix of online, offline presence to succeed in retail today, s…
In a recently concluded roundtable discussion hosted by a leading ETRetail in association Salesforce, the conclusion was that omni-channel presence is no longer a luxury but a must have for brands to be relevant. Like the rest of the world, the business of retail has undergone a sea change and India in pa... Read more
Pickleball apparel the rage in the US
The pickleball apparel market is seeing rapid growth especially in the US. Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in America. A hybrid of tennis, ping-pong and badminton, it was invented in the 1960s but has exploded in popularity over the last few years. A large part of the sport&rs... Read more
Policy initiatives to help India reclaim its textile crown
Pre-industrial revolution that swept the West in the early 19th century, India was the undisputed hub of textiles. However, since then, inch by inch India found itself edged out, first by the mills of Manchester and later in the modern day context, from RMG manufacturing hubs like China, Bangladesh and Vi... Read more
Duty-free cotton import ban unsettles India’s cotton industry
With the deadline of importing duty-free cotton in India finally over on November 1, when the new season began, Indian cotton industry is in a fix. Recent disruptions in global supply chain have delayed India-bound cotton imports from Australia and the US which are stuck in transit, coupled with an ... Read more
Tremors of upcoming recession in Western world felt across global textile s…
Worldwide, the textile sector is bracing itself for a challenging time ahead. Whilst industry pundits are assuring that is a short term challenge, the repercussions of the impending recession in the Western world are beginning to hurt nations that rely on textile export for revenue and employment. T... Read more
Winter wear market on a new high, retail and online sales expected to grow:…
The global winter wear market is always a lucrative one because as temperatures start to drop, sale of most apparel brands through its retail and online channels keeps rising. Not only the climate change needs a whole new wardrobe, but the festive season of Christmas in Europe, Thanksgiving in America and... Read more
With grand weddings back post-Covid, business is brisk for ethnic wear bran…
Indian weddings are back with a bang and the festive season has sky-rocketed the sales of the Indian ethnic wear segment to an all-new high. Premium players such as Vedant Fashions Limited (VFL), Nalli’s, Jahanpanah, Ritu Kumar, Manoviraj Khosla, Biba, Fab India and Neeru's among others are ag... Read more
‘Bangladesh wants to cooperate and collaborate instead of competing with India,’ BGMEA President
Bangladesh apparel industry has bounced back from the pandemic with order books full and deliveries happening across the globe. Expecting to touch $41 billion in apparel ... Read more
‘Suppliers, brands need to rebuild relationships not to repeat similar mistakes in future’, IAF President
The pandemic and now the Russia-Ukraine war have put a lot of pressure on global apparel market across the value chain. The industry is coping with numerous issues includ... Read more
Growing demand from domestic, foreign players boosts India’s textile machinery b…
Heralding a textile revolution in India, the textile machinery industry is transforming from labor-intensive to a more modern and automated manufacturing ... Read more
Innovation key highlight at ITMA 2023
ITMA has announced it will continue to present and share innovative manufacturing technology and materials with the industry at its 19th edition in Milan.... Read more
Santoni launches new XT intarsia machine
Leading Italian circular knitting machine builder SantoniSpA has launched its new unique XT intarsia machine that combines all of the knitting possibiliti... Read more
Gartex Texprocess to be launched as a hybrid event
In conjunction with MEX Exhibition, Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India will hold Gartex Texprocess India as a hybrid event. The event will scheduled alongs... Read more
Kornit Digital reports revenues of $57.4 million in Q3
Kornit Digital reported revenues of $57.4 million in its third quartercompared to $47.3 million, net of $2.4 million attributed to the non-cash impact of ... Read more
Vietnam exports to Australia up 27 per cent
Vietnam’s garment and textile exports to Australia have increased 27 perc... Read more
India to take note of EU sustainability plan
The EU’s strategy for sustainable and circular textiles is going to have ... Read more
CHINA INSIGHTS
Contributed by Mr. Zhao Hong & Ms. Xing Rong
Amid unprecedented Non Woven growth, China revises mask quality standards
With the daily output of masks touches over 20 million, China introduces new standards for... Read more
China: Silk city Shengze is pilot zone for the world-class textile cluster
Shengze, home to the largest silk wholesale market known for silk and man-made s... Read more
Intertextile Shanghai in March
Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics will be held in China, March 8 to 10, 202... Read more
Guess Q3 net profit falls by 26 per cent
For the third quarter Guess net profit declined by 26 percent. Revenues were do... Read more
Cambodia garment exports to the US up 25 per cent
Cambodia’s garment exports to the US grew by 25 per cent from January 202... Read more
Bangladesh cuts reliance on raw material imports
The retention value of the exported apparel from Bangladesh surged 36 per cent ... Read more
Indian farmers hold on to crop
India is struggling to export cotton despite higher production. The reason is f... Read more
Bemberg supports circular economy, Blue Friday
Bemberg by Asahi Kasei is supporting Blue Friday. It is in this context that Be... Read more
Date change for 2023 summer editions of Munich Fabric Start
From 2023, the summer editions of Munich Fabric Start, Bluezone, Keyhouse and T... Read more
Sri Lanka apparel exports drop, imports of ingredients hit
Sri Lanka expects a 30 per cent drop in apparel exports during this month and t... Read more
Pak: Imposing duty on filament yarn imports may harm
Pakistan may impose a regulatory duty on the import of filament yarn. The aim a... Read more
Recession threatens Sri Lankan exports
A looming recession in export markets is threatening Sri Lanka’s garment ... Read more
Spring garment export orders pick up for Bangladesh
Apparel orders have started to pick up for Bangladesh. Fresh enquiries are com... Read more
India: CITI hosts Global Cotton Conference
2nd Global Cotton Conference was held in New Delhi, November 23, 2022. The the... Read more
Hebei fair is online
The Hebei textile and apparel export fair is online. More than 50 high quality... Read more
India’s cotton exports fall short of targets
India’s cotton exports this year may fall short of estimates. Export enqu... Read more
Bangladesh remembers factory horror
It’s been ten years since the disaster at a garment factory in Bangladesh... Read more
Denim fabric market grows at 6 per cent
The global denim market is growing at six per cent a year. Major factors that ... Read more
EU August imports up 13 per cent
The European Union’s imports of textile and apparel increased 13 per cent... Read more
Chinese consumers get more discerning
China’s clothing industry has developed rapidly. The country accounts for... Read more
Customised tees grow 9 per cent globally
The global custom T-shirt printing market is growing at nine per cent a year. ... Read more
Coats back in business
Coats is pretty much back to normal on the performance front. For July 1 to Oct... Read more
Brands fail to cut emissions: Standearth
Fashion companies are setting topline net-zero targets. But most targets exclud... Read more