After a nearly two months of field test, China’s first indigenous cotton picker machine was unveiled in Shanghai, according to a statement on the website of the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (STCSM). In one hour, the cotton picker machine plucked cotton from 20 acres of land and the net collected rate was 95 percent, similar to that achieved by imported machines. The development of cotton picker machine demanded precision because of different height of cotton p

Central Executive Committee of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has urged upon the government to allow the private sector to import heat and virus resistant well-germinated cotton seed to improve the per acre yield. Prohibit the establishment of sugar mills in Cotton zone. It was resolved at a meeting chaired by Mukhtar Ahmed Baloch, its chairman, here on Sunday. It threatened to suspend the business with defaulter textile mills if they did not clear the dues of ginners. Through an

Readymade garment export to the non-traditional markets in the first half of the current financial year soared by 37.27 per cent to $1.36 billion against $996.89 million of the same period of the last financial year 2012-13, Export Promotion Bureau data showed. Terming the export growth encouraging, exporters said that the market diversification was the key option for Bangladesh to diminish the dependency on export to the traditional two regions — the EU and the US. They hoped that the non

The Country’s home textile exports have seen a 6% decline in the first half of the current fiscal year due to political unrest and inadequate supply of gas in the dyeing factories. It also fell 9% short of the period’s target of $388.21m. The home textile export target was set at $831 for the whole fiscal. In July-December period of the FY2013-14, home textiles fetched $350.20m, which is 6.30% lower compared to $375m for the same period of previous fiscal, EPB data showed. “Home textile

An element of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is helping Vietnam coax more foreign garment and textile makers. illustration photo Northeastern Quang Ninh province’s Department of Planning and Investment said the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), currently under negotiation, was making the province a hot destination for garment and textile firms looking to establish factories as their products are exported to TPP member nations and would enjoy a 0 per cent tax rate on import

The Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) has set a target to achieve 12 percent growth in exports this year, reports Vietnam Plus. Although economic difficulties are forecast for 2014, Vietnam’s apparel sector is expected to have bright prospects, said Le Tien Truong, deputy general director of Vinatex. Mr. Truong said in order to achieve the export target, Vinatex will adopt better investment, finance and human resource management policies, develop its markets, and also fo

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Punjab government and prominent Chinese Shandong Ruyi Group for investment of two billion dollars in textile sector and setting up textile industry in garments of industrial zone. Vice Chairman Punjab Investment Board Syed Maratab Ali on behalf of Punjab government, while Chairman Shandong Ruyi Group YAFU QUI signed the agreement. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Provincial Ministers Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, Muhammad Shafiq, Advisor

Sri Lanka's top forex earner apparels have arrived at the next level in global supply chains, and in the manufacturing front, have progressed beyond the original ODM status. "It's a first time in the world for us. We are pioneering G4 level in Sri Lanka. We are beyond the experimental level and it's a new supply chain model. We at PVH Corp are directly working with manufacturers instead of working through an office in Sri Lanka" revealed Mark Green, the Executive Vice President of Global Supply

Textile mills here have expressed concern over the increase in cotton prices during the last one week as it is the main raw material for the mills. Cotton prices have gone up by Rs. 800 to Rs. 1,000 a candy during the last one week. This is because the arrivals so far are less than what it was during the same period last year, says K.N. Viswanathan, vice-president of the Indian Cotton Federation. Cotton farmers across the country are having the stocks and are expected to increase the volume t

The handloom industry in Narsingdi district is passing through a critical stage. About 5,000 handlooms have become inoperative in the district, and the rest are struggling for survival. High prices of yarn, dyes, chemicals, and lack of running capital have imperiled the people connected with the industry, sources said. The weavers of the district are bearing the brunt of the situation. Handloom owner Abdul Malek of Char Hazipur village in Narsingdi sadar upazila told journalists the handloom fac