Turkey exported socks worth US$ 1.1 billion during last year, indicating a rise of 16 percent compared to 2012, as per the data released by the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters Association (ITKIB). According to the ITKIB data, in 2013 turkey exported a total of 1.4 billion pairs of socks as opposed to the 1.2 billion pairs exported in 2012, registering a rise of 10.5 percent year-on-year. The UK remained the main destination for exports of socks from Turkey with the country exporting

China's purchasing managers' index for the manufacturing sector dropped to a six-month low of 50.5 percent in January, according to official data released on Saturday. January continued December's decline and indicated the lowest factory activity since August while marking the 16th straight month above the boom-bust line, according to a statement jointly released by the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. In January, the sub-index for produ

A worker airs silk yarn at a workshop of High Fashion Silk Co Ltd in Xinchang, Zhejiang province. The facility is the only National Silk Product Development Base approved by the China National Textile Development Center. Provided to China Daily High Fashion Silk (Zhejiang) Co Ltd, a leading global woven silk and knitting fabric producer, plans to transform itself from a traditional manufacturer into a more creative enterprise producing higher value-added items, its chairman said. "Our focu

Exports of leather and footwear from Vietnam touched US$ 10.3 billion during 2013, indicating an increase of 18 percent compared to 2012, as per the data released by Viet Nam Leather and Footwear Association (LEFASO). According to the LEFASO data, of the total $10.3 billion exports, footwear exports amounted to $8.4 billion showing a rise of 15 percent compared to 2012, whereas exports of leather handbags and suitcases touched $1.9 billion, indicating a surge of 26 percent year-on-year. Th

The United States imported textiles and apparel worth US$ 104.724 billion in 2013, registering an increase of 3.76 percent over imports of $100.931 billion made in 2012, according to the latest Major Shippers Report, released by the U.S. Department of Commerce. With $41.673 billion worth of goods supply, China accounted for 39.79 percent share of all US textile and garment imports last year. Vietnam, India, Indonesia and Bangladesh were among the top five suppliers of textiles and clothing

Minister for Handlooms and Textiles S. Sundararaj inspecting Tamil Nadu Cooperative Textile Processing Mill in Erode on Monday.-PHOTO:M.GOVARTHAN. Output at the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Textile Processing Mill here that produces sarees, dhotis, and school uniforms meant for free distribution under the State Government's welfare schemes would soon be scaled up by 20,000 metres per day, State Minister for Handlooms and Textiles S. Sundararaj, said on Monday. After enhancement of production at

-- File photo Workers’ unions in the apparel sub sector on Sunday claimed that about 75 percent of the factories had failed to implement the new wage structure, while almost all the factories were tampering with the workers’ grades depriving them of their legitimate pays, UNB reported. Addressing a press conference, union leaders also noted that some 10 lakh workers in the knitting sub-sector were getting the same wages as before as the last minimum wages board did not consider the hike in t

THE WORSENING human rights situation in Cambodia ought to be deeply troubling to Americans. For starters, much of the unrest stems from poverty-level wages paid by textiles factories that make America’s favorite brands of clothing. Tens of thousands of garment workers went on strike in December, demanding a raise from their current salary of $80 a month. To shut down the protests, the autocratic government of Prime Minister Hun Sen sent security forces that fired into the crowd, killing at least

Tesco Lotus says it will try not to raise its clothing prices even though garment-production costs have risen. Thanuruj Tehchasipaitoon, deputy managing director of the garments and men's wear division of Tesco's Ek-Chai Distribution System Co, said there had not been an increase in its garment prices for two years despite continuing rises in production costs. One factor was the increase in the daily minimum wage to Bt300, while the costs of some raw materials also rose. Meanwhile, per-pu

The production index of national garment-textiles during the first month of 2014 increased 26.9 percent over the same period last year. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, this is the highest growth rate among all industries in the month just gone. Le Tien Truong, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatext), attributed the positive result to a large number of contracts won by major firms in the sector during late 2013. Last year,