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Related Keywords: apperals, ATSC, B2B, Canada, Ecommerce, Jeff Streader, supply chain, Textile, trade shows

ATSC 2019 to introduce expanded product variety, ‘wholesale supplier’ exhibits, and industry-shifting B2B eCommerce solutions, among range of new show offerings

Toronto and Montreal, April 16, 2019 — With pre-registration numbers already exceeding forecasts, Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada (ATSC) — which takes place August 19-21 in Toronto and August 23 in Montreal — is on track for another series of record-breaking shows in 2019, show organizers have announced.

Related Keywords: apparels, China, cotton, Cotton Association of India, export, Imports, India, Textile, Textile production

Export of cotton textiles from the country to China rose over 68 per cent to hit $1.55 billion between April and February during the 2018-19 financial year, according to data available with the Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council.

India’s cotton textile exports to major consuming countries got a boost with the recent government move to reimburse all state and central levies on such shipments.

Related Keywords: denim, Denim Day, denim sector, global provider, Industry, innovation, Itema, manufacturer, supply chain, Textile, weaving

Colzate, Friday 12 April 2019 – Itema held the first Itema Denim Day on the 12th of April, a full day dedicated to deepen trends and challenges throughout the denim sector, with a special focus on how to meet sustainable perspectives by presenting and introducing new business models and innovations.

Related Keywords: cotton, Cotton Association of India, cotton crop, cotton season, cotton supply, export, farmers, India, production, Slow growth in domestic consumption

Cotton Association of India (CAI) has released its March estimate of the cotton crop for the season 2018-9 beginning from 1st October 2018. The CAI has estimated cotton crop for 2018-19 at 321 lakh bales of 170 kgs each which is lower by 7 lakh bales than its previous estimate of 328 lakh bales made during last month.

Related Keywords: apparel, Australia, brands, clothes, denim, environmental impact, Ethical Fashion, fashion, Fashion Brands, fashion companies, Fashion Revolution, footwear industry, global apparel, greenhouse gas, production process, supply chain, T-Shirts, workers

Australian fashion brands are becoming more transparent about how they make their clothes, but there is still much more to be done on workers’ rights, living wage and environmental impact.

That’s according to the findings in the latest Ethical Fashion report, published by Baptist World Aid, which surveyed more than 130 companies with 480 brands.

Related Keywords: acute shortage of raw materials, branded nylon, design freedom, Evonik Industries, global demand, medical industries, nylon, Plant, polymers transparency, production, quality

Evonik Industries AG is expanding production capacity for transparent nylon at its facility in Marl, Germany.

The project involves debottlenecking and comprehensive optimization measures at the plant to double the production of Trogamid CX-branded nylon by the first quarter of 2020.

The decision to add capacity, Evonik said in an April 8 news release, was made in response to increasing global demand for high-performance polymers.

Related Keywords: bales, cheaper goods, clothing, curtains, economic malaise, fabric, fabric factory, factory made textiles, factory selling, imported textiles, production, Textiles, towels, unemployment, Uniforms. Mzannar

The Mzannar family’s 300-year-old textile business survived Lebanon’s civil war by making uniforms for militiamen. But its business savvy was no match for years of economic malaise that followed and it has now shut its factory.

The head of Lebanon’s chamber of commerce chief said last year nearly 2,200 businesses had closed, warning that more would collapse. And while there is dispute over those numbers, Lebanese mostly agree the economy is in dire shape.

Related Keywords: brands, clothes, Clothing Marketplace, fast fashion, influencers, Micolet, online buying, warehouse

From Online Sales of Young Woman’s Wardrobe to the Leading Second-Hand Clothing Marketplace in Europe

Micolet was born, almost by chance, in 2015 in Spain. The founder’s partner had clothes she no longer wore but were still in great condition and could have a new life in another girl’s wardrobe.

Related Keywords: contract pricing, excessive overtime, Fashion Brands, fashion chains, garment manufacturer, garment workers, labour rights, minimum wage, pay, production planning, supply chains, Vietnam

European and U.S. fashion brands sourcing from Vietnam must stop their “harsh” tactics that push down workers’ wages and trap millions in poverty, labour rights campaigners said on Thursday.

Vietnam, which is one of the world’s largest garment manufacturers and supplies fashion chains such as Zara and H&M, is home to over 6,000 garment and textile factories that employ about 3 million people, government figures showed.

Related Keywords: cotton, exporters, Exporters Association, garment, Garment exporter, garment manufacturers, manufacturers, supplying brands, Textile, women workers

The first woman to head one of Bangladesh’s biggest garment associations said on Tuesday she would boost female leadership as most factory workers were women, amid scrutiny over safety.

Rubana Huq, 55, is managing director of Mohammadi Group, which owns a string of factories supplying brands like H&M and Primark in Bangladesh, the world’s second largest garment exporter, employing 4 million people.