Product Display Zone for Denim at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics (c) 2012 Messe Frankfurt Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics opens next week and will take place from 22 – 25 October 2012 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, in Pudong. A total of over 3,300 exhibitors from 28 countries and regions will display their latest products in a total of 13 halls, covering 150,000 sqm. This year marks an 8.7% increase in the number of international exhibitors, and a 4.6% increase

LVMH Mo?t Hennessy Louis Vuitton, recorded revenue of ?19.9 billion for the first nine months of 2012, an increase of 22% on the comparable period in 2011. After taking into account the integration of Bulgari, as of June 30, 2011, and a positive currency impact, organic revenue grew by 10%. The Group recorded a 15% rise in revenue for the third quarter. Organic revenue growth was 6%, a good performance in the current economic environment, particularly when compared to the strong performance i

Over 50 Tamil Nadu-based spinning mills have come together to form Cotton Sourcing Company Limited (COSCO) that would buy their requirement directly from producers in Gujarat, a director of the company said. While Gujarat is the highest producer of cotton accounting for about 45 per cent of country's production, Tamil Nadu is the biggest consumer of cotton accounting for over 40 per cent of the consumption and the new company is expected to benefit both producers and spinners, he said. The C

With stable raw material prices this year and steady capacity expansion, sales of Taiwan’s two leading garment makers, Makalot Industrial Co. and Eclat Textile Co., will rise this year, according to the spokesman of Eclat, R.J. Lo. Due mainly to Eclat’s concentration on developing functional sports garments in recent years, order booking are not easily affected by uncertain global economy. Besides, first-phase of the firm’s fabric factory in Vietnam has come online to fill repeat orders. Mak

Mosquito net manufacturers in Karur have struck work since last Friday protesting against the longer hours of unscheduled power cuts. The high-density poly ethylene (HDPE) and monofilament yarn and knitted fabric manufacturers at present get power only for five hours a day. There were about 3,000 units manufacturing the mosquito fabrics until recently and their number has already come down to around 2,000 due to various reasons including competition from Bangladesh that has captured the North In

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has released the latest figures on wool imports to China. The figures were prepared by AWI China office. China’s raw wool imports from global sources in July reached 22 mkg, down 8.3% month on month and 3.3% year on year. From January to July, raw wool imports totalled 183.9 mkg, down 6.9% year on year, and import value reached USD1.69billion, down 2.6% from last year. For the first half of 2012, China’s global imports of raw wool (greasy, scoured, carbonized a

Barrie has produced cashmere knitwear for Chanel for 25 years Luxury French fashion house Chanel is to buy Scottish cashmere knitwear manufacturer Barrie in a deal announced today (16 October). The purchase was agreed with administrators KPMG, who were called in following the collapse of parent Dawson International in August. While terms of the deal have not been revealed, the sale will see Chanel acquire the business and assets of Barrie. The move secures the jobs of all 176 emplo

A consortium made up of Mozambican group Intelec Holdings and by Portuguese companies Crispim Abreu, Mundifios and MundoTêxtil, Friday signed a contract in Maputo to buy the Riopele Mo?ambique factory, in Maputo province. The chairman of state stake-holding company Instituto de Gest?o das Participa??es do Estado (Igepe), Apolinário Pelembe, said at the time that the acquisition of Riopele Mo?ambique by the consortium was a “brave move,” as the factory had been closed for a long time. Pelembe

Alessandra Ambrosio has admitted she was nervous when she heard she had been chosen to model the $2.5million Floral Fantasy Bra Gift Set in the Victoria's Secret catwalk show this year. Though it is considered a highly-coveted privilege for any of the lingerie giant's Angels, the supermodel, 31, had only given birth to her son Noah three weeks earlier, and the news, in late May, put her under immense pressure to get back into shape. Runway-ready: Supermodel mother-of-two Alessandra Ambrosi