The CAI has maintained its cotton crop estimate for the northern zone at the same level as in its previous month’s estimate at 59 lakh bales. The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has maintained its August estimate of the cotton crop production for 2018-19 season (October-September) at 312 lakh bales, the same as July, mainly…
A history lesson from the counties scarred by the seventeenth-century conflict. At the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642, Warwick Castle was attacked by soldiers loyal to the king who tried without success to unseat the Parliamentarian forces that held it. While a minor skirmish, the outcome would foreshadow the broader struggle for the country. Today, the…
Morocco’s textile and clothes industry represents 15% of the country’s GDP but has been facing fierce competition of Turkish manufacturers that caused many layouts and put several factories out of business, pushing Moroccan professionals to seek a new strategy to boost competitiveness. They mostly blame the free trade agreement signed with Turkey, which has dumped…
Improving oil and gas industry, changing regulations, and adoption of new technologies drive fresh growth opportunities, finds Frost & Sullivan. The outlook for the uptake of personal and protective equipment (PPE) in the oil & gas (O&G) industry looks promising with the expansion of O&G activities through new global projects, improved stability and the presence…
NEW YORK, USA – Brussels/Zaventem, September 9, 2019 – Gerber Technology’s annual ideation conference has as one of the leading hands-on tech experience in the fashion, apparel and textile industries. This year’s conference, October 23 – 25, will unite customers and thought leaders together to act on key market trends and test drive the latest…
A new textile seal called the “Green Button” should help advance social and ecological standards across borders, according to German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Mueller who presented the label on Monday. Companies that wanted to use the green button label for their textile product would need to comply with 26 minimum social…
CS2 — short for CORDURA® + Susterra® + Sorona® — fuses three well-known brands into one multilayer fabric “where durability, sustainability and wearability interconnect.” Wichita, Kan.-based INVISTA, Loudon, Tenn.-based DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, and Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont Biomaterials recently collaborated with mill partner Everest Textile Co. Ltd., Taiwan, to develop this laminated fabric.…
Tough choices, turbulent world—these are the challenges that today’s CEOs face. Globalization 4.0 is changing the business equation that now, they have to aim for sustainability with the same vigor they put in pursuing profitability targets. As discontent with the old order continues to escalate because of perceived global imbalance, people are turning to businesses…
According to our latest research, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the additional costs of exporting to Europe could cost the UK fashion and textile industry £870m per year (more details here). We are posting the most important documents and links on the dedicated Brexit section of the UKFT site here and will update them…
The number of UK companies including warnings over Brexit in their annual reports has more than doubled in the past six months as the threat of a no-deal exit from the EU has increased, according to filings from medium and large businesses to Companies House. Companies operating in the manufacturing and retail sectors have mentioned…
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