The garment industry that transformed the economy and lives of millions of people has itself been transformed. Star/file Success stories are always full of sweet and sour events since achievements do not come on a silver platter. What could be a better example of this than our garment industry? The industry that emerged as a small non-traditional sector in export in the late 1970s has now become crucial to our economy as the main source of export earnings and employment generation. Beginn

Vietnam textile and garment sector having witnessed good growth in exports in 2014 up by nearly 16 percent reaching $24.5 billion is now aiming at total exports of US$ 28 billion to $28.5 billion in 2015. The textile and garment sector is expected to benefit from several free trade agreements (FTAs) that are likely to take effect. Owing to advantages accruing from the FTAs, the textile industry could double the size of production in ten years. However, textile enterprises need to be well pre

India's apparels, home textiles and technical textiles segments are expected to double their market size. According to the latest report by Technopak Advisors, India's leading management consulting firm, textile and apparel exports too are expected to grow from $40 billion to $95 billion by 2023 – taking the total size of the industry to $233 billion from $98 billion. Indian textile and apparel market is estimated to more than double in a decade to Rs $138 billion by 2023, growing from Rs $58

China’s industrial profits for the first two months of this year declined 4.2% year-on-year to CNY 745.24 billion (US$ 121.5 billion), in which, profits of main textile businesses surged 6.4%. During the first two months of 2015, 30 of the 41 sectors surveyed reported year-on-year profit increases, with profit of textile sector surging 8.8% year-on-year, that of chemical raw materials and products rising 1.1%. Major financial data of above-scale industrial enterprises (with annual revenu

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recently held a symposium on increasing employment by developing textile and apparel industry, on which the targets for 2015 are set. In 2015, the local textile and apparel industry will absorb fixed-asset investment of CNY 27.6 billion, up 187% over last year; add new production capacity of 2 million spindles, 120,000 rotors and 1,500 looms and an apparel production capacity of 50 million pieces and increase the production of home-textiles and carpet by more tha

Exports of textile and clothing witnessed a negative growth of 16.23 per cent to $1.033 billion in March 2015 from $1.233bn in the same month last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data showed on Monday. The fall was witnessed for the second consecutive month, after posting a positive growth of 10.23pc in January 2015. During the first nine months (July-March) of 2014-15, the exports of textile and clothing also witnessed a negative growth of 1.57pc. Product-wise details show that

In order to better serve local clients, China-based denim fabric manufacturer Prosperity Textile will set up warehouse in Turkey. The company will partner with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics to keep fabric stocks, ranging from light- to heavy-weight, cotton, tencel and stretch versions from end of May 2015. “It’s all about providing better support to our growing customer bases in Turkey,” Xiang Gu, general manager of Prosperity Textile, said in a statement. The company would also be able

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has launched Center of Excellence for Bangladesh Apparel Industry (CEBAI) to improve productivity through research and development. The CEBAI is designed to establish a replicable industry-driven training and support service model for Bangladesh garment sector. It will also provide certified training to improve the quality of workers and productivity in the RMG factories to enable them to have their skills formally recognised. C

Visakhapatnam-based Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC) has joined hands with four Chinese players to facilitate direct investment in home textiles in its facility located at Atchuthapuram mandal in the district, according to media reports. BIAC signed MoUs with Jiangsu Kingday Textile Co Limited, Zhejiang Hengyuan Chemical Fiber Group, Kunshan Rising Textile and Garment Co Limited as well as Sumec Textile and Light Industry Co Limited during Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu’s re

Pakistan home textile, garment and towel sector together account for more than $10 billion of it’s exports to European and North American customers and more than 50% of the country’s total exports. They operate much like an ‘a la carte’ restaurant where each meal is prepared fresh to serve each customer’s unique culinary demand. The three sector operate under a philosophy called the ‘make-to-order manufacturing strategy. Large western retailers, to whom this industry sells, rely on their s