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Related Keywords: apparel, Bangladesh, BGMEA, Business, export, garment, growth, manufacturing, Shipments

Prices of garment items exported from Bangladesh dipped by 1.61 percent over the last four years, a reflection of the pressure international clothing retailers and brands always put on the garment manufacturers for lowering prices.

If the period between fiscal 2015-16 and 2018-19 are taken into consideration, price per unit of garment items increased only last year by 1.42 percent, according to data from Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

Related Keywords: fabric, India, manufacturing, PET, polyester, Recycle, Reliance, RIL, Textile, Turkey

Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has joined hands with textile firm Kıvanc Tekstil of Turkey to manufacture and market R|Elan GreenGold, a sustainable and innovative fabric, to leading apparel brands and consumers across the world.

Related Keywords: clothing, EU, European Union, Eurotex, Industry, Investor, manufacturing, marketing, Textile

The European Union and Mercosur states – Argentina, Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay, have reached a conclusion of negotiations for a comprehensive and ambitious Free Trade Agreement at the end of last month.

Related Keywords: apparel, China, investment, manufacturing, Pakistan, polyester, Textile, yarn

Prime Minister Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood has underlined the significance of investment opportunities in the textile sector for industrial development.

In a meeting with a Chinese delegation of the National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) on Tuesday, he urged the delegation to extend its cooperation in the textile sector. The two sides discussed bilateral trade and investment opportunities.

Related Keywords: apparel, Asia, CAIF, fashion, FFG, innovation, Intellecap, manufacturing, supply chain, sustainability, sustainable

Innovative startups from India with disruptive sustainability solutions applicable to the fashion supply chain will now have the opportunity to be part of a Asia innovation programme launched by Fashion for Good, supported by Intellecap.

Related Keywords: clothes, eco friendly, kidswear, manufacturing, Oeko-Tex, organic, Roux, Textiles, The Global Organic Textile Standard

The Millennial shoppers who gave steam to Fashion Revolution and other anti-fast-fashion movements are growing up—and using the same consumer ethics when purchasing clothes for their little ones.

Related Keywords: brands, CEMATEX, Garments, global, Industry, innovation, ITMA, machinery, manufacturing, Spain, technology, Textile

Themed ‘Innovating the World of Textiles’, the 18th edition of ITMA, the world’s most established textile and garment technology exhibition, concluded successfully in Barcelona, Spain.

The global textile and garment manufacturing industry converged at ITMA 2019, chalking up new records for the exhibition which has been held every four years since 1951. It featured many exciting new product launches and innovative technologies and products, including those that leverage the Internet of Things, by 1717 exhibitors from 45 countries.

Related Keywords: apparel, China, clothing, export, import, manufacturing, production, tariff, trade, United States, war

By now you may have heard that increasing tariffs on imports from China may impact the cost of everything from sneakers to patio furniture by up to 25%.

But in many categories, it’s still unclear how that increased cost could impact the end consumer: that’s you, who’s trying to buy a shoe or a lawn chair.

Direct-to-consumer apparel company Everlane showed the New York Times how much prices for its popular products could change once new tariffs are included in production costs.

Related Keywords: China, denims, fashion, Garments, greenhouse gases, manufacturing, sustainable fashion, Textile

Since millions of garments and hundreds millions tones of greenhouse gases are produced during the textile manufacturing process every year, green textiles have been widely recognized by the consumers in recent years. Some international brands such as PUMA have already implemented green textiles in their businesses, PUMA also targets to use 90% sustainable cotton and polyester fibers by 2020.

Related Keywords: export, Garments, growth, Industry, manufacturing, Textile, turnover, Vietnam, Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association

Vietnam has gained nearly USD12.1 billion from exporting garments and textiles in the first five months of this year, posting a year-on-year increase of 10.3 percent.

Revenues of the country's garments and textiles exported to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) soared 31.6 percent, to South Korea up 16.3 percent, to the United States up 9.8 percent, and to Japan up 6.5 percent.

In May alone, the garment and textile export turnovers reached USD2.6 billion, gaining a year-on-year increase of 10.8 percent.