US-based Mila Fashion, part of the Design Studio Group, recently signed an agreement with the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka for opening an apparel manufacturing plant in Welioya. The group employs over 2,000 in Pandulagama in Anuradhapura and Etawa in Kurunegala, and the new venture with $3-million investment will create an additional 1,200 jobs.The project, staggered across two phases, will deploy state-of-the-art machinery, automation and technology, according to Sri Lankan media reports.Si

Global Hantex, a modern knit fabric producer in Vietnam, has announced that after evaluation the company has finalised Datatex Software solutions for ERP for the modules of logistics, financials and costing, capacity balancing and production scheduling for advanced planning, shopfloor automation and fabric inspection for its smart factory.Pic: DatatexPart of Hansoll Textile Group, with $1.4 billion annual revenue, Global Hantex has specialisation of knit fabric manufacturing across yarn and fabr

The forecast of cotton supply and demand of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for FY 20/21 gives strong positive vibes to the cotton cultivators and the industry in the USA.Due to strong US cotton exports in December ’20, the cotton export reached 15.25 million bales in the FY 20/21.It’s worth noting here that, in the first 5 months of FY 20/21 (August-December period), China accounted for the largest proportion of the USA-grown cotton and thereby accounted for almost half of USA cotton ex

ARNHEM - Japanese tech and fibres firm Teijin Group has established a new research and development centre in the Netherlands to explore sustainable solutions across its business interests.The company says its new European Sustainable Technology Innovation Center (ESTIC), in Arnhem, will act as an R&D hub to facilitate collaboration among researchers across borders.ESTIC will also be tasked with developing all new businesses that leverage the lifecycle capabilities of Teijin’s core materials

Swedish fashion apparel giant H&M has exposed another partnership with denim heritage label Lee. The two household names have teamed up for a sustainable denim collection that includes womenswear, menswear as well as kidswear, and will be releasing at the end of the month.The capsule collection marks H&M’s first 100% recycled cotton jeans, and echos the Swedish label’s push for sustainability and innovation. The retailer will also share the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data on its website

One of the trendiest and popular fashion items, denim market will register a growth rate of 6.20% for the forecast period of 2020 to 2027, according to a report by. Fueled by the globally growing demand for recycled denims which are manufactured using plastics and other materials is likely to create new opportunity for the denim market.Figure: Denim market growth will be fueled by the globally growing demand for recycled denims.While another analysis bythe global denim market valued at US$56.1 b

Chen Jianzhi who is a specialist in new retailer and new e-commerce fields will give a lecture from 15:30 to 16:30 on January 22nd. The topic of this lecture is that suppliers should match with buyers .

Most people say they “just know” when a fabric needs to be washed, but what they may not know is that the average wash load contains 20 times more body oils and sweat than visible stains. These hidden soils can get trapped deep in the fabric of clothes and build up over time. Scientists have proved that cleaning dirty clothes is physically possible but that cloth should contain some more features to be environment friendly.Figure: Scientists have proved that cleaning dirty clothes is physically

The latest episode of "Preferred Fabric from Textile City -- Live Stream Series of Suppliers"is going to be carried out from 9:30-11:00a.m. on January 21st.At that time,Xinyao Textile,YongsenCloth,Zimu Linen And Cotton will show you digital printed fabric,cotton fabric,linen fabric, tencel fabric, jacquard fabric and cut flower fabricrespectively.

Apricot, the British clothing brand, has got approval from creditors for its company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The CVA was approved late last week.Image Courtesy: franchising-today.comFollowing the approval, the fashion brand has shifted most of its UK stores to turnover-based rent model.The brand will now be moving 13 of its 14 standalone stores in the UK to turnover-based rental agreements. However, there is no information regarding any store closures.Apricot had launched CVA at the end of