China's exports of textiles and garment amounted to US$ 28.04 billion in August, up 14% year-on-year, according to the General Administration of the Customs. The exports totaled US$ 182.95 billion in January-August, up 12.9% year-on-year. In 2012 cotton year, the exports of textiles and garment totaled US$ 275.9 billion, up 11.8% year-on-year. Source: China Textile Leader

India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma raised the issue of restrictive regime on imports of textiles, during a meeting with Indonesian Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan. Mr. Sharma was accompanying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his two-day visit to Indonesia. In response to Mr. Sharma’s raising the issue, “The Indonesian Minister assured a constructive review of its policy,” an official statement said. Last year, the Indonesian Ministry of Trade issued new regulations aimed a

Adidas and the Mexican Football Federation announce the official on-pitch presentation of the National Team's uniform, during its FIFA World Cup Qualifier match against Panama at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico's National Football team is the first of all adidas sponsored teams to present its new uniform. The match kit will convey the entire country's hopes and optimism as the team battle to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. The New Jersey features a bi tonal gr

Lenzing is presenting “Natural Connection”, the new marketing concept especially for TENCEL?/cotton blends, at the textile trade fairs in Paris. The two cellulose fibers, TENCEL? and cotton, are ideal partners. They go together perfectly and enhance each other with their properties. Both fibers are from Nature and possess similar properties such as good breathing properties. A blend with 30% TENCEL? gives cotton fabrics a new definition. As a result of adding TENCEL?, the fabric’s hand, moist

The imports of cotton by Vietnam have increased both in terms of value and volume during the first eight months of the current year, according to data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs. From January to August 2013, Vietnam imported 385,888 tons of cotton, showing a rise of 44.58 percent year-on-year. In terms of volume, cotton imports were worth US$ 770.752 million, an increase of 31.44 percent year-on-year. The US, India, Australia, Brazil, Ivory Coast, Pakistan, China and I

China has become the largest producer and exporter of fur garments, Deng Xiaolan, Honarary Chairman-Asia, International Fur Trade Federation (IFTF), said at the recently concluded 29th International Conference on the world of fashion and apparel, sponsored by the IFTF. Deng Xiaolan said China has become the largest importer of fur raw materials for its fur apparel industry, which now accounts for 70 percent of the world’s fur clothing exports, Chinese clothing net reported. The current wor

According to the General Administration of the Customs, China exported US$ 70.1 billion worth of textile yarn, fabric and made-up goods in January-August period of this year, up 12.2% year-on-year, and meanwhile, it also exported US$ 112.8 billion worth of garment and accessories, up 13.4%. The export of textile yarn, fabric and made-up goods in August amounted to US$ 9.4 billion and that of garment and accessories US$ 18.7 billion. In January-August of this year, China's import of textile-pu

The ECC was of the view that Aptma’s influence over the PCCC did not seem appropriate in view of “non-technical nature” of nominees of the textile body. The government has restructured the Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) and ended the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma)’s control of the committee. In a meeting held on October 2, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of cabinet expressed surprise that Aptma, a lobby of textile manufacturers, had complete control of

Apparel exports grew 14.9 per cent in September, with $1.1 billion of export due to good demand from the US and euro zone. This is the sixth consecutive month where apparel exports have grown, at an average of 13 per cent. Export-led employment grew by 6.5 per cent in April-June. “We request the government to put exports in the priority sector, which was accepted by the Padmanabhan committee. It can solve the problem of credit crunch for the apparel industry,” said A Sakthivel, chairman of

Bangladesh’s exports rose 36.26 percent in September from a year earlier to $2.59 billion, boosted by stronger clothing sales, an export body said on Thursday, despite a spate of deadly accidents which have hit the country’s multi-billion textile industry. In the first quarter of the current financial year exports rose 21 percent to $7.63 billion from a year earlier, the Export Promotion Bureau said. Garments exports surged 24 percent to $6.2 billion in July-September. Garment exports tota