Brazilian textiles and clothing exports to Arab world increased by 87.5 percent to USD 3 million in January and February this year from USD 1.6 billion from the comparable period in 2016, according to numbers from the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (Abit). The increment was almost exclusively a result of synthetic fabric and sisal rope for use in ships and rigs. Abit’s survey of exports encompasses different items in the production chain, from raw materials, like fibers, y

Mulberry trees are now a rarity in Cambodia as most of them having been destroyed during the Khmer Rouge era. Silk weavers in Banteay Meanchey, Kandal, Takeo and Phnom Penh’s main silk producing area of Koh Dach have no choice but to import raw silk from either Vietnam or Thailand. Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak said that investment from the Japanese company would help diversify Cambodian silk production and generate more jobs for women in rural areas. A Japanese beauty company II Brille to in

Cambodia’s garment industry is in a curious situation, with statistics indicating that export earnings from this key Asian fabric and yarn buyer are on the rise, despite evidence that overseas sales should be falling. According to one industry insider, this makes it difficult to project how the Cambodian clothing sector will perform in 2017 and hence how much it will spend on supplies. Statistics from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) show that in the first quarter of 2016, Cambodia

A ban imposed on cotton sowing in the province has been lifted and farmers can start its cultivation without any delay. This was stated by Punjab Agriculture Department spokesperson on Monday. The ban was imposed till April 15 to avoid dangers of early sowing to the cotton crop, he said, adding now the department has lifted the ban as the desired results had been achieved. The department had prepared a plan to offer various free of charge services to cotton growers to enhance the crop prod

‘Tanners will submit a memorandum to Prime Minister on April 10, if the relocation process is not completed’ As the saga of tannery relocation continues, industry people fear that the country may suffer a loss of over Tk1,000 crore export orders of leather goods. “The tanneries at Hazaribagh are going to be closed from April 6 as per the Supreme Court order. But Savar is not ready yet to start operation of tanneries though the people related with process placed false information before the

The country has produced 10.725 million cotton bales so far in this season, up 9.87 per cent from a year ago. However, the output remained less than the average of around 14-15m bales recorded up to the 2014-15 season. Fortnightly phutti arrival figures released by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners’ Association (PCGA) show production up to the second half of March stood higher by 963,593 bales on a year-on-year basis. Cotton crop suffered mostly in Punjab for the last two consecutive years a

Consumers shop at the Carter's babies and kids store in the Valencia area of Santa Clarita, California. [Photo/Agencies] Carter's Inc, a leading maker of children's apparel in North America, plans to open 200 stores in China by 2022, with at least 40 new outlets this year, said its executive on Thursday. It has 12 stores and an online shop on Tmall－a platform of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Michael Casey, Carter's chairman and CEO, said during a trip to Beijing on Thursday that it

China's economy is likely to grow by 6.8 percent year on year in the first quarter of the year as production activities and investment picked up, according to a Chinese government think tank report Wednesday. The firming trend in the fourth quarter last year has continued into the first quarter of 2017, according to the National Academy of Economic Strategy (NAES), citing a huge rise in factory-gate prices, rebounding corporate profits and increasing imports. Consumer prices will rise by 1

India’s 2016-17 cotton imports are set to jump more than a third from a year ago to a record 3 million bales as the rupee’s rise makes buying overseas cheaper, senior industry officials and executives said. The strong rupee - now at its highest level in 18 months - has also braked cotton exports from the world’s biggest producer of the fibre, a trend that has helped rival suppliers in Brazil, the United States and some African countries boost their own exports. ‘Usually (textile) mills in

It is very important that there should be right to form trade unions, hold collective bargaining and right to organise trade union, according to Lietz European Union wants that a common standard be maintained to ensure equal rights for workers employed in the country’s Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and beyond. Arne Lietz, a member of the European Parliament and head of visiting EU parliamentary delegation, came up with the call at a press conference after a meeting with the Bangladesh Gar