China has started showing interest in buying United States cotton, based on discussions during the April 12 meeting of the Plains Cotton Growers (PCG) Advisory Group.
There have been positive signals regarding movement of U.S. cotton to China in anticipation of a trade deal between China and the United States.
“Demand for cotton is there,” stated one merchant at the meeting.
While cotton growing and ginning is a top agricultural export industry in Tanzania, the sector has been struggling for the past 50 years. As a result, Tanzania’s half a million smallholder cotton farmers in the Lake Zone, the region southeast of Lake Victoria where most cotton is produced, remain impoverished. The poverty rate in Tanzania was 26.8 percent in 2016. Improving the Tanzanian economy, which relies on the cotton sector, is essential to further reduce the poverty rate and improving livelihoods.
ATSC 2019 to introduce expanded product variety, ‘wholesale supplier’ exhibits, and industry-shifting B2B eCommerce solutions, among range of new show offerings
Toronto and Montreal, April 16, 2019 — With pre-registration numbers already exceeding forecasts, Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada (ATSC) — which takes place August 19-21 in Toronto and August 23 in Montreal — is on track for another series of record-breaking shows in 2019, show organizers have announced.
Export of cotton textiles from the country to China rose over 68 per cent to hit $1.55 billion between April and February during the 2018-19 financial year, according to data available with the Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council.
India’s cotton textile exports to major consuming countries got a boost with the recent government move to reimburse all state and central levies on such shipments.
Colzate, Friday 12 April 2019 – Itema held the first Itema Denim Day on the 12th of April, a full day dedicated to deepen trends and challenges throughout the denim sector, with a special focus on how to meet sustainable perspectives by presenting and introducing new business models and innovations.
The first woman to head one of Bangladesh’s biggest garment associations said on Tuesday she would boost female leadership as most factory workers were women, amid scrutiny over safety.
Rubana Huq, 55, is managing director of Mohammadi Group, which owns a string of factories supplying brands like H&M and Primark in Bangladesh, the world’s second largest garment exporter, employing 4 million people.
Miami, FL – Latest updates on U.S. trade policy, customs and imports, investment opportunities for apparel brands and retailers, industry trends and forecasts, and the future of fashion, technology and sustainability, are among the key topics to be presented at the upcoming Apparel Textile Sourcing Miami (ATSM) show.
DONEAR Industries Limited, one of India’s leading textile player is known for being a trailblazer in the fabric industry. From championing in simple, functional dressing to a more conceptual style statement, Donear has taken over the men’s fashion world by a storm. Donear, as a brand, stands for quality and innovation and has continuously reinvented themselves to cater to the varied tastes of stylish Indian men. In other words, Donear’s aesthetics are neither defined by a single taste nor confined by a strict style.
Realising low energy recycling for different polyester product waste streams is a major step towards a fully circular polyester chain. The partnership kicks-off with a pilot plant, to prove the technical and financial sustainability of a new technology for polyester recycling. The CuRe pilot line should be operational this summer. Existing polyester recycling techniques require a relatively clean waste stream of clear or light blue polyester bottles. For that reason colored polyesters or mixed polyesters (i.e.
International Apparel and Textile Fair (IATF), the industry’s biggest showcase platform in the region, the go to sourcing hub for fabrics, textile, apparels and more, with exhibitors from 14 countries has expanded to offer greater and richer variety than ever in its 9th edition.
