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Related Keywords: activewear, buyer, Decathlon, designs, footwear, Industry, Materials Show, sports, Textiles, vendors

This August, buyers, designers, and thought leaders in the footwear industry will mix, mingle and source material and components at the event of the summer: the Materials Show. Taking place one week apart on both the East and West Coasts, the semi-annual Materials Show is one of the most forward-thinking trade expos in the industry. Footwear designers seek out inspiration for upcoming seasons, and buyers source the practical components, textiles and processes they need to turn those designs into reality.

The footwear industry today is breathing a collective sigh of relief.

Related Keywords: bales, buyer, cotton, Cotton Association of India, exports, India, Iran, trade

Cotton exports to Iran reported a phenomenal jump of 1070 per cent to 1.85 million kg during 2018-19.

Amid slowing raw cotton exports in recent months, India has seen sharp jump in cotton demand from an unexpected buyer, Iran. After many Western nations imposed trade sanctions on it, Iran’s cotton purchases from India has gone up multiple times in recent months.

Going by the DGFT data, India exported 15,877 kg raw cotton (HS Code 52010015 of staple length 28.5 mm and above but below 34.5 mm) during the year 2017-18.
Phenomenal jump

Related Keywords: apparel, buyer, exports, Garments, Imports, India, seller, Spain, Textiles

The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) will hold its annual buyer-seller meet in Madrid, Spain, on October 9 and 10 hoping to raise apparel exports from India to that country.

"We have been receiving good responses to the buyer-seller meets, which we have been organizing in Spain since 2008,” AEPC deputy director C Eswarasundar said in a statement.