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The Bangladesh government is considering bringing festival allowances of workers including those of readymade garment sector under a legal framework to avoid unrest ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha.
“To ensure two festival allowances in a year for the workers a guideline may be stipulated in the implementation rules under the labour act but it will not be possible to include separate clause for any particular sector as the implementation rules will be applicable for all industry,” state minister for labour Mujibul Haque informed at a press conference held in Dhaka on Sunday.
The state minister also said that the government was considering a fixed amount as festival allowances for RMG workers as per the demands of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA). After the delegation from Bangladesh visited Germany recently, the government plans to start the ‘Social Accident Insurance’ for the garment factory workers on a pilot basis.
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The Nigerian textile sector is addressing some of the constraints that have held it down from realising the potential in employment generation and capital flow. Adoption of new technology would not only help textile producers in cutting the cost of production, it would also make their products competitive in the global market. It’s imperative for operators in the sector to be innovative since the textile business globally has gone digital. The industry has to be up and doing in terms of embracing new technology.
Investment in new technology is needed. The textile industry has to be cost effective in the short run. New technology will enable textile producers to come up with product samples very quickly, come out with new designs just by operating the computer. A lot of computer-aided designs have gone into textile printing today and that is the challenge facing the industry. While over 1,21,100 jobs have been lost as a result of inactivity in the textile sector, only 39 out of the 143 textile mills across the country are still in operation.
In Nigeria, textile manufacturing is a key local industry, supported by a chain of suppliers such as cotton growers and natural dye makers. Nigerians have a love for naturally dyed fabrics, with many prints based on traditional motifs. However traditional methods of dying fabrics are threatened by cheap imports.
Now anyone can present a paper at the TCL 2016 the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating to be held from March 15 -17, 2016 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. TCL is offering this opportunity to anyone with exciting and relevant ideas on textile coating and laminating to present to a high-level international audience. The deadline for receipt of Abstracts is September 9, 2015.
The emphasis should be on work that would impact the industry, whether short or long term. Abstracts submitted for review need to be 300-500 words. Ideas and concepts that emphasise new and significant findings/developments that would impact the coating and laminating industry would be a part of the selection process.
A 50 per cent discount on registration admission fee is applicable to speakers accepted by way of the call for papers. Travel and accommodation expenses have to be borne by speakers themselves. The name, company or other affiliation, telephone number, e-mail address and mailing address of the speaker and/or the person to whom correspondence about the abstract should be directed is mandatory. Only one speaker per presentation will be allowed, though co-authors may be listed. The speaker for the paper should be indicated and all presentations need to be planned to run approximately for 25 minutes. No commercial talks are allowed at TCL; however, some sponsorship packages are available for companies to present their sales message.
This established conference series, which is now in its 25th year, has become one of the most important meeting places for the global textiles coating and laminating industry.
At a time when much of the world’s clothing is being made in Asia, where low cost labor keeps prices down, a lot of textile industry has left the United States. But the state of Michigan has the creativity, industrial space, workforce, manufacturing experience and raw material to make a go at becoming a garment industry hub.
In some cases, it could be more cost effective to manufacture clothes in the US, depending on the price point and the time it takes to manufacture and ship. One way Michigan can find a niche and compete with foreign companies is through its supply chain infrastructure that is already developed, thanks to the auto industry.
For garments that cost $150 to $200, Michigan can actually be competitive based on tax incentives, inexpensive space, and even with the labor costs. And the state’s fiber producers and processors can provide raw materials for textiles, such as alpaca wool and camel hair.
Many US fashion designers have been looking at domestic manufacturing facilities because they can’t continue making all the items in addition to designing, marketing, distributing and everything else associated with a clothing line. They would prefer to partner with a Michigan factory so that they can more easily check on the work and make adjustments.
Bangladesh has emerged the world’s largest importer of denim fabrics, with a large number of global denim brands returning to source denim products from the country. Estimates suggest that the country’s over 60 per cent of denim fabrics demand was met by imports from China.
Manufacturers require a variety of denims fabrics such as regular, knit, jacquard, printed, coloured and coated to produce jeans. Bangladesh is said to be producing 360 million yards of denim fabrics against its demand of 720 million per annum and has to heavily rely upon imports. The global demand for denim fabric is estimated to be 6.5 billion yards. 25 factories in Bangladesh are actively producing denim fabrics and few more are said to be in the process of starting production.
Bangladesh’s share in the world market is divided as 22.88 per cent in EU and 11.35 per cent in US. From FY2009 to ’14, denim exports have witnessed a rise of 11.16 per cent and the country’s denim apparel export is expected to reach $7 billion by 2021.
