Despite having enormous opportunity in the domestic market, the Bangladesh government has discarded its plan to produce viscose from jute to reduce dependency on imports.Figure 1: Bangladesh government has discarded its plan to produce viscose from jute to reduce dependency on imports.Due to the rising demands of manmade fiber products, the uses of viscose are increasing very fast in the global fashion industry.As the second largest exporters of apparel goods, Bangladeshi spin producers are movi

Turkey’s September export estimates this year have been all-time high – $16.01 billion – revealed recently by the Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan. She said that exports grew in September by 4.8 percent per year and by 28.5 percent weekly. In the third quarter of this year, Turkey’s exports have risen by 34.5% relative to the previous year. These export statistics indicate that Turkey’s pandemic recovery and normalization continue effectively, underlined Pekcan. In the meantime, imports tota

Cotton and a mixed bag of other fabrics have been in use for decades now. But, with ‘green’ being the buzzword, suddenly the textile industry in India is seeing a shift from traditional fabrics and witnessing a surge of new-age fabrics like bamboo, eucalyptus and the likes. How viable are these fabrics?“The Indian market still has a long way to go for natural fabrics to be accepted by the masses. However, the ongoing climate crisis has got people talking about healthier alternatives to aspects t

Thrift clothing or the concept of buying second-hand clothing truly embraces the idea of sustainability. So, with environmental concerns on a rise, are Indian consumers choosing thrift? What is the trend that a growing number of thrift brands noticing at the moment?22 years oldPranali Borwankarstarted her thrift clothing venture in May 2020 during the pandemic after she saw that her wardrobe was overflowing with clothes that she no longer used. “It was a rough start initially. Many thrift stores

Sri Lanka is a country known for its high-fashion intimate garment manufacturing but pandemic in 2020 has impacted the prices it is getting in shipment done to USA.In August ’20, Sri Lanka upped its exports by 4 per cent in volume terms and shipped 34.90 million SME of garments as compared to 33.56 million SME garments in the same month of 2019.However, the values of shipment fell 3.50 per cent to US $ 143.08 million from August ’19 that indicates the prices are reducing in orders placed by the

As far as India and Bangladesh are concerned, there was a clear and significant surge in their respective cotton apparel exports to USA both value-wise and volume-wise in August ’20 over July ’20, while Bangladesh noted a surge even on Y-o-Y basis. The other major cotton apparel shippers in this period were either down in their export or noted just a marginal surge.The cotton apparel industry has been extensively in news for the last one month since the US has banned its major cotton apparel imp

Anker, Devan and Shark Solutions teamed up to create the world’s first flame retardant aviation carpet using a recycled binder. Inspired by the knowledge and the needs of the aviation market, Anker motivated to achieve this new goal together. The PVB binder reuses laminated glass, from windshields and architectural/building glass, that otherwise would go to landfill.German carpet manufacturer Anker is the first company to offer flame retardant carpets for aviation that are made with a recycled b

Durst, leading manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, is responding to the COVID pandemic with another initiative. As early as April, during the lockdown, Durst had started the production of community masks as a first preventive measure, now Durst is stepping up its efforts and presenting an innovative solution for reducing the viral load in indoor environments, the Durst UVC-R Air Disinfection System. The new normality that shapes our private and professional lif

Cotton Australia and Australian Cotton Shippers Association, have announced that Australian cotton industry is working to understand apparent changes for cotton export conditions to China. It has become clear to the industry that National Development Reform Commission in China has been discouraging their spinning mills using Australian cotton.Pic: Cotton Australia“Our industry is working with the Australian Government, including the trade and agriculture ministers’ offices, to investigate the si

Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech University, USAPorous cotton substrates are better in destabilizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus. With global COVID-19 cases over 37 million and deaths crossing one million, medical and nonmedical countermeasures such as masks are critically needed.Recent study by Australian scientists show that material characteristics and temperature play important roles in the survival of the coronavirus. The work focused on the survival rate of SARS-CoV-2 virus on surfaces li