China Textile Material Exhibition, Keqiao,Shaoxing opens this morning. The exhibition focuses on fiber, yarn, grey cloth, dyes&additives and finishing and covers fisrt half of the textile industrial chain. It connects with industrial resources, gathersadvanced andinnovative products and brand enterprises all over the world and launchs online exhibition.It brings a grand event to the industry which combines with new technology, new products and new trend with the advantage of textile industry

AFRICA – The number of countries now growing genetically-modified (GM) crops such a cotton and maize in Africa has doubled since 2018, new figures show.Ethiopia, Malawi and Nigeria have joined South Africa, Sudan and Eswatini in adopting a biotechnological approach to reduce the risks that pests and a sporadic climate pose to crops.Research also suggests that Kenya has approved the cultivation of Bt cotton and may soon join this growing cohort of nations. One Kenyan cotton farmer said:“Bt cotton

Prevention is the most economic and effective way to control the pandemic ofCOVID-19.Antiseptic and antiviral functional textiles become popular since the outbreak ofCOVID-19 all over the world.To speed up the development of antiseptic andantiviralfunctional textiles and products with different functions, different technologies and different usages,2020 Normalization of the Epidemic"Antiseptic andAntiviralFunctional Textiles" Development Conference will be held during the China Textile

Scientists at the University of York and the Royal College of Art are jointly working to reduce the environmental impact of the textile industry in the UK. The country sends around one million tonnes of waste textiles to incineration and landfill each year. The emissions caused by the industry are almost as high as the total CO2 emitted through use of cars.Pic: University of YorkThe fashion sector is worth £32 billion annually to the UK economy, but most clothing and almost all textile and yarn

Caterpillar® is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. They have grown to become one of the most esteemed brands in the world * and they also manufacture workwear and casual wear with a focus on getting the job done. Now Polygiene together with their brand CAT® have entered into a partnership to protect clothes from bacteria and other microbes to reduce the need for washing and thereby increase the life of the garments. The partnership begins with a collection of

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Children’s Wear estimated at US$252.2 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$325.9 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 3.7% over the analysis period 2020-2027. Girls Wear, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 3.8% CAGR and reach US$132.3 Billion by the end of the analysis period. After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growt

GilClaude, The French manufacturer of homewear, nightwear and sportswear, has integrated Centric Software’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution to enhance productivity and speed of execution.Image Courtesy: thumbor.forbes.comThe Group was looking for a platform that would offer enhanced connectivity with the global team thus enabling them to share technical production data – thereby helping them improve efficiency, automate the manufacturing chain and have better production monitoring co

India has extended till December 31 anti-dumping duty (ADD) on imports of fully drawn or fully oriented yarn, spin drawn yarn or flat yarn (FDY) of polyester from China and Thailand, according to a recent notification by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). The duty was first imposed in October 2015 after the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) had found that the imports were impairing the domestic industry.Pic: ShutterstockThe duty was then extended till November 30,

The latest episode of "Preferred Fabric fromTextile City -- Live Stream Series of Suppliers" isscheduled to be carried out from10:00-11:00a.m.on November 28th, 2020 (This Saturday).At that time, Changyun Textile will bring knitted printed fabric,dyedfabric, Zhuoma Textile willbring 100% linen fabric, cotton and linen fabric and 100% ramie fabric, andSanqiangTextilewillbring 100% cotton fabric, rayon fabric, jacquard fabric and embroidery fabric to the livestreaminghallof E-commerce Ser

Bangladesh’s readymade garment exporters have opposed the charge increase by feeder vessel operators for outbound and inbound shipments.The feeder vessel operators increased rent for containers to and from Chattogram in the name of emergency cost recovery surcharge (ECRS) amid the coronavirus outbreak.The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association claimed that the fee increase would impact the export competitiveness badly.Figure: The BGMEA on November 19 in a letter to the Chatto