The Korean textile industry is reorganising its industrial structure with the aim to promote high value added market, such as high performance textiles and fabrics for the high tech industry. The Korean fabric technological level has increased from 75 per cent in 2010 to 79 per cent in 2015. The figure will slightly improve to 85 per cent in 2020. Meanwhile China has steadily seen technological growth in the fabric industry rise from 55 per cent in 2010 to 65 per cent in 2015 aiming to touch 75 per cent in 2020.
Accordingly, the technical gap between Korea and China will be halved in a decade from 20 per cent in 2010 to 10 per cent in 2020. The figure between Japan and Korea will also decrease from 25 per cent in 2010 to 15 per cent in 2020. China’s share in the global textile market as of 2013 was 37.9 per cent, while that of Korea and Japan stood at 2.2 per cent and 1.2 per cent.
Korea has a high percentage of clothing in production and most of them are being supplied to the domestic market with middle and high prices while those for exports are low and middle priced products.
Chinaa's export of spun yarn grew sharply by 35 per cent in volume terms while the rise in value terms was 16 per cent. For second month in a row, China’s imports of Indian spun yarn jumped in July. However, overall unit value realisation continued to inch down.
China was the top importer of Indian spun yarn in July, accounting for 45 per cent of Indian spun yarn exports. Bangladesh, the second largest importer of spun yarns, accounted for close to 11 per cent of all spun yarn exported from India. However, exports to Bangladesh increased two per cent in volumes and fell six per cent in value. Egypt continued to be the third largest importer of spun yarns, with volume and value both down 18 per cent and 25 per cent. These three top importers together accounted for 60 per cent of all spun yarn exported from India in July.
Nigeria, Mexico, Cambodia and Norway were among the fastest growing markets in June, more than doubling their imports from India. However, they together accounted for only 0.5 per cent of total exports. Saudi Arabia, Latvia, Chile, Croatia and Czech Republic almost halved their imports from India compared to their levels a year ago.
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has asked for government’s intervention to free market mechanism, as there is a move to procure seed cotton (phutti) equivalent to one million bales at the support price of Rs 3,000 per 40kg.
The association said that the cost of production for cotton growers was very high, as the price of urea has been increased by Rs 150 per bag and diesel prices have jacked up by 45 per cent. It has put cotton farmers into trouble. The Trading Corporation of Pakistan had procured 90,000 cotton seed last year and incurred a loss of one billion rupees.
Industry body questioned the Corporation’s motive behind repeating the same mistake this year when last year’s procurement is still lying with it. The country’s exports during the outgoing fiscal dropped by 17 per cent and to benefit small growers, it said that the government must procure total production of 14 million bales and supply it to the textile industry at the international price.
Rising production costs are also negatively affecting the cotton farmers, like the textile industry players. The government can assist them by reducing cost of inputs by providing a direct support on electricity and fertilizer.
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Noble Biomaterials has developed XT2, an anti-odor protection fiber technology. The fiber is available as filament or a staple fiber. Based in the United States, Noble Biomaterials is an antimicrobial company. The polyester-based textile yarn, which is fully dyeable and incorporates silver particles locked into the polymer to prevent leaching during laundering, is a big step forward in terms of design flexibility and performance.
XT2 incorporates silver particles into the polymer during the extrusion and therefore is fully dyeable. It can even be dyed white. Previous versions of the XT2 yarn were based on nylon and took on a silver color, which meant there was less design flexibility. However, the latest dyeable version of yarn now opens up opportunities in the outdoor and sportswear market where design and environmental issues are an important part of the offer. XT2 has been approved and certified by the Bluesign certification system after meeting the requirements for durability, adherence, efficacy, toxicity, and safety. It has been tested and certified by Oeko-Tex 100 (testing for harmful substances). Noble’s original X-Static brand is widely used in the hosiery sector along with the healthcare market such as in surgeon’s scrubs and other antimicrobial textiles.
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Texcare will be held in Germany from June 11 to 15, 2016. This trade fair exhibits the latest trends and innovations in the laundry and dry-cleaning industry. The textile care sector is a strong and growing market, both in Europe and worldwide. The field of textile services, in particular, enjoys huge market volumes and is gaining importance. There is continued growth in terms of textile hire with IT and merchandise management systems. Services, and ecological aspects of textile care are gaining importance.
The world's leading manufacturers and service providers will present innovative products and future-oriented services. Texcare is the decisive forum for textile cleaning, laundrettes, pressers and colorers; rugs, carpets and upholstery cleaning, the professional, working and protective clothing trade, the hotel and catering trade the health and hygiene market; and the specialist retail trade.
Around 60 per cent of trade visitors are personally responsible for making purchasing and procurement decisions or at least exert a considerable influence on such decisions. Textile care is under great pressure to come up with innovations as a result of increasing outsourcing processes, the growing use of automation technologies and a growing demand for modern, easy care textiles.
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