INVISTA’S CORDURANaturalle fabric from Chia Her Industrial Mill in Taiwan was named one of the Top 10 Second Layer Fabrics at ISPO Textrends Forum at ISPO MUNICH 2013. Aimed at showcasing fabrics for the fall and winter seasons of 2014 and 2015, ISPO Textrends Forum provides designers and product developers with the latest innovations in performance fabric technology. CORDURA Naturalle fabric was ranked highly within the second layer category because of factors such as its soft, cotton-like f

In a bid to become competitive in international markets and improve margins, ginners from India are turning to the West for superior technical know-how and better production practices. Leading Indian cotton ginning and spinning companies will discuss advanced ginning and spinning practices with their American counterparts at the International Cotton Summit in Ahmedabad on April 9 and 10. "The lack of access to better technology has resulted in small and medium players producing inferior-quality

Economists have voiced concerns over a stiff slide in GDP growth this fiscal due to continued violence, hartal and political uncertainty affecting all economic fronts. They said the annual GDP growth was 6.0 per cent on an average for over the last few years, but it is going to slump this time below 6.0 per cent. The target this year was 7.2 per cent but actually it may hover around 5.5 per cent, analysts said. This is an unusual development and if the trend continues, it may bring "d

More than 50,000 North Koreans usually work at Kaesong North Korean employees have not reported for work at the Kaesong Industrial Complex, suspending one of the few points of cooperation between North and South Korea. More than 120 South Korean companies operate in Kaesong, which is located inside North Korea. About 53,000 North Korean workers are employed there. It is the latest in a stream of provocations that have raised tensions on the Korean peninsula. “As of now, no North K

With the long summer vacations approaching, the demand for garments is expected to grow by 40 percent, says the head of Al Saeed Commercial Center, Mabkhout Salem Al Khawar. "Traditionally, with the arrival of spring season and summer vocations, the market witnesses huge turnout of customers and face increasing demand for garments," Al Khawar was quoted by Arabic daily Al Sharq yesterday. He added that the trade in garments and textiles in Qatar grew by almost 25 percent in the last two years

The textile and clothing sector in Peru has great potential, but the difficult economic environment in major markets, fall in the exchange rate, and growing labour costs are impeding their exports, according to the Peruvian Association of Exporters (ADEX). The situation calls for doubling of efforts to ensure growth of the textile and apparel sector, ADEX said in a statement. The association’s president Juan Velasquez said the progress in increasing the country’s cotton output has been minima

Knitwear exporters have blamed yarn manufacturers of hoarding stock and using the present situation to their advantage. Perturbed with the turn of event since the beginning of March, exporters in this knitwear hub said “yarn manufacturers have stopped delivery since March 5, albeit unofficially, with a view to hoard supply and create artificial demand. This is affecting our production schedule, particularly because the orders have started to flow in since January. There is also an abnormal in

China, the world's top cotton consumer, kept volumes of cotton offered from its state reserves steady on Monday, defying expectations that it could ramp up sales to help ease tight domestic supplies after stockpiling most of the domestic crop. A government official had previously said Beijing would boost sales of state cotton reserves from April, which would hurt domestic and international cotton prices. Beijing officially finished stockpiling domestic cotton on Friday, with market participant

Taiwanese firms have reaped benefits from their presence in the March 27-29 Intertextile Beijing Apparel Fabrics, an annual textile trade show in China, The Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) said Saturday. The 26 Taiwanese exhibitors secured about US$480,000 (NT$14.35 million) in orders from foreign buyers during the event, the local textile business grouping said. Moreover, the 26 firms are expected to receive no less than US$2.5 million in total orders in the near future as potential buyers

Cotton output will grow by 15 percent during the current Iranian year (started March 21), said the managing director of Cotton Growers Union. Ali Mozaffari also told ISNA that production of indigenous seed should be prioritized to preserve the country's genetic reserves. "Due to global and domestic price hikes, Iranian farmers are keen to cultivate cotton," he said. He explained that the area under cotton cultivation has reached 120,000 hectares from 100,000 hectares. Mozaffari added tha