Apparel centers to open in Northeast
About Rs 427 crores will be spent to promote geotechnical textiles in Northeast India. This will be help in stabilising roads, addressing the problem of landslides and preserving water bodies.…
Zimbabwe’s Cottco to restructure debt
Cottco Holdings is sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest cotton company. It is seeking partnership to help in funding and reorganising its debt. The company, based in Zimbabwe, operates five ginneries in the…
India: Despite bleak outlook, industry must focus on prospects
Though a slowdown in China, political unrest in Bangladesh and labour and other issues in Vietnam gave an opportunity to Indian textile exporters, the segment managed to expand its performance…
Asia Fashion Fair in October
Asia Fashion Fair (AFF) will be held in Japan from October 21 to 23. This is Japan’s biggest and most professional clothing and textile fair. It attracts the country’s largest…
Polluting textile firm served notice in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has proposed closure directives against the Metro Hi-tech Cooperative Textile Park at Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Kolhapur, after it found gross irregularities in…
Pakistan's SBI and textile industry spar over exports
There is a difference of opinion between the State Bank of Pakistan and the textile industry on what ails textile exports. The bank feels structural issues are the primary cause…
Bangladeshi textile chemicals face duty bars in Pakistan
In a major setback to Bangladesh's textile chemical exports to Pakistan, National Tariff Commission (NTC) of Pakistan is planning to impose anti-dumping duty on import of hydrogen peroxide from Bangladesh.…
Tanzania aims to be garment powerhouse
Tanzania is perhaps best known as one of Africa's major cotton producers, with average crop yield for the past three years reaching 2,75,700 tons of seed cotton. Of this around…
Cotton area may fall in India
Farmers in India may plant fewer acres of cotton as falling demand from China cuts exports to the lowest level in six years. The area is set to drop as…
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Threadbare Foundations: Bangladesh’s RMG boom hangs by Indian yarns
Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry is a global juggernaut. Second only to China in apparel exports, the sector is the... Read more
Global fashion brands brace for tariffs, Zara, Shein, H&M, Fashion Nova navi…
Inditex, the parent company of fast-fashion giant Zara, remains "optimistic" about its growth prospects in the United States, even amidst... Read more
Where do donated clothes go? Report debunks landfill myth, highlights global reu…
Forget the image of mountains of discarded clothing polluting landfills. A new white paper by Bank & Vogue Ltd/Ltée reveals... Read more
India-UK FTA: New opportunities beckon Indian fashion retailers and brands
The just concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the UK, a culmination of over three years of negotiations,... Read more
ESG backlash and the future of sustainability in textiles, apparel, and fashion
Julia Vol’s LinkedIn post, echoing the Financial Times headline ‘ESG fund outflow hit record as sustainable investing backlash grows’, strikes... Read more
Hermès' Singular Vision Pays Off: Overtakes LVMH in market cap through decades o…
In a compelling narrative of focused growth versus diversified expansion, luxury powerhouse Hermès has shown the power of brand discipline,... Read more
Price of ‘Made in America’ clothes could rise, revealing hidden costs of fast fa…
The allure of ultra-cheap clothing often masks the intricate economic and social factors that enable low prices. While online platforms... Read more
Shrinking slice of the wallet leads to dip in apparel expenditure in the US
The assertion that Americans in 2023 spent less than 3 per cent of their annual income on clothing, a significant... Read more
Luxury Under Cloud: ‘Exclusivity’ in focus as authenticity, origin, and status s…
The rarefied world of luxury goods is facing a numerous challenge that strikes at the very heart of its allure:... Read more
EU Green Deal: New ecodesign rules prioritize textiles for a sustainable future
The European Commission has released its first Working Plan under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), and textiles and... Read more