The Woolmark Company's new wool resource centre in Hong Kong Global authority on wool, The Woolmark Company opened a new resource centre in Hong Kong to disseminate sourcing information, market intelligence and technical innovations on Australian Merino wool to designers, garment makers, wool growers, retailers, spinners, knitters and students. The resource centre will also conduct seminars and training workshops on the potentials of Australian wool. It will house a showroom, a library an

During the trading session at cotton market, buyers purchased fine grade lint on slightly higher price at around Rs5,000 per maund to Rs5,525 per maud. Around 300 bales changed hands, said floork brokers. The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rate remained firm at Rs 5,650 per maund. According to a senior trader, Ghulam Rabbani, buyers and sellers remained entangled in price war on second grade stuff and buyers bought grade at around Rs 5,375 per maund to cater their immediate need.

China's cotton reserve sales which begins tomorrow, are likely to impact the country's imports and stocks, the Washington-based International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has said in a press release. The Chinese government announced its plan for auctioning cotton from its reserve last month. Sales will begin on May 3 and run through the end of August, immediately before the harvest of the 2016-17 domestic crop. Although sales are beginning in May this season, the Chinese government exp

Textile manufacturers have expressed worries over the government plan to further increase gas price, saying that such move will put the sector in trouble on global market. Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) leaders made the comments at the “World Cotton Outlook Summit 2016” in Dhaka yesterday. BTMA and IBC Asia jointly organised the two-day event, aimed at improving relationship between buyers and suppliers. According to media reports, several gas companies have proposed 130% incr

Cotton trading was slow on Monday as sellers preferred to hold back their limited stocks anticipating higher prices in the coming days. Dwindling cotton stocks held by ginners and a long delay in the arrival of next crop were a cause a concern for spinners who have yet to meet their seasonal demand, brokers said. Reports coming from Sindh cotton fields indicate that lesser area has so far been came under cotton cultivation compared to the same period of last season. In Punjab, growers a

At the second edition of the Leatherworld Middle East 2016, which concluded recently in Dubai, global tanners and manufacturers witnessed a growing appetite for luxury spending in the Gulf countries. The shrinking demand of luxury goods in countries like Russia and China has affected the entire leather supply chain and hence many global investors are eyeing the Middle East, as a growing market with a strong demand for luxury leather products. “The high-end luxury feel was evident througho

The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vinatas) at the working session with the US Cotton Association urged the US cotton manufacturers to think about a plan to set up a cotton bonded warehouse in Vietnam, as it would benefit the Vietnamese textile industry by way of cut transport and protection costs. US cotton has been favored by Vietnamese textile enterprises and used in a large scale. Truong Van Cam, deputy chair and secretary general of Vinatas explaining the proposal said that

The China National Development and Reform Commission or NRCD a few days ago announced that they would begin selling a portion of China’s estimated 58 million bales of reserve stocks beginning in early May. According to the NRCD, 2 million metric tons (the equivalent of about 9 million 480-pound bales) will be offered for sale in 2016. Only a set amount can be purchased daily, apparently to avoid giving the appearance China is dumping cotton on the market. According to Dr. Jody Campiche, th

In March 2016, all types of filament yarns export aggregated 34.7 million kg, declined 10.5 per cent YoY while value was down 17.1 per cent to US$54.3 million. Filament yarns include polyester, nylon, polypropylene and viscose filament yarns and were exported to 77 countries during the month. More than 89 per cent of filament yarns were of polyester, of which, DTYs were the largest at 70.2 per cent. Brazil and Turkey continued to be the major importers of polyester filament yarns, followed b

At the working session with the US Cotton Association, the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vinatas) asked the US cotton manufacturers to think about a plan to set up a cotton bonded warehouse in Vietnam. US cotton has been favored by Vietnamese textile enterprises and used in a large scale. Explaining the proposal, Truong Van Cam, deputy chair and secretary general of Vinatas, said the cotton price always fluctuates, while Vietnamese spinning enterprises have to import cotton from