Reports from 168tex confirmed last week that prices throughout the polyester supply chain in eastern China continued to ease, in face of soft feedstock values, sluggish demand and accumulating stocks. Stocks of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) in eastern China were estimated last week to be sufficient for around 10 days of sales (roughly 1.5 million tonnes). Manufacturers have recently cut operating rates, which had begun to recover following the Spring Festival, to about 60% of capacity on

The first International Conference on Digital Technologies for the Textile Industries is to take place from September 5-6, 2013, at the University of Manchester, UK. Organised by TexEng Software, a spin-out company from the university, the conference will cover topics including facilities and techniques used by digital technologies; Applications; Design; Operations; Machines and Modelling. According to Xiaogang Chen, co-chair of the conference, the event will have two facets: the subject

According to the fortnight report issued by PCGA, the total domestic arrivals of seed cotton (phutti) up to March 15, 2013 were 12,845,070 bales that are 1,703,775 bales (11.71pc) lesser than previous year. The report further details that during the period 9,445,703 bales equivalent seed cotton received in ginning factories of Punjab that was 2,434,274 bales (20.50pc) lesser than previous year whereas 3,399,367 bales equivalent seed cotton was received in ginning factories of Sindh that are

Cotton crop was affected because of floods in the country. DESIGN: CREATIVE COMMONS Cotton production in Pakistan has so far registered 11.7% lower as compared to last year’s production, reveals a fortnightly report on domestic cotton production issued by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA). Government had set the cotton production target at 14.6 million bales for the current year, but later revised it downward to 13.3 million bales following flooding in some parts of the countr

Handloom weavers in this region will go on strike for a week from Monday (March 18) demanding withdrawal of import duty on silk. According to S.R. Palanisamy, president of Handloom Silk, Yarn Saree Weavers and Traders Association, over a lakh handloom weavers in Coimbatore, Erode, Dindigul, Salem and Tirupur districts make different kinds of silk products. They import nearly 100 tonnes of raw silk every month to make varieties of pure silk and blended products. The import duty on raw

Hundreds of garment factories, especially the small and medium ones, are facing the threat of becoming sick as buyers are warning of cancelling and diverting their orders due to the ongoing political turmoil, industry people said Monday. They said buyers are now thinking of shifting their orders from Bangladesh to other destinations as they are afraid that the Bangladeshi exporters might not be able to make timely shipments due to the ongoing unrest and vandalism. The country's largest foreign

People try to extinguish a fire that broke out at a factory of Smart Export Garments at Mohammadpur in Dhaka on January 26. Photo: Star/FILE The government will soon give a deadline to 334 garment factories in the capital to improve their safety standards, said Labour Secretary Mikail Shipar yesterday. The labour and employment ministry got the list of the factories last week from the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, which conducted a survey on the garment units. “If the facto

'A woman's whole life in a single day. Just one day and in that day — a whole life In this A/W 2013 collection Dubal captures the many moods of a woman's persona/ garden - a winter rendition that is a summation of all her life's seasons The Winter Garden resonates with the strums of a bohemian rhapsody, of spring in winter. The sudden rush of color glides across exquisite ensembles of wool and silk, scattering light in brilliant hues — over dresses, tunics, embroidered jackets and wool cap

Next season is all about tailoring, with all shades of colour as shown on the catwalk at Fashion Palette Spring 2013. Held at The Australian Technology Park Thursday 7th March, 1000+ industry guests, fashion identities and consumers were seated by the runway as 16 designers showcased what is coming up for Australian fashion. The looks were sophisticated, sharp and suave, contrasted with flirty, fun, bold prints and geometric designs. Leona Edmiston opened with her highly anticipated SS13/14 c

This Autumn Winter season the designer takes you down the lane of romanticism and glam. Out and out an evening collection signifying over the top tiling and edgy ensembles. The USP of the collection is the print which is inspired by the tombs and ceilings of Egyptian palaces. The tile work of these tombs transcends into the base fabric of these beautiful prints and the intricate embroideries running all through gives a rich and dramatic feel to the whole collection. Utilitarian design in an arti