Pakistan’s textile industry and leading Chinese textile and clothing associations’ leadership have agreed to form a joint working group for providing match-making services to the prospective investors in realizing new projects in textile industry through joint ventures. In this respect, APTMA central chairman |Ahsan Bashir welcomed the Chinese businessmen delegation at the APTMA House Punjab. The visiting high-powered Chinese delegation included Gao Yong, President and Secretary General CNTAC,

A Tanzanian firm has indicated its intention to set up a cotton ginnery in Zambia to provide a ready market for small-scale cotton growers in the country. MeTL Group wants to set up a ginnery with the view of buying cotton from small-scale farmers (SSF) and process it locally. Company deputy chief executive officer Cosmas Mtesigwa said the firm was ready to bring huge investment into the country for the betterment of the Zambian people and help contribute to the country's economic development.

Taiwanese companies that attended a fashion trade exhibition in Las Vegas are expected to obtain about US$5 million worth of orders, the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) said Friday. The 16 textile exporters from Taiwan displayed readymade clothing, hats, socks and other accessories to potential foreign buyers at the Las Vegas Magic Show 2013 from Aug. 18-21, said the TTF, a private sector group. High performance fabric supplier AGT International Co., ladies woven apparel maker Caribbean Indus

A spark of revival has already been witnessed in Q1 2014, could lead to a 5-10% revival in exports. The textile sector could witness a jump in its export numbers this financial year due to the falling rupee as there is a spark of revival witnessed in the first quarter of this financial year. Textile exporters feel that the depreciating rupee could lead to a 5-10% rise in textile exports this fiscal after a bleak year in 2012-13. "There should be 5-10% increase in overall textile export as a r

Cotton imports by Pakistan, the world's fourth-biggest grower, may tumble this year as a jump in stockpiles help counter a potential drop in local output. Inbound shipments may drop 40 percent to 1.5 million bales of 170 kilograms (375 pounds) each in the year that began on July 1, Khalid Abdullah, the nation’s cotton commissioner, said in an interview in Karachi. Inventories have almost doubled to 1.5 million bales from 800,000 bales a year earlier, he said. Cotton climbed 12 percent this yea

Lingerie brand Freya has been short-listed for a place on the CoolBrands directory – the prestigious annual collection of the coolest brands in Britain. The selection is made by an Expert Council of creative, technology, business and media figures; and voted for by over 2,000 members of the public. This year’s CoolBrands Expert Panel of the UK’s most influential and fashionable figures includes Daisy Lowe, Julien Macdonald, Sadie Frost and Ben Drew (AKA Plan B), to name a few. Ann Marie

Uzbekistan plans to produce around 1.1 million tons of cotton in 2013, maintaining production at the 2012 level, the Uzbek Cotton Industry Association, which links the cotton processing plants of the republic, reported. According to the association, this year, raw cotton harvesting is predicted at last year's level of 3.35 million tons. In 2012, Uzbekistan's raw cotton harvest was 3.35 million tons. This is 4.5 per cent lower in comparison with the previous year when production decreased by

On August 22, the Tommy Hilfiger Group, which is wholly owned by PVH Corp. and Autism Society San Diego, celebrated an ongoing partnership. Josh Bowman and Kalani Robb, along with Gary Sheinbaum, CEO, Tommy Hilfiger North America and InStyle Magazine Fashion Director Cindy Weber-Cleary, co-hosted the opening event for the newest Tommy Hilfiger store opening in San Diego’s Fashion Valley Mall, benefiting the Autism Society San Diego. Inspired by Autism Society San Diego’s mission and progra

Record slump in Indian rupee, according to a report by an on-line Indian news service, Daily News Analysis (DNA), from Indore in India, might be giving nightmares to many but it has certainly offered new lease of life to beleaguered readymade garments sector of the city as falling rupee has made Bangladesh apparels costlier sharply. The report, available on the website - www.dnaindia.com - said Thursday the turnaround in currency exchange rate has helped Indore garment traders see a rise of 20%

Estonia’s largest garment makers have successfully recovered from recession and are increasing exports, writes ?rip?ev. Baltika, the flagship of the Estonian textile industry, reported a profit in 2012 after years of steep losses. Also smaller players including Lenne that makes childrenswear have reported strong results. Lenne increased revenue by 25% last year to 20m euros and boosted its profit by a third to 5.3 million euros. One reason for good results was the fact that Lenne managed to