The efforts of the US Department of Commerce to restraint Chinese imports by imposing emergency restrictions were frozen by the ruling of a US court last week, shortly before textile quotas were eliminated for good.The US Court of International Trade issued a temporary injunction ordering the Bush Administration to stop reviewing a dozen safeguard petitions from US manufacturers seeking to curb Chinese clothing and textile imports, sources reported. The decision responds to a lawsuit filed by US

The sleep products industry like the textile industry, has been facing ups and downs during the past year.Foreseeing challenges ahead, manufacturers seek for innovative sourcing while suppleirs will work out new tactics to entice customers during the year.New flame retardant products are likely to catch the fancy of customers and also cost effective solutions that may bring the retailers to innovate and devise marketing strategies to deliver quality products at competitive prices.But so far the

Thailand's apparel exports are sharply recovering this year, as a clear sign that higher labor costs do not necessarily lead to lower sales. Thai clothing industry was able shifting to higher quality of products and lower lead times. Largest companies could successfuly compete on the global quota-free market, as a result. Thailand's apparel exports surprisingly rebounded in the first nine months of the year with total shipments up 11.50% in value terms at US$2.51 billion. Clothing exports had

Come Jan. 1, much of what remains of the Southeastern textile industry will be in jeopardy. That's the day all of the last import quotas on textiles and clothing will be eliminated. Workers in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama will wake up to an era of stiffer - some say unfair - competition. "As many as 600,000 jobs could be lost in the United States in textiles, apparel and related jobs," said Robert DuPree, the vice president of the National Council of Textile Or

Red Earth, a fully-owned subsidiary of the fashion group Esprit Holdings Limited announced the launch of their Winter Wonder seasonal colour range, Snow Queen, in the UAE.Winter inspires white mood, beauty and fashion styles will indulge in elegance and glamour, yet deliberately contrast innocence and sex appeal. From the wonder of the Arctic? Northern Lights delicate holographic effects are taken and the amazing prismatic rays seen in snowflakes ?add dazzle and colour, mystery and charm. The re

Slackness for the second consecutive day was the highlight at the Karachi cotton market running Thursday. Growers and farmers sat on their piles waiting for higher spot rate. More than 10,000 bales of Punjab quality crop were traded and the spot rate went up a little by Rs 15 per maund to close at Rs 1,865 per maund.The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) and private sector exporters however, remained active to lift maximum produce offered by the growers and farmers, traders said. TCP would re

A reviewing of garment sizing standards is set to become a priority for the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA). "The TFIA is currently talking to a range of groups and doing some work on finding a way that standards can be updated," Van Krieken said."I'm being told that the current standards are antiquated, out of date, and causing a lot of problems for a whole range of people in the industry from producers, retailers and manufacturers."This is an area the TFIA executi

China has agreed to place duties on certain textiles to placate fears that it will flood the world with low-cost products when textile quotas officially fall in three weeks, in response to pressure from the US and Europe.The move its part of an eight-point plan the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has informed to ensure the 'smooth transition into the quota-free era'. China intends to impose tariffs on unspecified textiles on 1 January 2005 to limit exports and encourage the export of high-value pro

US apparel imports continued being stronger in October although less substantially rising than in September. Imports of cotton apparel clearly dropped while shipments of man-made fiber items sharply rose. Import prices again increased while China continued gaining ground on the US market to the detriment of Central American countries. US apparel imports from Asia already surged in October ahead of quotas' elimination in a few days. Not surprisingly, imports from China were up 35% in volume te

■Review of Last Event: The last exhibition was successfully held at Shanghai Mart from August 12-14, 2004 with a show area of nearly 20,000sq.m. More than 600 exhibitors participated in this exhibition. According to statistics, professional visitors exceeded the number of 28,000. The vice-president of All-China Association of Industry & Commerce Yiming Wang, the Former minister of China's Ministry of Textile Industry Wenying Wu, the president of Association of Industry & Commer