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Brazilian textile companies to seek Egyptian cotton
The government of Egypt has invited three Brazilian enterprises from textile industry. Textiles maker Fiama, yarn maker Círculo and elastic band manufacturer Damenny to see Egyptian-made raw materials...
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1950 investors are scrambling to bid for the Textile City
More than 1950 investors are bidding to buy lands at Badr City‘s Textile City which was as they submitted applications with the industrial development authority to buy specifications and requirements...
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Egypt plans to make Minia governorate textile hub
The Egyptian ministry of investment and international cooperation (MIIC) recently held a meeting with members of the Egyptian Textile Industries Council (ETIC) to discuss the private sector’s possible...
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French textile companies to visit Egypt 10 November: BTM Group vice president
Five French textile companies are set to visit Egypt on 10 November. The companies will be accompanied by representatives of the French Association for the Textile Industry. The delegation will explor...
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Egypt to double its cotton production and exports
CAIRO: Egypt aims to double production of its most famous export, the silky soft cotton once known as “white gold,” after a period of slumping output, an Agriculture Ministry spokesman said on Saturda...
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The World Is About to be Flooded With Cotton
The world is about to be inundated with cotton as farmers take advantage of high prices to produce more and China floods the market with excess supply from its strategic inventory.
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Data harvested with cotton
IT should only be a few years before cotton growers will be able to measure the colour, length, strength, micron quality and trash content of the fibre they produce, as it is being picked.
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Cotton falls
Slow trading was witnessed at the Karachi Cotton Exchange on Saturday, while spot rates dropped Rs400/maund.
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2017-18 will be good year for cotton textile industry: SIMA
With a sound tax system and real time governance coupled with availability of surplus cotton, the year 2017-18 will be a good year for cotton textile industry, Southern India Mills Association (SIMA)...
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Denim Premier Vision bets on sustainability and California moods
Denim Premier Vision is warming up its engines for the upcoming edition taking place on 18 and 19 November 2015, in Barcelona, Fira Montjuic, Hall 8. Protagonist of the international denim specialized...
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How the TPP could change where your clothes come from
There is a reason President Obama made the case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership at Nike's headquarters: American clothing companies that want to manufacture their clothes in Vietnam are big winners...
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Pakistan government must stop Indian fabric import via Dubai
The third country import of Indian fabric from Dubai is still unchecked, which is responsible for heavy financial losses to the weaving units in Pakistan, the country's newspapers have reported.
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Textile exports: actual potential and contemporary facts
Textile exports declined more that 16 percent in March 2015. Pakistan Yarns Merchants Association (PYMA) has demanded immediate measures to boost exports.
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How trade deals like TPP fail the global poor
The Obama administration insists that the just released Trans-Pacific Partnership is great not only for the US economy - "supporting more well-paying American jobs, strengthening our middle class" - b...
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Invista develops new technology for knit denim fabrics
Invista if one of the world's largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, primarily for nylon, spandex and polyester applications. Also the owner of Lycra brand unveiled the patent pending te...
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Textile technology show Itmach 2015 returns to Bhiwandi
Following the runaway success of Itmach Bhiwandi and Itmach Ahmedabad, Itmach India in association with Textile Excellence is once again organizing the textile technology show, Itmach Bhiwandi 2015 fr...
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Skilled manpower shortage - Bangladesh
The government has set a target to earn USD 50 billion from readymade garments (RMG) by the year 2021. While that sounds very nice, little has been done to address the great shortage in skilled manpow...
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Local textile manufacturers blame industry's collapse on government - Ghana
According to the manager in charge of administration at Printex, Moses Tetteh Zizzer, the Ministry of Education, abrogated a contract it signed with company for the supply of fabrics for the governmen...
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ACIMIT: third quarter growth for domestic orders only
For 2015 third quarter the index of orders for textile machinery elaborated by the research department at ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, recorded a 2% drop compare...
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Taiwanese firms to show new materials at ITMA
Major Taiwanese textile firms participating in the international textile machinery exhibition ITMA will showcase their latest developments and advantages of using new materials at the show, Taiwan Tex...