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With focus on Make in India, Ludhiana's garment machine manufacturers have joined hands to save the industry. Ludhiana was once known to be among the few manufacturers of flat machines. But now imports from China and Taiwan have increased.
About 80 industrialists have joined hands and they will go for a multi-pronged policy to rescue the industry. In an effort to give exposure to the industry, they would organise an international expo in February 2016. The stalls would be spread on a 6,000 sq. m. area and 1,000 products related to spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, finishing, printing, sewing machines and accessories would be displayed and these would be of 350 national and international brands.
Requirement of knitwear especially from the defense forces during World War II gave a boost to the knitwear industry in Ludhiana. Knitwear production multiplied during 1950 to 1980 and real diversification took place during and after the decade of 1980s.
Ludhiana is known for its knitwear industry. While Tirupur is known for cotton knit wear Ludhiana is known for acrylic and woolen knitwear. The Ludhiana knitwear industry makes a tremendous use of acrylic yarn. Ludhiana contributes 95 per cent of the country's woolen knitwear.
Shipments in most textile machinery segments experienced declines in 2014. Deliveries of new short staple spindles in 2014 fell by 15 per cent as against 2014 while long staple spindles and open-end rotors increased by 70 per cent and 2.6 per cent respectively.
The number of draw-texturing spindles grew by close to 12 per cent year on year in 2014 and shipments of shuttle-less looms dropped by 14 per cent over 2013. Shipments of large circular knitting machines in 2014 also declined 22 per cent over its previous year. In contrast, shipments of flat knitting machines surged by 31 per cent.
Shipments of new short staple spindles fell by 15 per cent year-on-year in 2014 and more than reversed the increase of 10 per cent in 2013. Most of the new short staple spindles were shipped to Asia, where shipments fell by nearly 17 per cent over 2013. Four of the five largest investors for short staple spindles are from Asia.
The world’s largest investor of short staple spindles, China, experienced a decline of nearly 29 per cent, but shipments to Turkey, the fourth largest investor, increased by five per cent in 2014.
After celebrating its milestone 10th anniversary last year, Interfiliere Shanghai is back on October 12-13, 2015 at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. The event will showcase intimates and swimwear, and continue to bring incomparable business opportunities and market insight to the industry. The expertise of Eurovet gathered since its inception over 50 years ago has positioned its shows globally as the must-attend events, and the 11th Interfilière Shanghai will once again play a leading role in bringing high quality business inspiration for professionals worldwide.
Over the past 10 years, Interfilière Shanghai has grown impressively with participating exhibitors growing by five times. In 2014 it saw 275 exhibitors from 16 countries. Nearly 7,300 visitors from 53 countries visited, while 76 per cent of them were from Mainland China.
In 2015, Interfilière exhibitors will be clearly spread over seven product-based sectors not only in West and East wing, but also in the Central hall. In addition, seven sectors will be renamed to be identical to its sister show, Interfilière Paris. New sector names are Lace it (Lace), Brod’cust (Embroidery), Neoskin (Fabric), Access’Folies (Accessories), Creative (Textile Design), OEM/ODM, Hi’Tech (Machinery/ software).
Following the successful launch of last year, Interfilière Shanghai will create the beach forum once again, 100 per cent dedicated to beachwear and swimwear. General trend forum will solely focus on intimates, loungewear and sportswear. These two forums will enable visitors to build a comprehensive understanding of the coming Spring/Summer 2017 trends through a sophisticated showcase of the latest cutting-edge products from exhibitors.
More than 850 exhibitors are expected at the next winter trade fair, from 14 to 17 September 2015. Texworld Paris will display a global range of fashion products from the major manufacturing countries of China, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Pakistan. The September event is a very important time for the exhibitors, since they would get to view two collections at once, for winter and initial trends for the summer.
Commenting on the exhibition, Michael Scherpe, CEO of Messe Frankfurt France, said, “Our efforts to feed all fashion’s creative influences into Texworld are inspiring exhibitors. In other respects, their collections, the quality of which is increasing more and more, are winning favour with designers, many of whom are developing fabrics, motifs and embroidery with our exhibitors.”
