DSM Biomedical, a global solutions provider in biomedical science and regenerative medicine, has announced a new braiding technology of DSM’s medical grade UHMWPE fibres, Dyneema Purity, for use in the design and construction of medical devices. The new technology from DSM and Meister can offer an improved generation of surgical products for intricate medical procedures The new constructions of Dyneema Purity fibre are available by means of a patented platform technology called Implantab

The garment-textile industry expects to rake in 31 billion USD in exports by the end of 2017, a year-on-year rise of 10.23 percent. The Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS) revealed the information at a press conference in Hanoi on December 4. Vice Chairman of VITAS Truong Van Cam said 2017 was a challenging year for the sector due to the halt of the Trans-Pacific Partnership – which has been renamed the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership. However, with

Country’s readymade garment export to India in the July-November period of the current financial year grew by 56.35 per cent riding on an impressive performance by knitwear products, while RMG export to China fell by 10.93 per cent during the period. RMG export to India in the five months of FY2017-18 increased to $87.43 million from $55.92 million in the same period of FY2016-17, according to the Export Promotion Bureau data. In the period, knitwear export to India grew by 68.70 per cent

China's foreign trade saw robust growth in November, with both imports and exports beating expectations, official data showed Friday. Exports in yuan-denominated terms rose 10.3 percent year on year to 1.43 trillion yuan ($216 billion), according to the General Administration of Customs. Imports expanded 15.6 percent to 1.17 trillion yuan, leaving a trade surplus of 263.6 billion yuan. In November, total foreign trade volume rose 12.6 percent year on year to 2.6 trillion yuan. In the

Suits and blazers have emerged as one of the most promising value-added apparel items from Bangladesh as local entrepreneurs train their focus on grabbing a share of the $52 billion tailoring market. Bangladesh's men's tailoring industry now exports $200 million worth of products, up from about $20 million even 3-4 years ago. Even five years ago, there was only one suit manufacturing factory in Bangladesh. Now, the number is more than six, said Humayun Rashid, managing director of Energ

The Telangana state government recently directed all district collectors to take stringent action against sale and supply of unapproved herbicide tolerant (HT) cotton variety developed by Monsanto and directed them to immediately destroy the produce. The state is concerned over widespread cultivation of this genetically-engineered cotton seed by farmers. State principal secretary C Parthasarathi, in his letter to district collectors, said the cotton variety under the commercial name Round-up

Thefirst edition of 2017 Myanmar International Textile Expowill begin on December 8, 2017 and will be held at Tatmadaw Exhibition Hall, Yangon,Myanmar. Hosted by Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province and China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and Apparel(CCCI), the fair will meet the strong demands for fabrics of garment makers in Myanmar, andwill help to increase the growth of exports as well. Around 150 exhibitors from China,are expected to attend the event and

urkey is holding the second place as largest exporter of socks, accounting for 10% of world socks imports in 2016, following China, the world’s largest socks maker, which meets 40% of the world socks exports alone. Turkey surpasses Italy in sock exports, according to Ozkan Karaca. There are more than 300 socks factories in Turkey with medium and large-scale production capabilities. In addition, there are many small-scale workshops that manufacture for the internal market. Turkish socks indust

Following the excellent South African wool season experienced in 2016/17, which was one of the best in decades in terms of price and production, producers and industry leaders are confident that wool will continue to perform well in 2017/18. Anthony Kirsten, chairman of the South African Wool and Mohair Traders Association, explains that the market is expected to remain buoyant. "South Africa has become entrenched as a reliable supplier of wool to China and the Czech Republic and as long a

Export-oriented industries enjoyed tax exemption worth Tk34,880 crore in import of raw materials in last fiscal year of 2016-2017 under the bonded warehouse benefit offered by the National Board of Revenue. The amount is more than 77 per cent of total customs duty of Tk45,193 crore collected in the year. Readymade garment industries availed the highest — 96 per cent or Tk33,612 crore — in exemption in taxes and duties through duty-free import of raw materials in the year. Under the b