The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman Narendra Goenka has expressed enthusiasm regarding the proposed free trade agreement with both the United Kingdom and the European Union. “The FTA will be a game changer for the industry,” Goenka said, while emphasising the significant
With a slowdown in Indian textile finished product exports, the yarn industry in Panipat, is also experiencing a crisis, due to which spinning mills have reduced production by 50 percent. Around 40 lakh kg yarn was being produced in Panipat, which due to a poor demand from overseas markets; production has now slumped to 20 […]
Uzbekistan’s cotton production has reached a record high of 3.8 million tons, an increase of 8.3 percent as against the earlier year. This information was shared by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a statement on the occasion of Agricultural Workers’ Day. Uzbekistan is the sixth largest cotton producer in the world, after China, India, the […]
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 Businessline quoted experts […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]





















