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Related Keywords: apparel, Eco-Friendly Cotton, fabrics, Green Linen Zone, Messe Frankfurt, nylon, Renewable & Recycled Fibres, Viscose Filament, Yarn Expo Autumn 2017

The long-awaited Yarn Expo Autumn will be held again in Shanghai from 11-13 October, welcoming thousands of industry players who are looking for quality yarn and fibre products from China, Asia and elsewhere. As an effective and highly praised platform for reflecting the latest industry trends and attracting worldwide buyers, Yarn Expo has been growing in popularity every year, with the number of exhibitors increasing to around 493 this edition, up from 319 last year. The exhibition space will also expand by 115%, allowing suppliers to showcase more of their products to visitors.

Related Keywords: African Sourcing and Fashion Week, apparel, cotton, Digital sourcing, gathered 230 international producers and exporters, Hawassa Industrial Park, home and technology industries, kicked off in Ethiopia, main trade show of Africa, organized by Trade and Fairs East Africa and Messe Frankfurt, Textile, textile and garment industry sector

The African Sourcing and Fashion Week, main trade show of Africa for cotton, textile, apparel, home and technology industries organized by Trade and Fairs East Africa and Messe Frankfurt kicked off in Ethiopia on Tuesday which gathered some 230 international producers and exporters from 25 countries.

According to the organizers, the exhibitors are drawn from countries such as Turkey, the United Arabic Emirates, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Italy, Germany and the host nation Ethiopia.

Related Keywords: apparel, Better Cotton Initiative, cotton yarn, e-commerce, fabrics, Fair, Fancy Yarn Zone, fashion, fiber, green products, Modal, Textile Association, viscose, wool, Yarn Expo

Green products continue to be sought after more and more by consumers nowadays, and textiles are no exception. In order to promote sustainable development throughout the industry, a number of yarn and fibre manufacturers have endeavoured to introduce green products into the early stages of textile production, and Yarn Expo, as the leading yarn and fibre business platform in Asia, serves as an ideal stage for these suppliers to gain exposure to buyers looking for such products.

Related Keywords: apparel, Barcelona, exhibition, fabrics, fashion, fibres, garment, ITMA, manufacturers, Textile, yarns

Automation, especially in an integrated textile and garment manufacturing chain, will help address the fashion and clothing industry’s current concerns of short production cycles and sustainable business practices, according to CEMATEX, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers.

Related Keywords: apparel, both of its plants, facility to expand its production capabilities, Hamrick Mills, industrial, make investment of USD 6 million, part of its expansion plan, produces top quality greige woven fabrics, support apparel markets, textile manufacturer in Gaffney, use capital investment to purchase new equipment, use in the home furnishings

Hamrick Mills, a textile manufacturer in Gaffney as part of its expansion plan to make investment of $6 million in its facility to expand its production capabilities. Hamrick Mills produces top-quality greige woven fabrics for use in the home furnishings, industrial, apparel and support apparel markets.

Hamrick Mills CFO Charles Hamrick, said that their company strongly believes in investing in their community by being a good corporate citizen and also by encouraging civic involvement by their associates.

Related Keywords: All-powerful GST Council, apparel, Arun Jaitley, at five percent, comprising representatives of all states, decided to tax all job works, embroidery to weaving in the textile sector, headed by Finance Minister, instead of previously decided eighteen percent, rate will be applicable for job works, shawls and carpets, stitching

The all-powerful GST Council, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising representatives of all states in its meeting held on Saturday, decided to tax all job works from stitching, embroidery to weaving in the textile sector, at 5 percent instead of previously decided 18 percent. This 5 percent rate will be applicable for job works in apparel, shawls and carpets.

This brings smiles on the faces of merchants from Ichalkaranji — the textile town of South Maharashtra.

Related Keywords: apparel, bedding and linens this fall, businessman, Ed Cagle, employees, ever in Bledsoe County, factory building in Pikeville, increase the staff to thousand, make biggest private investment, owned by Chattanooga developer, plans to start production, Textile Corp of America, to buy and upgrade

Textile Corp. of America announced Monday it will make the biggest private investment ever in Bledsoe County, spending $27.1 million to buy and upgrade the vacant 186,000-square-foot factory building in Pikeville.

The new company, which is owned by Chattanooga developer and businessman Ed Cagle, plans to start production of apparel, bedding and linens this fall. Officials said that they hope to quickly increase the staff to 1,000 employees and begin hiring and training workers in the next month or so.

Related Keywords: apparel, attract top international firms, domestic, ease in entry, Ethiopian textile sector, Garments, global market, Hawassa Industrial Park, join middle income status, making all efforts, paves the way for nation, preferable gateway, productions of textile, step into industrialization, textile sector would benefit large number of people

Ethiopian textile sector is a preferable gateway to step into industrialization because of the ease in entry and it is making all efforts to attract top international firms. The textile sector would benefit large number of people and paves the way for nation to join middle income status in the very near future.

Related Keywords: apparel, apparel segment, carried out by micro industries, embroidery, Garment Printing, garment washing, ironing and packing, job work basis only, job working units, left out of GST reduction. Garment exporters in Tirupur, major segment in textile value chain, urging government to levy only five percent GST

Apparel, a major segment in the textile value chain, has been left out of the reduction. Garment exporters in Tirupur are now urging the government to levy only 5% GST for job working units in the apparel segment.

Raja M Shanmugham, president, Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) said that as only services classified as 'job work in relation to yarn and fabrics of textiles' are eligible for the reduced rate of 5%. This negative step would cause huge hardship to several micro industries in textile clusters like Tirupur.

Related Keywords: apparel, decisionmakers from local textile industries, DKTE Ichalkaranji for Technical textiles, home textiles and carpet, host B to B forums and technology conferences, in USA and Mexico City this November, industry experts from well-known VDMA member companies, present practice oriented technology topics, such as fibre and yarn, VDMA Textile Machinery Association

The VDMA Textile Machinery Association to host B2B forums and technology conferences in USA and Mexico City during this November where industry experts from well-known VDMA member companies will present practice-oriented technology topics to decision-makers from the local textile industries, such as fibre and yarn, apparel, home textiles and carpet, technical textiles, nonwovens and composites industry.

The high-quality events are primarily aimed at technical management, production managers, quality and maintenance managers, as well as mill owners, among other decision-makers.