The textile sector has expressed hope that anti-dumping duty on polyester yarn will not be imposed as importers have already to pay 6 percent import duty on it, which is not refunded even after exports. Globally 55 percent of the fiber used by textile companies as important raw material is manmade while only 45 percent of it is made from cotton. In Pakistan, 75 percent of fiber used in textiles is made from cotton. “We want to come at par with the world but are constrained by the incorrect g

A top Chinese apparel council Thursday signed two separate MoUs with the country's two apex apparel bodies-BGMEA and BKMEA to further promote bilateral trade and investment in the textile and clothing sector between the two countries. China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) deputy director Lin Yunfeng and BGMEA President Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin and BKMEA first Vice-President Md Hatem signed the memorandum of understandings (MoUs) on behalf of their respective organisations at differ

Prices remained solid at this week's combined North and South Island wool sale with the finer wool prices strengthening on the back of demand from China. Mid-micron and fine crossbred fleece prices increased by up to 5%. New Zealand Wool Services general manager John Dawson said renewed activity from China helped stimulate the finer sector of the market with carpet types generally holding their ground. More than 90% of the 14,000 bales on offer were sold. Source: Radio New Zealand

Amormoda announced that they were looking for angel investment to explore their wedding dress online business. Some investors have shown great interest to this company. Eason Chen, CEO of the company, said, "Capital injection is very important for our company now, because we have some big projects in hand. Also, we hope to strengthen our design team in 2013, although we have achieved a fast growth in 2012." , a cutting-edge company in the wedding dress industry, has played a good role in t

Chicago-based head wear designer Tonya Gross of Tonya Gross Millinery has been selected by online retailer Zappos for its 2013 Emerging Designer Program. The Tonya Gross Millinery SS 2013 CAPSule Collection will include casual head wear for men and women, couture bridal, and special event hats for Easter and the Kentucky Derby. The collection will be prominently featured and sold exclusively on the Zappos site beginning March 2013. Tonya Gross says, "I am thrilled for the opportunity to partn

The three-day "Asian International Apparel Sourcing Show 2012" kicked off in Singapore Thursday aiming to tap newer apparel export market. CEMS-Global in cooperation with Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) organised the showcase at Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. This fair will contribute to the country's readymade garments sector to great extent, organizer said in a statement. Spring- Singapore - an entity of the Government of Singapore has already termed Singapo

Russia’s first-ever international intimate wear trade fair ‘Lingerie Expo’ will take place in Moscow from February 5 to 8, 2013. The complete B2B event would act as a networking hub for leading innerwear manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers. Top companies from Russia, CIS, Baltic States and Europe, specializing in the manufacture and sale of beachwear, swimwear, hosiery and accessories would showcase their newest product ranges at the event. Professional seminars discu

For the first time, a silicon-based optical fiber with solar-cell capabilities has been developed that has been shown to be scalable to many meters in length. The research opens the door to the possibility of weaving together solar-cell silicon wires to create flexible, curved or twisted solar fabrics. The findings by an international team of chemists, physicists and engineers, led by John Badding, a professor of chemistry at Penn State, will be posted by the journal Advanced Materials in an

A waterway that runs through a few villages in Bhavani block of Erode district turned dark red on Thursday. Villagers said the water in the channel, which ends in River Bhavani, became blood-like overnight. Annoyed, a few of them managed to track down the source of the pollutant: an unauthorised textile processing unit had dumped huge amount of untreated, toxic effluents into the channel on Wednesday night. Several other waterways in other parts of Bhavani block also change colour often