A mastodon textile continues to grow. Mauritius Tianli Spinning Co Ltd (TSM) is expanding its activities in Belle Rive with an investment of Rs 2 billion in the expansion of its building and equipment purchases. This will enable Chinese spinning double its production capacity of wire. The extension is expected to begin in two months. Currently, the plant produces 12,000 tons of yarn per year. The majority of the production is sold on the local market, including companies that export to the U.S.

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant’s decision to extend a collective bargaining agreement for clothing manufacturers to non-parties was "irrational" and failed to take account of potential job losses and factory closures, advocate Les Rose-Innes SC said in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday. The United Clothing and Textile Association and clothing companies Valuline, Africa HK Manufacturers, Satcotrade, JCR Clothing and Gold Sau-Lin Clothing, which are not party to the bargaining council,

Ona Viljoen Strong demand from China, assisted by a weakening of the rand, has pushed the price of SA wool to record levels. The SA wool industry's merino indicator, a weighted index of various types of apparel wool, has reached record levels at two of the past three sales. It closed at R109,91/kg in December at the final sale before the Christmas recess, an increase of almost 26% on the opening sale and 12% higher than the corresponding sale in the previous year. Though the indicato

The exports of textiles products is witnessing boost in the country as the sector contributed around US $ 40.2 billion precious foreign exchange to national kitty during more than last three years. As per year-wise break-up Pakistan earned US $ 10.3 billion through exports of textiles products during 2009-10,US $ 13.8 billion during 2010-11 and US $ 12.5 billion during 2011-12. A senior official here on Tuesday said in first quarter of current year 2012-13 (Jul-Sep) the exports of textiles pr

A delightful melange of exquisite fusion ensembles, blending hand-woven and hand-embroidered Indian textiles with western design sensibilities, is on display at the ongoing Project Renaissance at DLF Emporio, New Delhi. Organized by Vogue, the Project Renaissance is an initiative to promote western silhouettes infused Indian fabrics in the international fashion circles. During the project, exclusive Indian fabrics, woven by expert artisans from all over the country, were collected and gift

Superdry, the UK clothing brand inspired by Japanese design and vintage American style, is planning to expand in Indian apparel market by opening more stores in cities such as New Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Chennai and Hyderabad this year. Speaking to fibre2fashion, Superdry representative said, "We are likely to open new stores in the major cities of India such as New Delhi, Gurgoan, Chandigarh, Chennai and Hyderabad this year." "We already have two stores in Mumbai and one store in Pune

Twenty special teams have begun inspecting readymade garment manufacturing units in Bangladesh with respect to their compliance of the necessary safety standards. The inspection teams have been set up by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and overall 40 inspectors will work under the supervision of a chief inspector. The move of setting up inspection teams came after the South Asian nation witnessed two devastating fire incidents – the Tazreen Fashions incident in November 2012 f

A senior official at Indonesian Textile Association (API) said on Wednesday that total funds invested in national textile industry would reach 1.5 trillion rupiah (about 155 million U.S. dollars). “Most of the fund invested in the industry allocated for new machinery equipments,” API Chairman Ade Sudrajat was quoted as saying by the Antara news agency. According to Ade procurement of new machines in the industry was mostly conducted by domestic investors, saying that foreign producers only c

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial office of Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has criticized owners of clothing enterprises for threatening to layoff over 14,000 workers. COSATU Provincial Secretary Zet Luzipo said employers could not threaten to layoff workers before wage negotiations have begun, The New Age reported. Jobs of more than 14,000 workers in KwaZulu-Natal clothing sector have been put on stake and they could be laid off by the end of the week, as 450 garment manufactu

MANGO, Spain’s most international fashion brand, presented its Spring/Summer 2013 collections at the DHUB building in Barcelona, at a catwalk hosted by Isak Andic, the company Chairman, as part of 080 Barcelona Fashion. The most famous faces in Spanish society attended the event, such as María García de la Rasilla, the President of the Catalan Regional Government, Artur Mas, Ana García Si?eriz, Jaime de Marichalar, Carla Royo-Villanova and her sister Vega, Boris Izaguirre, Olivia de Borbón, D