Premium lingerie brand for ladies with a fuller bust, Curvy Kate has rewarded end-to-end international logistics service provider Torque for its support with a new contract. The Harrow-based client, a specialist in designing and producing D to K cup output, which unveiled its initial swimwear range earlier this year, has renewed its three-year arrangement with Torque. Curvy Kate’s products are now available via around 200 high street stores and about 180 websites, including those of Next,

The exports of garments and textiles from Vietnam have reached US$ 4.2 billion during the first quarter of the current year, registering a year-on-year rise of 16 percent, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). Vietnam’s apparel and textile exports to traditional markets like Japan, Europe, the US and Russia is rising in a stable manner, while some firms also gained entry into new markets like Africa, Middle East, South Korea and Turkey, VITAS Vice-President Dang Ph

MANGO closed the 2012 financial year with a turnover of 1.691 billion euros for the MANGO MNG Holding S.L.U. Consolidated Group and subsidiary companies, a figure that corresponds to R.R.P. sales excluding VAT for company-owned stores, plus wholesale sales to franchises. This turnover figure represents an increase of 20% over 2011. Given the major international presence of the brand, 84% of turnover corresponds to foreign markets, and the remaining 16% to the domestic market. During 2012, MAN

US imported $8.339 billion worth of textiles and apparels in February 2013, according to the data released by the Department of Commerce’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA). February imports were about 3.6 percent lower than $8.652 billion worth of textiles and clothing imported in January 2013. China was by far the largest exporter of textiles and apparels to the US during the month and accounted for $3.32 billion, i.e. nearly 40 percent of all US imports. The Asean countries toge

Aurora Specialty Textiles Group, Inc announced it is bringing the latest advancement in print technology for fabrics to the digital print market. Aurora will introduce a range of fabric styles with ColorPRO technology for use with HP Latex Inks, in response to market demand for high-quality textile solutions compatible with HP Latex Printing Technologies. These styles are specifically engineered to achieve a broader and brighter range of colors and durability. Textiles with ColorPRO design

The largest quilt and fiber art show in the Eastern United States continues to grow, while more than 16,500 attendees flocked to Lancaster, PA for AQS QuiltWeek, March 13 – 16, 2013. Celebrating the art of quiltmaking by showcasing the masterpieces created by today’s textile artists, AQS presents quilters, fiber artists, and fabric lovers a chance to explore creativity from around the world. The American Quilter’s Society unveiled a new brand, AQS QuiltWeek, this year. Visitors enjoyed refres

Kuraray will break ground on a greenfield Kuraray Poval (PVOH) plant located in La Porte, Texas. This new plant will add to Kuraray’s vast portfolio of manufacturing in the United States, including EVAL (ethylene vinyl acetate) and SEPTON (co-block thermo-elastomers). Kuraray’s Poval plant will have a production capacity of over 40,000 tons in its first phase. “Kuraray is one of the innovators and pioneers of the production of PVOH” With operations to begin in early 2015, Kuraray will add

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