Applied DNA, provider of DNA-based supply chain security, anti-counterfeiting, and anti-theft technology, has received an order to tag 27.5 million pounds of cotton for the 2017/2018 ginning season, for three US cotton varietals. The three varietals are Pima, Delta and Acala, which fall under the PimaCott, HomeGrown LoneStar, and HomeGrown Acala programs. The company expects to ship SigNature T DNA to mark 27.5 million pounds of cotton before the end of June, 2017. James A. Hayward, presi

The department of commerce of the US has initiated investigations for fine denier polyester staple fibre (PSF) imported from Asian nations like India, China, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. The anti-dumping and countervailing duty probe against the fibre has been launched in response to a petition filed by three US based PSF producers earlier this month. The petition alleged that producers from these Asian countries are dumping fine denier PSF in the US market at sizeable margins. China's du

Advancing technology in the textile and fibre sector is allowing the US textile industry to gain new ground after years of losing market share to overseas manufacturers, a report in the Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, says. US’ textile companies were crowded out of the market by low-cost overseas labour. American textile companies, long crowded out of the market by low-cost overseas labour, have developed new niches for hi-tech fibre

The Nam Dinh Textile & Garment JSC has undergone ‘major surgery’. The number of workers has been cut from 18,000 to 4,000. However, the remaining workers’ output equals that of 18,000 workers in the past. The textile & garment industry has been improving satisfy the requirements of global value chains. The productivity has improved thanks to renovation of machines and equipment and the removal of factories with outdated technologies. The textile & garment industry has b

Shipments to Japan declined 3.7 percent to $945.47 million in the first 11 months of 2016-17 because of a fall in prices of goods and security concerns following the Holey Artisan attack in Dhaka last year, according to exporters. Though the earnings fell 16.09 percent short of the Export Promotion Bureau's periodic target of $1.12 billion, exporters hope to cross the $1 billion mark by the end of the fiscal year, an achievement already made in the EU, the US and Canadian markets. Japan is

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) has opened new headquarters close to MIT campus, an initiative which represents significant MIT investment in advanced manufacturing innovation. The facility includes a Fabric Discovery Centre that provides end-to-end prototyping from fibre design to system integration of new textile-based products. The centre will be used for education and workforce development in the Cambridge and greater Boston community. AFFOA headquarters also includes

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has helped Vietnamese garment-textile outsourcers save over 20 percent of water and energy consumption. The information was released at a workshop reviewing the programme on enhancing resource-efficient consumption held by IFC in Ho Chi Minh City on June 21. The sustainable production project has been carried out in 28 enterprises and factories nationwide doing outsourcing for VF Group and Target Group over the

Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports fell 1.98 per cent year-on-year to $11.234 billion during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year mainly due to lower proceeds from raw material and low value-added products, such as cotton yarn and fabrics. Data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday showed the decline in export proceeds was also evident in rupee terms during the July-May period of 2016-17. On a month-on-month basis, the export proceeds fell 12.24pc in May

The Adobe Walls gin in Texas is hoping to become the largest ginnery in the United States. The Texas gin is in the process of expanding its ginning capacity to meet the increasing demand of cotton. The production of cotton in the United States is likely to increase 21 per cent from last year, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Apart from the current expansion process, another phase of construction will increase its ginning capacity, said Jerrell Key, general manager for

Twenty-three Chinese textiles companies, many of which provide fabric for big brands and retailers, have saved over 57 million yuan ($8 million) in costs annually by implementing efficiency improvements, including advanced technologies, a report from an international NGO on Tuesday showed. These improvements have dramatically reduced the pollution generated by these companies, reducing the consumption of 3.9 million metric tons of water and 30,000 tons of coal annually, based on the report fr