International fashion brands and high street stores also appreciate this creativity and investment by the exhibitors in innovation. Numerous leading exhibitors are combining creativity of trends with cutting-edge technology, thanks to the latest generation of machinery developed by manufacturers such as Rieter, which is also exhibiting at Texworld Paris.
Silk is one of the most popular fabrics at Texworld, after cotton. More than forty silk manufacturers are expected at this event, including thirteen weavers from Huzhou in the province of Zhejiang, one of China’s famous silk production centres.Their high quality silk like dupion, crepe, muslin, sheet, twill and silk satin are particularly prized for haute couture, evening wear and bridal wear brands.
At each fair, the Lenzing Pavilion highlights the innovative features of selected weavers. Many international fashion brands and high street stores have confidence in their multiple-property materials, based on Tencel and Lenzing Modal, for men’s and women’s casualwear, leisurewear and sportswear.
www.texworld.messefrankfurt.com
As per the International Textile Machinery Federation (ITMF), shipments in most of the textile machinery segments experienced declines in 2014. Deliveries of new short staple spindles in 2014 fell by 15 per cent as against 2014 while long staple spindles and open-end rotors increased by 70 per cent and 2.6 per cent respectively.
The number of draw-texturing spindles grew by close to 12 per cent year on year in 2014 and shipments of shuttle-less looms dropped by 14 per cent over 2013.
Shipments of large circular knitting machines in 2014 also declined 22 per cent over its previous year. In contrast, shipments of flat knitting machines surged by 31 per cent.
Shipments of new short staple spindles fell by 15 per cent year-on-year in 2014 and more than reversed the increase of 10 per cent in 2013.
Most of the new short staple spindles were shipped to Asia, where shipments fell by nearly 17 per cent over 2013. Four of the five largest investors for short staple spindles are from Asia.
The world’s largest investor of short staple spindles, China, experienced a decline of nearly 29 per cent, but shipments to Turkey, the fourth largest investor, increased by five per cent in 2014.
Denim Premiere Vision was held in Spain, May 27 to 28. It welcomed 97 exhibitors and a pool of visitors from 60 countries. Mills were eager to promote their innovations for the autumn/winter ’16-’17 season, with conversations generally leading to the hand feel, stretch and sustainability of their products.
While fashion trends veered toward shine, glitter and leathery textures, mills continued to get high marks for soft finishes. Italian mill Niggeler & Kupfer is experimenting with flocked Tencel on women’s fabrications for a lush and opulent look.
For a smooth hand feel, Artistic Denim Mills used a spun polyester yarn—instead of a filament—for a range of hyper stretch denim. The appeal of soft and luxurious denims has evolved into denim collections that feel cozy.
Men’s stretch denim continues to be a conundrum for mills as the market demands fabrications with an authentic appearance. Men want it to look like denim. Orta is betting on its D-Craft collection of mono-stretch denim to answer the demand for rigid-looking denim. The fabrication has a slubby, cross-hatch, salt and pepper look associated with authentic denim.
Sustainable denim is top of mind for many mills. AFM is introducing recycled denim made using plastic water bottles.
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Gar Tex Show 2015 is being held in Bangladesh on June 11, 12 and 13.This is a garment, textile machinery and equipment fair. Entrepreneurs from six countries, including Bangladesh, are participating in the fair.
About 140 stalls have been set up to showcase the latest garment and textile machinery and technology.
Among the exhibits are automation systems, unit production systems, finishing, fusing, pressing, ironing and steaming equipments, sewing machinery, testing equipment and controls, embroidery equipment, spinning machinery and accessories, steaming machinery, textile screen printing machinery, weaving machinery and accessories, winding machinery, yarn processing.
Visitors are garment, knitwear, textile and leather goods manufacturers, design studios and institutes, apparel brands and labels, buying agents, fashion designers and merchandisers, distributors and agents of textile and garment machinery and accessories, CEOs, engineers and technocrats.
Bangladesh wants to make the garment and textile sector a leading one in the world. The government will provide all necessary support to make this sector more vibrant. It will also continue to make available modern technologies and machineries related to this sector.
