In the January to August 2023 period, European Union apparel imports dropped 9.6 percent to US $61.15 billion as compared to $67.66 billion in the first eight months of previous year. EU’s clothing imports also fell to 2.56 billion kgs in the period under review, down 14.64 percent from 3
Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s Director-General released a report titled ‘The Fashion Sector in Africa: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Growth’, arguing that the continent has all it takes to become one of the next global fashion leaders. The UNESCO analysis shows that the continent holds all the cards to become one of the next world fashion […]
Indian garment industry production declined sharply by 22.6 percent year on year between April and August this year Data from the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) on the Index of Industrial Production for Textiles and Apparels informs that the garment index fell 22.6 percent in the first five months of fiscal 2024 “However, the […]
The VDMA Textile Machinery Association is supporting a delegation visit of 13 German textile machinery manufacturers to India and will be hosting B2B meets and symposiums in December. The first of these B2B meets and symposiums will be held in Ahmedabad on December 5 and in Coimbatore on December 7. The event is supported by […]
Textiles stenter manufacturer Monforts will demonstrate the advantages of its Montex stenter, especially in energy efficiency and resource savings at ITMA Asia in Hall 5, Stall C-07. “The Monforts Universal Energy Tower fitted in the stenter is a free-standing air/air heat exchanger that achieves energy savings of up to 25 percent,” the German company said […]
In the first three months of fiscal 2024, exports of home textiles from Bangladesh dived massively by 46.39 percent over the same quarter of previous fiscal to US $189.5 million. Bangladeshi home textile exports were on the ascent since fiscal 2021, when they grew to $1.13 billion and further to $1.62 billion in fiscal 2022. […]
Various Surat textile industry associations, primarily those of weavers are up in arms against the decision of the Indian government to again impose anti-dumping duty on imports of viscose filament yarn (VFY). The anti-dumping duty on VFY was earlier removed in fiscal 2017-18, which led to weavers investing in modern and high speed weaving technologies […]
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Federal Government (FG) to ban the importation of Chinese adire into the country to safeguard the local adire market from potential harm. Obasanjo emphasized the need to protect local production of adire and other items that can be made in Nigeria. Speaking at the ‘Canada Trade Mission […]
Producer of cellulose fibres, Lenzing said that its Fibre Identification System for Lenzing flame resistant (FR) cellulosic fibres can identify the FR fibre at every stage of protective garments production. “This guarantees unparalleled traceability, quality assurance, and trust in protective garments,” the Austrian headquartered company said in a press release. “The
Heating and drying systems in Santaframe, Santashrink and Santasynpact machines supplied by Santex Rimar deliver sustainable production with low CO2 values, along with notable cost savings. “The three also share the benefits of great performance in productivity and finishing quality,” Santex Rimar said in a press release. Santaframe is a high-performance stenter for





















