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Related Keywords: apparels, clothing, export, fabrics, Garments, import, manufacturers, pollution, raw materials, recycling, Textile, traders

Every second, the equivalent of a truckload of fabric is thrown into a landfill or burned, leaching chemicals (such as dye) or non-biodegradable synthetic fabrics (such as polyester) into the ground. Every year, roughly USD 500 billion of barely worn clothing is discarded, even though manufacturing these items takes a tremendous toll on the environment – using coal and petroleum to create synthetic fibers and pesticides to grow natural ones, including cotton.

Related Keywords: apparel, apparel manufacturing, Bangladesh, China, export, fabric, garment, import, jeans, labour, manufacturing, production, sewing, supply chain, Textile, tshirt, workers

Offshoring of apparel manufacturing has been a blessing for many developing countries. The readymade garments (RMG) industry, employer of 4 million workers, mostly rural women, contributes more than 80 percent to Bangladesh's export revenue. Low-cost labour has been the primary reason for western retailers to wait for months to get a shipment from offshore destinations. Once technology becomes a cheaper alternative to the least costly manufacturing labour, will apparel manufacturing complete the journey in returning home?

Related Keywords: apparel, energy, export, exporter, Garments, import, Pakistan, supply chain, Textile, Textile Industry, yarn

Encouraged by the government’s initiatives to help reduce the cost of energy for exporters, major Punjab-based textile groups on Friday announced that they plan to invest $1 billion in new value-added textile projects and capacity expansion for exports.

The group that plans to invest include leading textile manufacturers such as Sapphire, Suraj, Kamal, US Apparel, Interloop, Fazal Cloth Mills, Ejaz Group, Mahmood Textile, Ayesha Group, Bhanero Group, Kohinoor Mills and Sadaaqat Textile.

Related Keywords: Bio pesticide, competitive prices, cotton, Cotton growers, generic, import, non pesticide chemical

The Cabinet Committee on Legislative Cases (CCLS) on Friday approved import of bio-pesticide ‘Gossy­plure’ to help eradicate the population of pink bollworm that attacks cotton crop.

Punjab government and cotton growers had been urging for the bio-pesticide’s import which was barred due to some legal issues.

The CCLS approved the import of Gossyplure as a generic chemical under Form-16 of the Pakistan Agriculture Pesticide Act, 1971. Consequently, the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) removed its impediment in import.

Related Keywords: better incentives, compared to the domestic rates, consumption of cotton discussed, Cotton Advisory Board, cotton production, especially in the central and the southern zone, export, farmers shifting to other crops, import, international cotton prices weak, production, state-wise area, Textile Commissioner Kavita Gupta

Cotton production is estimated to be 338 lakh bales in the 2015-16 season (which began on October 1) from 386 lakh bales in the previous year as the area under cotton has decreased to 119.10 lakh hectares this season compared to 128.46 in the previous year.

This is mainly as farmers are shifting to other crops, like pulses, where they are getting better incentives, especially in the central and the southern zone, said Textile Commissioner Kavita Gupta.

Related Keywords: annually, import, imported from China, Issa Aremu, low cost, market, mismanagement, new textile policy, Nigeria, Nigerian government, Nigerian Textile industry, NLC, occupy 90 percent, smuggled products, textile and garment, without paying taxes

Textile and garments worth N300 billion being annually imported into Nigeria without paying duties or taxes. This was revealed by Issa Aremu, the General-Secretary of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria in llorin, the Kwara State Capital at the 26th National Education Conference of the Union. He is also the vice president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

Related Keywords: export, FTA market, import, India International Garment Fair, India-EU Free Trade Agreement, Indian clothing sector

India's clothing exports to the FTA countries having increased significantly after signing of the FTA/PTA (Preferential Trade) agreements. The apparel sector are now pushing for expeditious finalization of India-EU Free Trade Agreement, to enable better market access that is already enjoyed by Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia. Indian exporters total outbound shipments stood at USD 15.7 billion last year.
 

Related Keywords: import, Pakistan textile, textile machinery, textile manufacturing-cum-exporting sector

Pakistan import of textile machinery grows by $200.714 million which is greater by 58 percent to $548.997 million in July-May 2013-14 as compared to the machinery import of $348.283 million in the same period last fiscal year.
 
The Pakistan textile industry imported new machinery to replace the dilapidated machinery to boost up production and not for business start ups. The manufactures have scrapped the existing overused machinery with new one.
 

Related Keywords: apparel, Bangladesh trade, bilateral trade relation, cotton, fibres, import, Indian export, Textile, Two way trade

Two-way trade between India and Bangladesh stood at US$6.6 billion in 2013-14 with India’s exports at US$6.1 billion and imports from Bangladesh at US$462 million. Major Indian exports to Bangladesh include Cotton, Sugar, Cereals, Vehicles and accessories, etc. and major Indian imports from Bangladesh include textile fibres, paper yarn, fish, apparel, mineral fuels, salt, cement, etc. However, the trade imbalance in favor of India and decline in Bangladesh exports to India are of concern.