The Pakistan exports of textiles have witnessed an increase of 7.7 percent in the lead of knitted garments and hosiery during the first half of the current fiscal year of 2021 as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

Bangladesh, for one, has grown into the world’s second-largest clothing exporter because of its low costs, while Vietnam has become a favorite alternative to China for producing sneakers and textiles.

Union leaders in Bangladesh are urging the government to reject a plea by garment manufacturers to suspend a planned five per cent hike in the minimum wage for garment workers because of the pandemic

Textile testing and research institute Hohenstein has reason to celebrate as this year marks the company’s 75th anniversary. Proud owner Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecheels comments: "Our motto, ‘We live textiles’, expresses exactly what has made us special for man...

At the start of the year, the OEKO-TEX® Association as usual updates the applicable test criteria, limit values and requirements for its range of certifications and labels. All new regulations will finally come into force after a transition period on 1 Ap...

Many export-oriented garment units in Ho Chi Minh City recently said that in the fourth quarter of 2020, orders, especially from the US market, started increasing again.

Shares of Filatex India hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 57.90 on the BSE in the intra-day trade on Tuesday, having more-than-doubled in the past two months, after promoters hiked stake in the company via open market.

The Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF) has said that the United States market offers several opportunities for apparel exporters and India can become a major supplier of garments to the US as it is for home textile products.

Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports grew by 4.88 percent year-on-year to $6.04 billion between July to November FY21 compared to $5.76bn in the same period last year, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Friday.

The Textile Ministry has taken further steps to streamline procedures under the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS), including a deadline extension for filing applications for verification, to make it easier for the industry to benefit fro...

People who are looking for a new way of life can find it in the new concept of reconstructing and re-purposing fabric.

The Cotton Vision 2015, launched in 2011 during the tenure of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government, had envisaged that cotton production would jump from 10.6 million bales to 20 million bales in 2015 – or even earlier. That did not happen.

State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara says the government intends to impose a special tax on imported readymade garments from April 01 next year.

Singapore local bedding brand, Sunday Bedding, has teamed up with sustainable fashion label, Esse, to roll out ‘Repose‘, a collection of minimal loungewear

A combination of factors — US ban on Chinese cotton, a sudden surge in orders for garments, additional stocking up, increased exports to Tirupur’s competitors including Vietnam and Bangladesh — have resulted in a yarn shortage for garments exporters.

This is an exciting time for MMI! None of this would be possible without the help and support of our technical consultants and industry partners - Says Amy Burcher Bruyn (Owner of MMI Textiles)