The textile and garment industry has been playing a leading and growing role in the Bangladesh economy. World-wide textile and readymade garment players are taking an interest in Bangladesh in their investment planning.
www.tradefairdates.com/The-GarTex-Show-M11818/Dhaka.html
Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), India’s vocational training provider for the apparel industry was awarded the ‘Best Training Institution-National’ by Franchise India at ‘Indian Education Awards 2015’ on June 10 at a function held in Taj Vivanta, New Delhi. ATDC has been selected for this award for its contribution to large scale quality skilling of Indian youth specially women in rural and semi urban areas for meeting the rapidly changing skill requirements of apparel sector with real time industry relevant skill modules and new learning solutions.
With its training programs, the institute has succeeded in providing wage employment for youth specially women having dedicated verticals to work with Ministry of Textiles for ISDS Project, DGE&T, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, for longer duration vocational courses and AICTE, Ministry of HRD and RGNIYD, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports for B. Voc. Courses.
ATDC is being recognized nationally for its innovative training initiatives like creation of brand ‘SMART’ (Skills for Manufacturing of Apparel through Research & Training), Launch of ATDC-JUKI Tech Innovation Centre, ‘Product Specialty Centers’, and so on. Today, ATDC is a largest vocational training provider for the apparel sector in the country with about 176 ATDCs including 65 ATDC vocational institutes, about 115 ATDC-SMART Centres offering state-of the- art vocational programs in India. ATDC has also received the ASSOCHAM Award for ‘Best Institute: Innovation 2015’ and ‘Best Vocational Institute 2014’ and is also a recipient of UK-India Skill Forum Award in 2011.
The 22nd Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer is scheduled for July 6 to 9, 2015 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event promises to explore creativity at its best. Apart from around 1,200 exhibitors from 16 countries and regions, the fashion week covers various events that will further enhance the breadth and depth of the fair itself, including fashion parades, house shows, demo sessions, seminars, forums and networking sessions.
Total of six house shows will be staged during the first three days of the fair, in which numerous emerging designers’ and students’ creative collections will be highlighted. These include: School of Continuing & Professional Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Raffles School of Continuing Education as well as a couple of Designers’ Collection Shows.
The two designers’ collection shows feature local designers plus regional artists from Australia, the Chinese Mainland and India. House of V, a made-in-Hong-Kong fashion label guided by the most basic unit of design that strives to create minimalist yet elegant fashion will present its simplistic design with carefully crafted details to show off its sartorial harmony. Dubai fashion label Anjali K Couture, by Indian designer Anjali Khushalani, encompasses contemporary styles and eclectic blends of Indian culture with modern fashion. It will rock the stage with its intricate embroidery, opulent fabrics and creative silhouettes.
For the very first time, the HKTDC and the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) will organize a full day ‘Innovation and Technology Symposium 2015’ on the second day of fashion week, showcasing the latest development and application of innovative research and sustainable solutions. Leading researchers will share their breakthroughs in wearable technology, while business leaders will talk about their cutting edge solutions. Besides, top trend forecasters such as WGSN and Fashion Snoops will speak at seminars, with the former unveiling its macro trends for Autumn/Winter 2016/17, while the latter will decipher the impact of AW 16/17 lifestyle trends on womenswear and menswear.
To optimise buyers’ sourcing , various theme zones are designed according to different fashion categories. The special zone International Fashion Designers’ Showcase where innovative garments are featured will gather over a hundred exhibitors this year. In 2014 edition, the Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer featured more than 1,200 worldwide exhibitors, welcoming nearly 17,000 buyers from 71 countries and regions.
Pakistan's yarn merchants say the sales tax on yarn and cloth is harmful. The budget has increased the sales tax on yarn and cloth to three and five per cent from two and three per cent.
Mills say the textile sector is already heavily burdened and imposition of an additional sales tax on yarn and cloth would crush this sector. Cheap yarn imports from India and cheap cloth exports from Russia are damaging the local markets and local industry is unable to compete because of rising input costs.
The country’s textile exports have been continuously sliding for the last 11 months by seven per cent. The textile sector earns more than 50 per cent of the foreign exchange for the country and provides employment to 40 per cent of the workforce.
Yarn and cloth are the base of the textile industry in Pakistan and these constitute the basic raw material for sizing, power looms, printing, processing, made-ups and garment sectors. The yarn and cloth sectors provide employment to a huge section of the workforce.
Additionally Pakistan’s textile sector is confronted with a huge energy crisis, which has led to a huge fall in the productivity of the industry.
