Cotton

India Faces Severe Cotton Seed Scarcity In Next Season

Textile Insights December 13, 2023

India is expected to face a severe scarcity of cotton seeds in the next cotton season as there has been a 30-40 percent drop in seed production this year and there is not much surplus to offset the loss. “Only preventive policy action can help avert reduced acreage next year,” the Hindu

Industry

100 Myanmar Garment Factories Fall Prey To Covid-19 Pandemic

Textile Insights December 12, 2023

Around 100 garment manufacturing factories have shutdown in Myanmar since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in export revenues from the sector dropping by about 40 percent. “Out of the almost 700 apparel factories in Myanmar, around 50 closed down in the first wave of the pandemic and another 50 in the […]

Machinery

215 Customers Visit Karl Mayer Product Show In China

Textile Insights December 12, 2023

Karl Mayer showed what pioneering technologies for warp knitting looks like, at a product show on the sidelines of ITMA Asia at its plant in Changzhou City. A whole range of brand new machines made their debut at the industry get-together, including a multifunctional Rascheltronic with maximum flexibility. Also on show was a Textronic Lace, […]

Export

If US Imposes Sanctions, Garment Buyer Will Not Take Delivery

Textile Insights December 12, 2023

A US based fashion garment buyer has issued a letter of credit (LC) to a Bangladesh garment exporter, with the condition, that it will not pay the amount or take delivery, if US enforces sanctions on Bangladesh. As per Prothomolo, this development was confirmed by Faruque Hassan, President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters […]

Cotton

Supima Cotton Shipments To India Impacted By Import Duty

Textile Insights December 12, 2023

The import duty of 11 percent imposed by India on cotton imports has had an impact on shipments of Supima cotton to India. This was stated by Marc Lewkowitz, CEO of Supima who was in Coimbatore to take part in the Cotton Day 2023 programme, organised by Cotton USA. “The duty is a disincentive for […]

Industry

Sanctions On Bangladesh Will Not Be Labour Related

Textile Insights December 12, 2023

If sanctions are imposed by the US on Bangladesh, it would be mainly due to political reasons as against those related to labour issues, was the common concurrence of speakers at a seminar. “The countries that speak about sanctions have ratified just two of the primary International Labour Organisation (ILO) norms, as against eight by […]

Export

Pakistan Textile Sector Drafts Plan To Reach $50bn In Exports

Textile Insights December 12, 2023

The Pakistan textile industry has submitted an ambitious plan to the government to achieve a US $50 billion export target in textile and apparel exports. The industry has submitted a list of recommendations for removing barriers and providing incentives to reach the target to the Export Advisory Council for Textiles. In a presentation, the industry […]

Corporates

Bannari Amman To Sell Textile Assets To SP Apparels

Textile Insights December 11, 2023

In a stock exchange filing, Bannari Amman Spinning Mills Ltd (BASML) has said that SP Apparels Ltd has expressed interest in buying a few of its textile assets. Bannari Amman will utilise the funds received from the sales of these assets to reduce its borrowings. However, the company has not disclosed the transaction value The […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Goyal Confident Of Apparel Exports Reaching $40bn By 2030

Textile Insights December 11, 2023

Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal expressed confidence that India’s garment exports would reach the target of US $40 billion by 2030. “$40 billion target by 2030 is clearly achievable,” he added Goyal said the Indian government is taking steps to promote exports such as entering into free trade agreements and promoting brand India. Piyush Goyal was […]

Industry

Bangladesh Textile Industry Seeks Higher Limits Of LC’s

Textile Insights December 11, 2023

Textile mills in Bangladesh have urged the central bank of Bangladesh to raise the limit of letters of credit (LCs) so that they can import more raw materials. The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) sent a letter to Bangladesh Bank requesting for a hike in LC limit last week, in which the trade body also […]