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High costs push textile buyers away from China to Western suppliers
Rising labor, raw material and energy costs is making the world's dominant Chinese textile producers more expensive pushing international textiles buyers back to Western suppliers. More than
Garment retailers shift to fixed price to lower duty payment burden
Garment retailers in India have started gradually shifting from the maximum retail price regime (MRP) to fixed price regime after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while announcing the Union
Vietnam textile exports rise lower than targeted growth of 10pc this year
Vietname Garment and textile industry exports in the first five months of this year rose 6.1 percent to US$8.6 billion, but the rise was lower than the targeted growth of 10 percent this year. In
Domestic cotton prices remained cotton despite lower turnover
The prices of domestic cotton over the past several weeks have remained steady though there is a sharp slow down in the cotton turnover this year (August 2015/July 2016) of only about 9.8 million
ASF prices seems to be unchanged despite falling input cost
In the last week of July, Asian propylene prices inched up amid thin discussions talks ahead of new plant startups. Demand was also heard to be weak in China amid ample inventories. In US, chemical
Rising labour costs in 2014 pushes global sourcing costs to increase
2014 saw more wage strikes, resulting hikes and general unrest among workers when rates were not sufficiently raised. But despite discontent among the workforce, wages are up worldwide and labour
MagnaColours introduces PFC-free durable water repellent solution
MagnaColours®, the UK's leading manufacturer of textile screen printing inks, has introduced Itoguard Aquashield+, a new PFC-free durable water repellent solution. Aquashield+ outperforms paraffin
OCA reports enormous growth in organic cotton farmers
The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA), a collection of partners whose purpose is to unlock the potential of organic cotton, is seeing a huge increase in the number of farmers who are joining its
Rubi Laboratories raises $4.5 mn to create carbon-negative cellulosic textiles
San Francisco-based Rubi Laboratories, pioneering carbon-negative cellulosic textiles, has announced that it has raised £3.3 million ($4.5 million) in seed funding headed by Talis Capital and
[Interview] Worn Again Technologies founder Cyndi Rhoades shares insights on the next way forward to achieve circularity in textiles
Worn Again Technologies, formerly known as Worn Again, is a pioneering company that was set up in 2005 by Cyndi Rhoades in East London, England, with a vision to eradicate textiles waste. In 2012