Textile Market

Egypt

Egypt’s Home Textile Industry Gains Momentum: Interview with Towelie

By: Behnam Ghasemi | Editor-in-Chief, Kohan Textile Journal On-location coverage at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics Executive Summary At Intertextile Shanghai, the Egypt home textile industry and the country’s expanding presence in the...

Textile Market

US Senate Approves Two-Year Extension of AGOA and Haiti Trade Programs

The proposed renewal would extend AGOA and Haiti HOPE/HELP through December 31, 2028, providing greater sourcing certainty for...

Garment & Fashion

Hirdaramani Eyes Egypt as Regional Apparel Manufacturing and Export Hub

Sri Lankan apparel manufacturer discusses expansion plans as Egypt strengthens its position in global textile and garment supply...

Textile Market

Brazil’s Textile Industry Calls for Tax Incentive Extension Until 2032

São Paulo Manufacturers Warn That Ending ICMS Tax Credit Could Undermine Competitiveness Against Asian Imports Brazil's textile industry is...

Textile Market

BGMEA and BTMA Unite to Advance Bangladesh’s $100 Billion Apparel Export Target

Bangladesh’s two leading textile and apparel trade associations have joined forces to support the country’s ambitious target of...

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Global polyester yarn import continues to increase

Fiber & yarn

November 23, 2019

The global trade of polyester yarn has been growing with a high CAGR (compound annual growth rate) as both import and export of polyester...

200 new organisations join Better Cotton Initiative

Fiber & yarn

November 23, 2019

More organisations – a total of 200 - have joined Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) in the first half of 2019 taking the BCI membership...

Apparel Exporters Less Than Happy with BSM Spain

Garment & Fashion

November 20, 2019

With an import of US $ 736.7 million in 2018, Spain is one of the most important markets for Indian apparel exporters. Recently AEPC organised a BSM...

Luxury, retail follow tech brands in Global Brands 2019

Textile Market

November 4, 2019

Apple, Google and Amazon continue as the world’s three most valuable brands, according to Best Global Brands 2019, the 20th edition of the annual...

US $ 25 million investment! BP plans to recycle plastic into polyester for apparels

Garment & Fashion

November 2, 2019

Oil bigwig BP plans an investment of US $ 25 million in a pilot plant! The objective is to test new technologies that could convert polyethylene terephthalate (PET)...

Chinese Textile Firm Inaugurates $220-mn Plant in Ethiopia

Ethiopia

October 30, 2019

Chinese textile manufacturing giant Wuxi No. 1 Cotton Textile PLC recently opened its Ethiopian unit, with an aim to export most of its products...

Global cotton woven fabric exports declining since 2013

Fiber & yarn

October 29, 2019

The global trade of cotton woven fabrics has been declining since 2013 with a considerable CAGR (compound annual growth rate), according to data from...