In the first half of 2023, exports of Turkish textiles and raw materials experienced a 22.1 percent year on year, drop to US $5.9 billion. The 27 member EU continued to remain the biggest destination for Turkish textile exports, but where they declined by 22.5 percent compared to the same
Croatia’s only digital printing manufacturer, Azonprinter has moved the boundary of the DTF printer technology with the launch of its latest direct to film system (DTF) printer. This latest 24 inches or 60 cms sized range encompasses Primo+Neon and Primo+Neon X (CMYK + White + four neon colours like neon yellow, neon magenta, neon orange […]
One of India’s biggest garment exporters, Gokaldas Exports has forecast that because the global economy remains weak, demand for clothing too will remain slow in the first half of fiscal 2024. “We are however optimistic about the revival of the business in the second half of fiscal 2024 and are bullish on the long-term prospects […]
US garment imports plunged 23.17 percent in the six months to June 2023 to US $38.04 billion vis-a-vis $49.52 billion in the corresponding period of 2022, the Office of Textile and Apparels (OTEXA) said. Imports of apparels from China totaled $7.27 billion, a steep drop of 29.16 percent. Clothing imports from Vietnam reached $6.73 billion, […]
For the month of July 2023, shipments of textiles were down 1.9 percent, while those of garments dropped higher at 17.37 per cent, when compared with July 2022. Textile exports touched US $1.66 billion in July 2023 as against $1.69 billion last July, while garment exports totaled $1.14 billion last month as against $1.38 billion […]
Several members of the Swedish Textile Machinery Association (TMAS) launched new products, secured significant orders, while also announcing a range of new initiatives. One new initiative includes – Plan Zero, which is a new cross-industry cluster of disruptive companies formed by TMAS member, Imogo with Revozona from Switzerland and Pluvia from Turkey. Together, the
Madewell is the first US denim company to become a Bluesign System Partner brand and this partnership reflects Madewell‘s commitment to reducing its environmental impact. Madewell’s collaboration with Bluesign to produce denim more sustainably started in October 2022; while the first denim style was crafted using Bluesign approved ISKO fabrics. The Bluesign certification
Around 240,000 tons of Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) cotton was processed in 2022, or 80,000 tons more over the previous year. According to Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), 890 million textile products were also brought to market under the CmiA label, by various CmiA licensing brand partners in 2022. This helped generate licensing revenues […]
True Fit, an AI platform that decodes apparel size and fit for consumers has partnered with Shopify Inc., a commerce platform that enables merchants to start, grow and manage a business. “The strategic partnership will bring the quality, reliability, and economic benefits for which True Fit is known with its enterprise customers to merchants of […]
South Korean outdoor garment manufacturer, ApparelTech Co has realised an annual productivity improvement of 9 percent and increased its on-time delivery performance by a further 7 percent after adopting Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan solution. “The solution has enabled the company to connect and consolidate its planning and scheduling information across disparate sources





















