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Related Keywords: China, future, goals, ISPO, management, Messe München Shanghai

The chief executive of Messe München Shanghai, Edwin Tan, left the company by mutual consent at the end of July owing to what the company has called “differing views on the future strategic goals”. He has been replaced by Xu Jia, who has been the company’s chief operating officer since 2013.

Messe München Shanghai is the largest subsidiary that Messe München has. Events it organises include ISPO Shanghai, which will next take place in July 2020.

Ms Jia will form a new senior management team with Stephen Lu as chief operating officer and Candace Hua as chief financial officer.

Related Keywords: Bangladesh, brand, China, consumers, Germany, import, price, Puma, sportswear, US, Vietnam

Sportswear brand Puma has warned that an increase in the price of its products is inevitable should proposed tariffs on more China-made products imported into the US come into effect.

Chief executive Bjorn Gulden has said the brand is already taking action in response to the situation. This has included moving some of its production from China to other countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh and Cambodia.

Related Keywords: CAS, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, cotton, fertilization, Taklimakan, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography

Researchers have devised a new method of efficient fertilization of cotton with lower nitrogen leaching in sandy soil in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Fertilizers like nitrogen are necessary for the plant's growth, however the ease with which they leach into sandy soil through traditional flood irrigation methods results in low nitrogen uptake efficiency and cotton productivity.

Related Keywords: Bangladesh, China, exports, Garments, innovation, manufacturers, market, sustainable, Textile, United States

Textile manufacturers should focus on sustainable textiles and look at consistency in quality, according to Prabhu Dhamodharan, convenor of Indian Texpreneurs’ Federation.

Related Keywords: China, CITI, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, cotton, export, fibre, government, Industry, tax, yarn

The export of cotton yarn has dropped 35% in the first quarter of FY20 to $696 million compared to $1.063 billion in the same period last fiscal.

Quoting government sources, the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) said that in April the fall was 21% to $266 million compared to $337 million in the same month previous year. May saw a decline of 31% to $241 million against $349 million in May 2018 and June saw a whopping decline of 50% to $188 million compared to $378 million reported in June previous year.

Related Keywords: China, clothing, consumption, cotton, Imports, market, Osaka, production, Textiles, United States

Even though the trade dispute between the United States and China has moved away from escalation and towards reconciliation since the G20 meeting in June in Osaka, the consequences of this already year-long exchange of blows between two big players in the international cotton industry are clearly noticeable in the market. There are widespread insecurities in completing contracts in the international cotton trade. “Uncertainty is the new normal,” summed up Bremen Cotton Exchange in its Cotton Telegram of 16th July 2019.

Related Keywords: apparel, brands, China, Cotton Incorporated, flexibility, marketing

China is still an economic powerhouse, despite the fact that its growth is slowing.

The country’s economy grew 6.2 percent in the second quarter, down from 6.4 percent the period before. It’s the slowest pace since 1992, and a dramatic decrease from a dozen years ago, when growth was 14.2 percent. However, a January research report from eMarketer projected China will overtake the U.S. as the world’s biggest retail market this year. That’s why it remains vital that brands connect with the country, especially at the digital level.

Related Keywords: apparel, China, footwear, Kontoor, Reef, Timberland, Vans, VF Corporation

Apparel and footwear group VF Corporation, whose brands include The North Face, Vans, Timberland and Reef, has reported revenues of $2.3 billion for the first quarter of its current fiscal year, the three-month period ending June 30.

This is an increase of 6% compared to the same quarter last year.

The group’s outdoor segment increased its revenues by 7% to $610.6 million, which included a 9% increase for The North Face. The increase for the group’s active segment was 8% year on year, reaching $1.2 billion; within this segment, Vans increased its revenues by 20%.

Related Keywords: apparel, bales, Brazil, China, clothing, cotton, exports, fiber, market, production, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, world

Cotton is perhaps the most recognized fiber in the apparel market, and is used, either in its pure form or blended with other materials, to make much of the world’s clothing.

The soft, fluffy staple fiber grows in a boll around the seeds of a cotton plant, and the fiber is nearly pure cellulose, the most abundant organic polymer on Earth. Fibers from the cotton plant are spun into yarn or thread and made into fiber, yielding soft, breathable textiles. Cotton is the most widely used natural fiber in clothing today.

Related Keywords: bales, Brazil, China, cotton, domestic, prices, raw material, Textile

The continuing contraction in international and domestic cotton prices following higher global production and a decline in domestic output is likely to boost imports further this year, says a report. The gap or spread between global and domestic cotton prices has been on a declining trend owing to higher production in Brazil and China, coupled with a fall in domestic production, says an India Ratings report Tuesday.