Odegon Technologies’ odour eliminating tags will be available on the British high street from March. The small DeoTags absorb under arm smells via a special military-grade nano-porous fibre sewn into garment lining. Underarm clothing tags which harness and store the molecules responsible for the smell of perspiration will be made available on the UK high street from March. The breakthrough invention from technical fabric innovators, Odegon Technologies, eliminates the unwanted smell result

The Government of Canada has removed tariffs on imports of baby clothes in its bid to reduce the up to 40 percent difference in Canadian and the US retail prices. The move, announced as a part of the 2013 Federal Budget, also eliminates import tariffs on most sports equipment. The Budget expects that wholesalers, distributors and retailers to pass on the savings in import tariffs to end-consumers. The Government, in consultation with various consumer forums and the Retail Council of Ca

American brand Tommy Hilfiger has entered into a licensing agreement with French firm Descamps delegating the later to expand, manufacture and sell its home textiles collection in the Middle East, Europe and Africa. The line, comprising products ranging from towels, beddings, duvets to bed throws and decorative cushions, would be made available in home decor outlets, departmental stores and on some e-commerce sites from spring 2014 onwards. Tommy Hilfiger has continued to witness growth in

Weavers in this region were selling the silk products without any profit, facing a loss of Rs 150 to Rs 200 per saree. Handloom weavers have decided to intensify their stir, which began yesterday, demanding abolition of import duty on silk, which was increased from 5 per cent to 15 per cent in the recent budget. Accordingly, they would go on a fast at nine major handloom centres in five districts of the region, Rajesh, Convenor, Handloom Silk, Yarn Saree Weavers and Traders Association s

Workers at a garment factory in Kandal province in March. Vireak Mai GARMENT and footwear workers across the country will be paid a minimum wage of $75 per month – an increase of $14 – beginning in May, according to a document released by the Ministry of Social Affairs this morning. “The minimum wage will be changed on May 1 and the workers will receive it at the end of May or early in June,” the statement, signed by Minister of Social Affairs Ith Sam Heng, says. The documents add that the

The value of Botswana's textile exports fell by two thirds to P609.6 million last year, as market access and operational constraints deepened in the ailing sector. Bank of Botswana figures released recently indicate that in 2012, textile exports averaged P152.4 million per quarter, swinging from a high of P330.4 million between January and March to a low of P79.3 million in the second quarter. By comparison, 2011 textile exports powered home at P1.8 billion, averaging P454.4 million per quart

A boy separates starched sarees left to dry on the roof of a cotton factory in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad in a file photo.(KRISHNENDU HALDER/REUTERS) India will sell cotton to local buyers from government stockpiles, joining China as the world's top two consumers try to cushion domestic textile mills against soaring costs. The sales by China and India, also the two leading producers, should ease tight supplies and help cool global prices that have soared 20 percent this year on s

The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association has said that textile industry in Pakistan is ready to invest $1 billion in Balancing, Modernization and Replacement (BMR) of the units and looking for various options of importing machinery ahead, as textile operators continue to remain engaged in revamping and modernisation of their manufacturing units. Chairman APTMA Ahsan Bashir and Chairman APTMA Punjab Shahzad Ali Khan were talking to a delegation of top people of Shanghai Ring Frame Maker, duri

New Zealand Wool Services International Limited’s General Manager, Mr John Dawson reports that the combined North and South Island Wool auction this week comprising approximately 22,600 bales was affected by the firmer dollar easing some sector’s, as well as a higher weekly supply. Some areas still came under solid demand and overrode these factors managing to remain firm and in some cases lift slightly, particularly the finer and better styled wools. There was a 90 percent clearance. The weig

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is due to start commercial production of crude oil in Afghanistan shortly, heralding a resource boom that could transform the country’s economy over the next decade. Afghan mines minister Wahidullah Shahrani quoted by The Wall Street Journal said, extraction of metals and oil could account for 45% of Afghanistan’s gross domestic product by 2024. Wahidullah Shahrani on Wednesday met with the potential investors during a conference on the margins of